Every day Poets & Writers Magazine scans the headlines—from publishing reports to academic announcements to literary dispatches—for all the news that creative writers need to know. Here are today’s stories:

Giovanni’s Room, a Philadelphia bookstore and historic landmark said to be “the oldest and largest lesbian, gay, and feminist bookstore in the world,” is closing this month [2] after forty-one years of operation. (Slate)

Meanwhile, NPR takes a look at New York City’s Posman Books as it prepares for the opening of its fourth store [3].

The Atlas Obscura catalogs the lesser-known (and stunningly beautiful) libraries [4] in New York City.

Robert Darnton of the New York Review of Books argues for the freedom of digital libraries [5].

High school student Anita Norman of Arlington, Tennessee, was named the national champion at the recent Poetry Out Loud competition [6] in Washington, D.C.

Former teen heartthrob and Beverly Hills 90210 star Jason Priestly has penned a memoir [7] about his experiences with the hit show, which will be released today by HarperOne. 

Novelist Edwidge Danticat discusses the contemporary conditions of sugar harvesting and manufacturing in the Dominican Republic [8] and the negative effects on workers that have persisted for centuries. (Creative Time Reports)

Poet and novelist Kim Triedman discusses the influence of Barbara Kingsolver and other writers [9] on her own late-blooming writing career. (Beyond the Margins)

Flavorwire takes a look at some of literary history's most intense author breakups [10].