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:
Looking for a new book to read? NPR has released its 2016 Book Concierge [2], an interactive online guide to help you find a new book from a selection of more than three hundred titles curated by NPR’s editorial staff.
Fiction writers Mat Johnson and Samuel Sattin [3] discuss their experiences writing both novels and comics, how to write post-apocalyptic work after the presidential election. (Paste)
Speaking of comics, DC Entertainment’s Rebirth program [4] was launched earlier this year, and features a lineup of classic superheroes in brand new stories. Shelf Awareness lists the Rebirth titles arriving in January [5], including Superman Vol. 1: Son of Superman, written by Peter J. Tomasi, and Green Arrow Vol. 1: The Death and Life of Oliver Queen, written by frequent Poets & Writers contributor Benjamin Percy.
BookCourt, a beloved independent bookshop in the Cobble Hill neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, will close after thirty-five years [6]. Though its many patrons are saddened by the news, fiction writer and Brooklyn resident Emma Straub announced in a blog post that she and her husband have secured initial funding to set up a new bookstore in the neighborhood. (Gothamist)
Fiction writer Porochista Khakpour, poet Keith S. Wilson, and other writers are starting a new feminist literary magazine, ROAR [7], as a “direct response to the women hating, racist, homophobic, xenophobic, environement savaging, bigoted-in-every-wau kakistocracy of a presidency and administration we face."
As more publishers turn to audio to supplement their books, Macmillan has launched a new podcast network [8] for authors to deepen and sustain their relationships with readers. If literary podcasts are your thing, check out Ampersand: The Poets & Writers Podcast [9].
At Esquire, Diana Spechler addresses the fear that artists, writers, and entertainers are feeling as they struggle to create art in Trump’s America [10], and offers ideas for reconnecting with creativity.
On a lighter note, Flavorwire offers ideas for bookish inspired vacations [11], from a Tokyo hostel where you can sleep in a bookcase, to a Lord of the Rings–esque hotel in New Zealand.