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:
FSG launched a monthly newsletter today called Work in Progress, a "monthly missive from the frontlines of literature."
A major Japanese author, Ryu Murakami, is bypassing the traditional publishing world with plans to release his latest novel "exclusively for digital bookworms through Apple's iPad ahead of the print version." (Wall Street Journal)
Velveteen Films "has set up a book-to-film department, launching with two projects being developed simultaneously for page and screen," according to Variety.
The Sorcerer's Apprentice, opening this week in movie theaters across North America, "began as a 1797 poem, 'Der Zauberlehrling,' by Germany's renowned writer Goethe." (Independent)
The nineteenth International Thomas Hardy Conference and Festival kicks off on July 24 for nine days of musical performances, readings, a Hardy quiz, coach tours, and guided walks through Dorchester, United Kingdom. (View From)
According to Chemical & Engineering News, technology companies are hard at work developing color displays for e-readers.
To promote her latest memoir's release in paperback, poet Mary Karr is posting a "Poetry Fix" video on YouTube every Monday and Friday in which she reads and discusses poems by the likes of Wallace Stevens, Pablo Neruda, and Robert Hass. (Huffington Post)
Meet "the bookcase you'll want to live in." (Guardian)
