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:
“It seemed to me that we have had 246 years of slavery, and we could still barely look at it.” In the New York Times, author Sue Monk Kidd discusses the inspirational forces behind The Invention of Wings, her latest book.
“I would appreciate notes, comments, corrections.” Biographer Walter Isaacson asks the digital community for help in researching, writing, and editing his next book. (Medium)
BuzzFeed offers a compilation of fourteen alternative covers to J. D. Salinger’s revered novel The Catcher in the Rye.
“On the spectrum of world problems that need bemoaning, is bad grammar really one of them? Yes. Yes it is.” Fiona Maazel analyses the state of grammar in commercial writing and what it says about our culture. (Millions)
“When it comes to literature, we are all groping in the dark, even the writer.” In the Huffington Post, author Wendy Lesser provides an excerpt from her new book Why I Read, which explores the role of literature in contemporary society.
Flavorwire offers a collection of colorful artwork inspired by the novels of Charles Dickens.
“The idea was that any kind of experiment or edge or irony would have to be subsumed to the emotional purpose of the story before it was allowed in.” Writer George Saunders discusses his techniques for crafting short stories and the importance of rewriting. (Salon)
