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:
The New York Public Library has launched Insta Novels, a series of animated versions of classic books posted on Instagram Stories. The initiative’s first Insta Novel, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, is available now on the NYPL’s Instagram account. The library will release Insta Novels of Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s “The Yellow Wallpaper” and Franz Kafka’s The Metamorphosis in the next few months.
The National Book Critics Circle has launched a fundraiser for the first time in its forty-seven-year history. The organization, which has been funded by membership fees until now, awards the annual National Book Critics Circle Awards. (Publishers Weekly)
“I don’t listen to any writing advice :-). I’m deathly independent and go my own way. I try to do my own thing and follow my own mind because I hope that will reveal the singularity of my mind since we all have that singularity. I like to play, to experiment, to try new things—it brings me such joy.” Poet Victoria Chang talks with the Kenyon Review.
The Paris Review interviews Ling Ma about writing her debut book, Severance, an “apocalyptic office novel.”
Before the FBI began investigating him for bank and tax fraud, Michael Cohen had sold a flattering book about Trump to Hachette. The publisher eventually canceled the book. (Los Angeles Times)
Poet Cynthia Cruz talks with Guernica about her revision process.
“Stop telling tales of fear and failure and how little time you have.... It’s time to cultivate your faith in your vision—calmly, quietly, and with intention. This is your life. It’s long.” Heather Havrilesky dishes some advice to an aspiring writer. (Cut)
Lydia Kiesling chats about California, motherhood as citizenship, and her forthcoming debut novel, The Golden State. (Rumpus)
