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:

In an effort to promote Irish literature internationally, Ireland’s Arts Council is collaborating with New York University and the University College Dublin to award over two hundred thousand dollars to a laureate in Irish fiction [2]. (Guardian)

According to a report by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, a worker at an Amazon warehouse in New Jersey was killed [3] in an industrial accident on December 4. (All Things Digital)

Actor and filmmaker Shia LaBeouf has been accused of plagiarizing a Daniel Clowes [4] graphic novel. (Los Angeles Times)

Maria Popova reveals her favorite books on writing [5] and creativity for 2013. The list includes Dani Shapiro’s Still Writing and a collection of author interviews edited by Meredith Maran titled Why We Write. (Brain Pickings)

Meanwhile, Emily Temple identifies ten remarkable yet underappreciated holiday books [6], such as Nancy Mitford’s Christmas Pudding. (Flavorwire)

Main Street Books, a shop in St. Charles, Missouri, is looking for a buyer [7] or it will close at the end of next month. (Shelf Awareness)

Greg Grandin parses historic fact from fiction in Herman Melville’s story “Benito Cereno.” [8] (Chronicle Review)