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:
Microsoft is considering purchasing Nook Media LLC for one billion dollars [2], which caused Barnes & Noble's stock to jump in early morning trading. (TechCrunch)
Temp workers who have staffed Amazon warehouses have filed a class-action suit for unpaid wages [3]. (Melville House)
The New York Times considers how film producer Harvey Weinstein will entice potential viewers of Salinger [4], Shane Salerno's documentary about the reclusive author, in theaters this September. (New York Times)
Elissa Bassist satirizes the recent Wikipedia scandal [5] and details her plans for the next great American woman's novel [6]. (Jezebel)
Meanwhile, for McSweeney's, author Jessica Francis Kane shares advice on throwing a “genre-reveal party [7],” if you're happily expecting a new book.
Alexander Nazaryan reports on the growing publishing trend of celebrity imprints [8]. (New Republic)
Brandon Zarzyczny remembers his late father Craig, an avid reader who documented over ten thousand books [9] he'd read in the last two decades. (Huffington Post)
An abandoned building in Camden, New Jersey, is now a canvas for a Sonia Sanchez poem [10]. (NewsWorks)