Some Literary News Links :: February 2015

Ten Reasons to Write Short Stories Even Though the Pay is Peanuts – although one of the reasons is short stories can make money, there are several other more altruistic reasons as well.

Chrislove examines LGBT character visiblity in comic books and graphic novels – and offers loads of resources.

Just for fun: 6 Classic Novels That Could Use a Sequel – ETonline provides their opinion on what the sequel would include.

“Twitter’s not literature, but it can be a novel teaching tool” poses Harriet Line in the Times Higher Education.

From one literary lover to another, homeless man given a Kindle by a kind-hearted stranger.

The Bronte sisters’ family dining table has been saved from auction with the help of the Bronte Society and its supporters.

Jacqueline Sahagian offers 10 Better Books by the Authors you Read in School – good for starting a healthy literary argument!

Gender gaps in journalism classes and newsroom concern students.

Let’s get together, yeh-yeh-yeh: We need more STEM majors with liberal arts training.