What has happened to literature -- and to the world -- since 9/11?

Granta magazine takes a look at this question in its latest issue, "Ten Years Later," which goes on sale in September. The issue includes pieces by two Iraq war veterans and a Guantanamo detainee, as well as reports from Libya, Egypt, Tunisia and Pakistan, and fiction from Afghanistan and North Korea.

Folks from Granta are also holding a series of public forums on the topic across the country, including one in Minneapolis.

The panel will include novelist Marlon James, human rights activist Barbara Frey and writer Susan Power, and will be moderated by Marianne Combs of Minnesota Public Radio. It's free, and takes place at 7 p.m. Sept. 8 at Open Book, 1011 Washington Av. S., Mpls.

Also ...

• "The Book as Instrument: Stéphane Mallarmé, the Artist's Book, and the Transformation of Print Culture," by Anna Sigrídur Arnar, has been published by the University of Chicago Press. Arnar is a professor of art history at Minnesota State University, Moorhead. The book looks at the world of books in the late 19th century.

• The Minnesota chapter of the Society of Architectural Historians is seeking submissions of articles and books for the eighth David Stanley Gebhard Award. Books and articles must be on the subject of Minnesota architectural history, and must have been published between June 1, 2009, and June 30, 2011. Submissions should be mailed to: David Stanley Gebhard Award, c/o Kristin Anderson, 2417 Como Av., St. Paul, MN 55108, by Nov. 30. Awards will be presented in March.

• John Reimringer's "Vestments" is out in paperback from Milkweed Editions. "Vestments," set in St. Paul where Reimringer lives, was the winner of the Minnesota Book Award for Fiction. He'll read at 7 p.m. Sept. 7 at Micawber's Bookstore in St. Paul, and at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 8 at Magers & Quinn in Uptown Minneapolis.

• "Backroads and Byways of Minnesota: Drives, Day Trips and Weekend Excursions" by Amy C. Rea has been published by Countryman Press. Rea is the author of a previous guide book to Minnesota and also writes a popular blog, "Flyover Land" (www.flyover-land.com).