Friday, November 22, 2013

News from PW Daily

THE ROUNDUP

NYPL Acquires Wolfe Papers for $2M: The $2.15 million acquisition of Tom Wolfe's archives, largely paid for with a private donation, was approved by the library’s board on Wednesday afternoon.

Costco Apologizes for Stocking 'Error': A Costco store branch in Simi Valley, Calif. is under fire after a local pastor discovered that Bibles had been cataloged in the fiction section of the books aisle.

Iconic Toronto Bookstore to Close : The Cole family is selling World’s Biggest Bookstore, a Toronto landmark since 1980, to the developer behind the Four Seasons Hotel and Liberty Market Lofts.

HC U.K. Boss: Take Storytelling Back : HarperCollins U.K. CEO Charlie Redmayne warns that publishers must take their space back from digital rivals by going beyond e-books to apps, games and video.


Bringing 'Fun Home' to the Stage: The daunting task of creating a musical out of Alison Bechdel’s 2006 graphic memoir.

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