New York Notices

There's literary news in the real estate section. Minneapolis' own Open Book center is the subject of an article in the New York Times today. It credits Open Book--correctly, I'd say--with sparking interest in the now-booming area near downtown.

And the article ends on an interesting teaser about future plans for the area: "Mayor R. T. Rybak has formed the Great City Design Team to come up with public art and street design proposals for this and other neighborhoods throughout the city. The first public art installations for Washington Avenue will be designs inspired by literature and book arts."--David E