Rushdie picks books for posh Big Apple hotel
China Daily | Updated: 2011-04-21 07:57
Novelist selected American literary classics to place in guests' rooms
NEW YORK - Acclaimed novelist Salman Rushdie has come to the aid of guests who check into a trendy Manhattan hotel with nothing to read, choosing 13 celebrated American books for their rooms.
The upscale Standard Hotel in Manhattan already provides high-definition televisions and iPod docks in rooms but nothing for guests with more literary tastes.
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