COMING TO BOOKSHELVES

COMING TO BOOKSHELVES

Meg Whitman writing book on values, tenure at eBay

NEW YORK — Former eBay chief executive Meg Whitman, a presumed candidate for governor of California, is working on a book about the “core values” that helped her build the online commerce giant.

The book, still untitled, is scheduled to be published by Crown Business in February, just as California starts voting for its next governor.

Financial terms were not disclosed, but Whitman will donate all of her earnings to charity.

Whitman, 52, joined eBay in 1998, when the company had just 30 employees. By the time she stepped down last year, eBay was a multibillion-dollar company with more than 15,000 workers.

She formed an exploratory committee earlier this year to seek the Republican nomination for governor. Incumbent Arnold Schwarzenegger cannot run again because of term limits.

Awards and honors

Booker Prize for Munro

NEW YORK — Alice Munro, a revered Canadian short-story writer, has won the Man Booker International Prize for lifetime achievement.

The award, announced Tuesday, is worth around $95,000.

Munro, 77, is known for such collections as “Friend of My Youth” and “The View from Castle Rock.” Her short story “The Bear Came Over the Mountain” was adapted into the acclaimed film “Away from Her,” starring Julie Christie.

Previous winners of the Booker international prize, presented every two years, include Albania’s Ismail Kadare and Nigerian Chinua Achebe.

Vindicator wire reports