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James Patterson gives $500 checks to 600 booksellers
James Patterson continues his annual tradition by giving $500 bonuses to 600 independent booksellers to support literacy and recognize their vital community role.
- On Wednesday, author James Patterson sent $500 checks to 600 independent booksellers as holiday bonuses, announced through Little, Brown & Company.
- As a recurring tradition, James Patterson, author, sends $500 checks to 600 independent booksellers recommended by peers or patrons to recognize their hard work.
- Melanie Moore, who runs the Ohio-based Cincy Book Bus, received $500 and said `This gift from James Patterson will be my very first paycheck!` She noted all profits buy books for kids in need.
- Patterson’s long record shows he donated millions to schools, libraries and literacy programs over 20 years and earned an honorary National Book Award medal .
- The recipient list ranges from Katie Gabriello, social media coordinator, Whitelam Books, Reading, Massachusetts, to Kate Czyzewski, store manager, Thunder Road Books, Spring Lake, New Jersey, forming part of Patterson’s wider efforts to support book access and literacy.
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James Patterson Cuts a Check to 600 Booksellers
Melanie Moore, who runs the Ohio-based Cincy Book Bus, is one of hundreds of booksellers who received a pleasant surprise for the holidays: a check for $500 from author James Patterson. "I've never taken a salary. All profits from the bookstore go to buy books for kids in need," Moore...
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James Patterson gives $500 checks to 600 booksellers
Author James Patterson has surprised hundreds of booksellers with $500 checks for the holidays. Melanie Moore, who runs the Ohio-based Cincy Book Bus, says this is her first paycheck, as all profits from her bookstore go to buying books for kids in need.
·United States
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