4,500 teachers receive grants from James Patterson

Posted on 09/06/2019 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Grants to buy classroom books have gone out to 4,500 teachers across the United States, thanks to James Patterson. The...

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Tagged As: Charity, Libraries

Go behind the scenes of a book-to-prisoner donation program

Posted on 07/28/2019 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

We’ve covered attempts in Washington state and Pennsylvania to ban book donations to prisoners, as well as individual books’ censorship...

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Tagged As: Charity, Literary Hub

#BookstoresAgainstBorders campaign raises over $60K for immigrants

Posted on 07/09/2019 at 10:31 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Book lovers have helped raise more than $60,000 to benefit immigrants being held at border camps. The co-owner of A...

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Tagged As: Charity

What it's like to drive cross-country handing out books

Posted on 07/08/2019 at 03:53 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Maybe you traveled over the Fourth of July holiday and are feeling a bit worn out from it. Poetry to...

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Tagged As: Charity, Literary Hub

Patriotic pitmasters: Pick up this BBQ cookbook for the Fourth of July

Posted on 07/03/2019 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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If you’re on barbecue duty for the Fourth of July, you may want to check out Operation BBQ: 200 Smokin'...

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Tagged As: Author interview, Charity, Nonfiction

British author donates 7,000 copies of her cookbook to food banks

Posted on 06/01/2019 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

A British author will be donating more than 7,000 copies of her cookbook to food banks, thanks to the generosity...

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Tagged As: Charity, Motivational, Nonfiction, The Guardian

Washington state prisons reverse book-donation ban

Posted on 04/12/2019 at 03:30 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Just like their counterparts in Pennsylvania, Washington state corrections officials have reversed a ban on donating books to inmates. Public...

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Nonprofits can no longer donate books to Washington prisoners

Posted on 04/04/2019 at 02:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Advocates of prison-reading programs notched a win when the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections reversed its ban on book donations last...

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Romance anthology supports Ronald McDonald House Charities

Posted on 03/22/2019 at 07:37 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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In today’s bargain-book newsletter, many of you will find Building Love, a charity anthology that supports Ronald McDonald House, Westmead....

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Tagged As: Romance, Charity

Brandon's Buddies seek help for cancer-stricken author

Posted on 11/05/2018 at 08:36 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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Fantasy author Brandon Barr received devastating medical news recently. The leukemia he has battled since 2015 — with rounds of...

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Tagged As: Charity, Fantasy