Posted on December 16, 2021 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

What excellent news to share on Jane Austen’s birthday: a charity has raised enough money to purchase a literary collection,...

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Posted on December 6, 2021 at 8:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Jennifer Williams’s mother was a librarian, and she went on to be an elementary school teacher and tutor. So unsurprisingly,...

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Posted on December 3, 2021 at 2:07 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Patrick Radden Keefe recently won the Baillie Gifford Prize for his book on the history and legacy of Purdue Pharma....

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Tagged As: Awards, Charity, Nonfiction

Posted on December 2, 2021 at 10:30 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Two recently announced political candidates can both also boast of being bestselling authors. Dr. Mehmet Oz, well-known for the television...

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Posted on November 11, 2021 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Searching for the perfect gift for a bookworm? Instead of buying their favorite author’s books — which they already own...

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Tagged As: Charity, Memorabilia

Posted on October 20, 2021 at 10:48 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

A mental health organization has turned down a future donation from a celebrity memoir. The Guardian explains that Jamie Lynn...

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Posted on September 30, 2021 at 1:44 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

James Patterson has made yet another big donation to a reading-related cause. Earlier this week, Scholastic Book Clubs announced that...

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Tagged As: Charity, Reading

Posted on September 9, 2021 at 2:30 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

A new Stephen King short story is exclusively available through a website that allows charities to fundraise by selling digital...

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Posted on August 31, 2021 at 1:58 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

There’s no shortage of heartbreaking stories coming out of the Gulf Coast, which has been slammed by Hurricane Ida. Shelf...

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Tagged As: Bookstore, Charity

Posted on May 22, 2021 at 4:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Is spring cleaning in progress or on the radar at your house? If so — and if the bookshelf is...

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Tagged As: Charity, Libraries