Meryl Streep, Benedict Cumberbatch and many more read "James and the Giant Peach"

Posted on 05/21/2020 at 08:10 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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Need a comfort read but struggling to focus your eyes on the page? We have great news: Celebrities are teaming...

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Tagged As: Charity, Children's literature, coronavirus / COVID-19, The Guardian, Video

Andy Serkis reads "The Hobbit" out loud in one sitting for charity

Posted on 05/11/2020 at 08:34 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Boy, we sure hope Andy Serkis has a solid supply of tea and honey nearby. The actor famous for playing...

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Tagged As: Charity, coronavirus / COVID-19, Fantasy, Pop culture

Author J.K. Rowling donates $1.24 million to charity

Posted on 05/04/2020 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Last Saturday was a key date in the Harry Potter series, but author J.K. Rowling didn’t feel comfortable celebrating it....

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Tagged As: Charity, coronavirus / COVID-19, The Guardian, Young adult literature

Trade group criticizes Amazon's donation to bookstore charity

Posted on 04/27/2020 at 01:03 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Maybe there was a reason Amazon didn’t seek public acknowledgment of its donation to a bookstore charity. A day after...

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Tagged As: Amazon, Bookstore, Charity, The Bookseller

Bookstore charity identifies big donor as Amazon

Posted on 04/24/2020 at 11:47 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

No country’s bookstores have been immune to the financial pressures of the coronavirus outbreak. So Britain’s shops weren’t alone in...

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Tagged As: Amazon, Bookstore, Charity, coronavirus / COVID-19, The Bookseller

City Lights Bookstore blows past GoFundMe campaign goal

Posted on 04/14/2020 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Even the most famous and beloved bookstores are struggling during the coronavirus pandemic. But fortunately, City Lights Bookstore’s supporters rose...

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Tagged As: Bookstore, Charity

You’re cordially invited to online readings

Posted on 04/08/2020 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Let’s hear it one more time for the wonderful artists who are regrouping and rallying to bring us in-home entertainment...

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Tagged As: Charity, coronavirus / COVID-19, Poetry, The New York Times

James Patterson donates $500,000 to indie bookstores

Posted on 04/02/2020 at 11:59 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The more things change, the more they don’t: bestselling author James Patterson is continuing to use his fortune to help...

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Tagged As: Bestsellers, Bookstore, Charity

New documentary celebrates the impact of Dolly Parton's literary nonprofit

Posted on 03/09/2020 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

We can’t say that Dolly Parton is having a comeback, because it’s clear she never actually left the hearts of...

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Barnes & Noble CEO joins the National Book Foundation's board

Posted on 01/23/2020 at 02:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

James Daunt has another new gig: member of the National Book Foundation’s board of directors. The new CEO of Barnes...

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Tagged As: Barnes & Noble / Nook, Charity