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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Tagged As: Charity, Pop culture

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

John le Carré donates award money to Doctors Without Borders

Posted on 01/10/2020 at 02:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Congratulations twice over to author John le Carré! The author of Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy and The Spy Who Came...

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Tagged As: Awards, Charity, The Guardian, Thriller

Stephen King, Don Winslow: We'll donate $225K if there's a White House press briefing

Posted on 01/10/2020 at 09:42 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

You may remember how novelist Don Winslow challenged Donald Trump to a debate last February. Winslow has just made another...

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Tagged As: Charity, Horror, Politics, Thriller

Crowdfunding campaign saves UK publisher Galley Beggar Press

Posted on 12/20/2019 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

We weren’t exactly charitable in our questions about an upcoming free performance of To Kill a Mockingbird, a play whose...

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Tagged As: Bookstore, Charity, The Guardian

NYC public school students will see "To Kill a Mockingbird" for free

Posted on 12/20/2019 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

A charitable gesture … or an attempt to redeem their public image? The Broadway adaptation of To Kill a Mockingbird...

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Tagged As: Charity, Classic literature

Read Neil Gaiman's latest poem, "What You Need to Be Warm"

Posted on 12/11/2019 at 07:49 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Neil Gaiman is no stranger to the world of writing. Yet he was surprised by the shape that his creative...

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Tagged As: Charity, Poetry, The Guardian

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