Posted on March 15, 2022 at 2:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The literary community banded together last year to host online fundraisers to help vaccinate the world against COVID-19. So of...

Categories: Today in Books

Posted on March 11, 2022 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The TV show Abbott Elementary has done more than just entertain viewers. It's now helping benefit underfunded elementary schools. ABC...

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Posted on March 11, 2022 at 10:25 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The Alliance of Independent Authors also has some thoughts to share about indie author Brandon Sanderson's Kickstarter success, in its...

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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