NEW YORK – Staffers at Thank You Books in Birmingham, Alabama, San Francisco’s Metropolis Lights Books and The Nook in Cedar Falls, Iowa, are amongst 600 booksellers receiving $500 vacation bonuses from James Patterson, t he bestselling novelist who has been awarding impartial retailer workers since 2015.
“Booksellers save lives. Interval,” Patterson mentioned in a press release launched Tuesday by means of his writer, Little, Brown and Firm. “I’m pleased to have the ability to acknowledge them and all their arduous work this vacation season.”
The winners, together with Davis Gustafson at Thank You Books and Erin Messer at Metropolis Lights, had been nominated by co-workers and clients amongst others. Recipients additionally embody Brandon Conrad of the Nook, Gina Marx of The Lynx in Gainesville, Florida, and Kirstin Kraig of Whale’s Story Books in Lakewood, Colorado. Patterson selected the winners from 1000’s of functions.
“We respect Mr. Patterson’s monetary generosity in addition to his generosity of spirit. All of us proceed to be awed by, and grateful for, Mr. Patterson’s persevering with help of impartial booksellers,” Allison Hill, CEO of the American Booksellers Affiliation, mentioned in a press release. “It means every part to have him acknowledge and reward the precious position booksellers play within the trade.”
Alongside along with his items to booksellers, Patterson has given thousands and thousands of {dollars} to varsities, libraries and literacy packages. In 2015, the Nationwide E-book Basis introduced him an honorary Nationwide E-book Award — the Literarian Award — for “excellent service to the American literary neighborhood.”
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