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Tonight, the 41st annual Los Angeles Times Book Prizes were awarded in a livestreamed virtual ceremony. Hosted by Times Book Editor Boris Kachka, the literary awards recognized 56 remarkable works in 12 categories, championing new voices and celebrating the highest quality of writing.
“The pandemic has upended every single aspect of our lives, but I suspect many of you will agree with me that it’s only deepened our appreciation for the solitary pleasure of reading,” said Kachka in his introduction. “[Reading] is solitary but of course it’s communal, too, because in reading we communicate with socially-distanced writers and all their characters, real or invented. We may isolate, but as long as we have books we are never isolated.”
US Book Industry Charitable Foundation Raises $1 Million for Bookstores
Ingram Content Group seeds Binc’s ‘Survive to Thrive’ bookstore grant program, with additional major support from Hachette, HarperCollins, Macmillan, Penguin Random House, and Bookshop.org.
On Madison Avenue in Manhattan, March 20, 2020, the day New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s office ordered a lockdown of non-essential businesses. The Corner Bookstore’s site says it currently is open for browsing by up to three consumers at a time, with a limit of 15 minutes for each. Masks and gloves are required. Image – iStockphoto: Christine McCann
John Ingram: ‘Gems of Their Communities’
Setting a goal of US$2 million for its “Survive to Thrive” fund, the nonprofit Book Industry Charitable Foundation (Binc) this morning (April 1) indicates that it has $1,000,228 of that money in donations, the bulk of it coming from Ingram Content Group and Ingram Charities’ $500,000 donation.
Many Bookstores Still Raising Cash on GoFundMe By Ed Nawotka, Alex Green, and Claire Kirch | Dec 18, 2020
It is no secret that this holiday shopping season is a make-or-break period for many bookstores around the country. A survey by the American Booksellers Association in October revealed that, on average, one store closed each week this year. Recently, several bookstores like the Strand in New York City and Harvard Book Store in Boston took to social media to ask customers to come in and buy books to offset severe business declines caused by the pandemic. Other store owners have turned to crowdfunding sites such as GoFundMe to raise money.
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