James Patterson will donate $1 million to indie bookstores
Author James Patterson is taking out his wallet when it comes to supporting independent bookstores.
Patterson recently announced he will be donating $1 million to indie bookstores over the next year. He had previously started a campaign titled 鈥淲ho will save our books?鈥� that consisted of ads with the text being posted all over the country. 鈥淏ut nothing changed,鈥� he told the .
His $1 million donation plan was mentioned in the WSJ article, which ran Sept. 2, and the author discussed his plan further during an interview on " This Morning鈥� which ran yesterday. He said he will donate the sum to various locations over the next 12 months.
Co-host Norah O鈥橠onnell asked him how the money will help.
鈥淚t鈥檚 going to start,鈥� Patterson said. 鈥淚t鈥檚 going to help. And it ranges from, 鈥榃e have two people here who haven鈥檛 had a bonus in seven years,鈥� here鈥檚 some money. The only things we鈥檙e going to ask are: one, is it a viable bookstore, and secondly, do they have a children鈥檚 section?鈥�
The author is behind many books for adults and children and his newest work, 鈥淭reasure Hunters,鈥� was released yesterday. The book, which follows adventure-loving siblings who are searching for their parents, will reportedly be the first of a series.
