Book People Caring for Book People

Helping bookstore and comic shop employees and owners with unforeseen
emergency financial, medical, and mental health service needs.

For the Love of Books

Helping bookstore and comic shop employees and owners with unforeseen
emergency financial, medical, and mental health service needs.

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Binc and Macmillan Publishers Announce $10,000 Matching Gift to Help Book and Comic People Affected by Hurricane Helene and Other Disasters

Binc and Macmillan Publishers Announce $10,000 Matching Gift to Help Book and Comic People Affected by Hurricane Helene and Other Disasters

Thanks to Macmillan Publishers, gifts made to the Book Industry Charitable (Binc) Foundation will have double the impact. Macmillan

Binc Announces Winners of 2024 Scholarships to Support Professional Development and Diversity in the Bookselling Industry

Binc Announces Winners of 2024 Scholarships to Support Professional Development and Diversity in the Bookselling Industry

ANN ARBOR, MI--The Book Industry Charitable (Binc) Foundation is pleased to announce the winners of two scholarships managed by the

Applications Open for Carla Gray Memorial Scholarship for Emerging Bookseller-Activists

Applications Open for Carla Gray Memorial Scholarship for Emerging Bookseller-Activists

ANN ARBOR, MI—The Book Industry Charitable (Binc) Foundation is now accepting applications for the Carla Gray Memorial Scholarship for Emerging Bookseller-Activists.

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Annette Stillson, testimonial writer

Annette Stillson

Annette’s Beach Book Nook

During Hurricane Ian a storm surge of over 8 inches wiped it and many other stores and homes out. Thanks to the help from Binc I was able to pay my mortgage, giving me the time to concentrate on what to do next. I’m happy to say I will be opening Annette’s Beach Book Nook on Fort Myers Beach by the end of summer.

TRISH

California, Downtown Book & Sound

Binc provided urgent rent and utility payment assistance after a month-long bout of COVID put me in a deep financial hole. They were kind and nonjudgmental, providing me the ladder necessary to climb out of that pesky hole. Thank you Binc with a special thanks to the people who listened patiently and acted to help promptly.

Kay Kerimian, winner of the 2022 Carla Gray Scholarship

K. Kerimian

The Nonbinarian Book, Bike, NY

A huge thank you to Binc for not only selecting me for the Carla Gray Scholarship for Emerging Bookseller-Activists but for supporting me in my gender transition. Because of you, I received gender-affirming surgery this year, which has changed my life. Thank you for everything you do to improve the lives of booksellers everywhere.

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