ANN ARBOR, MI–Thanks to Macmillan Publishers, every Giving Tuesday donation up to a total of $10,000 will be doubled, ensuring the Book Industry Charitable (Binc) Foundation can continue to help every book and comic person in need, including the six families who faced housing instability, loss of critical household income, and serious medical challenges in […]
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ANN ARBOR, MI–The need for emergency financial assistance within the book and comic community continues to grow and thanks to Penguin Random House, AdventureKEEN, and HarperCollins, the Book Industry Charitable (Binc) Foundation will launch its year-end campaign Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025, with a $30,000 matching gift challenge, its largest ever. “Book and comic people need […]
ANN ARBOR, MI — A Massachusetts bookseller committed to preventing overdoses in their community has won the seventh Carla Gray Memorial Scholarship for Emerging Bookseller-Activists awarded by the Friends of Carla Gray Committee and the Book Industry Charitable (Binc) Foundation. Kaylee Tada from Brookline Booksmith in Brookline, MA, will receive a year-long scholarship for professional […]
ANN ARBOR, MI – Two booksellers have been selected to receive a $12,500 prize that provides the aspiring writer-booksellers with the financial support to focus on a full-length manuscript. The Susan Kamil Emerging Writers Prize was established by Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter and bestselling author Charles Duhigg and his wife Liz Alter, a professor of biology […]
ANN ARBOR, MI—The Book Industry Charitable (Binc) Foundation is accepting applications for the Carla Gray Memorial Scholarship for Emerging Bookseller-Activists Sept. 1-20, 2025. The winning bookseller will be awarded a year-long scholarship for professional development, which includes travel and hotel to attend Winter Institute 2026, travel and hotel to attend their 2026 regional fall tradeshow and a […]
ANN ARBOR, MI—Bookshop.org and Two Trees Press, publisher of Among Friends: An Illustrated Oral History of American Book Publishing and Bookselling in the 20th Century, have joined forces to support the Book Industry Charitable Foundation. “We are happy to support Binc’s mission with a $5,000 gift,” said Buz Teacher, publisher of Two Trees Press. “Binc is the only […]
ANN ARBOR, MI–The Book Industry Charitable (Binc) Foundation is pleased to announce the winners of two scholarships managed by the foundation—the Macmillan Booksellers Professional Development Scholarship and the George Keating Memorial Scholarship. The Macmillan scholarship allows booksellers from underrepresented groups to attend their region’s independent book association trade show. Each scholarship covers the cost of […]
ANN ARBOR, MI—After successfully meeting the matching gift offered by Binc ambassador and best-selling author Amor Towles and other authors/creators, the Book Industry Charitable (Binc) Foundation is extending the Now More Than Ever, I Stand with Stores campaign to reach the stretch goal of $200,000—just another $15,000 to get there. “We’re so close to meeting our goal,” […]
ANN ARBOR, MI—Dozens of authors and creators from across genres have joined the Book Industry Charitable (Binc) Foundation to declare their commitment to book and comic people. Their support is launching the Now More Than Ever, I Stand with Bookstores campaign to engage book and comic lovers in standing with their community stores amidst challenging times. Stores […]
The Book Industry Charitable (Binc) Foundation and Macmillan Publishers are proud to announce that applications are open for the Macmillan Booksellers Professional Development Scholarship which provides $750 to booksellers traditionally underrepresented within the industry to attend their region’s fall trade show. Applications are accepted May 12-31, 2025. The scholarship allows eight booksellers from underrepresented groups […]