Ann Arbor, MI–Comic book publisher BOOM! Studios will make a $50 gift on behalf of the first 100 donors who pledge a new or increased monthly commitment to the Book Industry Charitable (Binc) Foundation before April 28. A monthly donation of any amount $5 or above will help unlock BOOM! Studios generous $5,000 gift and […]
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ANN ARBOR, MI—A new $10,000 scholarship given to five booksellers or comic retailers will provide aspiring writer-booksellers the financial support to focus on a full-length manuscript. The Susan Kamil Scholarship for Emerging Writers was established by Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter and bestselling author Charles Duhigg and his wife, Liz Alter, a professor of biology at California […]
ANN ARBOR, MI—Ann Patchett, the inaugural ambassador for the Book Industry Charitable (Binc) Foundation and best-selling author, has passed the baton to fellow author Amor Towles. Over the next year Towles will help to raise awareness and support for the only nonprofit in the country committed to assisting booksellers in need. “Amor Towles is the […]
A Missouri bookseller has won the fifth Carla Gray Memorial Scholarship for Emerging Bookseller-Activists awarded by the Friends of Carla Gray Committee and the Book Industry Charitable (Binc) Foundation. Riley Glissendorf from Stonecrest Book and Toy in Osage Beach, Missouri, will receive a year-long scholarship for professional development, which includes travel and hotel to attend Winter […]