Author donates money to independent bookshops

Bestselling author James Patterson has announced the second round of independent bookshops in the UK and Ireland to receive grants following his pledge to donate £250,000.
More than £130,000 has already been allocated to 73 independent bookshops across the UK and Ireland following the first round of applications in September 2014.
The remaining grant allocation of £120,000 has now been allocated to a further 68 bookshops, enabling even more initiatives to get under way that will help get children reading.
Donations will be used to fund ventures ranging from refurbishment and expansion of children's sections, to organising a bedtime reading project and pyjama day, to creating a mobile 'book bus'.
James Patterson said: “It’s been very exciting to see the ideas from the first round in action. I have again worked to identify independent bookshops for whom this money may make a difference and I'm excited to follow their progress.”
Tim Walker, President of The Booksellers Association, said: “We are delighted that James Patterson is continuing to act on his love of bookshops and his appreciation of their vital importance to cultural and community life.”
More information is available at http://www.booksellers.org.uk/campaigns/jamespattersonlovesbookshops