Author James Patterson has selected the independent booksellers who are beneficiaries of his Holiday Bookstore Bonus Program, which in October he said would go to 600 booksellers in $500 increments. As he has done in previous years, Patterson pledged a substantial amount--$300,000 this fall--to fund the program. The complete list of recipients can be seen on the ABA website.

Alecia Reddick (Wallflower Bookshop)

Alena Saunders (Skylight Books)

Alex Hemming (Skylight Books)

Alison Keyes (Village Well Books & Coffee)

Amy Golden (A Great Good Place for Books)

Amy Thomas (Pegasus Books)

Anj Schuyler (Hicklebee's Bookstore)

Arden Harris (A Seat at the Table Books)

Ashley Mireles-Guerrero (Judging by the Cover: A Bookstore)

Audrey Moor (The Book Jewel)

Binta Barry (The Ripped Bodice)

Brenna Bellavance (Underground Books)

Carly Nairn (Fabulous Books)

Carolee Hazard (Kepler's Books)

Cherysse Calhoun (Marcus Book Store)

Claire Beyke (Chevalier's Books)

Colleen Cadiz (Books Inc.)

Cynthia Huie (On Waverly)

Dylan McGonigle (Wayfinder Bookshop)

Elliot George (The Avid Reader)

Emily Selman (Red Rock Books)

Emma Marie (The Book Jewel)

Erin Messer (City Lights Books)

Erin Rivera (The Frugal Frigate)

Flora Gomez (Vroman's Bookstore)

Gabriela Melendez (The Reading Bug)

Hana Metzger (Browser Books)

Isabel Magdaleno (Book Castle SF)

James Jensen (Warwick's)

Jesus Gasca Rebollar (Cellar Door Bookstore)

Jill Blew (Four-Eyed Frog Books)

Jina Fahrni (The Avid Reader)

Joey Puente (Diesel)

Jonathan Spencer (Book Passage)

Jordan Zwick (The Book Seller)

Jude Smith (Crawford's Books)

Jules Gardner (Napa Bookmine)

Julie Tully (River House Books)

Justine Togami (Tecolote Book Shop)

Katie Orphan (Orphan Books)

Kerry Kletter (Zibby's Bookshop)

Kimberly Hill (Hill's Bookstore)

Laura Warner (Tin Can Mailman Used Books)

Lily Burnes Heath (Dog Eared Books)

Lorilee Sugden (Linden Tree Children's Books)

Louie S.M. Sanchez (Bel Canto Books)

Louis M. Jason (Mystery Pier Books)

McKenna Deluca (Claremont Forum Bookshop)

Monika Zerzan (Northtown Books)

Nick Cuzzi (Green Apple Books on the Park)

Robert Turner (Chukaruka)

Roberta Gingold (Newsboy Books)

Rudy Winnacker (Reasonable Books)

Sarah George (Bookish)

Sarah Hamilton (Banter Bookshop)

Saya Bolda (Bookshop Santa Cruz)

Sherri Gallentine (Vroman's Bookstore)

Sherri Hereford (Coalesce Bookstore)

Sheryl Cotleur (Copperfield's Books)

Stacie Willoughby (Spectator Books)

Sunny Ostrom (The Book Seller)

Sydney Baum-Haines (Book Soup)

Tamara Gomez (The Book Catapult)

Taylor Abrams (Ruby's Books)

Vicki Lundquist (Chaucer's Books)

Vivienne St. John (Small World Books)

Zoe Cecil (Capital Books)

December 24: Celebrate Jólabókaflóð

December 25: CALIBA Office Closed in Observance of Christmas

December 25-January 2: Hannukah

December 26-January 1: Kwanzaa 

January 1: New Year's Day

January 5-15: 2024 Golden Poppy Awards Voting Period

January 30: 2024 Golden Poppy Awards Winners Announcement and Virtual Party

1 -Happy 4th Birthday to Two Birds Books in Santa Cruz.🥳 

2 - Book Society, Berkeley’s newest bookstore has opened and was featured by SF Chronicle feature! 📰 

3 - Bookish, in Modesto, celebrated their bookseller, Sarah’s win in the James Patterson Holiday Bonus Program. 🎉

4 - Godmothers, in Summerland, gathered their team together for their first holiday staff party. Here’s to many more!🥂

5 - Copperfield’s, in Larkspur, is partnering with San Quentin for a Holiday Book Drive providing books to children and grandchildren of people incarcerated at San Quentin.📚

6 - The Last Bookstore, in Los Angeles, is holding a $200 gift card (!) giveaway. Customers bring in an ornament to decorate the tree to enter the giveaway.🎄

7 - La Playa Books, in San Diego, needs donations to help give books to 5th graders at the Burbank Elementary School.📚

8 - Pages: A Bookstore, in Manhattan Beach, had a special guest swing by.🎅

9 - Reader’s Books, in Sonoma , is building a "Wall of Generosity" where 1 star = 1 book for a Sonoma Valley Kid.🌟

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