Comments on: The Most Wonderful Post of the Year, 2010

By: Judith Briles

Judith Briles — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 16:55:08 +0000

Wow, these are generous causes to pursue! It is really fulfilling to someone less fortunate the joys you had while reading or even buying a book. God bless all the beautiful souls of people who advocate to giving wholeheartedly their time and effort in making other people read, write and enjoy.

By: Charities Accepting Book Donations « Atlanta Booklover's Blog

Charities Accepting Book Donations « Atlanta Booklover's Blog — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 18:49:35 +0000

[…] last year, the folks at BookSquare helpfully posted an annotated list of worthy organizations that solicit donations for books, which they get into the hand of people hungry for them. Readers of that blogpost suggest a few […]

By: Shelley

Shelley — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 16:31:23 +0000

As a writer, I’m particularly fond of Operation Paperback, which gives information on how to inexpensively send books to our troops overseas.

Thanks for this great post.

By: Beth Sears

Beth Sears — Mon, 27 Dec 2010 05:57:18 +0000

I volunteer for Raising a Reader, a non-profit dedicated to teaching families the importance of reading to children from birth to age 5. I also support Room to Read, an international nonprofit that builds schools and libraries and funds scholarships for girls in developing countries.

By: Anthony Fleischer

Anthony Fleischer — Sat, 25 Dec 2010 10:23:32 +0000

Then PEN/STUDZINSKI LITERARY AWARD is open to young writers living in any of the fifteen countries of the Southern African Development Community (SADC). South African PEN defends free expression and encourages literatutre. We use the slogan “Write! Africa Write!’ With some help from global friends we could add “Read! Africa Read!” and with work with “Room to Read” and other worthy organisations to improve literacy rates. You are so right as a publisher’s website to focus on literacy in the developing world – that is where your future readers will come from – digital or print!
Anthony

By: warren cassell

warren cassell — Fri, 24 Dec 2010 21:06:32 +0000

I am a retired Indie bookstore owner and recently found a way of keeping my hand in the beautiful world of books–as well as doing some good work. I have been actively involved in Operationpaperback.org as a volunteer initially, and I am now performing some outreach tasks. Operation Paperback provides “gently used books” to our troops overseas as well as VA hospitals here and to stateside families of serviceman serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. Our organization is totally volunteer, grassroots and very important for me, non-partisan. (A reading of Junger’s War was another motivating factor for me.) I urge you and your readers to get involved with Operation Paperback to help get books to a neglected reading group throughout the year. For more information, go the website operationpaperback.org or email me with questions.
And a happy, healthy and productive holiday and New Year to all

Warren Cassell
Formerly Just Books, Greenwich.

By: Mitch Luckett

Mitch Luckett — Fri, 24 Dec 2010 18:47:55 +0000

I gave everyone a book for Christmas, ahhh . . . including myself. I couldn’t resist; so many books, such fun shopping, many hours–maybe years–of reading pleasure.