James Patterson hands out US$600 Christmas bonus to US indie booksellers


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Six hundred employees at independent US bookstores will be receiving US$500 (RM2,336) holiday bonuses from Patterson. Photo: AP

Six hundred employees at independent US bookstores – from Chapter One in Victoria, Minnesota, to The Cloak & Dagger in Princeton, New Jersey – will be receiving US$500 (RM2,336) holiday bonuses from author James Patterson.

Employees were able to nominate themselves, or be recommended by store owners, managers, peers, community members and others.

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