{"id":530322,"date":"2025-12-29T11:07:02","date_gmt":"2025-12-29T16:07:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/northernvirginiamag.com\/?p=530322"},"modified":"2025-12-29T11:15:01","modified_gmt":"2025-12-29T16:15:01","slug":"james-patterson-gifts-holiday-bonuses-to-4-northern-virginia-booksellers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/northernvirginiamag.com\/news\/2025\/12\/29\/james-patterson-gifts-holiday-bonuses-to-4-northern-virginia-booksellers\/","title":{"rendered":"James Patterson Gifts Holiday Bonuses to 4 Northern Virginia Booksellers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>James Patterson has been busy spreading holiday joy. But he&#8217;s not doing it by writing books \u2014 he&#8217;s been writing checks. The bestselling author<a href=\"https:\/\/northernvirginiamag.com\/news\/2024\/12\/11\/4-nova-booksellers-receive-holiday-bonuses-from-author-james-patterson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> has once again gifted<\/a> $500 bonuses to hundreds of the nation&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/northernvirginiamag.com\/style\/shopping\/2025\/04\/25\/must-visit-independent-bookstores-throughout-northern-virginia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">independent booksellers<\/a>, including four in Northern Virginia. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For the past 10 years, Patterson has been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bookweb.org\/james-patterson-holiday-bookstore-bonus-program-2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">annually awarding the bonuses<\/a> \u2014 totaling $300,000 \u2014 to 600 booksellers. The recipients can&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bookweb.org\/james-patterson-holiday-bookstore-bonus-program-2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">nominate&nbsp;themselves or be nominated <\/a>by employees, managers, customers, authors, or fellow booksellers. Nominees must be currently employed by an independent bookstore that is a member of the American Booksellers Association (ABA).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve said this before, but I can\u2019t say it enough \u2014 booksellers save lives,\u201d Patterson<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/JamesPattersonUK\/posts\/ive-said-this-before-but-i-cant-say-it-enoughbooksellers-save-lives-what-they-do\/1471859567639744\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> said in a statement<\/a>. \u201cWhat they do is crucial, especially right now. I\u2019m happy to be able to acknowledge them and their hard work this holiday season.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The four 2025 NoVA recipients are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Izzy Bell, <a href=\"https:\/\/northernvirginiamag.com\/style\/shopping\/2025\/08\/08\/shop-local-in-leesburg-for-stylish-and-crafty-finds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Birch Tree Books<\/a>, Leesburg<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lane Benton,<a href=\"https:\/\/northernvirginiamag.com\/family\/education\/2024\/07\/29\/old-town-books-junior-to-open-this-fall\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> Old Town Books<\/a>, Alexandria<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Eileen McGervey, One More Page Books, Arlington<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Miriam Meeks, The Open Book, Warrenton <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/northernvirginiamag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Birch-Tree-Bookstore-image.png\" alt=\"books in Birch Tree Bookstore in Leesburg\" class=\"wp-image-509306\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Birch Tree Books (Photo by Mallory Evans)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Other Virginia <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bookweb.org\/james-patterson-2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">booksellers on the list<\/a> include Sara Hudson of Book People in Henrico, Caitlyn Cox of Maple Tree Book Shop in Gate City, and Emily Motsinger of Rainy Day Reads VA in Roanoke.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe are all so grateful for Mr. Patterson\u2019s ongoing support of independent booksellers,\u201d ABA CEO Allison Hill<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bookweb.org\/news\/james-patterson-holiday-bookstore-bonus-program-returns-2025-1632271\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> said in a statement.<\/a> \u201cHis generosity is incredible, and his recognition of booksellers and the valuable role they play in the industry is especially meaningful to us.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Feature photo of James Patterson courtesy Tribune Content Agency LLC\/Alamy Stock Photo<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The bestselling author has been awarding annual bonuses totaling $300,000 since 2015.","protected":false},"author":1016743,"featured_media":530328,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[41098],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-530322","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.2 (Yoast SEO v26.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>James Patterson Gifts Cash to 4 Northern Virginia Booksellers<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" 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