The book community has a history of being involved with charitable
endeavors, and I recently came across two more that are bright spots in
an otherwise unhappy news cycle. Melville House launched the Arjouni Fund to Fight Pancreatic Cancer
in honor of author author Jakob Arjouni, who died of the disease this
past January. Arjouni is known for his series of mystery novels
featuring Turkish-German P.I. Kemal
Kayankaya, as well as literary novels and plays. Melville is partnering
with the Lustgarten Foundation, the world’s largest private foundation dedicated to pancreatic cancer research, which will administer the fund and see that 100% of the money raised in Jakob’s name will go directly to research.
The other good bit of news is a joint effort coordinated by the indie bookstore DriveThruFiction. Several pubishers including Untreed Reads are contributing a work to be added to a special ebook bundle, whose proceeds will go to Feeding America, a charity which ensures food pantries across America have much-needed supplies to help the hungry around the country. The special bundle features over $175 worth of titles, and is available for only $20 with all proceeds going to Feeding America.
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