[youtube]http://youtu.be/JkkVPJBkvqA[/youtube] “There’s a book burning going on in America, You’re invited. Especially the kids. You see they’re shutting down your local bookstores. Shutting down libraries. Publishers are dying. American literature will be next on the flames.” James Patterson is on the loose. After throwing money at it (pledging over $1.5 million to bookshops in America and the UK) Patterson is now throwing books on the fire to wake up the the government and promote his #SaveOurBooks campaign. Patterson has started a White House petition where he is asking the president to pledge that once a month, he will go into a library, bookstore, or appear...
"Who will save our books?" – James Patterson speaks out
Hats off to best-selling author James Patterson for his full-page ad on the back of the New York Times Book Review. Being a former ad man Patterson knows the ropes and takes full advantage.Paterson raises a number of core questions facing our culture during these electronic times including this one:"The Federal Government has stepped in to save banks, and the automobile industry, but where are they on the important subject of books?"I hope someone shows up soon.