A group of Bay Area authors, independent booksellers and assorted book lovers have teamed up to create an online event series called #WeLoveBookstores, designed to benefit indies in the Bay Area.
The series will begin at noon Pacific time next Wednesday, April 8, with authors Michael Chabon and Ayelet Waldman doing an event benefiting Pegasus Books in Berkeley. The event will be held via Zoom, with pay-what-you-wish tickets available on Eventbrite. All proceeds from the event will go directly into a PayPal account belonging to Pegasus Books.
From there, new events will take place every Wednesday, and on Fridays, #WeLoveBookstores will hold virtual children's events as part of a series called "Parent Relief." For every event, all proceeds will go to the affiliated store, and several of the events will offer prizes donated by Libro.fm.
Events are booked through April, with more coming in May and June. Information is available at welovebookstores.org.