BookTowne, Manasquan, N.J., held its third annual Read-a-Thon benefit November 16-17. Booksellers took turns reading in the store's window to raise funds for the The Ocean Is Female, a nonprofit that supports and empowers women survivors of abuse and/or domestic violence. The event kicked off on Saturday with visits from local celebs and an open house from 7 to 8 p.m., when the first reader took their place in the window. Booksellers continued to read in shifts all night long (air mattresses provided!) until 7 the next morning. Pictured: (l.-r.) Leigh Mallin, Rick Buttafogo, Stacey Montalto, Susan Kuper, and owner Peter Albertelli.
