Staffer at The Book Cellar in Chicago gets $500 bonus from author James Patterson

CBS News Chicago / by Natalie Goldstick and Traci Maloney / December 11, 2024

Hundreds of independent bookstore workers across the country—including one in Chicago—were the recipients of a big holiday surprise Wednesday.

Since 2015, bestselling author James Patterson has given out holiday bonuses to independent bookstore workers across the country. This year, a $500 bonus went to Addison Roberts—who works at The Book Cellar, at 4736 N. Lincoln Ave. in Lincoln Square.

Roberts said she was surprised to find out she had won a bonus. View More Here.