How buying from Waterstones supports Oxfam’s Syria Crisis Appeal

Bookstore giant Waterstones has got behind Oxfam’s Syria Crisis Appeal in a big way, getting some best-selling authors to donate money from the sales of their books to the humanitarian crisis.

Waterstones Deansgate, Arndale and Trafford Centre bookshops are joining fellow stores around the country to sell a selection of books donated by publishers and bestselling authors including former long-serving Granada executive Lee Child, and many others such as David Nicholls, Philip Pullman, Caitlin Moran, Hilary Mantel, Neil Gaiman, David Walliams, Victoria Hislop, and Salman Rushdie and every penny of the full retail price of each book sold will be donated to Oxfam.

The timing allows shoppers to buy books as Christmas gifts whilst raising money for a great cause.

Author of the bestselling Jack Reacher books, Lee Child said, 'This is a great idea from one of the world's great booksellers - fun for readers and help for refugees all at once.'

James Daunt, Waterstones’ Managing Director, said, 'In desperate times like these, everyone feels the need to do something, to help in some way. We are doing what we do best: bookselling, and it only feels right that every single penny of each book sold will go straight to Oxfam. We are proud to be able transform the generosity of authors and publishers into such a substantial contribution to Oxfam’s work.'

Authors and UK publishers responded generously to Waterstones’ request for book donations. The books will be stickered with ‘Buy Books for Syria’ and will be displayed in all Waterstones shops.

Author who have supported the campaign include Jeffrey Archer, Mary Beard, Alan Bennett, Michael Bond, William Boyd, Bill Bryson, Tracy Chevalier, Lee Child, Julia Donaldson, Neil Gaiman, Mark Haddon, Matt Haig, Robert Harris,Max Hastings, Victoria Hislop, Khaled Hosseini, Marian Keyes, Lynda La Plante, Andrea Levy, Hilary Mantel, Peter May, Ben Macintyre, Alexander McCall Smith, Caitlin Moran, Michael Morpurgo, JoJo Moyes, Patrick Ness, David Nicholls, Philip Pullman, Ian Rankin, Tom Rob Smith, Salman Rushdie, Ali Smith, David Walliams and Jacqueline Wilson.

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