Rockford bookseller receives donation from ‘Alex Cross’ novelist James Patterson

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — A Rockford bookstore has become one of 600 beneficiaries of a donation from author James Patterson.

Maze Books, at 406 E. State Street, announced Wednesday that owner Dave Pedersen had received this year’s James Patterson Holiday Bonus.

“We want to extend a gigantic THANK YOU to Mr. Patterson and the American Booksellers Association for the consideration. Overwhelmed!” the store posted on Facebook.

Patterson is a prolific author and author of novels, including the “Alex Cross” series, featuring “Kiss the Girls” and “Along Came a Spider.”…

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