Emily Books: Bigger, Better, Bookier
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Help the first feminist publishing project of its kind grow as a community, improve as a website, and support more authors!
Backers: 730
Average Pledge Per Backer: $57
Funded: $41,518 of $40,000
Dates: Mar 3rd -> Apr 2nd (30 days)
Project By: Emily Gould and Ruth Curry
Backers: 730
Average Pledge Per Backer: $57
Funded: $41,518 of $40,000
Dates: Mar 3rd -> Apr 2nd (30 days)
Project By: Emily Gould and Ruth Curry
$41,518
current pledge level
Last Updated: April 2 @ 14:30 -0400 GMT
103%
of goal
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Latest News
Emily Books Featured On Kickstarter
April 2nd - via: adweek.com
Writers Emily Gould and Ruth Curry, the two women behind the Emily Books project, hope to raise $40,000.00 on Kickstarter. They plan to use the funds to revamp their company website. We’ve embedded a video about the project above. (Read More)
WHAAAAAAAAAT. OMG. WE DID IT! YOU DID IT! THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 
April 1st - via: kickstarter.com
our feelings Dear backers, Oh my god. Words, which are supposed to be our "thing," fail us. We were very hopeful starting out but I don't think either of us truly believed we would make it to our goal until, last night, thanks to all 711 of you, we... (Read More)
24 hours left! More party invites and two very hot new rewards!
March 31st - via: kickstarter.com
Dear backers, Thank you so much for helping us have an amazing day yesterday. We are now so much closer to our goal -- so close, in fact, that we've been getting congratulatory emails. Don't congratulate us yet! We didn't do it! We still need to... (Read More)
MORE rewards from the best book-recommenders we know!
March 31st - via: kickstarter.com
Hi backers! Real quick: Three lucky people who act fast can nab another round of book recommendations from Rachel Fershleiser, Nicole Cliffe and Stephanie Anderson! These are even more special because they include a discount from WORD bookstores on... (Read More)
Emily Songs
March 30th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear backers, Spread the news: today we have a new reward that's unlike anything we ever anticipated being able to offer. Our beloved longtime supporter and subscriber, musician and poet Sara Renberg, has agreed to record a limited-edition album of... (Read More)
Amazing new rewards from the best book-recommenders we know.
March 19th - via: kickstarter.com
Guys I will keep this short but sweet so you can get to clicking. Thank you so much for all you've done so far. We are halfway to our goal with a week to go. We're going to keep adding rewards til the bitter end, so stay tuned to these updates! The... (Read More)
Video update (SFW) (mostly)
March 18th - via: kickstarter.com
We hope you enjoy this little video dispatch from Emily Books HQ. Special thanks to Valerie Temple, our official staff videographer, to Susan Shepard for taking time out of her workday to discuss Emily Books, and to superstar former EB intern Suze... (Read More)
Three excellent new book rewards -- SUPPLIES ARE LIMITED! ACT NOW! (sorry)
March 9th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi! Thank you so much for your support. Just in case you know someone who wants to support us but is more into reading "p" books, I'm writing to let you know that we've added three new book rewards, at the $20, $25, and $100 levels. All three involve... (Read More)
Holy shit, thank you!
March 5th - via: kickstarter.com
As a lot of you know from firsthand experience, starting a small business is hard, and there have been times over the course of the past three years when Ruth and I have been almost ready to throw in the towel. This is so not one of those times. This... (Read More)
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