The Localist Book: A story of shopping local

A project in Birmingham, AL by Carrie Rollwagen
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This book asks the question: "Does buying local even matter?" Part memoir, part non-fiction, it's set mostly in Birmingham, Alabama.
Backers: 179
Average Pledge Per Backer: $46

Funded: $8,199 of $5,000
Dates: Sep 3rd -> Nov 2nd (60 days)
Project By: Carrie Rollwagen
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Latest News

Any pledges from here on out will be matched!

October 29th - via: kickstarter.com
Doesn't my "amazing" sketch inspire more giving? We're almost there! Just three more days until our Kickstarter gets its funding! We're only a little over $1,000 away, and a generous donor has offered to MATCH any pledge that comes in (up to $500).... (Read More)

Writing Progress, Celebrity Sightings & Reward Gift Packs!

October 21st - via: kickstarter.com
Combine all these rewards with a gift pack! Good morning backers! It's been an eventful week for our little book project. Before I sink back into the world of edits and rewrites, I wanted to share some of our progress: Yesterday Bobby and I sat down... (Read More)

Books Are Magic: Set of Four Prints

October 21st - via: kickstarter.com
One of four prints you'll get in the set! Yesterday's Design Week Birmingham presentation went so well, and I promised you guys a new reward today, so here it is — and it's worthy of Design Week! I'm really excited about this one. It's a set of... (Read More)

Come See Me Tonight at Carrigan's!

October 20th - via: kickstarter.com
I won't look this annoyed at tonight's event. I promise. It's been a great weekend for our little Localist project. We were chosen as a Kickstarter Staff Pick, which from what I hear is a pretty big deal, on Saturday. I discovered that Book Riot... (Read More)

Join Me Monday at Kickstarter School!

October 16th - via: kickstarter.com
Me, at Carrigan's, from my Kickstarter video. Design Week Birmingham is going on this week, and it's such a fantastic event — check out their website, if you haven't already, and go by their oh-so-localist store if you're in Birmingham this week.... (Read More)

Keep Your Coffee Hot, Your Beer Cold, and Your Kickstarter Funded

October 13th - via: kickstarter.com
I'm writing you this morning on two hours of sleep, because I've been up all night writing and knitting, like some kind of ... well, writer who also likes to knit. (Sorry — guess I'm not great with the metaphors when I haven't been to sleep.) The... (Read More)

New Rewards!

October 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
Good morning everyone! I'm about to embark on a day of book editing, but before I disappear into the world of rewrites, I wanted to introduce a few new rewards. As some of you know, if you've already backed the book (THANK YOU!), Kickstarter won't... (Read More)

(drumroll please) We're Funded!

September 29th - via: kickstarter.com
If I could send champagne to each and every one of you, I would — in less than a month, you've helped The Localist book reach our first funding goal! Thank you so very much to every single one of you who contributed and shared the project. We did... (Read More)

Rewards are on the way, and book editing has begun!

September 9th - via: kickstarter.com
Here come rewards! (Well, some of them.) Good morning everyone! The coffee cozies I introduced as prizes last week were an incredible hit, and last night I stayed up until midnight packaging them up for delivery (see my "packing station," a.k.a.... (Read More)

New Rewards, Because You're Awesome!

September 9th - via: kickstarter.com
Watching your response to this project has been absolutely incredible. We hit $3,000 last night (and still climbing), so I'd like to thank everyone with a few new rewards! If you've already bought a reward that requires a specific message, like nail... (Read More)

You GUYS! You're Amazing!

September 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
See that look on my face? That's astonishment. All of you fantastic backers have made the first day of The Localist project a complete success — and the day's not even over yet! We're already at 35% of our first goal, which I think is a very good... (Read More)

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