Let's Bring a Bookshop Back to Queens, NY!
A project in Queens, NY by The Queens Bookshop Initiative000days
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Queens, NY is in dire need of more bookstores. And you can help us change that! Read on, fellow booklover!
Backers: 831
Average Pledge Per Backer: $87
Funded: $72,360 of $70,000
Dates: Apr 24th -> Jun 23rd (60 days)
Project By: The Queens Bookshop Initiative
Backers: 831
Average Pledge Per Backer: $87
Funded: $72,360 of $70,000
Dates: Apr 24th -> Jun 23rd (60 days)
Project By: The Queens Bookshop Initiative
$72,360
current pledge level
Last Updated: June 23 @ 00:30 -0400 GMT
103%
of goal
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Latest News
New Indie Bookstore Set to Open in Queens
August 24th - via: publishersweekly.com
Three former Barnes & Noble coworkers have banded together to start Kew & Willow Books, a new independent bookstore slated to open in Kew Gardens in late September. (Read More)
Update #11: WE MADE IT THANKS TO YOU! 
June 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
Thank you SO much everyone! We are so grateful and amazed by your donations, support, and words of encouragement. We can't wait for the road ahead and to open a bookstore our community and Queens deserves. We are as excited about this as we were... (Read More)
Update #10: Second to last update!
June 21st - via: kickstarter.com
26 hours to go.Only 5% away from our goal. Less than $3,000 left. Let's do this thing! We have received so many lovely messages from you all. We are in awe of your support and over the moon with your enthusiasm. We were featured once again by the... (Read More)
Update #9: Amazing! ONLY 16% left to reach our goal!
June 20th - via: kickstarter.com
WOW. Hi everyone. It has been a fantastic weekend of connecting and Kickstarting... We saw an amazing jump from $33k to $59k, so some of you out there are really pulling for us! This means we are 16% shy of reaching our goal WITH TWO DAYS LEFT (60... (Read More)
Update #8: A quick hello before our last Kickstarter weekend!
June 17th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi Everyone! We hope you have had a lovely week. We just wanted to touch base again with you since we are only five days away from the end of our Kickstarter. We want to reassure you that regardless of how it ends we will and still are hard at work... (Read More)
Update #7: NINE days to go - let's spread the word, friends!
June 13th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Backers, Thank you for your support and words of encouragement. When we started this initiative we were hopeful and determined, and with nine days away to reach this goal we remain the same. We won’t be deterred in our mission to open the... (Read More)
Update #6: TWO WEEKS TO GO! Markets and Storefronts and Authors, oh my!
June 6th - via: kickstarter.com
We’re down to just TWO weeks to reach our Kickstarter goal of $70,000. The pressure is on and we’re pumped and ready – are you?! Do you want to be part of our ‘Tell a Friend’ campaign and win a prize - read on, my friend. It’s super... (Read More)
Update #5: Three weeks to go! The support from our community and beloved authors continues!
May 31st - via: kickstarter.com
Only THREE weeks left to reach our goal! We hope you all had a lovely Memorial Day weekend. Vina brought TQBI to Buttermilk Falls. Since our last update we have been: featured on Fox5 News, in the Huffington Post and on DNAinfo. So lovely to meet... (Read More)
Update #4: The race to (the remaining) $50,000 starts NOW!
May 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
We are kicking off the half point of our campaign with ZEST! ENTHUSIASM! ENERGY! GUSTO! LET’S DO THIS! Tons of new rewards: 1. Author Love: For $500, we will feature you (yes, you author!) in a snazzy spot of our window display, we will feature... (Read More)
Update #3: 37 days to go! BEA fun times! More author/tote rewards!
May 16th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi lovely backers! We have 37 days left to reach our Kickstarter goal! Together we can make this happen and open a second bookstore in Queens! Since our last update we have been featured in The Forest Hills Times (twice!), Queens Tribune, amNY,... (Read More)
Update #2: You're all awesome! More Press! New Rewards!
May 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
Hello, dearest book lovers! We have to start by thanking you all for an AMAZING first week. We’re happily overwhelmed and very grateful for your support! Read on for a quick update after our first week about the press we’ve already received,... (Read More)
A Much-Needed Thank You!
April 26th - via: kickstarter.com
We have been overwhelmed with so much generosity so quickly that we *needed* to say a proper thank you to each and every person that backed our campaign in the first 24 hours (Don't worry, Day 2 Backers, we've got something in the works for you too).... (Read More)
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