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on April 3
The Uprise Books Project
Posted project update #12Achievement Unlocked: Non-Profit Status!
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on February 24
The Uprise Books Project
backed a project
Square Hoodie: A Case + Loop for the Square Card Reader by Charles Mercader and Sam Dominguez
Square Hoodie is a silicone case that can be looped on keys, lanyards and bags to keep your Square card reader convenient and protected
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on January 23
The Uprise Books Project
Posted project update #11Rewards!
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on November 1, 2011Funded!
The Uprise Books Project by The Uprise Books Project
The Uprise Books Project is building a website to provide banned and challenged books to underprivileged teens.
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104% funded $10,495 pledged
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- Funded Nov 01, 2011
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on October 20, 2011
The Uprise Books Project
Posted project update #10Just in time for Spirit Day...
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Just in time for GLAAD's Spirit Day, Robin E. Kaplan sent over an email with the final version of her The Color Purple-inspired print!
So we knew that was coming any day, but she also included an adorable little surprise: an early version of ANOTHER print, this one inspired by the oft-challenged children's book, And Tango Makes Three! The children's book about two male penguins at the Central Park Zoo has been THE most frequently challenged book four of the last five years for its supposed "anti-ethnic, anti-family, and homosexual" content because (gasp!) it dares to imply that a same-sex pair of critters could be in love and raise a baby.
Remember, if you pledge at least $25, you can select one of these prints for your very own!
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on October 6, 2011
The Uprise Books Project
Posted project update #9New Preview of Robin E Kaplan's Print!
Post CommentSo remember three long days ago when we gave you a sneak peek at the early sketch of Robin E Kaplan's The Color Purple-inspired piece? Well, we had another little surprise waiting in the inbox last night: a still-not-quite-finished update of the piece! Once again, pledges of at least $25 will have this as an option...
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on October 5, 2011
The Uprise Books Project
Posted project update #8The Uprise Books Project in the Media!
Post CommentThought some of you might be interested in reading a little bit about what some of our friends in the media are saying about The Uprise Books Project...
October 2011
UpRise Books Project: Bringing Banned Books to Those in Need
Publishing Perspectives (October 4, 2011)Kickstarter Project to Give Teens Access to Banned Books
GalleyCat (October 3, 2011)September 2011
Uprise Aims to Bring Banned Books to Underprivileged Teens
Publishers Weekly (September 27, 2011)Banned books eyed to get teens reading
The Columbian (September 26, 2011)The Uprise Books Project – Putting Banned Books in the Hands of Underprivileged Teens
Portland Mercury (September 22, 2011)Web Watch: The Uprise Books Project
KGW The Square Live @ 7′s (September 22, 2011)Interview with Justin Stanley, Founder of Uprise Books
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on October 4, 2011
The Uprise Books Project
Posted project update #7Meet Robin E. Kaplan!
Post CommentIn our last update, we shared a sneak peek at another one of the prints you can select if you back this project at the $25+ level. In this update, we're happy to tell you a little bit about the artist behind the print inspired by The Color Purple...
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Who are you?
Robin E. Kaplin
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Where can people find you online?
http://www.robin-e-kaplan.com/
http://www.etsy.com/shop/thegorgonist
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So... who's Robin E. Kaplan, anyway?
"Robin E Kaplan is an illustrator whose first book, Spartacus and the Circus of Shadows, by Molly E Johnson, comes out October 2011 from Raintown Press. She also works with Hollywood talent on Mrs P's Storytime, a web-based TV show where lovable Mrs P (Kathy Kinney) reads fairy tales and other literature aloud to kids, and has therefore illustrated dozens of classics. She likes ghosts and monsters, woodland themes and outer space, and thinks that young people deserve a challenge in their reading. "
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And what are you creating for The Uprise Books Project?
"“No Forbidden Love, No Forbidden Books” will be a poster series featuring books who have been banned or challenged for their frank gay themes. Graphic book cover-styled pieces with contemporary sensitivities and retro flavor. I'm focusing on The Color Purple and Tango Makes Three."
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How'd you get suckered into this? And what's your favorite banned book?
"Alice Walker's The Color Purple was a life-changing book for me when I read it as a Freshmen in high school. When I tried to talk about literature with other kids, especially other kids going through what I was at the time, I realized how lucky I was to have even had access to a book like that, let alone classroom discussions! Censorship is like lying on a societal level, and omission is a particularly insidious kind of censorship."
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Who inspires you, artistically?
"Actually my greatest illustration inspiration is Tove Jansson, the preeminent Finnish children's book illustrator whose Moomin books are still influencing artists and authors around the world. Think Winnie The Pooh but with bohemian bite! Look up her life for one crazy and controversial ride."
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on October 3, 2011
The Uprise Books Project
Posted project update #6Preview of Robin Kaplan's Print!
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Last night, we opened up our email and found a very pleasant surprise waiting for us: an early sketch of Robin Kaplan's print! Robin's piece is inspired by the Alice Walker classic, The Color Purple, and we can tell already that it's going to be a thing of beauty. Remember, folks who pledge at least $25 will have their choice of either this, Dane Ault's Huckleberry Finn piece, or one of the two yet-to-be-revealed works.
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on September 28, 2011
The Uprise Books Project
Posted project update #5Final version: Huck Finn Print!
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We now how the final version of one of the prints! Dane Ault just sent over this image of his Huck Finn-inspired print, and it looks great! Remember, if you pledge at least $25, you'll have your choice of this or any of the other not-yet-finished banned book-inspired prints!
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The Uprise Books Project
Vancouver, WA
The Uprise Books Project was founded in 2011 with a modest mission: to end the cycle of poverty through literacy by providing new banned and challenged books to underprivileged teens free of charge.
That's going to be awesome!