Reminder that if you haven't gotten your book yet, stop by the Degenerate Craft Fair from 5-10pm this evening at 303 Grand in Williamsburg at the corner of Havemayer. Hope to see you there!

Hi everybody --

For those of you still without a book: WE SUCK! We tried to schedule a date and then that kind of faded away and then... nothing. But we're fixing that.

You will have FIVE chances to pick up your book in the month of December. Kickstarter will be manning a table at the Degenerate Craft Fair in NYC, and we will have copies of New York Makes a Book on-hand. The dates, locations, and times are as follows:

December 4th (8pm – 12am)
Silent Barn
http://www.myspace.com/thesilentbarn

December 13
Sunday: noon to 10pm
303 Grand, Brooklyn
http://www.303grandnyc.com/

December 18 – 19th
Friday: noon to 9pm (reception 7-9pm)
Saturday: noon to 6pm
BravinLee Programs
http://bravinlee.com
526 W 26th street

If you are planning to come to one of those dates, let us know if you could. Would be good to know roughly how many books to bring. If you can't make any of those dates and you are in NYC, we (Kickstarter) will have an office in the near future and you'll be able to stop by. If you are out of NYC and are lacking a book, send us a message.

We love you all! Happy holidays!

Yancey, Perry & Claudia

Hi everyone. When we first launched the project we specifically asked for just New Yorkers because we weren't raising money to ship any books, solely to get them printed. Still, not everyone has gotten theirs yet, and we want to get that straightened away.

If you haven't yet gotten your book, please respond in the comments to this post. We're thinking we'll throw a second book gathering -- this one much more low-key -- and people can come out and pick up their copies. And if you are not in NYC, you could simply send a friend to grab your copy. Sound good?

Please respond in the comments if you still need a book. We'll do our best to find a date that works for as many people as possible. Cheers!

We hope to see everyone there. It's at Le Poisson Rouge (158 Bleecker): http://lepoissonrouge.com/ Bring your friends.

If you cannot make the party but want your book, consider sending a friend to come and pick it up. We'd be glad to pass it along through them.

Thanks! We can't wait to meet everyone.

Three very big boxes containing 100 of our books arrived today. Don't forget to get yours next Thursday at Le Poisson Rouge from 6-9pm. And bring your friends!

Fellow authors! We are excited to *finally* announce a date and location for the New York Makes a Book party: it will be held Thursday, September 17th at Le Poisson Rouge (http://lepoissonrouge.com/) in the West Village. The space is absolutely beautiful -- it's going to be great.

The event will last from 6 until 9. Guests are absolutely welcome. And when you come, you'll get your copy of New York Makes a Book.

In terms of the book itself, it's looking great. We're about to send off for one last proof to make sure our fixes look okay, and once we do we'll place the order through Blurb for all 100.

And speaking of Blurb, the folks over there have agreed to give us 30 extra books for press and people who come to the party who might want to get one. Big thanks to them for that.

Okay! Hope everyone can make it. See you September 17th!

Hell yeah! The proof copy of NY Makes a Book just arrived, and I've got the video to prove it. We're going to go through page by page making sure everything is cool, and once it's set we'll place the big order and set a date for the party. It's looking good so far!

Hi everyone --

We've spent the past month gathering everyone's entries and doing the layout for the book, and we're expecting a proof next week! After checking that to make sure everything is kosher, we'll place the order for the books and set the date for the party. Hope everyone's excited!

Hello Everyone,

First off, we'd like to say the book is looking pretty darn good! So THANK YOU for all of your wonderful submissions and backing this project! Unfortunately, we are still missing about 20 submissions (you know who you are) and we are ALL very anxious to get this book to print and have the party, right?!?!? Initially, the idea was that all backers who bought a page (which also includes your own copy of the book) would have participated further and submitted material to be published in their name. So to stick with that and encourage the remaining backers to do so, we would like to extend the submissions deadline for the outstanding pages to Thursday, June 18 EOD. If the deadline is missed, dont worry, you will still get a copy of the book and an invite to the party.

As for the party...
We will be proofing the first copy of the book by the end of the month and soon we will begin to search for a venue that can accommodate all of us . Once we have the book looking good and a venue locked in, we will have a definitive date for the party ASAP.

Looking forward to seeing the rest of the submissions and meeting you all.

Sincerely,
Claudia, Perry and Yancey

What's up, Mediabistro!

http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/trends/100_strangers_cowrite_and_publish_book_117891.asp

Once again, from all of us, thank you! thank you! Thank you, for making this happen by purchasing a page in our book! Now get to work and SUBMIT something! (please) Remember the deadline is
June 1....
Below is the list of participants by their page number. It's helpful for all of us to know where we exist in the book for many reasons...(dont worry there will still be an index) However, now that y'all know your page numbers, please be a doll and provide it in the subject of your email with your submission. That way we can put your pretty poem, photo, painting, or whatever it is in its appropriate place easily... If you've submitted already, don't sweat it.

Gracias

1. Yancey Strickler
2. Ally Millar
3. stacy lambe
4. Perry Chen
5. Marcus
6. LaurenFP
7. claudia clyde
8. maris kreizman
9. lauran
10. phoundmeat
11. David Olk
12. naheed choudhry
13. J Edward Keyes
14. Greg Hil
15. Nina
16. Pete Fritz
17. Andrew Yao
18. G TONG
19. Brett Camper
20. h2okimith
21. Adam Lawrence
22. Jenny Salomon
23. Tory
24. Venessa Nina
25. JessicaMary
26. Steve Coulson
27. Lisa Yao
28. Marshall Kappel
29. Deanna Decker
30. Joe Brittain
31. Rebecca Satterlee
32. Alexis Neophytides
33. Christopher Reiger
34. Joseph Wain
35. talia
36. Alexandra Marvar
37. Emily Jones
38. Jen Small
39. Kristie Borgmann
40. Josh Van Praag
41. Andrea Scaglione
42. Chase Massingill
43. Safe Solvent
44. Noah
45. Jamie Gaul
46. neil
47. Randy Meech
48. Kristmerc
49. Tony Costello
50. Molly Klais
51. Alex Stancu
52. jeff sugg
53. Josh Miles
54. Bobby T
55. Robert Taylor
56. ryan barkan
57. Maya Choy-Sutton
58. Jason Anello
59. david lobser
60. John Swords
61. James Cooper
62. Caitlin
63. jen uman
64. mattkenefick
65. Adrian Winter
66. Gregory Scheckler
67. Evan Duby
68. Mike Barash
69. Bryan J Swift
70. Jeff
71. Ephraim and Sadie Hatfield
72. Sascha Nobes
73. Kirstin Butler
74. Joshua David Cotton
75. Seasick Mama
76. Sascha Vaughan
77. Jared B
78. Marlon Brankovic
79. Jason Faulkner
80. Virginia Kraljevic
81. Jurgen Fauth
82. Rachel Sampson
83. Brian Starkey
84. denise orzo
85. Daniel Quinn
86. CHINGEL
87. Terrance Hughes
88. Kwame
89. Stefanie Bassett
90. Casey
91. NAGAMONSTER
92. Benjamin Ward
93. Ryan Allen
94. doug purver II
95. Kali Holloway
96. Matt Swanston
97. Patricia Satterlee
98. Michael Giuliano
99. Charles Adler
100. Amos Satterle
101. Rob Deeming

We did it! Congratulations, everyone! NY Makes a Book is really happening!

Yet another reminder: send your submission to wemakeabook@gmail.com by June 1st. That's our deadline, and we need everyone to get it in on-time. That gives everyone 13 days to finish up. Do it to it!

Just realized that the last post made it seem like the Kickstarter open house thing was specifically for NY Makes a Book. It's not -- it's for Kickstarter in general. We absolutely want everyone to come. Cool? Cool.