This year, the Uprise Books Project is competing in the Dell Social Innovation Challenge, a worldwide competition that “identifies and supports promising young social innovators who dedicate themselves to solving the world’s most pressing problems with their transformative ideas.” We like to think that we fit that description and hope to make a run at [...]
Wow. That last bit of 2011 was fun, wasn’t it? I don’t know about you all, but the last few months of ’11 had more ups and downs for us than, well, something with a LOT of ups and downs. Of course, unless you follow us on Twitter or Facebook, you probably wouldn’t have any [...]
You’ll have to forgive me, Internet. I’m a bit of a data nerd. Well, in truth, that “data” qualifier isn’t completely necessary… but that’s not really the point here. Anyway, now that we’ve hit 50% of our $10,000 goal for our Kickstarter project, I thought it might be fun to take a look at where [...]
The Uprise Books Project is thrilled to be working with Ellen Hopkins to promote teen literacy, fight censorship and end the cycle of poverty. Ms. Hopkins has the distinct honor of being the American Library Association’s most frequently challenged author of 20101 and her debut novel (the New York Times bestseller, Crank) ranked fourth among [...]
UPDATE (9/26/11): The final tally on the Chuck Palahniuk Effect: Gained 34 new backers (a 136% increase) Added $1297 in new pledges (a 151% increase) Jumped from 8% funded to 21% in one day. Of course, we’re still quite a ways from the $10,000 we need to reach 100% of goal and Kickstarter working the [...]
Looks like the Uprise Books Project is starting to get a little attention! The project and our Kickstarter campaign have been covered by a few different blogs and one Portland-area newspaper this week: The Portland Mercury wrote a nice little piece about us that appeared online and in the September 22 print edition The Portland [...]
“Andy is a librarian in New Jersey. He spends his days surrounded by vast amounts of information which he consumes on a fairly regular basis. And he loves games of all sorts as well as grilling.” That’s how Andy Woodworth describes himself on his popular Agnostic, Maybe librarian blog. Others have called him a “Mover [...]
See that button on the left? Yesterday morning, we clicked that little guy and officially launched the very first Uprise Books Project Kickstarter campaign. For those of you who aren’t yet familiar with it, Kickstarter offers folks with an idea the chance to raise a little seed money to fund their creative project. The “project” [...]
Here’s some fun math for you… Back in 2002, the U.S. Census Bureau released a study that compared the expected lifetime earnings of workers in the U.S. based on education level. The results were pretty much what you’d expect: more education equals more income (see the chart on the right). A high school dropout could [...]
Move over Tolkien and Austen. According to the Guardian, our friends across the pond have picked a new fav: To Kill a Mockingbird. Harper Lee’s 1961 Pulitzer Prize winner captured 676 of the 8000+ nominations in a recent poll, 155 more than Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. It’s certainly hard to argue with the choice. After [...]
Vote for the Uprise Books Project in the Dell Social Innovation Challenge
Previously, on the Uprise Books Project…
Who Supports the Uprise Books Project?
Ellen Hopkins and the Uprise Books Project Team Up to Tackle Illiterarcy, Poverty and Censorship
A funny thing happened on our way to Banned Books Week…
Vote for the Uprise Books Project in the Dell Social Innovation Challenge
Previously, on the Uprise Books Project…
Who Supports the Uprise Books Project?
Ellen Hopkins and the Uprise Books Project Team Up to Tackle Illiterarcy, Poverty and Censorship
A funny thing happened on our way to Banned Books Week…
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