Bookselling Without Borders, which launched a Kickstarter campaign two weeks ago to raise $20,000 to expand its program next year, has again added a variety of new rewards. They include:
- A two-hour guided tour of Williamsburg or Greenpoint in Brooklyn, N.Y., by sociologist William Helmreich, author of The Brooklyn Nobody Knows: An Urban Walking Guide (Princeton University Press), for a pledge of $500. Includes a copy of the book for each person on the tour.
- "Tastes of Bookselling," during which a donor can spend an afternoon working alongside a bookseller at Papercuts J.P., Boston ($100), or Book Culture, New York City ($195).
- A three-hour "publishing boot camp" for writers at the offices of Catapult, with an emphasis on getting an agent, selling a book, etc. ($50)
- An online writing workshop offered by the Center for Fiction for a donation of $175.
- Membership for a year in book of the month/books in translation clubs, offered both by Inkwood Books, Tampa, Fla., and Changing Hands, Phoenix and Tempe, Ariz. ($120 each.)
- A custom drawing by artist Rick Meyerowitz featuring the donor's favorite author, bookstore, book jacket or bookseller. ($1,500.)
- An original letterpress print commissioned by Michael Fusco and Emma Straub to celebrate the opening of their bookstore, Books Are Magic, Brooklyn, N.Y., in 2017. The print is by Joana Avillez and features a Lorrie Moore quotation. Signed by the artist and the author. ($125.)
The Kickstarter campaign aims to help fund 16 fellowships to four international fairs next year, and for the first time, two bookstore residencies, in Italy and India. So far, the campaign has raised more than $11,600 toward its goal of $20,000.