The Kickstarter Letters

In Fall 2011, Chicago author David David Katzman ran a Kickstarter campaign to raise the funds for his newest novel, A Greater Monster. As a reward for each of his 128 supporters, he wrote and sent them a stream-of-consciousness email or handwritten letter inspired by either their name or a suggestion they made. Now comes this new volume, which is a collection of 52 of those letters, paired in this case with two dozen illustrations (five in full color) by celebrated local artist Mike Wilgus, and originally paid for through its own Kickstarter campaign. By turns funny, thought-provoking and surreal, The Kickstarter Letters is both a personal document of creativity and a postmodern publishing event, and will be an old-school delight for those who believe in the power of books as art objects unto themselves. Download it for free, or order a special handmade deluxe paper version, at [cclapcenter.com/tkletters].