The 3rd Thing: Books, Films & Other Necessary Alternatives
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Funding Successful
Pre-order SIFT by Alissa Hattman • BOOMHOUSE by Summer J. Hart • CANE book & oracular card deck • GOOD SYMPTOM film anthology
Backers: 203
Average Pledge Per Backer: $78
Funded: $15,737 of $12,000
Dates: Mar 7th -> Apr 6th (31 days)
Project By: The 3rd Thing
Backers: 203
Average Pledge Per Backer: $78
Funded: $15,737 of $12,000
Dates: Mar 7th -> Apr 6th (31 days)
Project By: The 3rd Thing
$15,737
current pledge level
Last Updated: April 6 @ 16:02 -0400 GMT
131%
of goal
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Latest News
Why a cohort? 
April 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
Because culture. Creating culture is about making connections across disciplines, between perspectives, and beyond our familiar ways of thinking and making. We made this little letterpress broadside to remind ourselves what the work is all about.... (Read More)
Time to STRETCH!
March 28th - via: kickstarter.com
Thanks to you, we cleared our $12,000 goal with 10 days to spare, and we've kept right on going! We are amazed and humbled as we head into this final stretch...and so excited for every person who gets to watch, rewatch, read, hold, dog-ear and... (Read More)
"Time and space have no meaning in a canefield." - Jean Toomer, CANE
March 25th - via: kickstarter.com
The where and when of work on our 100th anniversary edition of Cane have been untethered & outside the bounds of ordinary time. Diane Exavier, Carlos Sirah and 3rd Thing editor/publisher Anne de Marcken have met across seasons, time zones... (Read More)
"...they all make me want to get up and go make something.”
March 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
From the start of The 3rd Thing, we new we wanted to expand the very definition of literature. With Good Symptom, our first time-based publication, we've leapt from the page to the screen. Starting this fall, subscribers will receive 1-4 short... (Read More)
A solid sense of "thingness”
March 21st - via: kickstarter.com
When we asked her what readers will take away from the poems in Boomhouse, Summer J. Hart replied, "A strong sense of place. But, also a sort of longing." Also, "A solid sense of "thingness." Summer J. Hart in her studio, photo by Jessica Hallock... (Read More)
“I felt like a little crab in there, sifting through the sand…”
March 18th - via: kickstarter.com
When you support The 3rd Thing, you support authors dedicated to craft, process and new ways of thinking about the art they make. A sense of kinship with the natural world played a central role in the writing of Alissa Hattman's fragmentary,... (Read More)
We design our books for people who love books.
March 17th - via: kickstarter.com
Even our signature red Advance Review Copies are striking, but the actual, published editions you'll receive in the mail this fall (after you place your pre-order!) will knock your socks off. Advance Review Copies sent out to early readers typically... (Read More)
1/2-Way Home! New Rewards!
March 15th - via: kickstarter.com
50% funded and we're celebrating with lovely letterpress items to ADD ON to your reward at any pledge level. While you're at the site checking out the broadsides, it's a great time to share the campaign with friends. We can't rely on our existing... (Read More)
Connecting Across Time & Space...& In Person!
March 12th - via: kickstarter.com
38% Funded & Feeling The Love While you were helping us blow past 1/3 of our campaign goal in just 5 days, we were in Seattle connecting with friends and colleagues IN PERSON for the first time in three years. Chelsea Werner-Jatzke, Rana San,... (Read More)
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