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Hello lovely backers! Oh wow oh wow. We are so overjoyed and grateful and sleepy and in awe of this last push! Thank you so much for all your kind remarks, for dragging your friends into the fold, and for being so insightful with your booster pack... (Read More)

Hello lovely backers! The day has come! We are less than 48 hours from the end of the campaign! And we’re geared up to make the most of it! First, let’s share some stellar news! I’m overjoyed to welcome these fine new literary folks to the... (Read More)

Hello lovely backers! We try to not bother you all during the weekend, so I promise to make this short! GENTLE INSANITIES AFOOT! Patrick Rothfuss—badass author of the The Name of the Wind and man behind the Fool Card pairing—ALSO runs an... (Read More)

Hello lovely backers! TWO NEW stretch goals have been knocked down, so now artist Edge will NOT ONLY be designing us a swanky new book design for the Big Guidebook, but she’ll also get to gold foil that baby up! Which means it’s time to talk... (Read More)

Hello lovely backers! Wow, what a DAY yesterday. Thank you all so much for your enthusiasm about our big, collector’s book. YOU ALL ARE AMAZING. We just wanted to jump in quickly both to say THANK YOU and to give you an update about the stretch... (Read More)

Hello lovely backers! And we’ve unlocked another stretch goal! The Big Guidebook is now unlocked! However, before we get into talking about what all is in this new, big guidebook, we want you to know that we hear you. What drew you to this deck... (Read More)

Hellllooo lovely backers! Helen here, Boss Lady #2! I’m jumping in with a wee update as Dani is running all over the shop today doing her usual day-to-day job for Brink Literacy Project as well as cramming in some podcast interviews for this... (Read More)

Hello lovely backers! What a great weekend! We blew through our fifth stretch goal (woot!), swanking out all our mini guidebooks. Now this little baby is gonna sparkle: And now we can reveal the NEXT stretch goal, something you all have been asking... (Read More)

Hello lovely backers! I’m stoked to announce we broke through yet another stretch goal, and now everyone who backed for a physical deck will ALSO get three swanky postcards for FREE! Woot! So far, The Moon (Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland) and... (Read More)

Hello lovely backers! We are now officially into week two, and how amazing is it to see over 6,600 folks supporting our little deck! Woot! Thank you all so much for joining in his mad caper! As we edge up to unlocking our next stretch goal (some very... (Read More)

Hello again! Wow, what a week, eh? We blasted through our first THREE stretch goals (woot woot!), broke 6,000 backers, and created such a little social media storm that my face hurts from smiling! And all of this is down to all of you.  THANK YOU. ... (Read More)

Hello our dear backers! We weren’t planning to come back to you all until Friday, but goodness me, the momentum just has NOT slowed down. For that, we have to thank you. So many of you have been sharing the project on social, reaching out to give... (Read More)

AHHHHHHHHH! Imagine the sound of 50+ teachers, editors, artists, and nonprofit staffers (plus our entire team of artists and AMAZING celebrity authors) all squealing in unison. Because that has absolutely been the last 24 hours (yes, we are claiming... (Read More)

Whether you assign any faith to the mystical fates of a deck or just appreciate the often lavish artwork that goes into interpreting the arcana, tarot has seen a resurgence in popularity recently, especially in fandom circles. But now a new collection of arcana cards wants to give the fates a literary twist, and is recruiting a host of stars to help out. io9 is excited to reveal the first look at some of the contributors to the Brink Literacy Project’s new Kickstarter, The Literary Tarot. (Read More)