Long Overdue Newsletter - August 2023
We've shared some big news over the last three years, but I'm comfortable saying this is our biggest news yet. On Saturday, September...
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Long Overdue Newsletter - July 2023
Quote of the Month "I'm writing a first draft and reminding myself that I'm simply shoveling sand into a box so that later I can build...
Long Overdue Newsletter - June 2023
Summer is Here - New Book Release The second children's board book from the Minnesota-based author and illustrator duo Vicki Toups...
Long Overdue Newsletter - May 2023
Quote of the Month “Books are something social – a writer speaking to a reader – so I think making the reading of a book the center of a...
Long Overdue Newsletter - April 2023
Quote of the Month "You always get a special kick on opening day, no matter how many you go through. You look forward to it like a...
Long Overdue Newsletter - March 2023
Story of Our First Pop-up Bookstore Event This is First Draft, a hidden gem in the Printer's Row neighborhood of Chicago. The bar's...
Chicago Pop-up Bookstore - First Draft on Sunday, Feb.26
We're mixing things up for this month's newsletter since we only have one BIG piece of news. We're opening a bookstore!! Well, alright, a...
Long Overdue Newsletter - January 2023
Quote of the Month "I asked questions of everyone, every day. I read, cooked, tasted, and also wrote about food, all in an effort to...
Long Overdue Newsletter - December 2022
Quote of the Month Papa Elf Well, silly as it sounds, a lot of people down south don't believe in Santa Claus. Buddy What?!? Who do they...
Long Overdue Newsletter - November 2022
Quote of the Month Gus Del Griffith! How the hell are ya? Del Griffith Well, I'm still a million bucks shy of bein' a millionaire!...
Long Overdue Newsletter - October 2022
Quote of the Month "The only way to get rid of my fears is to make films about them." - Alfred Hitchcock Sample - "The Book of Monsters:...
Long Overdue Newsletter - September 2022
Quote of the Month "The one thing that you have that nobody else has is you. Your voice, your mind, your story, your vision. So write and...
Long Overdue Newsletter - August 2022
Quote of the Month "One child, one teacher, one book, one pen can change the world." - Malala Yousafzai *Optional alteration - "One child...
Long Overdue Newsletter - July 2022
"You heading back into the office or keep doing the work from home thing?" Quote of the Month Background - This is Bill Hader describing...
Long Overdue Newsletter - June 2022
Quote of the Month "Basketball is a beautiful game. If you know the game of basketball, basketball will give you enough to talk about......
Long Overdue Newsletter - Spring 2022
We're mixing things up this month. Calling this our "Spring" newsletter... ... which is a creative way of saying, "We missed April..."...
Long Overdue Newsletter - March 2022
If you heard about Mark Zuckerberg's "Metaverse" and thought, "Yeah, I'd rather just read a book..." you've come to the right place....
Long Overdue Newsletter - February 2022
Quote of the Month Pre-Order "Dad, Our Candy Man" (+ Publishing Update) We have a front and back cover! Now we take the covers + the...
Long Overdue Newsletter - January 2022
Quote of the Month "Be yourself. No one can say you're doing it wrong." - Charles Schulz New Book! Dad, Our Candy Man Note: Before diving...
Long Overdue Newsletter: December 2021
"How the elf did Santa figure this out?" Quote of the Month "And now that you don't have to be perfect, you can be good." - Lee, East of...
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