1 MILLIOOOOOOOOON! ALSO... Some small help for EU Backers concerned about the new shipping fees!
about 2 months ago
– Wed, Jun 03, 2026 at 02:17:26 PM
FIRST! CONGRAAAAAAATTS TO AAAAAAAALLLLLL!
$1 MILLION raised! Holy $%*& people! That is WILD, and we are SO happy to hit this milestone with you guys! With this Stretch Goal down, we're also going to be including Donato's amazing initial sketch pieces as additional end sheets, so you'll be able to flip back and forth to see not only the finished work, but also where it started out!
Onwards! What are the chances for cracking $1.25mil by the end of the campaign now?? Not super high BUT... not zero either! Let's goooooo!
EU BACKERS! REGARDING THE NEW SHIPPING FEES.
We are actively looking into ways to ease this burden, including finding a shipping partner inside the EU (which would ultimately also ease the VAT burden as well)! Since there's no guarantee that we'll have that in place by the time this ships next year though, for the time being we're gonna take a simple step we can take:
If we don't managed to set up an EU fulfillment partner before we charge for shipping, all EU Backers who's rewards include at least one book will find their shipping charges reduced by a flat $2 USD when we charge shipping.
We are aware this doesn't cover everything. $2 USD does not equal 2€ at current conversions, and if you get more than one parcel (we try to avoid this, but it's not always possible to) there would be more than one charge of 2€. We unfortunately can't swallow all these unexpected charges, I'm sorry.
However we can help ease the surprise burden, which is what we're going to try to do here.
Like I said, we're looking into better solutions, so hopefully this is ALL moot, but just in case we don't manage it we wanted to at least but this small measure in place to help out a little bit.
Cheers all, thanks again for $1 MILLION (aaahhhhHHHH!)... And we'll talk soon!
Bryce
$900k Down! And Let's Help Get a New Bookstore Off the Ground! Also... Dog Tax!
2 months ago
– Wed, May 27, 2026 at 07:07:23 AM
$900,000 USD REACHED!
While there's no Stretch Goal at this stage to unlock, it's still a HUGE number! Big congratulations, and even BIGGER 'Thank you!!!!' from the team! This is such a wild ride to be a part of, and you guys have been AWESOME!
One step closer to that $1mil next Stretch Goal, too!
Now... a project worth checking out!
WE'RE MATCHING UP TO $1000 USD TO HELP FEATHERHEART BOOKS GET UP AND GOING!
Also... DOG!
Wraithmarked, like a lot of the book community, has a special place in our heart for independent bookstores, so we thought we'd use this Update to shout out a new bookstore that could use a leg up for those interested!
Featherheart Books will be the first of its kind in Tokyo: an independent bookstore where you can both buy & borrow English and other foreign language books across all genres. They want to make books that are diverse and informed by the world around us available in Japan!
They are asking for help to open a brick-and-mortar store, a safe space where their community can gather around their favourite books and a home for your next great read. To do this, they must raise a minimum of ¥5,000,000 (≈USD 31,400), with a stretch goal of ¥10,000,000 (≈USD 62,700).
From now until the end of their campaign, Wraithmarked will be doing a dollar-for-dollar match for any pledge produced by Hitchhiker's Guide supporters, up to a total of $1000 USD total pledge!
Translation: If you guys manage to pledge at least $1000 USD to their campaign before the end of the project (which happens soon), we'll match that up to another $1000! Meaning we could collectively get Minami at least $2000 USD between us!
Ao, co-founder of Featherheart, gives you all a big thank you, and promises only the BEST books will be allowed on the shelves!
... At least the ones she can reach.
Happy Towel Day!
2 months ago
– Mon, May 25, 2026 at 07:14:29 AM
As the story goes, Douglas Adams continuously lost his beach towel when traveling. He just couldn't keep track of it. Its quite ironic to us that as a hitchhiker himself, long ago, his satirical view of the world even applied to himself. Maybe if he could keep track of his towel, now that'd be quite the guy.
"... a towel has immense psychological value. For some reason, if a strag (strag: nonhitchhiker) discovers that a hitchhiker has his towel with him, he will automatically assume that he is also in possession of a toothbrush, washcloth, soap, tin of biscuits, flask, compass, map, ball of string, gnat spray, wet-weather gear, space suit etc., etc. Furthermore, the strag will then happily lend the hitchhiker any of these or a dozen other items that the hitchhiker might accidentally have "lost". What the strag will think is that any man who can hitch the length and breadth of the galaxy, rough it, slum it, struggle against terrible odds, win through, and still knows where his towel is, is clearly a man to be reckoned with."
Anyone you know ever get a hand on one of the original 'official' Hitchhikers Towels? I think it would be a lovely thing to hang up at the office here...
Happy Towel Day!
I will leave you with a wonderful youtube video with audio by Douglas Adams himself to celebrate.
5000+ Backers, and Closing in On Our Next Stretch Goal!
2 months ago
– Fri, May 22, 2026 at 05:20:40 PM
Hey all! Bryce here! First of all:
CONGRATS ON OVER 5000 BACKERS!
We're partying! Or would be if we weren't all mostly all over the age of 30, meaning bed by 8pm 😅
And speaking of holiday weekend...
REMINDER THAT IT'S A LONG WEEKEND HERE IN THE USA!
That means that I am likely going to be the only person online for the next 3 days, so if there's delays getting to comments and stuff, I apologize in advance. I am sadly not a one man army 😅
ON TO $1mil! ... Hopefully!
Next up, with some luck and perseverance, is our $1mil Stretch Goal, which has us adding Donato's amazing sketches to the books as additional end sheets! It would be a really fun add, being able to open to the colored art, then flip a page to compares with the sketch, so we really hope we manage to get there!
In the meantime, thank you everyone as always for supporting, and let me know if you have any questions in the comments!
Talk soooooon!
Bryce
New Art Reveal! And Last Chance to Back a Really Cool Project that Supports a Good Cause!
2 months ago
– Thu, May 21, 2026 at 08:52:28 AM
Hi there everyone!
WE'VE GOT SOME NEW ART TO SHOW OFF!
We still have art getting finalized and coming in, so check out this new work from Andrey Surnov and Carlos Cruchega!
Interior Illustration by Andrey Surnov (And yes, we're gonna fix the "President of the Universe" that should be "President of the Galaxy"!)
Interior Illustration by Carlos Cruchega
Even more coming soon!
THE UNBROKEN ANTHOLOGY TO SUPPORT PETER ORULLIAN ENDS IN LESS THAN A WEEK!
Brandon Sanderson, Christopher Paolini, Seanan McGuire, Matt Dinniman, Jim Butcher... These are just a few of the names providing stories for Unbroken.
After a lengthy battle with cancer that he managed to overcome, Peter Orullian was left saddled with significant medical debt that he had limited opportunity to free himself from. With encouragement from Shawn Speakman from Grim Oak Press, he put together Unbrokenboth as not only a means of clearing some of that debt, but also as a way of encouraging others in similar situations to fight.
This anthology not only contains a multitude of incredible authors (check out the buttom image for the full list), but additionally comes with amazing art provided by some of the best artists in the fantasy space today!
Even if you don't want the full book, there are lots of fun small add ons to pick up if you prefer cool bookmarks, collectable coins, etc. Whatever the case, it's worth take a look at, if only because chances are you've read someone on this list already!
