- Featherproof books
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name = Featherproof books
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foundation =Chicago, Illinois , U.S. (2005)
founder =Jonathan Messinger and Zach Dodson
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homepage = [http://www.featherproof.com/ featherproof.com]
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intl =Featherproof Books is a small, independent publisher working out of
Chicago ,Illinois . It was founded in 2005 byJonathan Messinger and Zach Dodson. They publishperfect bound novels ,short story collections and other works, and provide "mini-books" containing short stories and novellas for free download. The publisher employs "a dose of humor" in their work,cite journal | last = Kevin | first = Larimer | year = 2006 | title = Featherproof Books: Using a Dose of Humor to Sell Fiction | journal = Poets & Writers | volume = 34 | issue = 5 | pages = pp. 58-68] the founders stating that they are "dedicated to the small-press ideals of finding fresh, urban voices ignored by the conglomerates."cite web | last = Hospodka | first = John | date =August 31 ,2006 | title = Three Questions for: Jonathan Messinger, Featherproof Books | work = Gapers Block | url = http://gapersblock.com/airbags/archives/jonathan_messinger_featherproof_books/ | accessdate = 2008-06-03 ]Featherproof books started in March, 2005 using funds raised from the sale of Zach Dodson’s car.cite journal | last = Ostdick | first = Nick | year = 2008 | date =
January 13 ,2008 | title = A Review of Messinger's Hiding Out (2007) | journal = decomP | issue = February 2008 | url = http://decompmagazine.com/areviewofmessingershidingout.htm | accessdate = 2008-06-03 ] Featherproof's first title was "The Enchanters vs. Sprawlburg Springs" byBrian Costello ,cite news | last = Breyne | first = Tiffany | date = 2006 | title = Featherproof offers light and 'enchanting' reads | work =Columbia Chronicle | url = http://www.columbiachronicle.com/paper/arts.php?id=1742 | accessdate = 2008-06-03 ] released in December, 2005, with the second, "Sons of the Rapture" by Todd Dills having been released in 2006.cite news | last = Rooney | first = Megan R. | date =January 23 ,2006 | title = Entrepreneurs take a fresh approach to books | work =The Daily Nebraskan | url = http://media.www.dailynebraskan.com/media/storage/paper857/news/2006/01/23/Arts/Entrepreneurs.Take.A.Fresh.Approach.To.Books-1748870.shtml | accessdate = 2008-06-03 ]Books
Publications have included:
* "The Enchanters vs. Sprawlburg Springs" by
Brian Costello
* "Sons of the Rapture" by Todd Dills
* "Degrees of Separation" edited by Samia Saleem
* "Hiding Out" byJonathan Messinger
* "This Will Go Down on Your Permanent Record" by Susannah Felts
* "boring boring boring boring boring boring boring" by Zach PlagueMini-Books
Mini-books are a series of self-contained short stories and novelas published periodically. These stories are available online, to be downloaded and printed on ordinary paper by the reader and folded into pocket-sized books. The small size makes them suitable for commuters, and the editors aimed to combine both the "free and easy distribution" provided by the
internet with their "love of paper" and the physicality of books.cite web | last = Pearson | first = Laura | date =February 25 ,2008 | title = Preserving Our Independents: Featherproof Books | work = Is Greater Than | url = http://isgreaterthan.net/2008/02/25/preserving-our-independents/ | accessdate = 2008-06-03 ]The free mini-books are authored by writers from Chicago and across the United States, allowing the publisher to work with authors outside of the books. Featured stories have "navigated such diverse topics as failed love, competitive familial golf games and vampires in graveyards".cite web | last = Bond | first = Veronica | date =
November 8 ,2006 | title = Feature: Featherproof Books Light Reading Series | work = Gapers Block | url = http://www.gapersblock.com/bookclub/2006/11/08/feature_featherproof_books_lig | accessdate = 2008-06-03 ]Contributors
Brian Costello , Todd Dills, Samia Saleem,Jonathan Messinger , Patrick Somerville, Anne Elizabeth Moore, Kevin Sampsell, Fred Sasaki, Scott Stealey, Kyle Beachy, Jeb Gleason-Allured, Kerri Mullen, Elizabeth Crane, Ryan Markel, Pete Coco, Andrea Johnson, Ambrose Austin, Kate Axelrod, Tobias Carroll, Mary Cross, Paul Fatturoso, Abby Glogower, Laura Bramon Good, Amelia Gray, Mary Hamilton, Rana Kelly, Heidi Laus, Susan Petrone, Jay Ponteri, Fred Sasaki, Timothy Schaffert, Zach StageExternal links
* [http://featherproof.com Featherproof Books]
* [http://myspace.com/featherproof Featherproof on Myspace]References
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