by Clyde Hall. With humanity’s future at stake, can an angry bear, a cookbook, the cautionary tales of dystopian novels and comic books, plus Cory Doctorow, come together to preserve a brighter tomorrow?
Better than a pitch for the latest comic series or Big Event, this is the goal of latest Humble Bundle charity: Get the Vote Out 100%! Curated titles “in support of a more perfect union,” the Bundle combines a fun and informative focus on civics, volunteerism, and positive resistance through exercising our right to vote. With midterm US elections approaching, how better to erode ballot-casting apathy in readers who have the power to improve our world—if only they will use it?
This collection of e-books also features the exclusive debut of the anthology RESIST!: Tales from a Future Worth Fighting Against which includes some of today’s most celebrated science fiction authors. Drop some names, you say? Okay! How about:
Charles Yu
Charlie Jane Anders
Hugh Howey
John Scalzi
Sarah Kuhn
Laura Hudson
Leigh Alexander
Daniel H. Wilson
Saladin Ahmed
C. Robert Cargill
Chet Williamson
Beth Revis
David Wellington
Kieron Gillen
Desirina Boskovich
Jason Arnopp
Kevin Hearne
Jake Kerr
Madeleine Roux
Fran Wilde
Delilah S. Dawson
Elizabeth Bear
Editor Gary Whitta (writer of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story) says his part of the project uses the creative lens of sci-fi to impact the real world. “I created RESIST! as an opportunity for today’s best science-fiction authors to speak to the current socio-political moment through a sci-fi lens. Though the 27 stories in the anthology are set in the future, or on other worlds entirely, the themes explored are rooted entirely in the here and now.”
Danielle Silber, Director of Strategic Partnerships for the ACLU said of the contributing artists and writers, “Through their art they are advancing democracy and helping us to make dystopia a fiction. We appreciate their and Humble Bundle’s efforts to bolster voter education to ensure everyone votes like their rights depend on it.”
For this Bundle, DC Comics, IDW, Image Comics, Lonely Planet, Microcosm Publishing, No Starch Press, Quirk, Oni Press, Skyhorse, and Tachyon join forces to realize a unique project, with 100% of all proceeds going to the ACLU. The Humble Charity Book Bundle: Get the Vote Out 100% runs only for a limited time: October 22 through November 5, ending at 11 a.m. Pacific time. You can check out their promotion here.
For just $1 (or more), customer can receive:
* Make A Difference: The Ultimate Volunteer Handbook
* The Lessons of Ubuntu: How an African Philosophy Can Inspire Racial Healing in America
* American Presidents
* The Little Black Book of Political Wisdom
* The Millennial’s Guide to Changing the World
* The U.S. Constitution and Related Documents
* Full Bleed Vol 2 (Exclusive Excerpt)
* Prez
A contribution of $8 or more will also get:
* Maker’s Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse
* Sh*t Politicians Say
* Bicycle/Race: Transportation, Culture, & Resistance
* Feed the Resistance: Recipes + Ideas for Getting Involved
* The U.S. Constitution and Related Documents
* Firebrands: Portraits from the Americas
* Girls Resist!
* Teenage Rebels: Stories of Successful High School Activists From the Little Rock 9 to the Class of Tomorrow
* Bitch Planet
Customers paying $15 or more will receive:
* In Real Life by Cory Doctorow and Jen Wang
* We Stand on Guard by Brian K. Vaughan and Steve Skroce
* Letter 44
* A Quick & Easy Guide to They/Them Pronouns
* The Little Book of Restorative Justice
* Stable Strategies and Others
* Pirate Utopia
* What You Should Know About Politics . . . But Don’t
* Paddle Against the Flow
* Stuff Every American Should Know
* Volunteer: A Traveler’s Guide to Making A Difference Around the World
Those who provide $18 or more will receive:
* The Humble exclusive debut of RESIST!: Tales from a Future Worth Fighting Against, edited by Gary Whitta, Christie Yant, and Hugh Howey.
The total MSRP for the entire collection of RESIST! and all 30 books is $365.
