Banned Books Limited Edition Project is Live on Kickstarter!
Be one of the first backers of the First Bite Press Kickstarter: Banned Books Written by Women, a limited edition book and illustrated card deck. Several tiers with unique add-ons are available. Join us in making this book a reality!
Early backers will receive a special letterpress-printed reward - limited to the first 20 backers only. Thank you for supporting First Bite Press and our handmade, limited edition books!
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/firstbitepress/banned-books-written-by-women-limited-edition-book-and-cards
Pre-launch of Kickstarter for Banned Books Written by Women
First Bite Press is launching its first Kickstarter this upcoming Friday morning at 8am to fund the production of the Banned Books Written by Women book.
This project showcases 52 fascinating women authors and has an important story to tell about censorship and challenges to women writing about love and desire across the world throughout many centuries.
There are several ways to support the Press in making this book happen that range from $20 - $600 and include receiving handmade items from the Press.
Check out the preview of the Kickstarter page and sign up for notification of Friday’s launch, if you are interested in joining us in producing this book!
Limited Edition Books at the San Francisco Rare Book Fair
First Bite Press was excited to have a booth alongside other Bay Area fine press printers and book artists at the Rare Book Fair in downtown San Francisco on the first weekend in February.
Happy Holidays & A Fine Press Gift
Thank you to everyone who supported the Press this past year by collecting our fine press work or by spending time in the studio helping with the binding and presswork. May your upcoming year be filled with fine press and good reading!
The annual holiday card is off the press and ready to be mailed out to supporters and subscribers.
Banned Romance Books Written by Women: Chapbook No. 4
Progress has been made on the companion project to the book, Victoria: A Bedside Table Tale. Chapbook No. 4 in our chapbook series will come with a deck of 52 cards featuring quotes and illustrations of the featured books. We wanted this chapbook to focus on romance books written by women that have been banned or censored.
End of Summer Press Update
Exciting book projects are ahead of First Bite Press this fall.
After a summer of research and design work, we are pleased to announce another new chapbook, a card deck of banned books, to the series that accompanies our limited edition fine press book.
We are also ready to tease the next limited edition book in the works. Romance! 19th Century Utopian Fiction! Interactive Fiction! Paper Mechanics! Oh My!
Private Press Patrons: Limited Subscriptions Open
Limited subscriptions to the Press are now available on a Patreon site where patrons of the Press can receive handmade presswork in the mail on a bi-monthly basis. Want to be a patron of our private press? Check out our Patreon and get an inside look at the work of the Press while supporting our ability to continue to produce handmade, limited edition, fine press books.
The Canon of Aphrodisia on Display at The Grolier Club in NYC
The Canon of Aphrodisia in Four Volumes is on display and open to the public in the Second Floor Gallery in a New Members Exhibit at The Grolier Club in NYC until July 27, 2024.
Chapbook Series #3 Leaves the Bindery
The third chapbook in the First Bite Press chapbook series has left the bindery in a limited edition of 100.
Printing Update for Victoria: A Bedside Table Tale
Printing for the wood engravings for Victoria: Bedside Table Tale by Tiffany Reisz should wrap up by the end of summer 2024. Then the pages are off to the limited edition binder!
First Bite Press Debuts at CODEX Book Fair 2024
First Bite Press had a booth at the 2024 CODEX Book Fair in Oakland in February.