By Brian Gillikin | Program Manager
Dear friends,
Before getting down to business, I'd like to thank those who gave to Radarami during the Holidays. We raised over $1600 and look forward to spending it in our continued quest to spread the global conversation throughout Georgia. I hope all our seasonal donors are enjoying their "Thank You" gifts.
And now to business...
In mid-December, as promised and anticipated, we printed 2000 copies of Timothy Snyder’s Bloodlands: Europe Between Hitler and Stalin. A simply massive effort of time, resources, and support by you, our dear donors, and the Heinrich Böll Stiftung. We kicked off spreading the word (and the book) in late December with a Bloodlands Book Launch at the Literature Museum in Tbilisi. A short, well-attended presentation was followed by distributing 150 books and the beginnings of what has turned into a very active and ongoing discussion.
In January, Bloodlands was distributed to over 100 locations around Georgia, including Abkhazia. The bookstores we partner with quickly sold out, which pushed Bloodlands to the No. 1 bestseller for the Laterna Bookstore Chain.
In February, we traveled to Gori, the birthplace of Stalin, to give a presentation at the Stalin Museum, which turned out to be one of the most lively discussion events we're ever had. Because of the book and the locale, we received a very large amount of media coverage, which continued to spread the word about Radarami and increase demand for Bloodlands.
In March, we're heading out to the regions -- Batumi, Ozurgeti, and Kutaisi -- to get books and stoke the discussion about Stalin and the world at large. Given the high demand and level of conversation for Bloodlands since its publication, we're excited to get it into the hands of some of our most active readers and hear what they're talking about.
No. 15 in the Read & Connect Series: Gone Tomorrow: The Hidden Life of Garbage by Heather Rogers will be published in late March/the beginning of April. This book looks deeply into the global waste industry, capitalism, and garbage and we're grateful for funding through the US Embassy’s Book Translation Project and by your donations for this topically relevant book.
Radarami will continue to spread the global conversation in Georgia one book and one reader at a time as we move forward 2015. It's hard to believe that we're about to publish No. 15 in the Read & Connect Series. Stay tuned for more exciting developments at Radarami. If you have any other questions or comments, please email brian@radarami.org.
Thank you again for your generous support.
Best wishes,
The Radarami Team
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