WE DID IT!!!

What a fabulous Father's Day this must be for Rob! What a triumphant end to a fabulous campaign!

Collectively, we donated over $11.5K to Team Gleason, and the Kickstarter rose above $10K just hours before the end! You guys purchased more than 200 copies of Rob's baby, Invention Is a Mother. (I can't resist a dad joke—especially not on Father's Day!!)

A huge thank you to everyone who made this success possible. We are so excited to get these books into your hands as soon as possible! We'll send you production updates as we have them, so stay tuned for the cover reveal and other exciting news!

Also shoutout to Amanda Palmer and everyone who jumped into action and supported the book when she mentioned it in her newsletter:

Amanda Palmer's newsletter mention of Invention Is a Mother

Big hugs to Amanda and everyone else here whose lives have been touched with sorrow because of ALS. I hope Invention will bring you hope, comfort, or at least a few belly laughs!

I don't think Rob exactly set out to be an inspiration, but I am definitely inspired, and I know when you read the book, you'll feel exactly the same. It has been one of the truly greatest honors of my life to work with him on this project.

This is a huge accomplishment. Writing a book is hard. Publishing one is an entirely different challenge, and doing a Kickstarter as an introvert?! Forget it. But he did it. And look what he was able to achieve!

Rob, here's to you! I'm proud to know you.

Alessandor, the editor who promises I'm not crying, you're crying.