The Pound Project runs campaign for first sequel

Independent publisher The Pound Project is running a campaign for its first sequel with illustrator Ruby Elliot’s Silly Us. 

The publisher said it was inspired to release a sequel after the success of the first book Silly Me, which sold more than 4,000 copies. Silly Us is described as “a new collection of drawings and words about people and their goings on together” which takes a look at relationships and answers questions about why we all need each other so much. 

The Pound Project is a former winner of The Bookseller’s Futurebook Startup of the Year award. It releases just one short story or essay at a time. It is usually £1 to hear or read a book online, or £5 to buy the book in print. Its products are only available during each campaign and the company only prints what it sells. The Silly Us campaign runs until 28th June. 

Ruby Elliot said: “It’s always special being able to share drawings with people in book form. I had so much fun making Silly Me I thought it would be great to draw a sequel from an equally wobbly but different angle. 

"This is about relationships in all senses of the word, and how silly it is that we all ended up here at the same time. The book is a brief look at some of the joys and horribles of being around the people we know best and those we barely know at all.”