Dear readers

We hope you’re safe and well, and that you have enough stimulating reading material to keep you going through these difficult times.

We’re writing to update you on progress towards publishing the FUTURES essays. We originally planned to launch them earlier this year at KITE, Tortoise’s first ever festival of music and ideas. You won’t be surprised to learn that Covid-19…

A small ray of light in these difficult times.

FUTURES is 100% funded, the manuscripts are coming in, and people can now pledge for the the digital edition, at a bargain £15 for all five essays. Please share the link with anyone you know who might be interested.  https://unbound.com/books/futures

As a thank you… and to entice you to encourage a friend (or three) to buy, here’s a selection of…

This week, Professor Max Saunders reveals the history behind the FUTURES essays.

To-Day and To-Morrow – tech, sex & swearing in the 1920s

Almost a century ago a young geneticist, J. B. S. Haldane, made a series of startling predictions in an essay called Daedalus; or, Science and the Future. Genetic modification. Wind power. The gestation of children in artificial wombs – “ectogenesis…

Happy New Year – and huge thanks, as ever, for your support.

This week’s update focuses on Vinay Gupta, the author of The Future of Stuff.

Vinay helped to design Dubai’s National Blockchain Strategy, was the release coordinator for the Ethereum blockchain, and is now CEO of Mattereum, the company organizing the world's property and making it universally accessible and useful.

He has contributed…

I hope you're enjoying a peaceful/lively/relaxing (delete as applicable) festive break.

As I write, FUTURES is heading for the 40% mark. Huge thanks for your pledges and for sharing the link with your friends, family and broader network. We’re getting there, but still need your help!

Every pledge, every share on social media gets us closer to our target. So please keep posting, tweeting and…

Hi everyone

Firstly, a huge thank you to all of you for supporting FUTURES so far. We've now reached 1/3rd of our target but we really need you to keep spreading the word with colleagues, friends, family – anyone looking for last minute Christmas presents – to make this project happen.

*New pledge alert*

This week, we have a new limited edition pledge from Bidisha – broadcaster, filmmaker…

Welcome to our second FUTURES update.

Thanks to all of you, we've now reached 30% of our target and have sold out of our Editor's Annotated Editions pledges. We're making good progress but we're going to need your help to make FUTURES happen so please keep sharing with friends. 

*New pledge alert*

This week, we have two new pledges from Grace Campbell - comedian, activist and author-to-be…

Welcome to the first FUTURES update from me, Lisa Gee, FUTURES programme director. We’ll be updating you weekly, usually on a Friday. Although, as other days are available, we may surprise you by casually posting something on one of them.

Huge thanks to all those of you who’ve already pledged. We're already coming up to 20% of our target, but we really need you to spread the word to make FUTURES…