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Care for Colorado
From the "Together with the Colorado Tourism Office" we have a PSA with an critters, a misbehaving hiker and an cute song. This animated short was a part of the Leave No Trace [1] campaign for their state and national parks. Rather cute. "These seven principles will help you get Colo-Ready. Respect the place, leave no trace — it sure would help a lot!" [1] https://www.colorado.com/articles/leave-no-trace-care-colorado
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The Furry Music Anthology releases “A Song Of Your Sona.”
Here’s a new initiative to bring together the musicians of the furry fandom, and give them a collective platform to share their music and be recognized.
The Furry Music Anthology plans to release “Anthrologies”: a series of themed albums, filled with tracks by various musicians. They recently released the very first album of that series, “A Song of Your Sona“. It’s free!
Get it here: https://furrymusicanthology.bandcamp.com/album/a-song-of-your-sona
- Bob Drake – On Fursonas 2:17
- Mark Nichols – Bramble 3:03
- What Eyleth Thee? – The Wolfing 2:38
- The messangers – Forgive and Forget 3:30
- Ruky – Fire Escape 4:44
- Nichibotsu – Galactic Shakes 4:53
- Jaiko – Dragon Incoming 3:10
- Phozon – Look For It 4:05
- Aniwix – Energyzed 4:52
- Ikodo – Scavenging for Parts – Ryou’s Theme 4:43
- Jayden Raske Productions feat. Birds of Paradise and Ruky – Tale of the Two Thunder Wolves 7:14
- Draks – The Approach of Autumn 6:23
- Leon Gremonceaux – Leon’s Overture 8:10
Musicians within the furry fandom are just as varied as the visual artists — but rarely attract the same audiences. There are many furry websites that gather and unite artists to share their works, but such unity hasn’t been shared among the musicians. Now, rather than sit on the sidelines, they’re taking things into their own paws and making a banner to gather under, to share a fair stage with those who have struggled for a spotlight.
The “Anthrologies” will be a series of themed albums. The first one has thirteen musicians each providing a song that ties to their characters, the species, or even the concept of fursonas as a whole. Future plans will provide ever-changing opportunities for musicians of all stripes to make a meaningful contribution and gain recognition. The project is currently expanding reach and preparing for Volume 2. What else is on the agenda? Creating a proper base of operations.
So far they’re grateful to the Furry Musicians group for launching the project. Find them on FurAffinity or Twitter.
For future submissions, they will put out a journal with a link to the entry form. After approval (they want a pretty fair stage for all the musicians) the organizers will give a green light and deadline to make a track. It’s non-profit but will help members to promote themselves.
The Furry Music Anthology currently consists of Camarón the Flamingo, Kiko Picasso, Bob Drake, and another organizer who prefers to remain anonymous.
– Camarón the Flamingo, Furry Music Anthology Founder
More about musicians in the fandom:
FURRY MUSIC WANTED: themed, mainstream, or fandom made. Please PM to add your link to the rotation. Send a Youtube video, add a tweet-length message or tags, and news links are welcome too. #furrymusic #furryfandom #furries
— Furry Jukebox (@FurryJukebox) May 22, 2019
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Shark Not-Weak
It’s always nice to see a Kickstarter campaign that works — especially when the result is something anthropomorphic. That’s what writers Bob Frantz and Kevin Cuffe and artist Walt Ostlie managed with Metalshark Bro, a new full-color comic series from Scout Comics. “What the Fin is a Metalshark Bro? Well, here’s the liner notes summary: a traditional shark stumbles upon Satan’s nephew and is forcibly given anthropomorphic qualities. With his newfound human physique and propensity for violence, he’s tasked with collecting the souls of those that have sworn allegiance to Satan. The only problem? He just wants to be a normal shark again! Naturally, he swears bloody vengeance and, uh, a whole lot of death ensues!” Be forewarned — and check it out over at Previews.
TigerTails Radio Season 12 Episode 04
Raccoons New Adventures teaser
It looks like we are about to get a Reboot of the 1980s series The Raccoons! This new show is being developed by the original creator Kevin Gillis [1] with Jetpack Distribution [2] and Run With Us Productions [3]and it's expected to start airing someplace around the holidays of this year on YouTube, CBC (It is a Canadian show after all) and Disney Channel. In every way this looks like the original show and given the original creator is doing this I expect the writing to be close to the original show. Note: You will have to click though to see this as ... reasons. [1] https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0319299/ [2] https://jetpackdistribution.tv/ [3] https://bigjumpent.com/projects/the-raccoons/
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Episode 28: "Drugs" (2019-10-07)
Manga from the UK
Thanks to Previews we learned about Mayamada Ltd, a UK-based publishing house that specializes in manga-style graphic novels — with decidedly anthropomorphic characters. Their lead title is Samurai Chef by Nigel Twumasi (writer) and Anna Liisa Jones (art). “Samurai Chef is an action comedy cooking show where the Chef judges dishes with his sword!” Other titles include Serious, Hot Lunch, and The 11th Hour. Visit their web site to find out more.
[Live] Nana Knots
We were off for two weeks and had to catch up so this one is quite a long boi. Massive roundup, plus lots of silly debates.
Link Roundup:- World’s First Unionized Mermaids
- California passes law to ban default passwords on consumer devices
- Little Red Riding Hood and the Wolf-in-the-Midde
- PocketCasts changes original subscription plan, allows grandfathering
- Soatok Medium piece on friendship in the furry fandom
- Furry butt rock band releases song in celebration of Area 51 weekend
- Kik Shutdown
- Fanta Cat Fursuit Tweet
- Australian Capital Territory legalizes personal cannabis use
- Labradoodle creator says it’s his ‘life’s regret’
- SALLY: Season 2 | Official Teaser
- Masked Singer dancers wear pup hoods
- Vulture: Is The Masked Singer Furry Crossover Culture? We Asked an Expert
- BESTARS Anime Trailer Dubs & Previews
- CDC warning: Deer with tuberculosis can pass it on to people
- TikTok’s local moderation guidelines ban pro-LGBT content
- Bojack Horseman Returns for Season 6 Finale
- RED WOLVES – One of the world’s rarest wolves
- Arctic Dogs Trailers
- Hataage! Kemono Michi Rise Up clip
- Boof video: SEX IN THE FANDOM?! MURRSUITS, LATEX AND PETPLAY?
- The Long Return on Steam
- Why Is Everyone So Horny All the Time? – The Trevor Moore Show
- Sketchy mascot company website is back
- CJ Husky shares drifting video on MethLab twitter
- Sims 4 Furry Mod 4 – Initial Release
- DingoTech on Twitter hacking iPhones
- Voxian successfully makes their taur fursona in VR
- Speaking of Red Riding Hood, this site made a narrated Porn Story
- Artificial Insemination Bull Facility Burns
- AI Turns Racist Again
- Digital Billboard Hacked to Display Porn
- Unexplained Mutilated Cattle Keep Finding in Oregon
- Farm Grown Furniture
The Little Ones That Are
How in the world did we miss this one? Lion Forge has a new full-color graphic novel, the first volume of The Underfoot entitled The Mighty Deep. “It has been untold years since the Giants-That-Were disappeared, leaving behind the animals forever changed by their strange science. Now, granted the gifts of intelligence and self-awareness, the valiant Hamster Aquatic Mercenaries struggle to keep their horde alive in the dangerous new world. In The Underfoot: The Mighty Deep, H.A.M. has been hired to save their badger allies from dangerous flooding, but first they’ll need new recruits. Only the best of the best can join the ranks of H.A.M., and the colony’s most ambitious young hamster pups compete for their chance at glory and prestige. Those who succeed, however, soon discover that life outside their burrow is not the grand adventure they imagined, but instead find a world of deadly threats and conflicting stories about their species’ origins.” The Mighty Deep was written by Ben Fisher and Emily S. Whitten and illustrated by Michelle Nguyen.
Cats In Therapy
Zefrank has a new short in the grand tradition of "Sad Cat Diary" and I really hope he does more of these. My cat could probably use some therapy sessions like this but I expect he would just complain about the food (Never enough) and my constant taking pictures of him for Instagram. ...also Zefrank is a national treasure, just saying.
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The Masked Singer: One of those mainstream crossovers with furry appeal?
Crossover with the mainstream can make great furry news, like when dogwhistles to fandom pop up in things like Disney blockbusters. That’s why I did an interview with Vulture, the culture and entertainment site. Here’s their articles about the Masked Singer. This one’s worthwhile for fursona design inspiration: The Masked Singer’s Costume Designer Breaks Down All 16 Egg-cellent New Looks.
We barked about performances from Season 1, and sniffed at the costumes for Season 2. Looking at the lineup made me want to know more about them as characters. If they have a backstory with each other… Whose Egg is that? Does the Eagle hang out in the Tree? And who pollinates that Flower?
Pup hoods – Safe enough for conservative Fox network to broadcast to 8 million viewers (according to their own numbers) during prime time – Should be safe enough to be seen on con floor at a furry convention. https://t.co/gPwhwQL2wI
— Furry News Network @ FWA (@furrynewsntwk) September 26, 2019
For my first impression of the show: I’d rather chase my tail than watch celebrities… Margaret Cho excepted. She speaks to outsiders and she was one of the best listeners I’ve ever talked to when she did an interview for furries. I’d go to see her perform anywhere, including being a singing poodle.
The Masked Singer’s gimmick is having a Secret Somebody who becomes an Obvious Somebody when you find out… and what’s the fun in that? I don’t want furries to take off their fursonas. I think it’s magic when you don’t know and could live in a cartoon with them, and they’re a Somebody Period.
Furries don’t “dress up”, they become what they feel like inside. It brings up a difference between Mascots, Fursuits, and just plain costumes. Mascots are made to be iconic and project to a big audience far away. Fursuits are an original fursona who you can hug or hang out with. To be fair, I think the Masked Singer integrates wardrobe on character to take the designs really far. But taking the heads off is a big deal and it’s supposed to be private to furries, so having an audience demand it is kind of counter-furry.
“Take it off! Take it off!” Don’t do that at a fur con or you might get tailwhipped.
My preference would be seeing a nobody become a Something, not just with a boring dream of being a TV star, but turning into something that doesn’t exist and being their OWN dream, not just what a designer made. The average person being a star is nothing new for reality TV, but it’s less common to change species. Imagine your plumber or UPS driver finding their inner sparkledog.
It’s also tamed down from what could be. Celebrities have to play safe and won’t have sexy awakenings with their new selves. Or they just won’t tell you how it feels when the audience goes “take it off”. Actually, it’s a really wholesome show. The Monster is a giant ball of fun but I can’t see him making furry crushes. Having crushes on cartoons is where so many furries come from.
It's national #BoyfriendsDay pic.twitter.com/0I6uxgXw8M
— Dogpatch Press (@DogpatchPress) October 3, 2019
That’s how it’s not so geared for someone who’s already into amazing transformations. It’s more for people who follow celebrities and want to know who could be underneath. That makes it lightweight. It almost makes me feel like I’d appreciate it more with drugs, but that might not be wholesome, so they really only need music and rainbows. Except that Pineapple is so high.
It makes sense as pop culture to use names to get people to watch, but I can see one place for more wild cards. They should get a furry in fursuit on the judges panel. Or get that ordinary retired lady who watches between taking the grand kids to the park. I’m sorry… those celebrity judges aren’t great, besides Ken Jeong. I laughed my tail off when he showed his abs to the Pineapple. That was ABsurd.
There are already a bunch of fursuiters who judge dance competitions and masquerade shows, like Kiyani (@Hojozilla) or Brenda Banks (she’s so sassy.)
I do have to give credit due for who gets the furry vibe. Who might you see at a furry con? Joey Fatone’s Rabbit. What a PRO. He was more than just a good voice or look, he was living down a rabbithole. He wasn’t just a regular soft rabbit, he was from the Mad Hatter Matrix dimension with that robot vibe.
As a gateway it’s definitely a step beyond mascots. The stories of the characters don’t go far enough for me though. They just tell clues. I want short movies about them living in their world, not just teasing about what they are outside it on a plastic set on a corporate show. That’s why this makes a little taste of furriness but it’s nothing like a full dose of DIY fandom. There’s only one place to get that — you can’t see it on TV, you can only dream it and make it with each other.
UPDATE: I was afraid they pre-empted our interview, but it published at the same time as this one by surprise!
The very premise of #TheMaskedSinger is particularly abrasive to a furry palate, according to a furry expert https://t.co/20H6CKkcuG
— Vulture (@vulture) October 4, 2019
had the truly most fun interview with @DogpatchPress press about my favorite good-bad tv show. omitted from the interview but my first crushes were on Simba and the Tramp, OBViously. https://t.co/QzkW0i7U1j
— rebecca vaulter (@ralter) October 4, 2019
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It Helps His Stage Fright…?
New for the younger readers out there: The Wolf In Underpants. “In this witty graphic novel, a community of forest animals trades scary rumors about a nearby wolf. Some critters have even gone into business selling wolf traps and anti-wolf fences. But when the wolf appears in a pair of striped underpants, everyone rethinks their fears. This is a heartwarming story about understanding differences, told with an oddball sense of humor.” Written by Wilfrid Lupano, with illustration by Mayana Itoiz and Paul Cauuet, look for it now from Lerner.
Truth Hurts (The Aristocats Version)
Bonus video for today! I expect when Disney gets to the live action reboot of the Arisocats the piano scene will likely go like this. All I can say to MikeLakeMedia [1] is bravo and it's impressive how well this works. My only gripe is I want more but I feel their pain when it comes to complicated video edits. [1] https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiU9QOs4_i2BQLs_aBWMZPA
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Cat Lady
Here's an animated short by Anastasiia Platoshyna of Titmouse [1]for their Annual 5-Second Animation Day. For this company holiday each animator gets the day off to make a short of anything they like as long as it's at least 5 seconds long. These shorts then get shown off for a film festival at the Egyptian Theater [2]each year. This particular short has a cat lady with a very large family. [1] https://titmouse.net/ [2] https://www.fandango.com/titmouse-5-second-animation-night-161793/movie-overview
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A Boy and his Dog and Dog and Dog
Another one of those stories where the furries are the back-up characters more than the leads — but they sound interesting none the less. Nico Bravo and the Hound of Hades is a full-color graphic novel written and illustrated by Mike Cavallaro. “Got a problem? At Vulcan’s Celestial Supply Shop, you can find the magical merchandise to set things right. The seasoned staff — a kid named Nico Bravo, a sphinx named Lula, and a unicorn named Buck — pride themselves on providing ‘legendary service and expertise in all areas of the arcane.’ But Nico’s world is about to be turned upside down, and it’s all thanks his latest customer: Eowulf, the pint-size descendant of the monster slayer Beowulf. Determined to carry on the family business, this would-be warrior plans to slay Cerberus, the terrifying, three-headed hound of Hades. There’s just one problem: Cerberus is the only thing preventing the hordes of the Underworld from entering the land of the living. Can Nico stop Eowulf from unleashing a zombie apocalypse?” Nico Bravo is available now from First Second. Check out the preview over at MacMillan.
At The Bar
From the design and animation studio Art & Graft [1] (Leafcutter [2]) we've got here a few bumpers that manage to dip a bit furry. I'm really shipping that bar goer and the shrimp, it's so adorable and weird. "A pub like any other dead-end establishment, with the most unlikely patrons. Two characters sit at the bar…" https://vimeo.com/296832611 [1] https://artandgraft.com/ [2] https://furry.today/2016/06/15/the-leafcutter/
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卿卿我我 論在獸圈中動作詞、文愛以及性行為及性侵害
我嘗聽聞有一個人替人以口就其樁物使其歡,雙方事前有過文愛,就在心滿意足的度過日後幾天後,不料被家長發現,一切東窗事發。當事人因為未成年,所以家長知道後也很生氣也對當事人作出了處罰,沒收了他的手機。如此事情的發生,對於圈內亂象可謂數見不鮮。獸圈被牽扯進性氾濫的問題實是亂象。
在獸圈的成員來自四面八方,雖然每個背景大不相同,但彼此間又存在著某種若游絲般的關聯性。他們加入獸圈是因為種種原因,例如:被介紹、自己本身喜歡獸、或是在偶然際遇下入圈的,想約炮或發生性行為並非大宗。既然與性有關的渴求並非是最初入圈理念,當然想必是後來自己心裡所想而現於表,抑或者是受到他人所惑,而不明就裡。
不知從何時開始,在獸圈中開始使用動作詞。這些諸如「抱、蹭、摸摸、搖尾」的詞彙,使用動作詞對於獸圈也可說是稀鬆平常、隨處可見,使用動作詞的人亦非小眾。如此多的人使用動作詞的原因,一方面是對於自己加入獸圈後有所謂「獸化」的表現,獸化之稱是因為對於自己有了虛構的型態,使用動作詞的人對型態中通常認同的特徵為:有如動物般長在頭頂的耳朵、身上覆蓋毛髮、有尾巴…等;另一方面是藉由動作詞來展現對於自己認同型態的表現,來達到自我認同以及交流的功能及目的。當兩個或以上的人使用動作詞且並無厭惡感受的情況下,動作詞的使用進行關照、互動等行為,使一般純文字聊天中有更進一步的意義傳達。根據調查,非言語的溝通佔人際溝通約60%至65%(1);非語言行為,又稱為肢體語言或非語言溝通—是一種在不包含在純言語中人們用來溝通的方式。根據先前學者的研究,非語言行為可被定義為「不以口說語言表述,而由個人行為、衣著、外觀造型、所發出的聲音或音調等所傳遞的過程或方法」。獸圈很不同的是,使用動作詞這種於語言行為與非語言行為之間模糊地帶來傳達訊息的頻率明顯高於與一般人溝通的對話中。動作詞這種存在於語言與非語言行為之間的訊息傳達方式很難一刀清晰的分辨,尚姑且給它一個名字吧,就叫它半非語言行為。一時之間也想不出甚麼好名字。半語言行為的使用者藉由半非語言行為來達成與另一位獸進行言語以外,甚至於到情緒的理解,彌補了純文字溝通的不足。
然而自從動作詞的出現後,簡單的動作詞不能完全表現出自己想要的互動,生物的本能驅使著人性就像夏娃受到魔鬼驅使會偷吃禁果一樣必然文愛也由此而生。文愛:利用動作詞在兩個或以上人中,且沒有厭惡的感覺情緒中,互動表現出性歡愉的行為。文愛,是一種會令人對於性卸下心防的行為,言詞中兩情相悅的互動雖無真實肢體的接觸,但已經咬下禁果了,對方未成年更甚至有犯法的可能。
不久前曾發生,時間是在某場大型獸活動前後其詳細資訊極繁,不及載。當時的活動是舉辦在北部,一位生活起居在南部的獸打算前一晚北上但愁著沒地方住時,一位北部獸出於熱心,與家人相告知並取得同意後,邀請南部獸入居所過一宿再去參加活動。在當天晚上,兩個獸同房而寢,被邀請的南部獸在月黑風高時安耐不住性子便對北部獸毛手毛腳,表示出想要以其口就其樁物使其歡等念頭,北部獸不允,雖然沒發生性行為,但仍被碰觸性器官以及言語騷擾,那天晚上不同與以往的平靜而是充滿騷擾及侵犯。
因為出於熱心想幫忙,卻忽略了防人之心不可無的道理,可謂敞開大門引狼入室的前序。雙方素未謀面,連一面之緣都沒有,不知從何而來的勇氣願意讓一個完全陌生的人進你家住一晚。一切肇因於某些獸沒有防人之心,草草相信了在螢幕後每天跟你聊天,但又完全不認識的陌生人。如果這樣輕易相信一個人,有不軌意圖的人想當然爾便容易利用此種心理,假裝跟你友好,等到伸出狼爪時被害人也插翅難飛。
性侵者通常是你認為你所認識,熟識的一個人,對一個陌生人卸下心防,不完全理解他的腦袋裡到底裝什麼東西的情況之下給他你的信任,此做為十分危險。在認識時就曾經說出有關於性的字眼、常常想約你文愛(縱使你很不喜歡)、跟你見面時毛手毛腳、想帶你往廁所或隱密的地方走以上種種常為是對你有不軌意圖的表徵,如果可以就近兩遠離它吧。在跟你聊天時,人最常掉入的陷阱—話術,每個人都想聽到甜蜜蜜的話,給你一種幸福感、愉悅的感覺,每天與你聊天;講話用詞撩人的講話方式最讓人難以自知、更何況從之自拔;利用金錢魅惑你,讓你買東西、請你吃飯,一切看似甜蜜的薄膜下充斥著如何把你的身體弄到手的策略。
現實世界與網路二進位制表現出來的世界大相逕庭,但已經對性卸下心防的人往往沒有察覺,心靈認知中已經破處的人顧慮不到現實以及網路的界線,思考不清的情況下往往落入圈套。本身沒有判別來者善惡以及氾濫的信任,成為了人下手的好獵物,如果你長得好看,那可要更加當心了。並非所有的獸都是腦子中充滿性,在螢幕後思索怎麼拐你出來好好來一發想找人宣洩的惡人,也並非所有的獸都是溫柔良善,會盯促你、教導你如何分辨好人或壞人的善者。在獸圈這個大鍋粥中,為亂者往往是其中的老鼠屎,老鼠屎往往壞了一整鍋粥,害群之馬使得其他同為獸圈的人無辜背負他們罪名,只因他們也是獸圈的一份子。
整個獸圈最初在我的認知中,是一群人因為喜歡獸而聚集在一起的大家族,我們供同擁有這一個嗜好。慢慢的,出現了繪師、作家、遊戲製作等創作者,作品的出現,之後也逐漸推陳出新,出現了比較露骨的作品,滿足人心底小小的需求。很多人在這裡找到了伴侶,同志佔獸圈的大多數成為獸圈不爭的事實,有心人士想借獸圈此特點把獸圈當成洩慾、情愛遊樂場。隨著時間推移,獸圈裡這種人越來越多(但仍佔少數),但作惡多端,危害了獸圈很多人,在圈內臭名昭彰,也敗壞了外界看我們獸圈的觀感。
我們可以發揮鄰里之間守望相助的精神,一同把意圖不軌的人抵禦在外,老獸帶新獸;知情者提醒不知情者,保護獸圈內每個人的安全。但大家工同堤防壞人,也未必能讓你知道每一個壞人,我們也未必知道每一個惡者。最重要的還是要懂得自己保護自己,來區別在你身邊的人的善惡。
(1):資料來自《FBI教你讀心術》P.27
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G’Death, Mate!
Something rather different — and even though it came out earlier this year, it’s timely for the season too! Rocko’s Modern Afterlife is a new 4-issue comic miniseries from Boom! Studios. “Something is turning the good people of O-Town into mindless zombies and Rocko wants nothing to do with it. He barricades himself and Spunky in their home and is determined to outlast the hoards outside. But desperate times calls for desperate measures when Rocko’s best friend Heffer becomes infected, Rocko will have to risk it all to save his friends and his city.” It’s written by Anthony Burch (Borderlands 2) and illustrated by Mattia Di Meo (Ben 10: For Science!), and it’s on the shelves now. Beware!
Trailer: Farmageddon
There is a new Aardman [1] Shaun The Sheep movie hitting theaters in the UK this month (October 18) with a release date of Dec 13th in the United States! Looks like we need to get ready for Aardmans's brand of clay British silliness but this time in SPACE! "Strange lights over the quiet town of Mossingham herald the arrival of a mystery visitor from far across the galaxy… When the intergalactic visitor – an impish and adorable alien called LU-LA – crash-lands near Mossy Bottom Farm, Shaun soon sees an opportunity for alien-powered fun and adventure and sets off on a mission to shepherd LU-LA home. Her magical alien powers, irrepressible mischief and galactic sized burps soon have the flock enchanted. Shaun takes his new extra-terrestrial friend on the road to Mossingham Forest to find her lost spaceship, unaware that a sinister alien-hunting agency is on their trail." [1] https://www.aardman.com/
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Furry Book Month 2019
Furry Book Month is here again, and the FWG is ready to get the word out. Watch this space, as well as our Twitter account and the hashtag #FurryBookMonth for limited-time pricing on furry literature from authors, publishers and retailers.
If you have any deals on furry literature you’d like us to promote this October, contact us here or on our Twitter account (@FurWritersGuild) so we can add it!