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Next Saturday at Firestorm Books we'll be discussing the Eurochristian origins of mass criminalization and racial capitalism. Join us in-person at 3pm with Andrew Krinks, author of the recently published book "White Property, Black Trespass." In dialog with local organizers Hill Brown and Rev. Allyn Maxfield-Steele, Andrew will share their work on the historical continuity and religiosity of whiteness and property, concluding with a vision for a faith-based abolition of prisons and policing.

You can find more information on the event and copies of "White Property, Black Trespass: Racial Capitalism and the Religious Function of Mass Criminalization" on our website at https://firestorm.coop/events/3344-the-religion-of-criminalization-the-religion-of-abolition.html.

#Abolitionism #ChristianAbolitionists #SocialJustice #LiberationTheology #FreeThemAll #ChristianAnarchism #FeministBookstore #FirestormCoop (- L)

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On Thursday, April 3rd we'll be hosting Boff Whalley, a founding member of the anarcho-punk / folk band Chumbawamba, on tour with his new book "BUT: Life Isn't Like That, Is It?" It's a book about stories, and a book of stories, in which Boff explores how the tales we encounter in films, novels, and plays aren't the same as the ones we experience in the real world, and how disruptions stop our lives from following simple narratives.

For folks who aren't able to join us in-person, this event will also be livestreamed at https://www.youtube.com/c/FirestormCoop (no registration necessary).

Find more about this event, and copies of "BUT: Life Isn't Like That, Is It?" check out the event page at https://firestorm.coop/events/3345-boff-whalley-of-chumbawamba-on-book-tour.html

#Storytelling #Chumbawamba #AnarchoPunk #BoffWhalley #FirestormCoop (- L)

On the last day of March we're hosting a conversation with two authors we adore: Dean Spade and Kai Cheng Thom! Join online to discuss how we can be the change we want to see—both out in the world, and in our closest connections. Dean's new book "Love in a F*cked-Up World: How to Build Relationships, Hook Up, and Raise Hell Together" is a resounding call to action and a practical manifesto for how to combat cultural scripts and take our relationships into our own hands.

This event is also a fundraiser for families in Gaza and attendees are asked to make a donation in lieu of ticket cost. Live ASL interpretation will be provided.

Register for this virtual event and find your copy of "Love in a F*cked-Up World" at https://firestorm.coop/events/3339-hooking-up-raising-hell-a-conversation-with-dean-spade-and-kai-cheng-thom.html. Can't make the live event? Sign up anyway, pitch in on the fundraiser if you can, and we'll send you a recording of the event to stream at your convenience!

#ThePersonalIsPolitical #FreePalestine #FeministBookstore #QueerSouth #Abolitionism #DeanSpade #KaiChengThom #FirestormCoop (- L)

On Sunday, March 23rd our co-op will be hosting author Sophie Lewis, whose razor sharp thinking—ever provocative and visionary—has made them one of our favorite feminist writers. Speaking on "enemy feminisms" (the topic of their most recent book), @reproutopia catalogs our movement's bad kin while making the case for the bold, liberatory politics we need to overcome fascism, nationalism, femmephobia, and cisness.

You can find more event information, and copies of "Enemy Feminisms: Terfs, Policewomen, and Girlbosses Against Liberation," at https://firestorm.coop/events/3310-feminists-against-liberation-a-conversation-with-sophie-lewis.html.

"This book is mandatory reading for anyone interested in a rough and compelling vision of the feminist past, present, and future. Honest, brutal, historically comprehensive, and brilliant."
—Judith Butler

#FeministHistory #FeministMovement #Transfeminism #Anarchafeminism #FeministBookstore #EnemyFeminism #FirestormCoop (- L)

Next Saturday, March 22nd, Firestorm will be hosting Rattling the Cages co-creator Eric King in conversation with two veterans of the George Jackson Brigade—Janine Bertram and Mark Cook. Together they'll reflect on their experiences as political prisoners and the legacy of one of the most prolific US revolutionary groups in the 1970s, which synthesized movements for women's liberation, queer liberation, and Black power.

Register for this free event and find copies of "Ratting the Cages: Oral Histories of North American Political Prisoners" at https://firestorm.coop/events/3337-rattling-the-cages-looking-back-at-the-george-jackson-brigade.html. Not sure you can make it? Register anyway and we'll send you a recording of the conversation to stream at your convenience.

#Abolition #PrisonAbolition #MassIncarceration #PrisonIndustrialComplex #QueerHistory #FeministBookstore #PoliticalPrisoners #GeorgeJacksonBrigade #FirestormCoop (- L)

This Sunday, March 9th, our co-op has the honor of welcoming historian Kenyon Zimmer for a virtual event on the neglected history of Jewish anarchism in the United States. Last year during the anarchist bookfair, Kenyon presented in-person on the work of Joseph Cohen, who in 1945 published "The Jewish Anarchist Movement in America," an essential Yiddish-language study. Now he returns to continue the conversation with writers Shane Burley ("Safety Through Solidarity: A Radical Guide to Fighting Antisemitism") and Anna Elena Torres ("With Freedom in Our Ears: Histories of Jewish Anarchism").

Register for this free online event and find a copy of Kenyon's editted and annotated edition of "The Jewish Anarchist Movement in America" at https://firestorm.coop/events/3338-rediscovering-a-history-of-jewish-anarchism.html. Can't make the event but still want to listen in? Sign up and we'll send you the recording to stream at your convenience!

#JewishAnarchism #JewishHistory #AnarchistHistory #Anarchism #AmericanHistory #YiddishLanguage #FeministBookstore #FirestormCoop (- L)

We're just two days away from the next event in the Rattling the Cages series! Join former political prisoner Eric King who will be speaking with family members of political prisoners about how the repression and violence of incarceration impacts more than just those imprisoned. Sharon Shoatz (daughter of former political prisoner Russell “Maroon” Shoatz), susie day (partner of former political prisoner Laura Whitehorn), and Rochelle Bricker (Eric's partner) speak to the familial harm of prison repression and the unswerving love and solidarity that keeps hope alive.

Register for this free event and find copies of "Ratting the Cages: Oral Histories of North American Political Prisoners" at https://firestorm.coop/events/3312-rattling-the-cages-abolition-is-a-family-affair.html. Not sure you can make it? Register anyway and we'll send you a recording of the conversation to stream at your convenience.

#Abolition #PrisonAbolition #MassIncarceration #PrisonIndustrialComplex #FeministBookstore #PoliticalPrisoners #FirestormCoop (- L)

In the early-20th century, strikes and union battles were common in industrial centers throughout the US. But nothing compared to the class warfare of the West Virginia Mine Wars.

To celebrate the release of "Black Coal and Red Bandanas," an illustrated history from PM Press, we're exciting to host a virtual evening with author Raymond Tyler and illustrator Summer McClinton. They'll be joined by Shaun Slifer and Kenzie New-Walker of the West Virginia Mine Wars Museum!

Register for this free online event and find a copy of "Black Coal and Red Bandanas" at https://firestorm.coop/events/3342-the-west-virginia-mine-wars.html. Can't make the event but still want to listen in? Sign up and we'll send you the recording to stream at your convenience!

#WorkingClassHistory #ClassWar #CoalMiner #WestVirginia #MineWars #FeministBookstore #FirestormCoop (- L)

Mark you calendars because when we get back from winter break we're hosting original horror from the margins!

On Sunday, February 16th at 7pm ET, contributors to "Death In The Mouth Vol 2," a new horror anthology showcasing BIPOC and other ethnically marginalized writers and artists, will be discussing their work and the genre. "Death in the Mouth" features 20 stand-alone prose stories spanning from the mythic past to the far future, crossing between real and fictive worlds, and exploring unique and unsettling manifestations of horror.

Learn more and grab a copy of DITM2 at https://firestorm.coop/events/3279-original-horror-from-the-margins.html. Not able to make the date? Register anyway and we'll send you a recording of the conversation to enjoy on your own schedule.

#HorrorAnthology #HorrorStories #HorrorBooks #IndigenousHorror #DeathInTheMouth #FeministBookstore #FirestormCoop (- L)

Next Sunday at 7pm ET, we'll be hosting a virtual conversation with queer sex blogger Mx. Nillin Lore!

Nillin, who recently authored "How Do I Sexy?: A Guide for Trans and Nonbinary Queers," will be joined by writer and activist @Kittystryker. Together they'll discuss Nillin's new book about finding your sexual self as a trans or nonbinary queer in a landscape rife with misogynistic, transphobic, and homophobic ideals and expectations.

Learn more and find copies of books by both Nillin and Kitty at https://firestorm.coop/events/3295-trans-nonbinary-sexy-a-conversation-with-mx-nillin-lore.html. Not able to make the date? Register anyway and we'll send you a recording of the conversation to stream at your convenience.

#SexEd #QueerBooks #Nonbinary #ConsentCulture #FemenistBookstore #FirestormCoop (- L)

Our bookstore is no stranger to unwanted government attention; we’ve been threatened by city officials, visited by the FBI, and surveilled by police. Historically, the investigation and prosecution of activists has aimed to disrupt our movements for change, sow fear and isolation among participants, break intergenerational bonds, and criminalize struggles for freedom. But we can overcome these attacks through principled action and uncompromising solidarity.

Firestorm has made the following commitments:
• We will minimize non-required collection and storage of information about customers, authors, event participants, and others who engage with our co-op.
• We will resist, and publicly disclose, any attempt to obtain such information when it exists.
• We will decline to answer questions from police and government agents.
• We will fight any court or government subpoena, process, or demand for records, testimony, or evidence.
• We will support those in our community who face state repression, regardless of “guilt” or “innocence.”
• We will retain legal counsel to defend our freedom to not cooperate with the State.

We know that these actions cannot guarantee safety for our members or community, but to cooperate in the face of our own repression, or the repression of others, would be a profoundly unsafe betrayal. Noncooperation is both the ethical and strategic position for those who want to build a new world, but must contend with the old one.

Find our entire statement, including linked references, at https://firestorm.coop/noncooperation.html.

#FreedomToRead #StateRepression #CoopsNotCops #Anarchism #FeministBookstore #FirestormCoop

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Next weekend Firestorm is delighted to be hosting former political prisoner Henri Feola for a short reading and discussion of their recently published zine, "The Veil Between Worlds is Plexiglass."

Henri's work focuses on his experience as an incarcerated forest defender, intertwining the personal and the political. This conversation will explore abolition, jail support and solidarity, and the role of art and personal narrative in revolution.

Learn more and find copies of "The Veil Between Worlds is Plexiglass" at https://firestorm.coop/events/3316-the-veil-between-worlds-is-plexiglass.html.

#DefendTheForest #Zinestagram #Abolitionism #FreeThemAll #PoliticalPrisoners #FeministBookstore #FirestormCoop (- L)

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County sheriffs will be key to Donald Trump's promise of "mass deportations." Alongside community activists from CIMA, Jessica Pishko, author of The Highest Law in the Land, explains the roles of these elected officials, how they work with white supremacist and anti-immigrant groups, and how communities can resist.

This event will be livestreamed on our YouTube channel (no registration required). Simultaneous interpretation will be provided for in-person participants.

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Alguaciles y policías de el condado van a ser la clave para la promesa de “deportaciones masivas” que hizo Donald Trump. Junto a activistas comunitarios de CIMA, Jessica Pishko, autora The Highest Law in the Land (“La ley más alta del país”) explicará las funciones de estos funcionarios electos, como trabajan con grupos de supremacistas blancos y antiinmigrantes, y como pueden resistir las comunidades.

Este evento sera transmitido en vivo en nuestro canal de YouTube (no es necesario registrarse). Se proporcionará interpretación simultánea para los participantes en persona.

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#ImmigrantRights #ImmigrantsWelcome #NoBorders #StopHB10 #ChingaLaMigra #FeministBookstore #FirestormCoop
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Last chance to get cozy at the bookstore this weekend before we close for a mini winter break next week!

Asheville is experiencing a cold front AKA ideal book browsing weather. Hang out, have a cup of tea, and disappear into the pages of your first 2025 read. We're open today and tomorrow from 3-7pm. We'll be closed January 6 - 9 to do our own hibernating. Never fear, we will be back with extended hours next weekend!

#QueerBookstore #CoopsNotCops #FeministBookstore #FirestormCoop (-Esmé)

I tore through this book the way the house tears into the Maxwell family: ferociously. If you've read a book by Rivers Solomon you know how their pose has a way of getting its teeth in you, and "Model Home" is no different. Join us on January 25th to peel back the wallpaper and dissect memory, inherited trauma, and the mother archetype in horror.

Use promo code YIKES to save 10% when you purchase your copy at https://firestorm.coop/products/22042-model-home.html.

#BookClub #QueerHorror #QueerBookstore #FeministBookstore #FirestormCoop (-Esmé)

In 2024 our co-op collaborated on nine incredible events with Eric King and Josh Davidson, co-editors of "Rattling the Cages: Oral Histories of North American Political Prisoners!" Next Saturday, Eric and Josh will be joined by Rattling the Cages co-creator Sara Falconer to share how they started this oral history project, the importance of inside-outside collaboration, and how replicating these oral histories is something you can do, too. Sarah and Josh will additionally talk about a quarter century of creating the Certain Days calendar, building relationships with political prisoners, and why our support matters!

Learn more about this event and sign up for free at https://firestorm.coop/events/3304-rattling-the-cages-how-we-did-it-and-how-you-can-too.html. Not sure you can make it? Register anyway and we'll send you a recording of the conversation to stream at your convenience.

#Abolition #PrisonAbolition #MassIncarceration #PrisonIndustrialComplex #FeministBookstore #PoliticalPrisoners #FirestormCoop (- L)

"I wouldn't have made it this far without books. In prison, reading is not so much a means of escape as a survival mechanism. Books become tools of diverse purpose within the penitentiary; not only do they combat loneliness, but they are also barriers against isolation. Books will build you up more effectively than any time spent in the yard's weight pit, and the information they impart will protect you far better than a sharpened shiv."
—Lee Doane, as quoted by Victoria Law in "Books Through Bars: Stories From the Prison Books Movement"

Here's a recent photo we snapped of abolitionist titles being modified before being mailed to an individual incarcerated in the Southeast. Because the facility doesn't allow hardbacks, we were asked to strip the covers, which we did as carefully as we could to avoid damaging the integrity of the book spine.

Prisons take a hostile view of even the smallest forms of care and solidarity expressed for those under their control. They outright ban tens of thousands of titles, only allow books from approved retailers (or *only* Amazon), regularly delay delivery by weeks, and, increasingly, want to restrict physical books entirely, forcing prisoners to access e-books. Banning physical books is a way to further squeeze profits out of prisoners while undermining both solidarity from outside and mutual aid within facilities.

Want to make a difference and learn how people are fighting back against prison book bans? You can join Asheville Prison Books today at 1pm for a packaging party at our co-op!

#Abolitionism #FreeThemAll #BookBan #FireToThePrisons #PrisonBookBan #FeministBookstore #FirestormCoop (- L)

Tomorrow evening, we're hosting an important conversation in the Rattling the Cages series, with a focus on politicized prisoners! Series creators Eric King and Josh Davidson talk with Hector “Bori” Rodriguez and Farhan Ahmed, both of whom spent decades imprisoned in New York where they became politicized as they fought for their freedom.

Learn more about this event and sign up for free at https://firestorm.coop/events/3292-rattling-the-cages-becoming-politicized-in-prison.html. Not sure you can make it? Register anyway and we'll send you a recording of the conversation to stream at your convenience.

#Abolition #PrisonAbolition #MassIncarceration #PrisonIndustrialComplex #FeministBookstore #PoliticizedPrisoners #PoliticalPrisoners #FirestormCoop (- L)