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Our First Packaging Party!
Jan 29th, 2024

Our First Packaging Party!

How many banned books can a room of dedicated volunteers pack in an hour? Yesterday we found out!

Banned Books Back!
Dec 26th, 2023

Banned Books Back!

Our next big project will launch in January, reaching far beyond our local community: with your support, we're going to send thousands of books pulled from schools and classrooms in Duval County, Florida, back to the kids they were intended for!

Holiday Shipping Deadlines 2023
Nov 26th, 2023

Holiday Shipping Deadlines 2023

Friends, comrades, book lovers, if you're exchanging gifts this year, you need books! That's right, books made of paper, filled with amazing stories and subversive ideas. Skip the mall, skip the big box store, and definitely skip Am🤮zon.

Fundraiser for Palestinian Mutual Aid
Oct 14th, 2023

Fundraiser for Palestinian Mutual Aid

This Sunday and next (10/15 & 10/22), we'll be donating net proceeds from all sales, online and in-store, to the mutual aid relief efforts of The Hebron International Resource Network.

Yes, We Are Still Requiring Masks!
Sep 20th, 2023

Yes, We Are Still Requiring Masks!

While we still regularly field puzzled (and occasionally aggro) questions about why we're *still* requiring masks, we also hear from high-risk friends that Firestorm is one of the only places they feel safe visiting—and that means a lot to us!

Statement on Police Surveillance at Our Grand Opening
Aug 30th, 2023

Statement on Police Surveillance at Our Grand Opening

Members of our community should be able to enjoy their homes, attend school, walk down a public street, or browse books at an LGBTQ bookstore without being subject to arbitrary surveillance by the state.

Grand Opening Press Release
Aug 20th, 2023

Grand Opening Press Release

Firestorm Books is set to host a grand opening celebration at its new location in West Asheville on Sunday, August 27th. First announced in July of 2022, the move to 1022 Haywood Road begins an exciting new chapter for the worker co-operative.

Now Booking In-Person Events!
Aug 17th, 2023

Now Booking In-Person Events!

Firestorm is scheduling in-person events for the first time in three years! We've got three usable spaces, including public or private, indoor or outdoor options.

June 11th Political Prisoners Fundraiser
Jun 5th, 2023

June 11th Political Prisoners Fundraiser

For June 11th, the International Day of Solidarity with Long-Term Anarchist Prisoners, our co-op will be donating all net proceeds from in-store and online sales to support funds for nine incarcerated activists.

Queer + Trans Book Drive!
May 8th, 2023

Queer + Trans Book Drive!

Our co-op is teaming up with Tranzmission Prison Project to collect books for incarcerated queer and trans readers throughout the week of May 15th.

Fight Like Hell for the Living
Apr 11th, 2023

Fight Like Hell for the Living

Bookstores and social centers can’t stop gun violence but we can make our communities safer by being prepared. That includes planning and training; for spaces like ours it also includes access to the life-saving tools needed after violence occurs.

2022 Bestsellers & Collective Picks
Dec 1st, 2022

2022 Bestsellers & Collective Picks

Presented here is a list of a dozen new fiction and nonfiction titles that resonated with members of our collective, and the regulars who kept us busy through a third pandemic year!