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Don't Blame Me, I Voted for Anti-Capitalism
By now you've almost certainly heard all about the supply chain nightmare that is sure to ruin everyone's holiday shopping plans. Most of our fellow booksellers have been...
COVID Exposure Closure
Well, dang y’all. Despite a lot of caution, we just had our first COVID case at Firestorm. We will be closed through Thursday and have suspended in-person browsing at our store until the remainder of our staff has received a second negative lab test.
Banned Books Week
It's #BannedBookWeek and we should talk more about this nation's largest book ban. Right now 2.3 million people confined by the U.S. prison system are subject to sweeping...
Sustainers Program Revamp
Earlier this month we rolled out big changes to our Sustainers Program, with new tiers and perks via Patreon. This is a revamp that we've been planning for the last year,...
Policing Is Not the Solution
An abridged version of this statement appears in today's Mountain Xpress. It was signed by 55+ local business owners and nonprofit directors who reject recent calls by so called "Asheville Business Owners" to maintain or increase investment in policing.
We Back Spanish Books!
Last week members of our collective made our first book donation drop off at La Esperanza, a cooperatively-owned building purchased by the Emma community in 2019.
Help Us Send Books to Prisoners!
Our friends at Asheville Prison Books have put together a wishlist of highly requested items including journals, dictionaries, and almanacs. These items provide a crucial source of information and self-expression for incarcerated folks.
Oprah Daily Interview
I early June our co-op was contacted by Oprah Daily in regards to an upcoming piece on queer-owned bookstore. Since the short interview conducted with a Firestorm Collective member wasn't used in the resulting article, we're publishing it here!
We're Hiring!
We're hiring a community events coordinator who will be responsible for developing, managing, and promoting our event calendar as well as overseeing our sustainers program. BIPOC and native Spanish speakers are strongly encouraged to apply.
Happy (Radical) Earth Day
In 1970, national organizers adapted the successful strategies of the anti-war and the civil rights movements to mobilize 20 million people against pollution and...
Stop the Camp Sweeps!
Evicting camps and traumatizing their occupants has never promoted public health for the homeless or the wider community. Members of our collective wrote an opinion column for the Asheville Citizen-Times to address the city's attacks on the houseless.
Change Everything
At the beginning of the year our collective contributed to the reprint of "To Change Everything," a beautiful pamphlet first published in 2015 by CrimethInc to introduce anarchism to a new audience. Grab a free copy next time you're at our store!