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God is Change
Fourteen years after her passing, Octavia Butler appeared this week for the first time on the NYT Best Seller list. This much deserved recognition is for her 1993 novel, "Parable of the Sower."
We Are All Very Anxious
Although in the national discourse the Postal Service and Facebook represent an opposing binary of state control and private enterprise, they have a lot in common. And right now, we're seeing both weaponized against the Left.
The Abolitionist Moment
We've been having a lot of conversations both online and IRL about abolitionism. While we're generally skeptical of one-size-fits-all reading lists, we have found ourselves...
Readings Against Racism
Since the uprising in Minneapolis started, we've been getting nonstop calls and emails from folks wanting to read books on Blackness, anti-racism, and policing. Many of these books are now unavailable from publishers who are scrambling to reprint them.
Going Viral In a Pandemic
Since the incident, we've discussed what factors contributed to the explosion of attention. Was it the visceral photo of broken glass? The irony of anarchists experiencing lawlessness? The accessibility to supporters of a tangible response?
Orange Lavender Cupcakes
We can see from our social media feed that a lot of y'all are baking your way through this pandemic. Today we got an email from a customer who remembered that our co-op...
Audiobooks Are Here!
Our co-op is now offering audiobooks though Libro.fm! If you're an Audible user please consider making the switch! Libro.fm offers a huge library of DRM-free listens and every sale supports an indie bookstore.
Surviving at a Distance
It has been about a month since we closed our doors and it feels like we're just starting to get a handle on "the new normal." This post is being made to share the possibly dry details of our co-operative's survival.
COVID-19 and Our Co-operative
At our weekly meetings, there's been a lot of discussion about how to mitigate risk and practice mutual aid. Like many retail and service workers we are financially at risk, personally and collectively.
Organic Growers Sale!
To celebrate the arrival of Spring, our co-op is marking down gardening and farming titles by 20% to 50% through the end of the week! This selection of 50+ titles includes books recommended as essential reading by Organic Growers School instructors.
Seeking a Community Loan
Firestorm is looking for a community member who can make a friendly but formal loan to our co-operative. This year we will have been on Haywood Road for five years, which...
2019 Bestsellers & Collective Picks
This year sometimes felt like an unwanted gift that just kept on giving – a constant barrage of right-wing gains, escalating crises, and exhausting political...