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Free PPE & Rapid Tests!
Like everyone, we've been having a hard time finding the quality masks and rapid tests we need to keep our staff safe during this latest surge. So when we realized we could...
No Regulation of Mutual Aid
Any attempt by government to regulate sharing food and care with your neighbors is a step away from solidarity and mutual aid, a step towards surveillance and control. We've seen how this city uses seemingly regulation to exert power over our community.
2021 Holiday Hours
Our co-op will be extending hours during the week of December 20th to accommodate visitors on Tuesday and Wednesday and later shopping throughout the week.
2021 Bestsellers & Collective Picks
Coming off the wildest year of our lives, 2021 felt comparatively uneventful. Although we started off with high uncertainty and the threat of societal collapse—and...
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!