Queer feminist collective in Asheville, NC, operating a bookstore co-op & social movement space since 2008 on Cherokee/Tsalagi land.
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Last Notes npub1d7ry5ek2wyq95lzdzyg9juzclaghcvv9jep7makhzen9dscmy6ts2qhrfz Firestorm Books Mercury Stardust will be in Asheville next week! Our co-op is partnering with the Asheville Tool Library to put on Mercury's one-woman show on Sunday, October 4th at AB Tech. The show blends comedy, the trans experience, and DIY knowledge with Mercury's signature flare. Later that evening Mercury will be signing books at our shop. npub1d7ry5ek2wyq95lzdzyg9juzclaghcvv9jep7makhzen9dscmy6ts2qhrfz Firestorm Books Happy Sacco & Vanzetti Day to those who celebrate! 🏴 npub1d7ry5ek2wyq95lzdzyg9juzclaghcvv9jep7makhzen9dscmy6ts2qhrfz Firestorm Books On Saturday, June 13th we're excited to host a virtual event with Ian Alan Paul, author of the recently published book "The Reticular Society" (PM Press, 2026). Joined by scholar Andrew Culp, Ian will reflect on the networked reorganization of capitalist society, the diverse ways digital technologies have invaded and imposed their shape upon everyday life, and what forms of revolt might remain possible against the suffocating flows of our online world. npub1d7ry5ek2wyq95lzdzyg9juzclaghcvv9jep7makhzen9dscmy6ts2qhrfz Firestorm Books This Sunday our birthday party kicks off at 3pm, but we hope you'll come early for a conversation with local author and activist Clare Hanrahan! npub1d7ry5ek2wyq95lzdzyg9juzclaghcvv9jep7makhzen9dscmy6ts2qhrfz Firestorm Books What can trans people expect from pregnancy and what roles do supportive friends, family members, and care providers play? npub1d7ry5ek2wyq95lzdzyg9juzclaghcvv9jep7makhzen9dscmy6ts2qhrfz Firestorm Books Like a lot of small businesses in our region, Firestorm has been in financial distress for the last year. Hurricane Helene was our tipping point, but local cost of living increases, inflation, and higher occupancy costs are huge contributors. In simple language: our sales are down, our costs are (way) up, and capitalism is the worst. npub1d7ry5ek2wyq95lzdzyg9juzclaghcvv9jep7makhzen9dscmy6ts2qhrfz Firestorm Books It would be hard to think of a more influential book over the last 5 years than Dean Spade's "Mutual Aid." It's a perennial bookclub pick, there’s an even chance it comes up in any conversation about local organizing, and we regularly hear customers enthusiastically recommending it to each other. npub1d7ry5ek2wyq95lzdzyg9juzclaghcvv9jep7makhzen9dscmy6ts2qhrfz Firestorm Books We've started getting an overwhelming number of requests for interviews on cooperativism, community resilience, and related topics, largely from students. Not sure what happened in 2026, but we've gone from a couple requests a year to several a month. It's awesome that there's all this enthusiasm, but we are so under resourced to respond to constant inquiries 😮💨 npub1d7ry5ek2wyq95lzdzyg9juzclaghcvv9jep7makhzen9dscmy6ts2qhrfz Firestorm Books The original files (including a Spanish version), in all their duochromatic glory, are at https://www.404media.co/icezine. And if you appreciate 404 Media's reporting, become a subscriber at https://www.404media.co/membership! (- L) npub1d7ry5ek2wyq95lzdzyg9juzclaghcvv9jep7makhzen9dscmy6ts2qhrfz Firestorm Books Last month @nprofile…0jjs posted the PDF for their very cool zine about ICE surveillance technology. We love it, but don't have a riso printer—so in true distroist spirit, we downloaded the file, remixed it for B&W printing, and now we offer it to you! npub1d7ry5ek2wyq95lzdzyg9juzclaghcvv9jep7makhzen9dscmy6ts2qhrfz Firestorm Books Without Bob Sheldon, there wouldn't be a Firestorm Books. npub1d7ry5ek2wyq95lzdzyg9juzclaghcvv9jep7makhzen9dscmy6ts2qhrfz Firestorm Books In the new book "A Clean Hell," author Eric King presents a clear picture of survival under the most restrictive levels of state repression. npub1d7ry5ek2wyq95lzdzyg9juzclaghcvv9jep7makhzen9dscmy6ts2qhrfz Firestorm Books This weekend we're hosting a screening of "The Mutual Aid Garage," a film about The Automotive Free Clinic that repaired vehicles at cost in Prattville, AL. Joined by AFC founder Zac Hyden, this short film will be followed by a panel discussion on mutual aid and repair in the context of an emerging technofeudalism where vast power is concentrated in the hands of a few tech companies. npub1d7ry5ek2wyq95lzdzyg9juzclaghcvv9jep7makhzen9dscmy6ts2qhrfz Firestorm Books This Wednesday, we'll be hosting anarchist writer @nprofile…nwaa who has recently published a new book on the conflict between postmodernists and scientists in the the late 20th century. William will be joined in conversation by mathematical physicist @nprofile…zq4f who has described the book as "a lucid and detailed analysis" of how left-leaning postmodernists gave birth to a fascist resurgence that's ensnared millions in an "alternative reality." npub1d7ry5ek2wyq95lzdzyg9juzclaghcvv9jep7makhzen9dscmy6ts2qhrfz Firestorm Books This Monday, Firestorm is teaming up with scholar Zane McNeill for a conversation on the terrifying new wave of anti-transgender rhetoric and political persecution. Speaking with activists Eric King and Josh Davidson, co-editors of "Rattling the Cages: Oral Histories of North American Political Prisoners," we'll put this federal attack on trans rights in historical perspective—connecting it to repression during the Red Scare, the Lavender Scare, Black Liberation and Gay Rights Movements, the Green Scare, and solidarity with Palestine. npub1d7ry5ek2wyq95lzdzyg9juzclaghcvv9jep7makhzen9dscmy6ts2qhrfz Firestorm Books After Hurricane Helene, we promised ourselves that we wouldn't go through another disaster without a battery backup for our rooftop solar. Thanks to the folks at Footprint Project, we're on track to install 20kWh of battery capacity for our building this month! npub1d7ry5ek2wyq95lzdzyg9juzclaghcvv9jep7makhzen9dscmy6ts2qhrfz Firestorm Books For #BannedBooksWeek we're doing a limited run of shirts with one of our favorite designs of all time! The "Trash Fascism, Not Books" possum was created by artist Des Revol for our 2023/24 campaign to send thousands of banned books back to Florida kids. Since then, we've had so many people reach out asking for the image on stickers and apparel. npub1d7ry5ek2wyq95lzdzyg9juzclaghcvv9jep7makhzen9dscmy6ts2qhrfz Firestorm Books On Wednesday of next week, we're hosting a virtual conversation on the history of rebellion explored in the new book "Anarchy in the Big Easy." Author Max Cafard and illustrator Vulpes will be joined by artists Liz Lessner and Mat Keel to share their graphic account of the quest for freedom in radical and revolutionary New Orleans! npub1d7ry5ek2wyq95lzdzyg9juzclaghcvv9jep7makhzen9dscmy6ts2qhrfz Firestorm Books A day is coming when everyone will look on the US flag with the same disgust as its Confederate counterpart. Not as the flag of the "greatest nation on earth," but as a flag of thieves and murderers. A flag that flew over the genocide of Native peoples, the despoiling of our planet, the plunder of the global commons, and the enslavement, imprisonment, and immiseration of millions. npub1d7ry5ek2wyq95lzdzyg9juzclaghcvv9jep7makhzen9dscmy6ts2qhrfz Firestorm Books The constitutional republic has fallen, but we still have each other! This Labor Day, gather with friends and neighbors to share food, reflections on our present moment, and contempt for the government. If you are able, please bring reusable plates and cutlery along with a dish (vegan and gluten-free preferred). npub1d7ry5ek2wyq95lzdzyg9juzclaghcvv9jep7makhzen9dscmy6ts2qhrfz Firestorm Books Happy Sacco & Vanzetti Day to those who celebrate! 🏴 npub1d7ry5ek2wyq95lzdzyg9juzclaghcvv9jep7makhzen9dscmy6ts2qhrfz Firestorm Books This is exactly why every bookstore and social center should be undertaking a comprehensive review of data collection and storage. Cops and politicians can't seize what you don't have. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/07/you-went-drag-show-now-state-florida-wants-your-name npub1d7ry5ek2wyq95lzdzyg9juzclaghcvv9jep7makhzen9dscmy6ts2qhrfz Firestorm Books On Monday, August 11th, Firestorm Books will be hosting author Matt Broomfield for an online conversation with scholar Azize Aslan! Together they'll explore Rojava's tireless fight against oppression and how the militant Kurdish movement can help the Western Left relearn its commitment to hope in hopeless times. npub1d7ry5ek2wyq95lzdzyg9juzclaghcvv9jep7makhzen9dscmy6ts2qhrfz Firestorm Books At the end of the month, Firestorm Books and Asheville Democratic Socialists of America are teaming up to host "Abolish Rent" co-author Tracy Rosenthal for a virtual conversation! This free event caps off a tenant organizing book club facilitated by DSA and is open everyone. npub1d7ry5ek2wyq95lzdzyg9juzclaghcvv9jep7makhzen9dscmy6ts2qhrfz Firestorm Books The organizers of the Another Carolina Anarchist Bookfair (9/27-9/28) are seeking session proposals! Priority will be given to regional topics and speakers, but anyone can make a pitch. npub1d7ry5ek2wyq95lzdzyg9juzclaghcvv9jep7makhzen9dscmy6ts2qhrfz Firestorm Books The recording from Saturday's conversation with Dr Ronica Mukerjee is now available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYd99__b-vA. Check it out! (The audio is a bit rough for the first two minutes and then clears up.) npub1d7ry5ek2wyq95lzdzyg9juzclaghcvv9jep7makhzen9dscmy6ts2qhrfz Firestorm Books FW: Call in action today for the Dallas–Fort Worth anti-ICE arrestees! npub1d7ry5ek2wyq95lzdzyg9juzclaghcvv9jep7makhzen9dscmy6ts2qhrfz Firestorm Books Funds are needed for protestors in Texas facing serious repression! This is a crosspost of materials circulating on Instagram. npub1d7ry5ek2wyq95lzdzyg9juzclaghcvv9jep7makhzen9dscmy6ts2qhrfz Firestorm Books Finally, a beer that authentically captures the taste of boot. npub1d7ry5ek2wyq95lzdzyg9juzclaghcvv9jep7makhzen9dscmy6ts2qhrfz Firestorm Books Last year, Amazon wracked up $14.2 billion over a two-day period with their Prime Day sale. Amazon Prime "Day" 2025 will be a four-day event, no doubt still hoping to break their record of how much sweat-shop garbage they can peddle to an increasingly incredulous consumer base. Jeff Bezos, who recently spent an estimated $20 million on his lavish Venetian wedding, doesn't need your money. Resist temptation and scratch your shopping itch by giving a new home to a pre-loved book instead! npub1d7ry5ek2wyq95lzdzyg9juzclaghcvv9jep7makhzen9dscmy6ts2qhrfz Firestorm Books One week from today, our post-Helene reading group is back with a very appropriate new book pick! Participants will be reading "Theory of Water: Nishnaabe Maps to the Times Ahead" by renowned scholar and activist Leanne Betasamosake Simpson. npub1d7ry5ek2wyq95lzdzyg9juzclaghcvv9jep7makhzen9dscmy6ts2qhrfz Firestorm Books Today is the International Day of Solidarity with Long-Term Anarchist Prisoners and we're donating net proceeds from every sale. So treat yourself to a book and show some love for imprisoned freedom fighters! https://firestorm.coop/catalog/bestsellers.html npub1d7ry5ek2wyq95lzdzyg9juzclaghcvv9jep7makhzen9dscmy6ts2qhrfz Firestorm Books Tomorrow is the International Day of Solidarity with Long-Term Anarchist Prisoners (or, simply, June 11th, because the full name is a mouthful) and we're marking the date with a fundraiser! npub1d7ry5ek2wyq95lzdzyg9juzclaghcvv9jep7makhzen9dscmy6ts2qhrfz Firestorm Books Five years ago today, Asheville police responded to an unruly march with violence, sparking multiple nights of rioting in a city where people are normally hesitant to even take the streets. npub1d7ry5ek2wyq95lzdzyg9juzclaghcvv9jep7makhzen9dscmy6ts2qhrfz Firestorm Books Firestorm is turning seventeen 🎂✨ npub1d7ry5ek2wyq95lzdzyg9juzclaghcvv9jep7makhzen9dscmy6ts2qhrfz Firestorm Books his Friday at 7pm, join us for a screening of "The Encampments," organized in collaboration with our friends at Asheville Jewish Voice for Peace! This 80-minute documentary offers a ground-level view of the 2024 US campus uprising against the war on Gaza. Featuring detained activist Mahmoud Khalil, alongside professors, whistleblowers, and organizers, "The Encampments" captures the deeper stakes of a historic moment that continues to reverberate across the globe. npub1d7ry5ek2wyq95lzdzyg9juzclaghcvv9jep7makhzen9dscmy6ts2qhrfz Firestorm Books Woohoo! We raised $1,160 for The Burrow / La Madriguera yesterday 😁 Check out https://chuffed.org/project/theburrow to chip in and keep up with their progress. npub1d7ry5ek2wyq95lzdzyg9juzclaghcvv9jep7makhzen9dscmy6ts2qhrfz Firestorm Books Tonight! 🎥🍿🔥 npub1d7ry5ek2wyq95lzdzyg9juzclaghcvv9jep7makhzen9dscmy6ts2qhrfz Firestorm Books A new social center opening in the South is something to celebrate—and support! Our friends at The Burrow / La Madriguera aim to bring people together in Durham, NC, with a focus on mutual aid and building solidarity toward collective liberation. It's been almost a decade since the Triangle lost Internationalist Books, and autonomous, radical spaces are needed now more than ever! npub1d7ry5ek2wyq95lzdzyg9juzclaghcvv9jep7makhzen9dscmy6ts2qhrfz Firestorm Books Two weeks from today Firestorm will have the honor of hosting an incredible online panel for the release of historian Garrett Felber's new book with AK Press. "A Continuous Struggle" chronicles the life of Martin Sostre, an under appreciated legend in the history of anti-prison and Black freedom movements. npub1d7ry5ek2wyq95lzdzyg9juzclaghcvv9jep7makhzen9dscmy6ts2qhrfz Firestorm Books At the end of last year, while reading Rebecca Solnit's "A Paradise Built in Hell," many of us encountered the idea of "post-traumatic growth"—a sort of inverse PTSD, where individuals experience increased resilience, strengthened relationships, and personal empowerment as a result of a traumatic event. Excited by this phenomenon (and our own brush with it), a member of our reading group has worked with a friend in clinical psychology to facilitate a presentation and deeper conversation about the power of community in uncertain times. npub1d7ry5ek2wyq95lzdzyg9juzclaghcvv9jep7makhzen9dscmy6ts2qhrfz Firestorm Books May Day is the quintessential anarchist holiday, with a history that combines environmentalism, militant labor struggle, immigrant rights, internationalism, and police abolition! This year we'll be taking a day off from bookslinging to celebrate and connect with community. npub1d7ry5ek2wyq95lzdzyg9juzclaghcvv9jep7makhzen9dscmy6ts2qhrfz Firestorm Books It's never been safe to oppose empire, but the rapid erosion of constitutional rights in the US has prompted a lot of reflection within our collective about how we operate as a public space where people are at risk for state surveillance. This isn't just a concern prompted by an accelerationist Trump administration—in recent years liberal cities have been paving the way for authoritarianism. We've seen Stop Cop City activists charged with felonies for handing out flyers in Atlanta and oppositional journalists prosecuted right here in Asheville. While these instances of "overreach" once felt exceptional, the criminalization of speech now threatens to become a pervasive norm at the exact moment that local police are dramatically expanding Asheville's surveillance infrastructure. From drones to AI-ready real-time camera networks, we face new systems designed to identify and punish members of our community. npub1d7ry5ek2wyq95lzdzyg9juzclaghcvv9jep7makhzen9dscmy6ts2qhrfz Firestorm Books Next weekend Firestorm will be hosting author David Vaina for an in-person conversation with local Appalachian organizers about his new book "On-Ramps to a New Civil Society: Mutual Aid at the Edges of the Anthropocene," an autonomist reimagining of labor, value, mutual aid, and revolution. They'll discuss the present moment of institutional decline, where a political void has emerged in addressing our collective needs, and how mutual aid can contribute to the development of a radically new society. npub1d7ry5ek2wyq95lzdzyg9juzclaghcvv9jep7makhzen9dscmy6ts2qhrfz Firestorm Books It's time for another Asheville Anarchist Rad Fair! for disobedient dogs and their anarcho-curious caregivers! On Sunday 4/20, pick up free literature, ask hard questions, make friends, and learn new tricks! Treats will be available for dogs and humans. npub1d7ry5ek2wyq95lzdzyg9juzclaghcvv9jep7makhzen9dscmy6ts2qhrfz Firestorm Books Many of us have been practicing mutual aid, from Hurricane Helene in Appalachia to Hurricane Sandy in NYC, from food to book shares, but can mutual aid be a political force in a moment when government has all but collapsed? npub1d7ry5ek2wyq95lzdzyg9juzclaghcvv9jep7makhzen9dscmy6ts2qhrfz Firestorm Books Tomorrow dozens of national organizations are teaming up to host protests in cities across the United States. With hundreds of thousands of people hitting the streets for the first time since the effective collapse of the constitutional republic, there’s a growing need to widely disseminate information on keeping ourselves and others safe. To that end, we’re sharing a new zine based on text from PrivacyGuides.org, which includes best practices and helpful tips for smartphone security, protests, and mass surveillance. You can read and download the free guide at https://archive.org/details/protesters-guide-to-smartphone-security. npub1d7ry5ek2wyq95lzdzyg9juzclaghcvv9jep7makhzen9dscmy6ts2qhrfz Firestorm Books 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. npub1d7ry5ek2wyq95lzdzyg9juzclaghcvv9jep7makhzen9dscmy6ts2qhrfz Firestorm Books 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. npub1d7ry5ek2wyq95lzdzyg9juzclaghcvv9jep7makhzen9dscmy6ts2qhrfz Firestorm Books We've admired the felt letter board at npub1d7ry5ek2wyq95lzdzyg9juzclaghcvv9jep7makhzen9dscmy6ts2qhrfz Firestorm Books 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. npub1d7ry5ek2wyq95lzdzyg9juzclaghcvv9jep7makhzen9dscmy6ts2qhrfz Firestorm Books "There is no more middle ground. If you care about public health, you have to become a revolutionary. If you care about medical research, you have to become a revolutionary. If you care about climate change, about labor conditions, about the well-being of children in warzones, there is nothing else for it—you have to become a revolutionary." @nprofile…0q5h https://crimethinc.com/2025/02/21/become-an-anarchist-or-forever-hold-your-peace npub1d7ry5ek2wyq95lzdzyg9juzclaghcvv9jep7makhzen9dscmy6ts2qhrfz Firestorm Books Stop doomscrolling and listen to this! https://breakup.libsyn.com/episode-20-what-happens-after-the-end-of-the-constitutional-republic npub1d7ry5ek2wyq95lzdzyg9juzclaghcvv9jep7makhzen9dscmy6ts2qhrfz Firestorm Books 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. npub1d7ry5ek2wyq95lzdzyg9juzclaghcvv9jep7makhzen9dscmy6ts2qhrfz Firestorm Books 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"). npub1d7ry5ek2wyq95lzdzyg9juzclaghcvv9jep7makhzen9dscmy6ts2qhrfz Firestorm Books 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 (Erik's partner) speak to the familial harm of prison repression and the unswerving love and solidarity that keeps hope alive. npub1d7ry5ek2wyq95lzdzyg9juzclaghcvv9jep7makhzen9dscmy6ts2qhrfz Firestorm Books 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. npub1d7ry5ek2wyq95lzdzyg9juzclaghcvv9jep7makhzen9dscmy6ts2qhrfz Firestorm Books Missed this great article from The Nation while we were on break! (- L) npub1d7ry5ek2wyq95lzdzyg9juzclaghcvv9jep7makhzen9dscmy6ts2qhrfz Firestorm Books Emergency declarations, ending birthright citizenship, Laken Riley, far right sheriffs, and proven patterns of community resistance... Our conversation last Sunday with author Jessica Pishko and activist Dulce Morales covers it all! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYNy-ECaoHQ npub1d7ry5ek2wyq95lzdzyg9juzclaghcvv9jep7makhzen9dscmy6ts2qhrfz Firestorm Books The Asheville Anarchist Rad Fair is being postponed due to weather, but we're still on for indoor activities tomorrow! npub1d7ry5ek2wyq95lzdzyg9juzclaghcvv9jep7makhzen9dscmy6ts2qhrfz Firestorm Books Español abajo npub1d7ry5ek2wyq95lzdzyg9juzclaghcvv9jep7makhzen9dscmy6ts2qhrfz Firestorm Books Last chance to get cozy at the bookstore this weekend before we close for a mini winter break next week! ❄️ npub1d7ry5ek2wyq95lzdzyg9juzclaghcvv9jep7makhzen9dscmy6ts2qhrfz Firestorm Books Last chance to sign up for Saturday's Rattling the Cages talk! 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