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I/O Book Club Vol. 4
Responses to the memoir Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl from readers on both sides of the bars. We’re delighted to roll out the fourth volume of the Inside/Outside Book Club Journal! You can download a PDF copy of it here. This issue of the Journal features responses to a memoir by Austrian neurologist…
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I/O Book Club Vol. 3
Responses to the novel Beloved by Toni Morrison from readers on both sides of the bars. We’re delighted to share the third volume of the Inside/Outside Book Club Journal! This issue of the Journal features responses to the novel Beloved by Toni Morrison from readers on both sides of the bars, and excerpts from scholarly…
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Wish List Launched
People request all kinds of books from APB, but a few genres and titles stand-out. We wanted to make it easy for folks to donate copies of popular titles, but we didn’t want to feed the Amazon beast — so we teamed up with an awesome local bookstore who agreed to host a “wish-list” catalogue…
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I/O Book Club Volume 2
The current volume, which includes responses from 14 readers, is a testament to how much this project has grown since it began. We’re thrilled to announce and share the second volume of the I/O Book Club Journal! The purpose of the I/O book club is to bring readers together across the bars. Each cycle, we…
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Poem & Pen Pal Request
This poem was written by Thomas Neeley, a participant in our book club. Thomas is looking for a pen pal, so check out his info below to write to him! Poem (Untitled) If I was made out of gold or platinumWould I be treated precious and rare Or would I just be considered a burden…
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Onslow County Book Policy Clarified
11/30/20 UPDATE: Sheriff says books ARE still allowed at the jail as long as they come from “legitimate” distributors or publishers, and that there was never a plan to ban books at the facility. This is good news for the folks at the jail, and we’ll be trying to get on that “legitimate” distributor list…
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First-ever I/O Book Club Journal Released!
We’re delighted to report that we just mailed out the first-ever edition of the Asheville Prison Books I/O Book Club Journal, which connects readers on both sides of the bars to great literature and to each other! An idea takes shape Early last year, our collective began discussing possibilities for facilitating dialogue between the people…
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Banned Books Week, Sept. 22-28
“In the era of prison profiteers like JPay, we’re potentially seeing the dawn of a new era of prison censorship.” On Saturday, September 28, Asheville Prison Books will partner with Firestorm Books & Coffee to celebrate National Banned Books Week (Sept. 22-28). Between 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. on that day, our collective will be…
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Order Fulfillment Volunteer Training!
Saturday, August 10 from 1-3pm APB office, back of Downtown Books & News, 67 N. Lexington Avenue Attend this volunteer trainining to learn how to fulfill requests for books! People locked up across NC and SC need books of all kind: history, health, language study, politics, fiction and poetry, and more. Folks depend on these…
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Hollow Book-Making Workshop!
Transform your old hardcovers into sneaky storage–because the best secrets are hidden in plain sight. Sunday, August 11 @ 3-5pm Firestorm Books & Coffee Hollow books have a rich history of being used to store items that require a bit more…discretion. And more than once they’ve been used to smuggle items into prisons to aid…
