Burning Books

This is a great independent bookstore. All the material is lefty in someway… various movements, biographies of activists, vegan and vegetarian books, kids books on veganism, recycling, multiculturalism, etc. The owners are very knowledgable and dedicated and both are demonstrated activists.
This store is also a community space with frequent talks, meetings, movie screenings, potlucks, etc. There are several events every week. Sign up for the newsletter.

No your average bookstore. Let put this way this place have the books that people in power don’t want you to read. Oh I get it! That is why the name of Burning Books

I attended a talk last night at Buffalo’s friendly, local, radical bookstore and I’ll definitely be back. What a great spot. In addition to being a well-​stocked bookstore, Burning Books offers frequent programs of interest to anyone interested in social justice. Check out the web site for upcoming events. You can also purchase materials through the Burning Books web site.

Baaaahhhh… SHEEPLE. Break away from the herd mentality of those big box stores and poorly written sparkling vampire books and check out Burning Books. The store is the brain child of a former Earth Liberation Front Press Office spokesperson and specializes in books and dvds that aren’t readily known or available. No, not like hoity toity Indy flicks or art house stuff. They offer books that provide the other half of the story. Topics that The Man would label as «subversive» to scare you from investigating and asking probing questions. Books abound spanning genres such as GMOs, Corporate farming, the new McCarthy era of blacklisting «eco-​terrorists», abuse of authority, wrongful imprisonment, socio-​economic divide and bias, racism, sexism and feminism, and much more.
Burning Books also functions as a forum for intelligent discussion/​discourse through its regular hosted special speaker series and screenings of documentaries. And no, the speakers aren’t some grungy overly-​self righteous college group leader. The speakers hosted here are legitimate subject matter experts or first hand witnesses (ie a survivor of the Attica Prison Uprising). The décor is minimalist and has an unfinished wood interior which sticks true to it’s mission of function over form. There are no magic tricks here. What you see is what you get and the staff is very knowledgeable and eager to help. Have a chat with Nate Buckley; he is one pretty freakin’ cool guy, soft spoken, ardent activist, and very humble to boot.
I picked up a copy of Green is the New Red here. I was happy to see they also stock In The Spirit of Crazy Horse here too. Yeah it’s $ 2 – 3 cheaper to buy it from that well known internet book store. But wouldn’t you sleep better at night knowing that you are supporting a grass roots effort and keeping your dollars local? Or are you just posing as a locavore/​hipster/​supporter of independent shops? BTW, they usually only have 1 – 3 copies of each titles so you know this place is legit in it’s mom and pop roots.
You don’t need to be a radical or the type of person that chains him/​herself to a tree to appreciate the simplicity of Burning Books and it’s contribution to the local neighborhood. BTW, you will be surprised by the clientele that comes here: Intellectuals, military, person-​next-​door, leftie, rightie, etc. Everyone is welcome.