The Book of Everyday Resistance
by Lori Perkins, Christopher Golden, Jessica Pipp, Michele Hornish, David Freed, Ed Stein, Riki Wilchins
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Pub Date 29 Mar 2025 | Archive Date 2 Jun 2025
Riverdale Avenue Books | Truth
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Description
The next four years are going to be difficult. Those of us who did not vote for this President are deeply concerned about the direction in which this country is now headed.
I was asking myself, “What can I really do?” Through the creation of this book I have come to realize that I am actively participating in resistance every day.
Most importantly, through my work in publishing, I am supporting artistic and literary expression that examines the perils of our current trajectory, speaks of a different approach to governance, and outlines effective approaches to political and social activism.
THE BOOK OF EVERYDAY RESISTANCE is a collection of essays about what we can do to resist, how we resist, and why we resist.
It features voices of all ages who are resisters, including politicians, writers of every genre, prominent public figures, firefighters, teachers, medical professionals, librarians, lawyers, and students.
The purpose of this book is to let us all know we are not alone, and that we are part of a large community of common purpose. Hopefully, with this book we will inspire each other and give each other ideas about how to resist those forces that seek to shut down our work toward a more progressive, inclusive society.
Lori Perkins
Publisher
Riverdale Avenue Books
Publisher of the #MeToo anthology, Amazon #1 Feminist Theory title
Bi-Publisher of the Year, 2014, Bi-Writers Association
A Note From the Publisher
(212) 279-6418
lori@riverdaleavebooks.com
Indie Publisher Releases FREE Essay Collection on Protest, THE BOOK OF EVERYDAY RESISTANCE
New York, NY: (March 28, 2025) Riverdale Avenue Books, the award-winning Bronx indie publisher, has collected essays, editorial cartoons, and poetry from best-selling authors, journalists, teachers, firefighters, and parents about how they are finding sanity and community through everyday acts of resistance.
Riverdale Avenue Books’ Publisher Lori Perkins, a former NYU adjunct professor of journalism, wondered how she could do more to make her resistance to the policies that were being enacted and the attitudes that were being expressed under the new regime. Perkins realized that she was actively participating in resistance every day in both subtle and larger ways and she was sure there were many just like her.
Said Perkins, “The purpose of this book is to let us all know we are not alone, and that we are part of a large community of common purpose. Hopefully, with this book we will inspire each other and give each other ideas about how to resist those forces that seek to shut down our efforts toward a more progressive, inclusive society.”
THE BOOK OF EVERYDAY RESISTANCE is available FREE in digital form on Amazon, iTunes, Kobo, Google+, Barnes & Noble, Smashwords and wherever ebooks are uploaded (including your local library). A trade paperback edition will be available in bookstores and online for $20.99.
The book will be updated periodically. New essays and/or editorial cartoons can be sent to Perkins at lori@riverdaleavebooks.com.
About the Editor
Lori Perkins has been a newspaper editor, a literary agent, a book editor, a professor and an author for four decades. She considers herself a “word-slinger” because words are the ammunition that we all have. She encourages you all to use your power and fight the good fight.
About Riverdale Avenue Books
Riverdale Avenue Books is an award-winning publisher of both digital and print titles with 15 imprints: Afraid, our horror line; Binge Watchers Guide imprint featuring books about beloved TV shows and movie series; Circlet, a science fiction/fantasy imprint focusing on sexuality; Dagger, a mystery/thriller imprint; Desire, an erotica/erotic romance imprint; Gaming, fiction and nonfiction about the gaming industry; Hera featuring both the true and fictional lives and loves of women aged 35 and up; Magnus Lit, award-winning LGBTQ fiction; Magnus, award-winning nonfiction; Pop, featuring pop culture titles; Quest, a science fiction/fantasy line; Sports featuring nonfiction about sports; Truth, a memoir line; Verve, featuring lifestyle titles; 120 Days, an LGBTQ pulp fiction line. Visit us at www.RiverdaleAveBooks.com
Marketing Plan
FREE on all digital platforms. Print edition available.
Interview and feature article in The Riverdale Press.
Giveaway in Library Thing.
FREE on all digital platforms. Print edition available.
Interview and feature article in The Riverdale Press.
Giveaway in Library Thing.
Available Editions
| ISBN | 9781626017054 |
| PRICE | US$0.00 (USD) |
| PAGES | 120 |
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Featured Reviews
Felicia M, Reviewer
Free arc from netgalley but available for free on all digital platforms according to the letter from the editor.
Between a 4.5 and a 5. I am not sure why I didn't feel it was a solid 5 but I think some of the essays
did lose me a very little bit. The entire premise is to find ways to resist and survive a trump administration. Through personal essays from contributors, Lori Perkins is able to put together this book of essays. Her hope is to make this an omnibus of resistance stories. Each author had something important to say. From living each day to the fullest, to going out and marching against the current government, there are many ways to resist. I liked that this book included, a comic, poems, personal essays and researched essays from many people with many backgrounds.
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Lily H, Reviewer
I would highly recommend this collection of essays to anyone who is in need of some hope, perspective, or encouragement at this point in history. It felt like exactly what I needed to read right now. The essays are all of manageable length and high quality. They are written by a wide variety of authors. You will not regret investing your time in this read.
Note: Before the ARC goes to final print, I would recommend in the essay where the author describes not capitalising 'trump', 'maga', etc, that this preference is made consistent in the editing process in-text, as I think this would lend more weight to the author's words.
Thank you for offering me the opportunity to ARC this text in exchange for an honest review.
Educator 970340
Thank you for the opportunity to read this book! The opportunity landed at a time when I really needed it - and I'm not even American. I think we all need a strong reminder of what resistance can look like and the role that we all need to play in our communities as we want things to change for the better. I love that the book is free - so readers can be inspired and educated in new ways that foster acts of resistance and acts of community.
Thanks you to Riverdale Avenue Books and Net Galley and Lori Perkins for the opportunity to read this ARC. Keep up the good fight!
Jennifer J, Reviewer
Thanks to NetGalley and Riverdale Avenue Books for the digital copy of this book; I am leaving this review voluntarily.
What we need in the United States right now is a plan to take our country back from the lawless, fascist regime that took over on January 20, 2025. This book, written and compiled in just six weeks, affirms the horror and disbelief a great portion of our country has felt. However, it’s not only a confirmation that many are feeling the same things we are. It’s a handbook on what you can do to resist.
Today, protests will be occurring all over the country, and I hope at U.S. embassies all over the world. In a time when one feels helpless, organizing and letting your voice be heard is important. Writing and calling your elected officials is important, especially if they are on board with the systematic dismantling of our democracy.
The publisher mentioned that this book will be updated as more essays and calls of action are submitted. This book is currently FREE on Kindle.
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