*To The Bone* is a literary journal based out of Chapel Hill, North Carolina with a focus on raw, personal writing that whispers in your ear and leaves the hair on the back of your neck standing up. Please join us for the release of our first issue, with readings by authors from across the state. Visit http://www.tothebone.net for samples and additional information.

We are a literary journal dedicated to personal, moving art. Boredom is our nemesis and we have no tolerance for it. We aspire to rise above high-brow expectations and publish art for the common man or woman. We want to take on touchy subjects and look difficult issues straight in the eye. We are artists that are bold and not afraid.

Join other Chapel Hill-area radicals to discuss the upcoming G20 summit taking place this September in Pittsburgh, PA. We'll be sharing info about the G20 and why protests will happen, what sorts of actions are being planned, and how we can build momentum locally.

Read more here:
http://www.organizepittsburgh.org/

Join us for an author reading with Bearta Powell, whose compelling memoir "Orphans of War" provides a gripping autobiographical account of a young life lived in war-torn Lebanon. The story unfolds with the life of the author and the lives of her siblings, who, despite losing their parents at a tender age, they found the courage to live through the perils of war, hunger, abandonment, fear, and hopelessness.

As you journey with the author through her childhood, teenage years and, finally, adulthood, you are transported into the chaos of war: hiding in bomb shelters, living in an SOS orphanage, surviving by your instincts. In a writing style reminiscent of a screenplay rather than a novel, you see the action, experience the smells, and feel acute pain.

The themes of the book are faith, family, togetherness, hope, courage, and friendship. You will be challenged in the deep places of your heart and I hope that through this compelling and inspiring story you will find courage in your own situation to live one day at a time.

For more information, please visit http://www.beartapowell.net/.

The Internationalist Prison Books Collective invites you to attend our monthly reading group exploring the theory and practice of the prison abolition movement. Together we read and discuss issues relating to the prison industrial complex in the US and internationally, histories of prisoner resistance, and strategies for organizing against ever-expanding rates of incarceration. This reading group is open to everyone, but specifically oriented towards individuals working in organizations (such as the Prison Books Collective and others) who are struggling around prison issues, or who have experienced the prison system firsthand or in their families/communities.

For information about the readings, please email prisonbooks@gmail.com or call (919) 619-4524.

Join author Silas House as he shares stories from his inspiring work of oral history, "Something's Rising: Appalachians Fighting Mountaintop Removal".

More info coming soon!