What's New

The Age of Mass Incarceration

THE NEW JIM CROW and its free downloadable study guide
Just out in paperback this book has already been bought and studied by many Quaker Meetings in Hardback. Now you can download a free study guide and then order the book from us. Study groups of more than 5 get a 20% discount

Our new catalog is now available also a flyer for FAITH AND PLAY

- but sadly only as a PDF. You can click here to download a copy that you can then print yourself, or click on this page turning image to see one that will open like a real catalog as you click the bottom page corners. Next to it is an alphabetical list of our Secondhand books in the same format.
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Posted by QuakerBooks on January 19, 2012

Also of Interest

20% Discount: QuakerPress

If you order five or more books or pamphlets, MP3’s or PDF’s (tracts are not included) from QuakerPress you will get 20% off all the QuakerPress items in your order.

Click here for a listing of QuakerPress titles

RECENTLY PUBLISHED: Black Fire: African American Quakers on Spirituality and Human Rights

An anthology edited by:
Harold D .Weaver, Paul Kriese, Stephen W. Angell
Foreword by Emma Lapsansky-Werner
price: $23.95

Listen to Hal Weaver talking on the radio about Black Fire .

Posted by QuakerBooks on December 16, 2010

Author Interviews

A Vibrant and Intergenerational Quakerism: An Interview With Angelina Conti

By David Kosbob

Angelina Conti I first heard of Quakers United in Publication’s Quaker Youth Book Project back in the spring of 2008 via Facebook. I wasn’t sure exactly what it was, but there was a call for submissions of writing and art by young Quakers from across the theological spectrum. As a young(ish) Friend who’s dabbled in art here and there, it caught my eye. I looked into it a little further and found that a few friends of mine were involved in putting the project together. It seemed they were knee-deep in assembling an anthology attempting to collect young Quaker voices far and wide, from every corner of the Society. It sounded ambitious. I never did end up submitting anything, but I kept the book project on my radar. I thought something interesting might come of it.

Flash-forward two years to the summer of 2010. I’ve just begun interning at FGC QuakerBooks and Spirit Rising: Young Quaker Voices is everywhere. The Book Project’s ambition produced a mammoth volume of art and writing that spoke to a lot of people. I read a little bit and what I took away from it was a sense of the richness and vast depths saturating these young Quaker writers and artists. There was a real expanse to this volume; nothing was left out. It made me reflect on all the different ways people can be Quaker. It also made me think about generations in our faith. Looking back, it was fitting that I first heard about the project through Facebook, such a generational curio. Read more

Posted by QuakerBooks on July 29, 2010

Book Musings

Irresistible Books for Young Readers and Me

from Chel Avery

Darby: What Happens When You Tell The Tr

It used to be my ambition to author books for older children and young adults. It seemed to me that the best, most cutting edge and exciting literature was aimed at that... Read more

Posted by QuakerBooks on December 13, 2011

New Treats from English Friends

from Jerimy Pedersen

Costing Not Less Than Everything: Sustainability And Spirituality In Challenging Times

A few months ago Lucy Duncan introduced me as a new voice in the Book Musings newsletter. Now it is my pleasure to introduce my colleague, Jerimy Pedersen. Jerimy is a longtime... Read more

Posted by QuakerBooks on October 5, 2011