Emma Straub on Creative Ways to Support Binc
Emma Straub is the queen of finding creative ways to support Binc, which in turn helps book and comic sellers in need. We talked to her about why Binc’s mission is so important to her, and about some of those ways she offers support. “Binc got on my radar through
You Are Helping a Family Fight Cancer
All their carefully built plans for the future came to a halt when Carla* heard those two little words: “It’s cancer.”
Instead of adding to their savings account, they watched it drain away thanks to the copays, tests, and unpaid time off to attend appointment after appointment. The money that
You Provide Access to Mental Health Services
Tensions are high everywhere, and book and comic shop owners and employees are not exempt. In the last month bookstore employees have experienced bomb threats and violent, or even armed, customers.
Sadly, these occurrences aren’t likely to go away anytime soon. Some of these events make the local news, but
You Helped a Bookseller Find Safety & Peace
This month a bookseller struggling with depression and anxiety was among the people you helped. The bookseller was rebuilding their life after fleeing from an abusive relationship but the stress of sleeping on friends’ couches, standing up for their personal safety and the financial cost of finding their own place
You Are Helping Rebuild a Life
In addition to the other 220 booksellers and comic shop employees and owners you’ve helped this year, this month you helped a bookseller displaced by fire begin to rebuild their life. Awakened in the middle of the night by alarms and sirens, the apartment’s residents evacuated the building then
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