Support Us
sponsor a book
Orison Books seeks donors to support the publication of our forthcoming titles, in part or in full. As a volunteer-run non-profit, we depend on the generosity of our donors!
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Forthcoming titles include:
Toward Praise: The Late Masterpieces of Rainer Maria Rilke in a new translation by Erik Bendix
Divinity in the Margins: Transgender & Gender-Nonconforming Writers on God, edited by Remi Recchia
Oddest & Oldest & Saddest & Best, poems by Jane Zwart
The Loneliest Monk, poems by Richard Chess
Eros Rex, poems by Haley Hodges
Shared Perspectives, a novella by Jake Young
Belly God, poems by Jeremy Radin
Best Spiritual Literature (Vol. 10, 2025), an annual collection of the finest spiritually engaged writing that appeared in periodicals during the preceding year
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Donors of $100 or more will be listed in the book they choose to support. To make a secure online donation, click the button below, and include a note indicating which title you’d like to support.
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If you'd prefer to donate by check, please make checks payable to Orison Books and send to: PO Box 8385, Asheville, NC 28814
become a patron
Recurring annual donors are hugely important for our financial sustainability! Donors in the following tiers will be listed on our website and in our books (unless you wish to remain anonymous), and you'll receive a copy of each of our books as they're released. Click the relevant tier to make a recurring annual contribution.
Sustainers' Circle
$1,000
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$500
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Supporters' Circle
$250
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Friends' Circle
$100
one-time donations
Donations may be made through PayPal or by sending a check made out to Orison Books to PO Box 8385, Asheville, NC 28814.
recurring annual donors
Deep gratitude to our recurring annual donors for sustaining our important work!
Sustainers' Circle
Carol Dines
Keith Flynn
Michele Laub
Laura & Barry Rand
Lee Stockdale
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Advocates' Circle
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David Ebenbach
Anonymous
Supporters' Circle
Nickole Brown
Richard Chess
Bruce Spang
Anonymous
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Friends' Circle
Paige Gilchrist
Laurel Haavik
Alida Woods
Orison Books, Inc. is incorporated in the State of North Carolina and is a tax-exempt public charity under IRS Code Section 501(c)(3) (tax identification number 46-4774330). Orison Books is licensed to solicit charitable donations by the North Carolina Secretary of State (license number SL017079). Financial information about Orison Books and a copy of its license are available from the State Solicitation Licensing Branch at 919-814-5400. The license is not an endorsement by the State.