In the fall of 1984, Bereano left Crossing Press and started Firebrand Books; by the spring of 1985 she was issuing her first list: Pat Parker's Jonestown and Other Madness, Mohawk Trail by Beth Brant, and Moll Cutpurse, Her True History by Ellen Galford.
[2] In 1988, Bereano published Dorothy Allison's Trash, which won two Lammy or Lambda Literary Awards in the categories of Lesbian Fiction and Small Press.
Other notable titles on Firebrand's list include the "Dykes to Watch Out For" series by Alison Bechdel, Stone Butch Blues by Leslie Feinberg, and books by Jewelle Gomez, Minnie Bruce Pratt, and Cheryl Clarke.
She is a founding member of the Tompkins County Working Group on LGBT Aging, a grassroots information and advocacy organization located in Ithaca, New York.
She currently serves as a community representative on the City of Ithaca’s Workforce Diversity Committee and has been trained as a Talking Circles on Race and Racism facilitator.