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SUMMARY:Barbara Wiedemann reading from Following the Snow Leopard
DESCRIPTION:Publication of Barbara Wiedemann’s next chapbook is reason to celebrate. Join us for a reading by the poet from Following the Snow Leopard on Thursday\, January 22 at 5:30pm\, with book signing to follow. Wiedemann’s work is a profound exploration of our connection with the natural world expressed through solitude and stillness — generously human\, gorgeously vivid. Importantly\, it urges us to cherish the wilderness in the world and ourselves.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/barbara-wiedemann-reading-from-following-the-snow-leopard/
LOCATION:The NewSouth Bookstore\, 105 S. Court St\, Montgomery\, 36104\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="The NewSouth Bookstore":MAILTO:gabbi.emerson@newsouthbookstore.com
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SUMMARY:John K. Bollard with Protesting with Rosa Parks: From Stagecoaches to Driving While Black
DESCRIPTION:In a first event co-sponsored by the Freedom Rides Museum\, The NewSouth Bookstore is proud to announce a talk by historian John K. Bollard about his new book\, Protesting with Rosa Parks: From Stagecoaches to Driving While Black. The work details the history of the intersections between Black activism and travel\, over a span of nearly two hundred years. Deeply informed and powerfully written\, this new work reveals Rosa Parks’s refusal to move from her seat on the bus as part of the long Black protest tradition. Join us for this special event on Tuesday\, January 20 at 5:30pm.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/john-k-bollard-with-protesting-with-rosa-parks-from-stagecoaches-to-driving-while-black/
LOCATION:The NewSouth Bookstore\, 105 S. Court St\, Montgomery\, 36104\, United States
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SUMMARY:Nora's Playhouse reads from “Back Porch Play” at The NewSouth Bookstore!
DESCRIPTION:We are excited to host Nora’s Playhouse again\, this time a reading of a play by Montgomery’s own Adrian Lee Bush\, titled “Back Porch Play.” Come discover the pleasure of these intimate salons — there are only front rows at The NewSouth Bookstore.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/noras-playhouse-reads-from-back-porch-play-at-the-newsouth-bookstore/
LOCATION:The NewSouth Bookstore\, 105 S. Court St\, Montgomery\, 36104\, United States
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SUMMARY:Jacqueline Allen Trimble\, Alabama Poet Laureate elect: Reception with reading from “American Happiness\,” Now in Paperback!
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a reception in honor of Jacqueline Allen Trimble on her Alabama Poet Laureate nomination (2026—2029). Trimble will read briefly from American Happiness\, her first collection of poems\, newly released in paperback. It’ll be a joyful occasion. Come celebrate with us.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/jacqueline-allen-trimble-alabama-poet-laureate-elect-reception-with-reading-from-american-happiness-now-in-paperback/
LOCATION:The NewSouth Bookstore\, 105 S. Court St\, Montgomery\, 36104\, United States
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SUMMARY:A NewSouth Bookstore Holiday Special: A little literary\, a lot of cheer!
DESCRIPTION:The NewSouth Bookstore officially kicks off the 2025 holiday season with a very special event on Sunday\, December 7 at 3pm. Enjoy an afternoon of short holiday-themed readings — from the works of Damon Runyon\, Della Lutes\, and others — with musical interlude. The talented cast includes Wanda Battle\, Rodney Clark\, Greta Lambert\, Maire Martello\, Greg Thornton\, and the producer himself\, John Martello. The NewSouth Bookstore loves a holiday tradition. Ringing in the holidays with Martello and friends is fast becoming a wonderful such tradition. Don’t miss the fun!
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/a-newsouth-bookstore-holiday-special-with-john-martello-and-friends/
LOCATION:The NewSouth Bookstore\, 105 S. Court St\, Montgomery\, 36104\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="The NewSouth Bookstore":MAILTO:gabbi.emerson@newsouthbookstore.com
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SUMMARY:Celebrating Jane Austen's 250th Birthday!
DESCRIPTION:Jane Austen is one of the world’s most popular novelists. To celebrate her 250th birthday in December of this year we’ll be serving English tea and shortbread and bringing in Austen expert Barry Cole. He will lead a program about Austen\, discussing her life\, writing history\, and the enduring appeal of Pride and Prejudice and her other works. There’s a lot to celebrate! With thanks to Joshua at the Eastbrook Flea Market for sourcing proper porcelain teacups.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/celebrating-jane-austens-250th-birthday/
LOCATION:The NewSouth Bookstore\, 105 S. Court St\, Montgomery\, 36104\, United States
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SUMMARY:Sim Butler talk about "And the Dragons Do Come: Raising a Transgender Kid in Rural America"
DESCRIPTION:Our country stands at a critical cultural crossroads\, with a wave of anti-trans legislation emerging at unprecedented levels targeting trans children\, in particular\, who face increasing stigmatization and erasure. In recent years\, the Sim Butler family faced an impossible reality in their home state of Alabama\, where trans rights are increasingly under attack. Sim Butler’s And the Dragons Do Come is a poignant account of one family’s experience of parenting and supporting a trans child in these perilous times. His book provides a firsthand perspective on the human cost of anti-trans sentiment and a strong argument for keeping the humanity in our hearts and our communities. Meet Sim Butler on Thursday\, November 20 at 5:30pm at The NewSouth Bookstore. Co-sponsored by Prattville Pride.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/sim-butler-talk-about-and-the-dragons-do-come-raising-a-transgender-kid-in-rural-america/
LOCATION:The NewSouth Bookstore\, 105 S. Court St\, Montgomery\, 36104\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="The NewSouth Bookstore":MAILTO:gabbi.emerson@newsouthbookstore.com
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SUMMARY:Scott Ellsworth joins us for a talk about "Midnight on the Potomac"
DESCRIPTION:Prepare to be transported back to the Civil War in a program featuring historian Scott Ellsworth\, author of the newly released Midnight on the Potomac: The Last Year of the Civil War\, the Lincoln Assassination\, and the Rebirth of America. Midnight on the Potomac is a page-turner which has won many fine reviews. Focusing on the last\, desperate months of the war\, when the outcome was far from certain\, this is a story of titanic battles\, political upheaval\, and the long-forgotten Confederate terror war against the loyal citizens of the North. Dramatically paced and passionately told\, the book has been called a new kind of history of the Civil War. Don’t miss author Scott Ellsworth at The NewSouth Bookstore on Thursday\, November 13\, at 5:30pm.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/scott-ellsworth-joins-us-for-a-talk-about-midnight-on-the-potomac/
LOCATION:The NewSouth Bookstore\, 105 S. Court St\, Montgomery\, 36104\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="The NewSouth Bookstore":MAILTO:gabbi.emerson@newsouthbookstore.com
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SUMMARY:One Hour/One Poem: Discover the verse of Emily Dickinson
DESCRIPTION:Make a date with a poem and Dr. Susie Paul. In an exciting program hosted by The NewSouth Bookstore\, titled One Hour/One Poem\, Dr. Paul will teach one great nineteenth-century poem in each of four monthly sessions of an hour or less. The program will be a deep dive into the work of four significant American writers\, all giants of the poetic form: Ralph Waldo Emerson\, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow\, Walt Whitman\, and Emily Dickinson. Paul is a master educator with a deep love of poetry\, who is thrilled to have an opportunity to teach these works. She has selected “After great pain\, a formal feeling comes” by Emily Dickinson\, written in 1862\, as the subject of her fourth session.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/one-hour-one-poem-discover-the-verse-of-emily-dickinson/
LOCATION:The NewSouth Bookstore\, 105 S. Court St\, Montgomery\, 36104\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="The NewSouth Bookstore":MAILTO:gabbi.emerson@newsouthbookstore.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251030T173000
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SUMMARY:A Halloween Special with Karren Pell  and the Old Alabama Revue
DESCRIPTION:Karren Pell and the Old Alabama Revue return to The NewSouth Bookstore for Halloween. They’ll conjure up a fiendishly fun program of spooktacular songs — original tunes and old favorites you love. Join us at The NewSouth Bookstore on Thursday\, October 30 at 5:30pm. Halloween costumes optional but encouraged. There will be devilishly good snacks and drinks served and music to raise the spirits. There’s not a ghost of a chance this won’t be fun!
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/a-halloween-special-with-karren-pell-and-the-old-alabama-revue/
LOCATION:The NewSouth Bookstore\, 105 S. Court St\, Montgomery\, 36104\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="The NewSouth Bookstore":MAILTO:gabbi.emerson@newsouthbookstore.com
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SUMMARY:Jeanie Thompson and Larry Mitchell: poetry and music inspired by the life of Helen Keller
DESCRIPTION:Master poet Jeanie Thompson teams up with Grammy Award-winning talent Larry Mitchell for special music project based on her award-winning collection of verse titled The Myth of Water. In the new work\, The Myth of Water: Go Into Your Life\, eight poems recast into songs tell the amazing story of author/activist Helen Keller and her native Alabama. This is a pairing of poetry and song to stir the soul\, one which captures the love\, loss\, and longing of Keller’s experience. Larry Mitchell’s original compositions worked to Thompson’s verse is a magical combination. Come enjoy a tuneful evening of joy and reflection with Thompson and Mitchell at The NewSouth Bookstore on Tuesday\, October 21 at 5:30pm.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/jeanie-thompson-and-larry-mitchell-poetry-and-music-inspired-by-the-life-of-helen-keller/
LOCATION:The NewSouth Bookstore\, 105 S. Court St\, Montgomery\, 36104\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="The NewSouth Bookstore":MAILTO:gabbi.emerson@newsouthbookstore.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251018T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251018T180000
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SUMMARY:The NewSouth Bookstore Harvest Festival
DESCRIPTION:The NewSouth Bookstore celebrates fall with its October 18 Harvest Festival from 3-6 p.m. Join us for candy\, games\, scares\, and fun! In partnership with the City of Montgomery and Main Street Montgomery.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/the-newsouth-bookstore-harvest-festival/
LOCATION:The NewSouth Bookstore\, 105 S. Court St\, Montgomery\, 36104\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251014T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251014T190000
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SUMMARY:Poet Garrett Ashley returns for a reading from his new work\, "A Field Guide to North American Trees"
DESCRIPTION:Garrett Ashley returns to The NewSouth Bookstore for a reading from his newest collection of poems\, A Field Guide to North American Trees. In this captivating new work\, each poem is named after a tree\, most of them native to the Southeast. Collectively\, they form a rich landscape where roots\, rings\, and branches become a way of understanding our human connection. The book positively invites us to see ourselves within the world around us. Join us for this special event with Garrett Ashley on Tuesday\, October 14 at 5:30pm at The NewSouth Bookstore.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/poet-garrett-ashley-returns-for-a-reading-from-his-new-work-a-field-guide-to-north-american-trees/
LOCATION:The NewSouth Bookstore\, 105 S. Court St\, Montgomery\, 36104\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="The NewSouth Bookstore":MAILTO:gabbi.emerson@newsouthbookstore.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251010T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251010T190000
DTSTAMP:20260423T031103
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SUMMARY:It's Banned Books Trivia Night at NewSouth Books!
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an evening of trivia fun — our first ever — at The NewSouth Bookstore! It’s Banned Books Trivia Night on Friday\, October 10 at 5:30pm. Celebrate the power of stories and the right to read with our staff and the advocates of Read Freely Alabama. Angie Hayden emcees! Test your knowledge of the most challenged books throughout history – from classic novels to contemporary favorites – and learn more about the ongoing fight against censorship in our state\, in our nation. Whether you’re a literary rebel or just love a good trivia challenge\, this will be a fun night\, with prizes for the winning team. Bring your own team or we can add you to one. Hope you’ll join us for this special event!
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/its-banned-books-trivia-night-at-newsouth-books/
LOCATION:The NewSouth Bookstore\, 105 S. Court St\, Montgomery\, 36104\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251009T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251009T190000
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SUMMARY:Bryan Jones Talk about "The Southern Fault Line: How Race\, Class\, and Region Shaped One Family’s History"
DESCRIPTION:Bryan Jones gives us a highly original reinterpretation of how race and class shaped Southern history through the experience of four interconnected family lines in a new book titled The Southern Fault Line: How Race\, Class\, and Region Shaped One Family’s History. Join us for his talk about the book at The NewSouth Bookstore on Thursday\, October 9 at 5:30pm. The Southern Fault Line offers a fresh — and disturbing — portrait of the South’s tragic political history. It’s a powerful and bracing work\, which explores the deep political differences between what was the slaveholding region of the South\, characterized by oligarchy\, and the non-slaveholding areas with their more democratic ethos. Join us for what promises to be a most interesting evening.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/bryan-jones-talk-about-the-southern-fault-line-how-race-class-and-region-shaped-one-familys-history/
LOCATION:The NewSouth Bookstore\, 105 S. Court St\, Montgomery\, 36104\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="The NewSouth Bookstore":MAILTO:gabbi.emerson@newsouthbookstore.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251007T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251007T183000
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SUMMARY:One Hour/One Poem: Discover the verse of Walt Whitman with Dr. Susie Paul
DESCRIPTION:Make a date with a poem and Dr. Susie Paul. In an exciting program hosted by The NewSouth Bookstore\, titled One Hour/One Poem\, Dr. Paul will teach one great nineteenth-century poem in each of four monthly sessions of an hour or less. The program will be a deep dive into the work of four significant American writers\, all giants of the poetic form: Ralph Waldo Emerson\, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow\, Walt Whitman\, and Emily Dickinson. Paul is a master educator with a deep love of poetry\, who is thrilled to have an opportunity to teach these works. Dr. Paul has selected “Pensive on Her Dead Gazing” by Walt Whitman\, written in 1867\, as the subject of her third session. Join us on Tuesday\, October 7 at 5:30pm.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/one-hour-one-poem-discover-the-verse-of-walt-whitman-with-dr-susie-paul/
LOCATION:The NewSouth Bookstore\, 105 S. Court St\, Montgomery\, 36104\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="The NewSouth Bookstore":MAILTO:gabbi.emerson@newsouthbookstore.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251001T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251004T160000
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CREATED:20250527T190730Z
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SUMMARY:The NewSouth Bookstore’s Third Annual Sidewalk Sale! October 1-4
DESCRIPTION:Our staff at The NewSouth Bookstore is preparing for it now! Our third annual Sidewalk Sale — bigger and even better this year — happens rain or shine starting on Wednesday\, October 1 and running through Saturday\, October 4. Thousands of books priced at an unbelievable $5\, $3\, and $1 are rolled out to our patio for your browsing pleasure. Come find treasures old and new! Mark your calendars!
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/the-newsouth-bookstores-third-annual-sidewalk-sale-october-1-4/
LOCATION:The NewSouth Bookstore\, 105 S. Court St\, Montgomery\, 36104\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="The NewSouth Bookstore":MAILTO:gabbi.emerson@newsouthbookstore.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250925T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250925T190000
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SUMMARY:Thursday\, September 25\, at 5:30pm at The NewSouth Bookstore: Ashley M. Jones with Lullaby for the Grieving
DESCRIPTION:In her fourth poetry collection\, Lullaby for the Grieving\, Ashley M. Jones studies the multifaceted nature of grief: the personal grief of losing her father\, and the political grief tied to Black Southern identity. How does one find a path through such deep sorrow? Jones\, Alabama’s first Black Poet Laureate (2022-2026)\, has been much celebrated for her verse. Of this new collection\, Imani Perry observes\, “Ashley M. Jones’s poems are at once history\, sermons\, and soul songs. A truth-teller in verse\, Jones reaches into the past to teach us courage in the present.” Jones will read from and talk about Lullaby for the Grieving at The NewSouth Bookstore on Thursday\, September 25 at 5:30pm. Hope you can join us.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/thursday-september-25-at-530pm-at-the-newsouth-bookstore-ashley-m-jones-with-lullaby-for-the-grieving/
LOCATION:The NewSouth Bookstore\, 105 S. Court St\, Montgomery\, 36104\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250924T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250924T180000
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SUMMARY:A “Voice Your Views” postcard-writing event led by Dr. Lee Farrow
DESCRIPTION:Make your voice heard! Join us for a community postcard-writing event led by Dr. Lee Farrow. Let’s speak up about the issues that matter most. We’ll provide the postcards. You bring your passion and perspective. Write to your local\, state\, and federal representatives and take a stand for the policies you care about. Let’s write for change\, together. Join us Wednesday\, September 24 at 4:30-6pm.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/a-voice-your-views-postcard-writing-event-led-by-dr-lee-farrow/
LOCATION:The NewSouth Bookstore\, 105 S. Court St\, Montgomery\, 36104\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="The NewSouth Bookstore":MAILTO:gabbi.emerson@newsouthbookstore.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250916T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250916T190000
DTSTAMP:20260423T031103
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SUMMARY:Corinna Barrett Lain Talk about "Secrets of the Killing State"
DESCRIPTION:Corinna Barrett Lain is our guest at The NewSouth Bookstore on Tuesday\, September 16 at 5:30pm. In conversation with Kacey L. Keeton\, Lain will talk about her new book\, Secrets of the Killing State: The Untold Story of Lethal Injection. The story of lethal injection is a story of gross incompetence\, law breaking\, torturous deaths\, and stunning indifference to the way in which human beings die at the hands of the state. Death penalty expert Corinna Barrett Lain uses this groundbreaking examination of the dark reality of lethal injection to shine a light on the American death penalty more broadly and shows that the state at its most powerful is also the state at its worst. Washington Independent Review of Books calls Secrets of the Killing State “spectacularly engaging\, crisply written\, and full of moral clarity.” Don’t miss this special program\, co-sponsored by the Faith Leaders of Color Coalition and Project Hope to Abolish the Death Penalty.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/corinna-barrett-lain-talk-about-secrets-of-the-killing-state/
LOCATION:The NewSouth Bookstore\, 105 S. Court St\, Montgomery\, 36104\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="The NewSouth Bookstore":MAILTO:gabbi.emerson@newsouthbookstore.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250914T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250914T153000
DTSTAMP:20260423T031103
CREATED:20250724T194650Z
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SUMMARY:Sarah Schulman Talk about "The Fantasy and Necessity of Solidarity"
DESCRIPTION:From award-winning writer Sarah Schulman\, author of more than twenty books including the classic Let the Record Show: A Political History of ACT UP New York\, 1987-1993\, comes a new book offering a brilliant examination of the inherent social challenges to solidarity movements and what it means for our future. Join us for a talk with Schulman about The Fantasy and Necessity of Solidarity led by Ashley Edwards. Schulman is one of the most astute social and political critics of our time. In this new work she unpacks the concept of solidarity in the face of inequality — unequal relations\, resources\, access\, knowledge\, and power — transforming our understanding of it as idea and practice. Don’t miss this special program on Sunday\, September 14 at 2pm (note the 2pm time!)\, at The NewSouth Bookstore.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/sarah-schulman-talk-about-the-fantasy-and-necessity-of-solidarity/
LOCATION:The NewSouth Bookstore\, 105 S. Court St\, Montgomery\, 36104\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="The NewSouth Bookstore":MAILTO:gabbi.emerson@newsouthbookstore.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250911T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250911T190000
DTSTAMP:20260423T031103
CREATED:20250811T151820Z
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SUMMARY:Lisa McNair talks about "Dear Denise: Letters to the Sister I Never Knew"
DESCRIPTION:Lisa McNair is our special bookstore guest on Thursday\, September 11 at 5:30pm. She travels to Montgomery to discuss her recently released book\, Dear Denise: Letters to the Sister I Never Knew\, a collection of forty letters from Lisa addressed to the sister she never knew\, but in whose shadow of sacrifice and lost youth she was raised. These letters offer an intimate look into the life of a family touched by one of the most heinous tragedies of the Civil Rights Movement\, the 1963 bombing by Klansmen of Birmingham’s 16th Street Baptist Church. With her book McNair takes us on a stirring journey of remembering with a goal of racial healing. Needed as much today as it ever was.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/lisa-mcnair-talks-about-dear-denise-letters-to-the-sister-i-never-knew/
LOCATION:The NewSouth Bookstore\, 105 S. Court St\, Montgomery\, 36104\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="The NewSouth Bookstore":MAILTO:gabbi.emerson@newsouthbookstore.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250909T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250909T183000
DTSTAMP:20260423T031103
CREATED:20250710T192530Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250710T192530Z
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SUMMARY:One Hour/One Poem: Discover the verse of Longfellow with Dr. Susie Paul
DESCRIPTION:Make a date with a poem and Dr. Susie Paul. In an exciting new program hosted by The NewSouth Bookstore\, titled One Hour/One Poem\, Dr. Paul will teach one great nineteenth-century poem in each of four monthly sessions of an hour or less. The program will be a deep dive into the work of four significant American writers\, all giants of the poetic form: Ralph Waldo Emerson\, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow\, Walt Whitman\, and Emily Dickinson. Paul is a master educator with a deep love of poetry\, who is thrilled to have an opportunity to teach these works. Dr. Paul has selected “A Psalm of Life” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow\, written in 1838\, as the subject of her second session. Join us on Tuesday\, September 9 at 5:30pm.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/one-hour-one-poem-discover-the-verse-of-longfellow-with-dr-susie-paul/
LOCATION:The NewSouth Bookstore\, 105 S. Court St\, Montgomery\, 36104\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="The NewSouth Bookstore":MAILTO:gabbi.emerson@newsouthbookstore.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250907T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250907T163000
DTSTAMP:20260423T031103
CREATED:20250811T150432Z
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SUMMARY:Jim Vickrey introduces his new book\, "Awakenings to Racism in Alabama"
DESCRIPTION:A frequent guest at our bookstore programs\, we are delighted to host Jim Vickrey for a talk about his new book\, Awakenings to Racism in Alabama: The Education of a Native Son and the Lessons He and His Peers Learned Resisting Jim Crow. Join us on Sunday\, September 7 at 3pm. Five years in the research and writing\, Awakenings is a memoir of coming of age in the Jim Crow South. The book chronicles Vickrey’s youth\, a period in which he had few Black friends\, an epiphany about race which he had while at Auburn University\, and his becoming a civil rights advocate early in his career\, including in Florida higher education and then at the University of Montevallo. The book describes his friendship with George Wallace\, whose racial policies Vickrey opposed\, and more. A big work of reflection on the subjects of race and personal growth\, we look forward to welcoming Vickrey on Sunday\, September 7\, at 3pm.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/jim-vickrey-introduces-his-new-book-awakenings-to-racism-in-alabama/
LOCATION:The NewSouth Bookstore\, 105 S. Court St\, Montgomery\, 36104\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="The NewSouth Bookstore":MAILTO:gabbi.emerson@newsouthbookstore.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250826T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250826T190000
DTSTAMP:20260423T031103
CREATED:20250701T204325Z
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SUMMARY:Tuesday\, August 26 at 5:30pm at The NewSouth Bookstore: Ralph Ellis with The Accident Report
DESCRIPTION:Author/journalist Ralph Ellis joins us at The NewSouth Bookstore for what will surely be a most enjoyable program tied to his new novel\, titled The Accident Report. The story is set in 1974 in North Carolina. It stars Ronald Truluck\, a rookie reporter who is inspired by Watergate and hopes to uncover a scandal to make his bones as a reporter. It won’t be easy. The paper he works for\, The Millerton Eagle\, runs pet-of-the-week pictures on the front page\, not corruption stories. And Ronald is a stoner who’s loosey-goosey with the facts. With a little help from his friends\, he finally lands the story—but with results nobody expected. Come listen to Ellis spin a yarn or two about his new book and how he came to write it. (Hint: He’s been a working journalist.) Tuesday\, August 26 at 5:30pm.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/tuesday-august-26-at-530pm-at-the-newsouth-bookstore-ralph-ellis-with-the-accident-report/
LOCATION:The NewSouth Bookstore\, 105 S. Court St\, Montgomery\, 36104\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="The NewSouth Bookstore":MAILTO:gabbi.emerson@newsouthbookstore.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250823T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250823T160000
DTSTAMP:20260423T031103
CREATED:20250527T190333Z
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SUMMARY:It’s Local Authors Day at The NewSouth Bookstore on Saturday\, August 23\, from 12pm-4pm.
DESCRIPTION:The NewSouth Bookstore invites you to our second annual Local Authors Day\, held right in the bookstore. The event showcases the amazing writing talent in our greater metro Montgomery region. Meet authors writing fiction\, nonfiction\, children’s books\, self-help and inspirational titles\, and more. It’ll be festive and fun!
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/its-local-authors-day-at-the-newsouth-bookstore-on-saturday-august-23-at-12pm/
LOCATION:The NewSouth Bookstore\, 105 S. Court St\, Montgomery\, 36104\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="The NewSouth Bookstore":MAILTO:gabbi.emerson@newsouthbookstore.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250821T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250821T190000
DTSTAMP:20260423T031103
CREATED:20250701T202713Z
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SUMMARY:Thursday\, August 21 at 5:30pm at The NewSouth Bookstore: Caleb Gayle to talk about Black Moses: A Saga of Ambition and the Fight for a Black State
DESCRIPTION:Award-winning journalist Caleb Gayle is our special guest in August with his new book\, Black Moses: A Saga of Ambition and the Fight for a Black State. In this paradigm-shifting work of American history\, Gayle recounts the extraordinary tale of Edward McCabe\, a Black man who championed the audacious idea to create a state within the Union governed by and for Black people — and the racism\, politics\, and greed that thwarted him. The book is a wild ride through American history\, which Jonathan Eig\, author of King: A Life\, calls “an unforgettable account of a forgotten hero.” Hope you can be with us at The NewSouth Bookstore on Thursday\, August 21 at 5:30pm.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/thursday-august-21-at-530pm-at-the-newsouth-bookstore-caleb-gayle-to-talk-about-black-moses-a-saga-of-ambition-and-the-fight-for-a-black-state/
LOCATION:The NewSouth Bookstore\, 105 S. Court St\, Montgomery\, 36104\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="The NewSouth Bookstore":MAILTO:gabbi.emerson@newsouthbookstore.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250819T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250819T190000
DTSTAMP:20260423T031103
CREATED:20250421T152813Z
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SUMMARY:Thursday\, August 19 at 5:30pm at The NewSouth Bookstore: Scott Spillman with Making Sense of Slavery
DESCRIPTION:We are thrilled to host historian Scott Spillman with his new book\, Making Sense of Slavery\, on Thursday\, August 19 at 5:30 pm\, at The NewSouth Bookstore. Making Sense of Slavery is an essential history of the study of slavery in America\, from the Revolutionary era to the 1619 Project\, showing how these intellectual debates have shaped American public life. It’s a breathtaking survey of nearly two centuries of scholarship\, rich in insights and surprises. The Washington Independent Review of Books calls the book “accessible\, important\, and engaging” — a much needed work to fill in the gaps of our understanding. Don’t miss this exciting program with Scott Spillman coming up soon!
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/thursday-august-19-at-530pm-at-the-newsouth-bookstore-scott-spillman-with-making-sense-of-slavery/
LOCATION:The NewSouth Bookstore\, 105 S. Court St\, Montgomery\, 36104\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="The NewSouth Bookstore":MAILTO:gabbi.emerson@newsouthbookstore.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250815T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250815T200000
DTSTAMP:20260423T031103
CREATED:20250729T185916Z
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SUMMARY:3rd Friday at The NewSouth Bookstore!
DESCRIPTION:Explore the downtown district after 4pm for special menus and drinks\, special events and discounts. The NewSouth Bookstore will participate\, of course. Sawyer White\, a talented young guitarist with a rich repertoire\, will be outside The NewSouth Bookstore\, on our patio\, playing for your pleasure. Relax to his music and join us inside for a complimentary glass of wine and to browse our store. All book purchases after 4pm on August 15 will be discounted 10%. Support your local downtown retailers and enjoy the offerings at The NewSouth Bookstore along with Lorraine’s Bake Shop\, Plant Bae\, Ravello\, Red Bluff\, Central\, the Trilogy Hotel\, and others. More than two dozen downtown hotels\, restaurants\, and retailers are participating in all.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/3rd-friday-at-the-newsouth-bookstore/
LOCATION:The NewSouth Bookstore\, 105 S. Court St\, Montgomery\, 36104\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="The NewSouth Bookstore":MAILTO:gabbi.emerson@newsouthbookstore.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250814T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250814T190000
DTSTAMP:20260423T031103
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SUMMARY:Thursday\, August 14 at 5:30pm at The NewSouth Bookstore: Announcing a group read of Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy with Lee Farrow
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Lee Farrow has led some of our most popular bookstore events to date. We look forward to hosting her again for an evening of discussion about Anna Karenina\, a timeless and beloved classic of the nineteenth century by Leo Tolstoy\, a giant of Russian literature. Join us for a talk about Anna Karenina on Thursday\, August 14 at 5:30pm. Purchase a copy of the book at the bookstore and dive in. First published in 1878\, the book is an engrossing story of love\, betrayal\, marriage\, and family set against the backdrop of Imperial Russian society. When William Faulkner was asked to name his three favorite novels\, he replied: “Anna Karenina\, Anna Karenina\, and Anna Karenina.” Come join us and discover the book’s enduring appeal.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/thursday-august-14-at-530pm-at-the-newsouth-bookstore-announcing-a-group-read-of-anna-karenina-by-leo-tolstoy-with-lee-farrow/
LOCATION:The NewSouth Bookstore\, 105 S. Court St\, Montgomery\, 36104\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="The NewSouth Bookstore":MAILTO:gabbi.emerson@newsouthbookstore.com
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