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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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ORGANIZER;CN="The NewSouth Bookstore":MAILTO:gabbi.emerson@newsouthbookstore.com
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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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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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ORGANIZER;CN="The NewSouth Bookstore":MAILTO:gabbi.emerson@newsouthbookstore.com
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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
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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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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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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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ORGANIZER;CN="The NewSouth Bookstore":MAILTO:gabbi.emerson@newsouthbookstore.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250924T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250924T180000
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CREATED:20250819T191043Z
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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
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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
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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:20260427T083004
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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:20260427T083004
CREATED: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:20260427T083004
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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
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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:20260427T083004
CREATED:20250527T190333Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250729T200019Z
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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:20260427T083004
CREATED:20250701T202713Z
LAST-MODIFIED: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:20260427T083004
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:20260427T083004
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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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250812T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250812T190000
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SUMMARY:Tuesday\, August 12 at 5:30pm\, at The NewSouth Bookstore: Alexis Okeowo joins us for a talk about Blessings and Disasters: A Story of Alabama
DESCRIPTION:The book is called Blessings and Disasters: A Story of Alabama. It’s a perspective-shifting work that is both an intimate memoir and a journalistic triumph by Alexis Okeowo\, a New Yorker staff writer and PEN award winner. In the book\, Okeowo investigates her life\, other Alabamians’ lives\, and the state’s lesser-known histories to understand why Alabama has been the stage for the most extreme results of the American experiment. A blend of memoir\, history\, and reportage which Yaa Gyasi calls “extraordinary\,” the book is also timely and engrossing. It sheds light on the divided face of our nation even as it defines the complexities of this place many of us call home. We are so fortunate to host Alexis Okeowo at The NewSouth Bookstore on Tuesday\, August 12 at 5:30pm. Don’t miss it.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/tuesday-august-12-at-530pm-at-the-newsouth-bookstore-alexis-okeowo-joins-us-for-a-talk-about-blessings-and-disasters-a-story-of-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:20250807T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250807T190000
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SUMMARY:Thursday\, August 7 at 5:30pm at The NewSouth Bookstore: Salaam Green on "The Other Revival: Poems & Reckonings"
DESCRIPTION:We are fortunate to welcome Salaam Green to The NewSouth Bookstore. Her new book\, The Other Revival: Poems & Reckonings\, is an extraordinary collection of poems — deeply personal and historically rooted — which revolve around a house built in Harpersville\, Alabama in 1841. Thirty-nine people enslaved by Samuel Wallace\, owner of the property\, constructed the house and worked the land. Green interviewed descendants of those enslaved people and descendants of their slave owners and takes us on a journey in verse\, offering a glimpse into generational memory and sparking the possibility of new racial healing. Meet Salaam Green\, in conversation with Jacqueline Allen Trimble\, on Thursday\, August 7 at 5:30pm. It’ll be a very special evening\, indeed.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/thursday-august-7-at-530pm-at-the-newsouth-bookstore-salaam-green-on-the-other-revival-poems-reckonings/
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:20250805T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250805T183000
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SUMMARY:Tuesday\, August 5 at 5:30pm at The NewSouth Bookstore: One Hour/One Poem\, Discover the verse of Emerson 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\, a poet herself\, 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 “The Snow-Storm” by Ralph Waldo Emerson\, written in 1835\, as the subject of her first session.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/tuesday-august-5-at-530pm-at-the-newsouth-bookstore-one-hour-one-poem-discover-the-verse-of-emerson-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:20250731T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250731T190000
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SUMMARY:Dana Williams to talk about "Toni at Random: The Iconic Writer’s Legendary Editorship"
DESCRIPTION:Toni Morrison will be well remembered and her spirit keenly felt on the evening of Thursday\, July 31 at 5:30pm at The NewSouth Bookstore. That’s when we welcome Dana Williams\, biographer and Professor of African American Literature at Howard University\, for a talk about her new book\, Toni at Random: The Iconic Writer’s Legendary Editorship. The book recounts in inspiring detail how Morrison\, the first Black woman senior editor at Random House\, forever transformed the publishing landscape by championing Black writers’ work. Morrison published some of the brightest Black minds — and they got to work making a revolution one book at a time. Toni at Random conjures a new\, richer understanding of the life and legacy of Toni Morrison. Join us for this special program at The NewSouth Bookstore.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/dana-williams-to-talk-about-toni-at-random-the-iconic-writers-legendary-editorship/
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:20250724T173000
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SUMMARY:Thursday\, July 24 at 5:30pm at The NewSouth Bookstore: Honorée Fanonne Jeffers with Misbehaving at the Crossroads
DESCRIPTION:We’ve only waited years to welcome Honorée Fanonne Jeffers at The NewSouth Bookstore. On Thursday\, July 24 at 5:30pm she visits with her new book\, Misbehaving at the Crossroads. Ms. Jeffers will be in conversation with Montgomery’s own Dr. Jacqueline Allen Trimble. The New York Times-bestselling\, National Book Award-nominated author of The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois and The Age of Phillis makes her nonfiction debut with this personal and thought-provoking collection of essays that explores the journeys and possibilities of Black women throughout American history and in contemporary times. Necessary and sharply observed\, and full of the insight and brilliance that has characterized her poetry and fiction\, Misbehaving at the Crossroads illustrates the life of one extraordinary Black woman—and her extraordinary foremothers. Come be with us for this special event.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/thursday-july-24-at-530pm-at-the-newsouth-bookstore-honoree-fanonne-jeffers-with-misbehaving-at-the-crossroads/
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:20250715T173000
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SUMMARY:Tuesday\, July 15 at 5:30pm at The NewSouth Bookstore: Richard Tillinghast with Night Train to Memphis
DESCRIPTION:It’s always a wonderful program when author Richard Tillinghast is our bookstore guest. His new collection of poetry\, Night Train to Memphis\, brings him to The NewSouth Bookstore again\, on Tuesday\, July 15 at 5:30pm. “All of us are in transit\,” says Tillinghast in one line of this beautiful\, luminous volume. “His poems roam and wander and find homes for us everywhere\,” observes\nanother poet\, Joe Wilkins. Now in his eighties\, Tillinghast is writing the best poetry of his life. Come meet the author and enjoy his reading and talk with your friends and fellow poetry-lovers at The NewSouth Bookstore.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/tuesday-july-15-at-530pm-at-the-newsouth-bookstore-richard-tillinghast-with-night-train-to-memphis/
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:20250709T163000
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SUMMARY:Wednesday\, July 9 from 4:30pm-6:00pm at The NewSouth Bookstore: 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\, July 9 at 4:30pm.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/wednesday-july-9-from-430pm-600pm-at-the-newsouth-bookstore-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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SUMMARY:Tuesday\, June 24 at 5:30pm at The NewSouth Bookstore: Barbara McQuade with Attack from Within
DESCRIPTION:This talk should interest everyone. Seriously. Join us to listen to and learn from MSNBC legal analyst Barbara McQuade\, author of Attack from Within: How Disinformation Is Sabotaging America\, now in paperback. The book is an urgent\, comprehensive explanation of the ways disinformation is impacting democracy\, and practical solutions that can be pursued to strengthen the public\, media\, and truth-based politics. In the book\, McQuade breaks down the ways disinformation has become a tool to drive voters to extremes\, disempower our legal structures\, and consolidate power in the hands of the few. Eric Holder calls McQuade “a great public servant and one of the most acute observers of our time.” We are excited to host Barbara McQuade at The NewSouth Bookstore on Tuesday\, June 24 at 5:30pm.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/tuesday-june-24-at-530pm-at-the-newsouth-bookstore-barbara-mcquade-with-attack-from-within/
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:20250621T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250621T163000
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SUMMARY:Saturday\, June 21 at 3pm at The NewSouth Bookstore: Ruth Franklin talks about "The Many Lives of Anne Frank"
DESCRIPTION:We are thrilled to welcome Ruth Franklin to The NewSouth Bookstore on Saturday\, June 21 at 3pm. She will talk about her new biography\, The Many Lives of Anne Frank. In this work Franklin explores the transformation of Anne Frank from ordinary teenager to icon\, shedding new light on the young woman whose diary of her years in hiding\, now translated into more than seventy languages\, is the most widely read work of literature to arise from the Holocaust. Comprehensively researched but experimental in spirit\, this book chronicles and interprets Anne’s life as a Jew in Amsterdam during World War II while also telling the story of the diary—its multiple drafts\, its discovery\, its reception\, and its message for today’s world. It’s an amazing book. And we have every expectation that Franklin’s presentation about her subject will be every bit as fine.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/saturday-june-21-at-3pm-at-the-newsouth-bookstore-ruth-franklin-talks-about-the-many-lives-of-anne-frank/
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:20250619T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250619T190000
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SUMMARY:Thursday\, June 19 at 5:30pm at The NewSouth Bookstore: Peter Kuper with Insectopolis: A Natural History
DESCRIPTION:Bill Nye\, the Science Guy\, says\, “If insects weren’t everywhere on Earth\, you and I wouldn’t be here either\,” which inspired us to invite Peter Kuper\, author of the newly published Insectopolis: A Natural History\, to The NewSouth Bookstore for a talk on Thursday\, June 19 at 5:30pm. In his wildly inventive and informative work\, award-winning cartoonist Peter Kuper transports readers through the 400 million-year history of insects and the remarkable entomologists who have studied them. The result is eye-popping\, a visually stunning book that will transport you to a better understanding of why insects in our ecosystem are meaningful. Come be educated and inspired.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/thursday-june-19-at-530pm-at-the-newsouth-bookstore-peter-kuper-with-insectopolis-a-natural-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:20250608T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250608T163000
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SUMMARY:Sunday\, June 8\, at 3pm at The NewSouth Bookstore: Jennifer Horne returns for a talk about Letters to Little Rock: Poems
DESCRIPTION:Jennifer Horne continues to surprise us with her published work and writing gifts! Her newest collection of poems brings Alabama’s twelfth poet laureate back to The NewSouth Bookstore on Sunday\, June 8\, at 3pm for readings and a talk about this special volume\, an unsentimental document of grief that doubles as a celebration of her father. Says award-winning poet Rodney Jones\, “Do not think somber. Poem after poem strikes a match that reveals a life lived well. Horne’s particular brilliance is to set a tone and hold to it step by step\, with both wit and wisdom\, and in various modes that surprise and delight. My happiness depends on finding\, rarely\, such marvelous books.” We are lucky to bring Jennifer Horne back to Montgomery for this event. Please join us.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/sunday-june-8-at-3pm-at-the-newsouth-bookstore-jennifer-horne-returns-for-a-talk-about-letters-to-little-rock-poems/
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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