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SUMMARY:Matt Kessler visits for a talk about The Wiregrass: A Tale of Murder and Retribution in the Deep South
DESCRIPTION:Matt Kessler\, a journalist with The Guardian\, is our bookstore guest on Thursday\, October 15 at 5:30pm with his new book\, The Wiregrass. Set in 1999 Ozark\, Alabama\, the work tracks the true-crime murder of two teens\, uncovering a forgotten corner of the Deep South and the chilling web of police corruption\, violence\, and miscarried justice beneath its surface. The book is captivating and richly reported. Kiese Laymon calls it “a revelation\,” saying\, “Kessler has set a new standard of storytelling with this one.” Kessler will be in conversation with author Foster Dickson. Join us!
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/matt-kessler-visits-for-a-talk-about-the-wiregrass-a-tale-of-murder-and-retribution-in-the-deep-south/
LOCATION:The NewSouth Bookstore\, 105 S. Court St\, Montgomery\, 36104\, United States
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SUMMARY:Join us on the Polar Express at The NewSouth Bookstore
DESCRIPTION:All aboard for a Christmas story time as Santa makes a special stop at The NewSouth Bookstore! Join us on Saturday\, December 12 at 11am as Santa Claus reads the beloved holiday classic\, The Polar Express. After the story\, children can have their photo taken with Santa and enjoy some delicious hot chocolate. Bring the whole family and get into the Christmas spirit with us!
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/join-us-on-the-polar-express-at-the-newsouth-bookstore/
LOCATION:The NewSouth Bookstore\, 105 S. Court St\, Montgomery\, 36104\, United States
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SUMMARY:The Power to Kill: A Special Film Screening and Discussion
DESCRIPTION:We’re honored to host a special program in cooperation with We the Jury on Thursday\, October 8 — that’s World Day Against the Death Penalty — to which you are all invited. Join us for a screening of The Power to Kill and discussion with the filmmaker\, Debbie Levin. The film richly critiques death penalty practices in our state\, to enrich our understanding. At The NewSouth Bookstore next week!
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/the-power-to-kill-a-special-film-screening-and-discussion/
LOCATION:The NewSouth Bookstore\, 105 S. Court St\, Montgomery\, 36104\, United States
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SUMMARY:Charles Ghigna talk and reading from The Lost Book of Life
DESCRIPTION:We have wanted to host the wonderful poet Charles Ghigna for so very long. Situation remedied! Ghigna joins us at The NewSouth Bookstore on Tuesday\, October 6 at 5:30pm with his newly released collection\, The Lost Book of Life: New and Selected Poems. Ghigna is the poet with the mostest\, author of dozens of books of verse for adults and children. He writes with imagination\, insight\, wit and wisdom\, beguiling us with even the slightest work. Come discover his gifts!
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/charles-ghigna-talk-and-reading-from-the-lost-book-of-life/
LOCATION:The NewSouth Bookstore\, 105 S. Court St\, Montgomery\, 36104\, United States
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SUMMARY:The NewSouth Bookstore's Fourth Annual Sidewalk Sale!
DESCRIPTION:Our annual fall Sidewalk Sale is coming up! We’re on the patio the very last week in September for our fourth annual Sidewalk Sale. We’re pulling books for it every day now\, books that’ll be priced at $5\, $3\, and $1. Literally thousands of volumes get displayed over four days for your browsing pleasure. These are in every conceivable category — with real deals as well as special gems to be discovered. Stop by once\, stop by twice. Find us outdoors for this amazing event starting on Wednesday\, September 30 at 10am and running through Saturday\, October 3.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/the-newsouth-bookstores-fourth-annual-sidewalk-sale/2026-10-03/
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:The NewSouth Bookstore's Fourth Annual Sidewalk Sale!
DESCRIPTION:Our annual fall Sidewalk Sale is coming up! We’re on the patio the very last week in September for our fourth annual Sidewalk Sale. We’re pulling books for it every day now\, books that’ll be priced at $5\, $3\, and $1. Literally thousands of volumes get displayed over four days for your browsing pleasure. These are in every conceivable category — with real deals as well as special gems to be discovered. Stop by once\, stop by twice. Find us outdoors for this amazing event starting on Wednesday\, September 30 at 10am and running through Saturday\, October 3.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/the-newsouth-bookstores-fourth-annual-sidewalk-sale/2026-10-02/
LOCATION:The NewSouth Bookstore\, 105 S. Court St\, Montgomery\, 36104\, United States
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SUMMARY:Judith Resnik visits for a talk about her magisterial new book\, Impermissible Punishments
DESCRIPTION:We are thrilled to welcome legal scholar Judith Resnik for a talk about her new book\, Impermissible Punishments\, a history of the invention of the corrections profession and of ensuing debates about punishment’s purposes and prisoners’ rights. The work explores the history of punishment inside prisons and how governments grappled with obligations to justify the punishments they impose. Hers is an incisive examination of incarceration as a deeply flawed institution in tension with modern democracy. Don’t miss this special event on Thursday\, October 1 at 4pm. (Please note the earlier event start time.)
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/judith-resnik-visits-for-a-talk-about-her-magisterial-new-book-impermissible-punishments/
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:20261001T100000
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SUMMARY:The NewSouth Bookstore's Fourth Annual Sidewalk Sale!
DESCRIPTION:Our annual fall Sidewalk Sale is coming up! We’re on the patio the very last week in September for our fourth annual Sidewalk Sale. We’re pulling books for it every day now\, books that’ll be priced at $5\, $3\, and $1. Literally thousands of volumes get displayed over four days for your browsing pleasure. These are in every conceivable category — with real deals as well as special gems to be discovered. Stop by once\, stop by twice. Find us outdoors for this amazing event starting on Wednesday\, September 30 at 10am and running through Saturday\, October 3.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/the-newsouth-bookstores-fourth-annual-sidewalk-sale/2026-10-01/
LOCATION:The NewSouth Bookstore\, 105 S. Court St\, Montgomery\, 36104\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260930T100000
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SUMMARY:The NewSouth Bookstore's Fourth Annual Sidewalk Sale!
DESCRIPTION:Our annual fall Sidewalk Sale is coming up! We’re on the patio the very last week in September for our fourth annual Sidewalk Sale. We’re pulling books for it every day now\, books that’ll be priced at $5\, $3\, and $1. Literally thousands of volumes get displayed over four days for your browsing pleasure. These are in every conceivable category — with real deals as well as special gems to be discovered. Stop by once\, stop by twice. Find us outdoors for this amazing event starting on Wednesday\, September 30 at 10am and running through Saturday\, October 3.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/the-newsouth-bookstores-fourth-annual-sidewalk-sale/2026-09-30/
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:20260927T150000
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SUMMARY:Detria Austin Everson talk on Serving Is a Superpower
DESCRIPTION:A leading leadership expert visits The NewSouth Bookstore for a talk about how ordinary moments of intentional service can transform careers\, strengthen relationships\, inspire organizations\, and change communities — this in connection with her inspirational and practical book titled Serving Is a Superpower. Detria Austin Everson is our esteemed guest. She joins us in the company of Doris Crenshaw as her conversation partner. Together they will remind us why the greatest power you’ll ever possess isn’t money\, influence\, intelligence\, or talent but rather the simple choice to serve. Join us for this special event on Sunday\, September 27 at 3pm.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/detria-austin-everson-talk-on-serving-is-a-superpower/
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:20260924T173000
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SUMMARY:Voting Security: A panel presentation with our Montgomery Election Officials
DESCRIPTION:You do not want to miss this important event in advance of the upcoming midterm elections which will address the subject of election security. The program will cover the role and duties of each office and how they are working to address current challenges. Our four officials are: Brenda E. Daly\, Chair of the Board of Registrars; Gina J. Ishman\, Circuit Clerk and Absentee Election Manager; Probate Judge JC Love; and Alexandria Stephens\, Director of Elections in the Office of Judge Love. This is your opportunity to listen and learn. A Q&A will follow the presentation. The League of Women Voters of Greater Montgomery is our partner in this program.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/voting-security-a-panel-presentation-with-our-montgomery-election-officials/
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:20260922T173000
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SUMMARY:Emily Yellin talk about Nonviolent\, book she coauthored for Rev. James Lawson Jr.
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a talk by Emily Yellin\, New York Times contributor and coauthor of the posthumous memoir of Rev. James Lawson Jr.\, peer of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.\, mentor to Congressman John Lewis and the Freedom Riders\, and a principal architect of a nonviolent resistance movement that changed the world. Nonviolent delivers an intimate self-portrait of Lawson as a man who recognized the inherent dignity of everyone\, and challenged all forms of violence\, Of the work historian Jonathan Eig\, author of King: A Life\, says\, “This book is a gift to be treasured\, from a man who has already given so much.” Tuesday\, September 22 at 5:30pm. Co-sponsored by the Freedom Rides Museum\, SPLC Alabama\, Civil Rights Memorial Center\, and SPLC Learning for Justice.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/emily-yellin-talk-about-nonviolent-book-she-coauthored-for-rev-james-lawson-jr/
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:20260915T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260915T190000
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SUMMARY:Charlotte Donlon introduces new book\, Spiritual Direction for Writers — in conversation with Jacqueline Allen Trimble
DESCRIPTION:What if the writing life isn’t about word counts but about daily attention to your whole self? Author/spiritual director Charlotte Donlon dives into that idea in her new book\, Spiritual Direction for Writers: Everday Rituals for Your Writing Life\, offering a holistic approach to developing one’s voice through the written word. Come be inspired when Donlon visits The NewSouth Bookstore for a talk about her approach\, in conversation with a favorite writer\, Alabama Poet Laureate Jacqueline Allen Trimble. Tuesday\, September 15 at 5:30pm.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/charlotte-donlon-introduces-new-book-spiritual-direction-for-writers-in-conversation-with-jacqueline-allen-trimble/
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:20260910T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260910T190000
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SUMMARY:Historian Joseph Kelly with The Biggest Lie: The Prehistory of American Fascism\, 1818-1915
DESCRIPTION:We look forward to welcoming Joseph Kelly for a talk about his new book\, The Biggest Lie: The Prehistory of American Fascism\, 1818-1915. It’s an eye-opening work of history tracing American Fascism back to the Antebellum South. Essential reading for anyone seeking to understand the deep historical currents shaping the United States today. Come meet Kelly at The NewSouth Bookstore on Thursday\, September 10 at 5:30pm.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/historian-joseph-kelly-with-the-biggest-lie-the-prehistory-of-american-fascism-1818-1915/
LOCATION:The NewSouth Bookstore\, 105 S. Court St\, Montgomery\, 36104\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260903T173000
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SUMMARY:Susan Eva O’Donovan talk about Moving Toward Freedom: The Political Education of Enslaved Americans
DESCRIPTION:Our guest on Thursday\, September 3 at 5:30pm is historian Susan Eva O’Donovan. She brings to us a magisterial\, groundbreaking new study of the lives of enslaved Americans on the cusp of the Civil War that places them—and their hard-won political knowledge—rightly at the center of the fight for freedom. The book is titled Moving Toward Freedom: The Political Education of Enslaved Americans. Join us for her talk and gain new understanding about how those enslaved in our country in the mid-nineteenth century moved toward full emancipation and citizenship. It’ll be a great program.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/susan-eva-odonovan-talk-about-moving-toward-freedom-the-political-education-of-enslaved-americans/
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:20260827T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260827T190000
DTSTAMP:20260616T185130Z
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SUMMARY:Patricia Smith with The Intentions of Thunder
DESCRIPTION:We are honored to host Patricia Smith for a program at The NewSouth Bookstore\, a talk about and reading from her 2025 National Book Award-winning book\, The Intentions of Thunder. Smith is a poet\, spoken-word performer\, playwright\, author\, and writing teacher\, whose work has been called life-changing — “abundant\, brilliant\, and unprecedented.” Don’t miss her Montgomery appearance on Thursday\, August 27 at 5:30pm!
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/patricia-smith-with-the-intentions-of-thunder/
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:20260825T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260825T193000
DTSTAMP:20260604T190314Z
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SUMMARY:It's a Celebration! Presented by the River Region Rainbow Chorus
DESCRIPTION:Our world is rich in different voices. Come enjoy the music of many in our greater Montgomery area. The River Region Rainbow Chorus is a radiant group\, beautiful and with songs to be heard. At The NewSouth Bookstore on Tuesday\, August 25 at 6pm.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/its-a-celebration-presented-by-the-river-region-rainbow-chorus/
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:20260823T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260823T163000
DTSTAMP:20260707T192807Z
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SUMMARY:Frye Gaillard and Cynthia Tucker join us for a talk about their stunning new book\, “A Republic If You Can Keep It”
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a launch event at The NewSouth Bookstore on Sunday\, August 23 at 3pm for A Republic If You Can Keep It by two significant Southern journalists\, Frye Gaillard and Cynthia Tucker. The book powerfully critiques where our country is in the age of Trump. Gaillard and Tucker — who came of age during the civil rights years — pause to take a hard look at the ways in which our country falls short\, even as it has aspired since its founding to “a more perfect Union\,” looking at the explosive and potentially quite damaging variable represented by our current president.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/frye-gaillard-and-cynthia-tucker-join-us-for-a-talk-about-their-stunning-new-book-a-republic-if-you-can-keep-it/
LOCATION:The NewSouth Bookstore\, 105 S. Court St\, Montgomery\, 36104\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260818T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260818T190000
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SUMMARY:Mark Tenhundfeld is our guest with State of Segregation: America’s Freedom Rights Struggles As Told by Alabama
DESCRIPTION:It’s going to be a rich talk — eye-opening\, for sure — when Mark J. Tenhundfeld comes to visit. Our distinguished guest will talk about his new book\, State of Segregation\, a revealing legal journey through Alabama’s civil rights battles\, exposing systemic discrimination and the enduring fight for justice via landmark Supreme Court cases. The work uniquely blends legal analysis\, historical narrative\, and social commentary to expose the deep-rooted systems of racial\, gender\, and class-based discrimination in our state. Come be with us for this special program on Tuesday\, August 18 at 5:30pm.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/mark-tenhundfeld-is-our-guest-with-state-of-segregation-americas-freedom-rights-struggles-as-told-by-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:20260815T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260815T160000
DTSTAMP:20260604T190314Z
CREATED:20260604T190314Z
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SUMMARY:It's Local Authors Day!
DESCRIPTION:Our Local Authors Day has become a much anticipated annual bookstore event — and for good reason. People enjoy meeting authors working locally and talking to them about their work. And authors love the opportunity to meet potential readers! Saturday\, August 15\, starting at noon\, we welcome another sixteen authors to the bookstore for this enjoyable program. Authors\, register now with Jessala White at jessala.white@newsouthbookstore.com or 334-834-3556. Y’all\, mark your calendars to be with us!
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/its-local-authors-day/
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:Denise Kiernan with Obstinate Daughters
DESCRIPTION:History has always celebrated our Founding Fathers. In an act of correction\, we’re bringing Denise Kiernan to The NewSouth Bookstore for a talk about her new book\, Obstinate Daughters: The Rebels\, Writers\, and Renegade Women Who Ignited the American Revolution. The work is a sweeping chronicle that challenges the traditional mythology of the nation’s beginnings\, championing the unsung women behind it. Kiernan is an award‑winning author\, journalist\, and producer with three decades of storytelling experience\, so you just know this is going to be a great event and her book a must to read. See you at the bookstore on Tuesday\, August 11 at 5:30pm.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/denise-kiernan-with-obstinate-daughters/
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:20260806T173000
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SUMMARY:Lee Farrow leads discussion of Heart of a Dog for our annual group read
DESCRIPTION:We are thrilled to announce the return of Dr. Lee Farrow\, who will lead discussion about our next group read\, Heart of a Dog by Mikhail Bulgakov. The novella is a hilarious\, brilliantly inventive story\, as timely today as it was when written — one of Farrow’s favorite books by a Russian author. Join us as she takes us into the book\, telling us what makes it great.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/lee-farrow-leads-discussion-of-heart-of-a-dog-for-our-annual-group-read/
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:Pat Cunningham Devoto has stories to share from her new book\, “Bookin’ in the Big House”
DESCRIPTION:Author Pat Cunningham Devoto joins us at The NewSouth Bookstore with a fine new work\, Bookin’ in the Big House: What I Learned Leading a Women’s Prison Book Club. Rich in humanity and with stories to make you laugh and cry\, the book chronicles her surprising experiences — hint: they’re anything but literary — over the seven years she led a book club for women in a Montgomery Women’s Correctional Facility. Devoto pulls back the curtain on this unfamiliar world for our bookstore audience and readers like you!
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/pat-cunningham-devoto-has-stories-to-share-from-her-new-book-bookin-in-the-big-house/
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:20260728T173000
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SUMMARY:We celebrate the release of photographer Warren Simons's new book\, The Art of Seeing
DESCRIPTION:Join us in celebrating the release of Warren Simons’s new book\, The Art of Seeing: Visual Surprises in the Everyday\nWorld. One of our favorite local photographers — whose work regularly stuns us with its beauty — will talk about how we can all “see” like an artist with a little effort and understanding. Let’s reframe our world together! At The NewSouth Bookstore on Tuesday\, July 28 at 5:30pm.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/we-celebrate-the-release-of-photographer-warren-simonss-new-book-the-art-of-seeing/
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:20260723T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260723T190000
DTSTAMP:20260528T150620Z
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SUMMARY:Cole LeFavour with In the Arms of Mountains: A Memoir of Land\, Love and Queer Resistance in Red America
DESCRIPTION:We are proud to host Cole LeFavour\, Idaho’s first openly LGBTQ+ state senator\, for a talk about their richly engaging new memoir\, a powerful story of hope\, resilience\, and political resistance where you least expect it. Follow LeFavour’s journey from their two-mile walk to the school bus along a dirt road each morning to their monumental election. Cole’s story reminds us of what’s possible when we look beyond red and blue\, right and left\, to meet each other at the edge of the wild. At The NewSouth Bookstore on Thursday\, July 23 at 5:30pm.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/cole-lefavour-with-in-the-arms-of-mountains-a-memoir-of-land-love-and-queer-resistance-in-red-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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260721T173000
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SUMMARY:Linford Fisher with Stealing America
DESCRIPTION:We are thrilled to bring Linford D. Fisher to The NewSouth Bookstore for a talk about his new book\, Stealing America: The Hidden Story of Indigenous Slavery in U.S. History. It’s a magisterial account\, which offers a stunning reorientation of Continental history\, laying bare the story of the theft of Native lands and bodies by colonial settlers and their consequences for Native nations. He will be in conversation with State Archaeologist for the Alabama Historical Commission\, Stacye Hathorn. Join us for a talk about this groundbreaking work on Tuesday\, July 21 at 5:30pm.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/linford-fisher-with-stealing-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:Join us for talk about Freedom Season\, new from Peniel E. Joseph
DESCRIPTION:In Freedom Season: How 1963 Transformed America’s Civil Rights Revolution\, acclaimed historian Peniel E. Joseph offers a stirring narrative history of 1963\, marking it as the defining year of the Black freedom struggle—a year when America faced extraordinary political strife and violence and emerged transformed. Observes author Douglas Brinkley\, “It’s a brilliantly constructed and endlessly rewarding work of history\, with the Kennedy brothers\, Malcom X\, Martin Luther King Jr.\, James Baldwin\, and Medgar Evers taking center stage.” We welcome Peniel Joseph at The NewSouth Bookstore on Monday\, July 13 at 5:30pm. Don’t miss what will surely be a most compelling program!
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/join-us-for-talk-about-freedom-season-new-from-peniel-e-joseph/
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:20260709T173000
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SUMMARY:It's summertime with Karren Pell and the Old Alabama Revue!
DESCRIPTION:Relax to the sounds of summer with Karren Pell and the Old Alabama Revue. The group slips into summer mode with tunes favorite and new. Bring your “on the boardwalk” attitude and join us for an evening of fun and song\, complete with nibbles and cool refreshments. No sunhats needed. July in Alabama doesn’t get better than this!
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/its-summertime-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:Seth Panitch talk about his magical debut novel\, Antique
DESCRIPTION:There’s a place for fiction like this\, an uplifting\, magical tale about a once-celebrated antique appraiser who gets caught in the thrall of a strange\, beautiful necklace—one that has the power to transform her life. Come enjoy learning about the book’s inspiration and hearing a reading from its pages. Author Seth Panitch\, a playwright\, professor of theatre and head of the MFA Acting program at the University of Alabama\, visits The NewSouth Bookstore on Tuesday\, July 7 at 5:30pm\, in conversation with book critic Katharine Armbrester.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/seth-panitch-talk-about-his-magical-debut-novel-antique/
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:20260630T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260630T193000
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SUMMARY:Mitigation specialist Elizabeth Vartkessian with The Deserving: What the Lives of the Condemned Reveal About American Justice
DESCRIPTION:For readers of Just Mercy and The New Jim Crow\, let us introduce a groundbreaking new take on the American justice system from one of its unknown “mercy workers\,” mitigation specialist Elizabeth Vartkessian. In The Deserving\, she offers a powerful new vision of responsibility and repair for those condemned and incarcerated. In an era of dangerous rollbacks and record-high executions\, The Deserving is an inspiring argument for true rehabilitation replacing retribution. Come meet Vartkessian and learn more about her work. Tuesday\, June 30 at 6pm (note the slightly later start time)\, in conversation with Carla Crowder\, Executive Director of Alabama Appleseed.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/mitigation-specialist-elizabeth-vartkessian-with-the-deserving-what-the-lives-of-the-condemned-reveal-about-american-justice/
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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