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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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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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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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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260723T173000
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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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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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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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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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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260623T173000
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SUMMARY:“Colonial America in Song”: Gene Davis with Madrigal Voices of Montgomery
DESCRIPTION:Madrigal Voices of Montgomery comes to The NewSouth Bookstore for a truly special evening celebrating our nation’s 250th anniversary\, titled “Colonial America in Song.” Join us to hear such iconic early American tunes as “Goin’ to Boston\,” a song with Appalachian roots\, and “Chester\,” a Revolutionary War song by William Billings. We will be outdoors on the bookstore patio. It’ll be wonderful\, tuneful fun.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/colonial-america-in-song-gene-davis-with-madrigal-voices-of-montgomery/
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:20260616T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260616T190000
DTSTAMP:20260519T144859Z
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SUMMARY:“Our Founding Fathers and Civic Virtue”: A talk by Keith Krawczynski
DESCRIPTION:Kicking off our bookstore’s America 250 celebrations is Keith Krawczynski\, author and Distinguished Professor of History at AUM\, where he has taught for 25 years; his areas of specialty include Colonial America. Krawczynski will speak about our nation’s Founding Fathers as the topic relates to civic virtue. Our Founding Fathers understood that the United States was a national experiment on republican government. For the American Experiment to succeed it required a citizenry which practiced civic virtues like courage\, justice\, honor\, humility\, and sacrifice — the willingness to put the interests of our nation above one’s own personal interests. Come join us for his talk — timely and inspirational — at The NewSouth Bookstore on Tuesday\, June 16 at 5:30pm.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/our-founding-fathers-and-civic-virtue-a-talk-by-keith-krawczynski/
LOCATION:The NewSouth Bookstore\, 105 S. Court St\, Montgomery\, 36104\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260604T173000
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SUMMARY:Robert W. Hastings talk about The American Alligator
DESCRIPTION:The subject is alligators! Robert W. Hastings\, retired marine biologist and devoted conservationist\, is our special bookstore guest on Thursday\, June 4 at 5:30pm. We gather to celebrate the release of his new book\, The American Alligator: Abused\, Protected\, Restored\, which traces the history and success of the campaign to protect these crocodilians from extinction in the United States. Be with us for a talk by this foremost science educator.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/robert-w-hastings-talk-about-the-american-alligator/
LOCATION:The NewSouth Bookstore\, 105 S. Court St\, Montgomery\, 36104\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260602T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260602T190000
DTSTAMP:20260505T165225Z
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SUMMARY:Georgette Norman celebrates the release of a new book\, From These Roots: Selected Poems
DESCRIPTION:Join us to celebrate the release of From These Roots: Selected Poems by Georgette Norman. From These Roots chronicles Norman’s well-lived life through keen-eyed observations about the personal and political\, the communal\, cultural\, and historical. Her poems are clever and smart\, full of the spirit and intelligence that define the author\, founding director of the Alabama African American Arts Alliance and first director of the Rosa Parks Museum. Tuesday\, June 2 at 5:30pm at The NewSouth Bookstore.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/georgette-norman-celebrates-the-release-of-a-new-book-from-these-roots-selected-poems/
LOCATION:The NewSouth Bookstore\, 105 S. Court St\, Montgomery\, 36104\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260531T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260531T163000
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SUMMARY:An afternoon of music with Thick Editions and guest Dylan Hawes-Glynn
DESCRIPTION:Kick off summer with some great sounds at The NewSouth Bookstore! On Sunday\, May 31 at 3pm we welcome Thick Editions\, a legendary local improv group starring Jeff McLeod\, Marshall Marrotte\, and Tracy Harris — on guitar\, bass\, and drums\, respectively — all longtime stalwarts of the underground Southeastern music scene. If you love music\, you will love the heady mixture of written and improvised stuff this group always concocts. Dylan Hawes-Glynn\, a multi-instrumentalist and composer from Nashville\, opens for them on vibraphone. Fun!
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/an-afternoon-of-music-with-thick-editions-and-guest-dylan-hawes-glynn/
LOCATION:The NewSouth Bookstore\, 105 S. Court St\, Montgomery\, 36104\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260514T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260514T190000
DTSTAMP:20260505T172208Z
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SUMMARY:Daniel Rood with In the Shadow of the Great House
DESCRIPTION:It is our great pleasure to welcome Daniel Rood to The NewSouth Bookstore for a talk about his new book\, In the Shadow of the Great House\, an astonishing ecological\, architectural\, cultural\, and\, above all\, economic history of one of the primary emblems and engines of American history. It’s an revelatory and important new work. Join us for this special event.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/daniel-wood-with-in-the-shadow-of-the-great-house/
LOCATION:The NewSouth Bookstore\, 105 S. Court St\, Montgomery\, 36104\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260512T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260512T190000
DTSTAMP:20260317T165418Z
CREATED:20260317T165418Z
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SUMMARY:Four Poets\, for the Pure Pleasure of It!
DESCRIPTION:Four of the finest poets working in the greater Montgomery area join us on Tuesday\, May 12 at 5:30pm for a group reading of their newly published works and/or works in progress. It’s positively celebratory! Join us for an hour of listening fun with Garrett Ashley\, Ken Autrey\, Kate Gaskin\, and Catherine Hamrick.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/four-poets-for-the-pure-pleasure-of-it/
LOCATION:The NewSouth Bookstore\, 105 S. Court St\, Montgomery\, 36104\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260505T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260505T183000
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SUMMARY:One Hour/One Poem: Discover the verse of Langston Hughes
DESCRIPTION:Make a date with a poem and Dr. Susie Paul. Off the success in 2025 of One Hour/One Poem\, Paul returns to The NewSouth Bookstore to teach one great nineteenth- or early twentieth-century poem in each of four sessions of an hour or less. The program is a deep dive into the work of four significant American writers\, all giants of the poetic form: Edgar Allan Poe\, Paul Laurence Dunbar\, Robert Frost\, and Langston Hughes. Paul is a master educator with a deep love of poetry\, who is thrilled to have the opportunity to teach these works. “The Weary Blues” by Langston Hughes\, written in 1926\, is the subject of her fourth session\, scheduled for Tuesday\, May 5 at 5:30pm. Hope you can join us.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/one-hour-one-poem-discover-the-verse-of-langston-hughes/
LOCATION:The NewSouth Bookstore\, 105 S. Court St\, Montgomery\, 36104\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260426T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260426T170000
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SUMMARY:Two literary talents! A reading with Honorée Fanonne Jeffers and Kwoya Fagin
DESCRIPTION:Two literary talents gather at The NewSouth Bookstore to celebrate the release of Long Eye\, a new collection of poems by Kwoya Fagin Maples\, with a reading by recent works and/or works in progress by one of the South’s most significant voices\, Honorée Fanonne Jeffers. We’re tremendously excited to welcome them both. Sunday afternoons don’t get better than this!
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/two-literary-talents-a-reading-with-honoree-fanonne-jeffers-and-kwoya-fagin/
LOCATION:The NewSouth Bookstore\, 105 S. Court St\, Montgomery\, 36104\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260421T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260421T190000
DTSTAMP:20260317T165418Z
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SUMMARY:Join us for our Fourth Annual Poetry Read-Aloud!
DESCRIPTION:Our poetry read-aloud is a spring ritual — held annually in April in celebration of National Poetry Month. Friends and customers gather\, seated in a circle\, to share favorite poems which are read aloud. The sound of the words\, the lilt of the human voice — these are joyful music. It is wonderful to give an hour to thoughtful listening. Come be part of the fun. Bring two poems of your selection (can be two you’ve personally written or not) and find your way to The NewSouth Bookstore on Tuesday\, April 21 at 5:30pm.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/join-us-for-our-fourth-annual-poetry-read-aloud/
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 Robert Frost
DESCRIPTION:Make a date with a poem and Dr. Susie Paul. Off the success in 2025 of One Hour/One Poem\, Paul returns to The NewSouth Bookstore to teach one great nineteenth- or early twentieth-century poem in each of four sessions of an hour or less. The program is a deep dive into the work of four significant American writers\, all giants of the poetic form: Edgar Allan Poe\, Paul Laurence Dunbar\, Robert Frost\, and Langston Hughes. Paul is a master educator with a deep love of poetry\, who is thrilled to have the opportunity to teach these works. “Birches” by Robert Frost\, written in 1915\, is the subject of her third session\, scheduled for Tuesday\, April 14 at 5:30pm. Hope you can join us.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/one-hour-one-poem-discover-the-verse-of-robert-frost/
LOCATION:The NewSouth Bookstore\, 105 S. Court St\, Montgomery\, 36104\, United States
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SUMMARY:Kate Brown with Tiny Gardens Everywhere: The Past\, Present\, and the Future of the Self-Provisioning City
DESCRIPTION:From distinguished MIT professor of the history of science Kate Brown comes a new book\, Tiny Gardens Everywhere: The Past\, the Present\, and the Future of the Self-Provisioning City. Join us for her talk about it at The NewSouth Bookstore on Tuesday\, April 7 at 5:30pm. Tiny Gardens Everywhere is a tribute to small-scale gardens that is something more — an inspiring vision of the transformative potential of gardening and urban life from the eighteenth century to the twenty-first. As fellow author/gardener Novella Carpenter describes it\, “this vibrant secret history validates our work and guides future gardeners toward better composting\, radical use of common spaces\, and plenty of zucchini.” Green thumbs and brown thumbs\, this will be a program you won’t want to miss.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/kate-brown-with-tiny-gardens-everywhere-the-past-present-and-the-future-of-the-self-provisioning-city/
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:W. Caleb McDaniel with Sweet Taste of Liberty: A True Story of Slavery and Restitution in America
DESCRIPTION:We are proud to have as our special guest W. Caleb McDaniel for a talk about his book\, Sweet Taste of Liberty: A True Story of Slavery and Restitution in America. An epic tale of a Black woman who survived bondage twice and won reparations against impossible odds\, it’s breathtaking work\, beautifully written\, which won the Pulitzer Prize for History. Join us at The NewSouth Bookstore on Tuesday\, March 31 at 5:30pm.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/w-caleb-mcdaniel-with-sweet-taste-of-liberty-a-true-story-of-slavery-and-restitution-in-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:Gregory O'Malley with The Escapes of David George
DESCRIPTION:From a prize-winning historian comes a dramatic story about a Black man’s relentless search for freedom in Revolutionary-era America. Piecing together archival records and David George’s own brief account of his life―the earliest written testimony by a fugitive enslaved person in North America―Gregory O’Malley presents a thrilling narrative and unique perspective on our nation’s origins\, principles\, and contradictions.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/gregory-omalley-with-the-escapes-of-david-george/
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:Michael Brownstein with Somebody Should Do Something
DESCRIPTION:In his new book\, Somebody Should Do Something\, Michael Brownstein delivers a novel and scientific approach to creating transformative social change—and the surprising ways that each of us can help make a real difference. His is a book for these times! Follow the critics to The NewSouth Bookstore for an empowering discussion about social change that will inspire us all: Sunday\, March 29 at 3pm.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/michael-brownstein-with-somebody-should-do-something/
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:Dennis McCarthy\, author and literary executor for Cormac McCarthy
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an evening with Dennis McCarthy\, author of The Gospel According to Billy the Kid\, winner of the 2021 New Mexico-Arizona Book Award for Historical Fiction. Steward of his late brother Cormac McCarthy’s literary estate\, Dennis brings a rare and intimate understanding of Cormac’s body of work and native talents to his own remarkable writing debut. Our bookstore evening will give you an introduction to both. Mark your calendars to join us on Thursday\, March 26 at 5:30pm at The NewSouth Bookstore.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/dennis-mccarthy-author-and-literary-executor-for-cormac-mccarthy/
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:Beronda Montgomery with When Trees Testify
DESCRIPTION:We’re excited to announce a bookstore talk by Beronda L. Montgomery in connection with her new book\, When Trees Testify: Science\, Wisdom\, History\, and America’s Black Botanical Legacy. This stunning cultural and personal reclamation of Black history and Black botanical mastery offers up lessons from the natural world shared through the stories of long-lived trees. Montgomery is an award-winning plant biologist\, her book a journey through science and the sacred. Don’t miss this special event on Tuesday\, March 24 at 5:30pm.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/beronda-montgomery-with-when-trees-testify/
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:Gin Phillips with her new novel\, Ruby Falls
DESCRIPTION:Her new historical thriller brings the talented Gin Phillips to The NewSouth Bookstore on Thursday\, March 19 at 5:30pm. Set in and around Chattanooga during the Great Depression\, Phillips weaves a captivating tale of intrigue with a race for survival in a clever story that is hard to put down.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/gin-phillips-with-her-new-novel-ruby-falls/
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:Peter Brannen with “The Story of CO2 Is the Story of Everything”
DESCRIPTION:We welcome Peter Brannen to The NewSouth Bookstore on Tuesday\, March 17 at 5:30pm with his new book\, The Story of CO2 Is the Story of Everything. A contributing writer at The Atlantic\, Brannen is an esteemed scribe in the field of Earth Science. The Story of CO2 Is the Story of Everything describes how carbon dioxide made planet Earth\, shaped our human history\, and now holds our future in the balance. Ambitious and absorbing\, it brings to life the story of CO2 and its importance to all life forms. Come meet the author of this fascinating new work.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/peter-brannen-with-the-story-of-co2-is-the-story-of-everything/
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:An evening of folk music with guitarist Kray Van kirk
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an evening of folk Americana at The NewSouth Bookstore on Thursday\, March 12 at 5:30pm. We are pleased to host Kray Van Kirk who comes to us all the way from Alaska. A fine finger-style guitarist with a sonorous baritone voice\, Van Kirk will delight you with his soulful storytelling and music magic.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/an-evening-of-folk-music-with-guitarist-kray-van-kirk/
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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