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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: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:20260823T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260823T163000
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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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ORGANIZER;CN="The NewSouth Bookstore":MAILTO:gabbi.emerson@newsouthbookstore.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260825T180000
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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260827T173000
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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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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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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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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: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:20260927T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260927T163000
DTSTAMP:20260810T141418Z
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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:20261006T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261006T190000
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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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ORGANIZER;CN="The NewSouth Bookstore":MAILTO:gabbi.emerson@newsouthbookstore.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261017T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261017T180000
DTSTAMP:20260810T141418Z
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SUMMARY:The NewSouth Bookstore Harvest Festival
DESCRIPTION:We join again this year with the City of Montgomery\, participating in its downtown day of Halloween activities with our own bookstore Harvest Festival. This will be great fun for families\, with our store decorated to the max and ghouls on the premises. Come for the trick-or-treat candy\, the games\, the books\, and more. Saturday\, October 17 at The NewSouth Bookstore from 3 to 6pm.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/the-newsouth-bookstore-harvest-festival-2/
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:20261020T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261020T190000
DTSTAMP:20260812T135151Z
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SUMMARY:Data Centers: Understanding the Issues: A Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC) Presentation
DESCRIPTION:You are invited to a special program hosted by The NewSouth Bookstore in cooperation with the Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC). SELC\, the largest environmental advocacy and legal organization in the Southeast\, will address the complex issues represented by the presence of data centers in our communities and their explosive growth. You’ll learn more about data center issues including transparency concerns\, rising power bills\, extraordinary water use\, air pollution\, and other environmental\, health and safety impacts. SELC will unpack the issues in a panel discussion at The NewSouth Bookstore on Tuesday\, October 20 at 5:30pm. Don’t miss it. They’re a matter for us all.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/data-centers-understanding-the-issues-a-southern-environmental-law-center-selc-presentation/
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:20261022T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261022T190000
DTSTAMP:20260812T135255Z
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SUMMARY:Miriam Horn with Homesick for a World Unknown: The Life of George B. Schaller
DESCRIPTION:In this riveting portrait of George B. Schaller\, renowned scientist/field biologist and conservationist\, Miriam Horn captures the seventy years he spent living among wild animals in the world’s remotest regions\, forever altering how we see—and save—the natural world. Join us for a talk with the author about her magnificent new biography and the remarkable individual who inspired it. At The newSouth Bookstore on Thursday\, October 22 at 5:30pm.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/miriam-horn-with-homesick-for-a-world-unknown-the-life-of-george-b-schaller/
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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