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SUMMARY:Dominic Erdozain at The NewSouth Bookstore Thursday\, May 16 at 5:30pm!
DESCRIPTION:Historian Dominic Erdozain’s “brilliant and gut-wrenching” (NYTimes) takedown of American gun culture is a new book and the subject of the talk he will give at The NewSouth Bookstore on Thursday\, May 16 at 5:30pm. We are so fortunate to have Erdozain — a graduate of Oxford and Cambridge\, currently a visiting professor at Emory University — stop at the store with his newly released One Nation Under Guns: How Gun Culture Distorts Our History and Threatens Our Democracy\, which one critic says “goes wide and deep on the critical issues.” This is going to be a fascinating program. Don’t miss it.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/dominic-erdozain-at-the-newsouth-bookstore-thursday-may-16-at-530pm/
LOCATION:The NewSouth Bookstore\, 105 S. Court St\, Montgomery\, 36104\, United States
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SUMMARY:The NewSouth Bookstore celebrates Women's History Month with its first ever group read!
DESCRIPTION:March is Women’s History Month. This year\, we’re organizing our first bookstore group read — think of it as a one-time\, one-book book club — in recognition of it. Our selection for the group read is Book of Ages: The Life and Opinions of Jane Franklin. The work by Jill Lepore — American historian and journalist on faculty at Harvard University\, staff writer at The New Yorker\, and author of more than a dozen books — was published in 2013. It was a National Book Award finalist and New York Times Notable Book. It’s a tour-de-force that is simultaneously “a fascinating look at early America\, a meditation on one remarkable mind by another\, and\, implicitly\, a biography of all the other Janes—history’s anonymous and overlooked women” (New York Magazine). \nWith this post we are formally announcing the group read. We have a large stack of copies of the book at The NewSouth Bookstore awaiting purchase ($19). Those wishing to participate may take January through early April to read the book. We will gather for discussion in the bookstore on April 23 at 5:30pm. Sign-up is suggested: jessala.white@newsouthbookstore.com. All are invited\, irrespective of sex/gender. Thank you for considering this announcement your personal invitation to be part of what will be an exciting Women’s History Month event!
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/the-newsouth-bookstore-celebrates-womens-history-month-with-its-first-ever-group-read/
LOCATION:The NewSouth Bookstore\, 105 S. Court St\, Montgomery\, 36104\, United States
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SUMMARY:Mary Dearborn at The NewSouth Bookstore Sunday\, April 21 at 3pm!
DESCRIPTION:Mary Dearborn is our guest at the bookstore on Sunday\, April 21 at 3pm for a talk about her major new release\, Carson McCullers: A Life. The first biography of McCullers in more than twenty years\, Dearborn takes advantage in her writing of a cache of newly available journals and letters to craft an admiring but clear-eyed appraisal of McCullers art and enigmatic life. Her book is rich in insights. So too will be her talk. Mark your calendars to be with us for this special event.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/mary-dearborn-at-the-newsouth-bookstore-sunday-april-21-at-3pm/
LOCATION:The NewSouth Bookstore\, 105 S. Court St\, Montgomery\, 36104\, United States
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SUMMARY:Jennifer Horne at The NewSouth Bookstore on Tuesday\, April 16 at 5:30pm!
DESCRIPTION:The fascinating but troubled life of Montgomery’s own Sara Mayfield (1905—1979) emerges from the pages of a fine new biography by Jennifer Horne\, titled Odyssey of a Wandering Mind. We are lucky to have Horne — author and former Alabama state poet laureate — present on the topic at The NewSouth Bookstore on Tuesday\, April 16 at 5:30pm. Horne tracks Mayfield’s early life in Montgomery’s elite social circles\, her friendship with H.L. Mencken and others culturally prominent\, her lengthy confinement in Bryce Hospital for the Insane\, and her writing career. It’s a book as rich and interesting as Mayfield’s life was rich and interesting. At The NewSouth Bookstore in April.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/jennifer-horne-at-the-newsouth-bookstore-on-tuesday-april-16-at-530pm/
LOCATION:The NewSouth Bookstore\, 105 S. Court St\, Montgomery\, 36104\, United States
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SUMMARY:John Keahey in conversation with Karen La Rosa at The NewSouth Bookstore Friday\, April 12 at 5:30pm.
DESCRIPTION:Nationally recognized travel writer John Keahey comes to the bookstore in the company of Sicily Tours and Travel founder Karen La Rosa for conversation about his intriguing new book\, Following Caesar: From Rome to Constantinople\, the Pathways That Planted the Seeds of the Empire. History comes alive in this travel narrative which follows three ancient roads looking at more than two thousand years of Roman history through the modern eye. Andiamo! Come celebrate the release of this book with Keahey and La Rosa on Friday\, April 12 at 5:30pm.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/john-keahey-in-conversation-with-karen-la-rosa-at-the-newsouth-bookstore-friday-april-12-at-530pm/
LOCATION:The NewSouth Bookstore\, 105 S. Court St\, Montgomery\, 36104\, United States
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SUMMARY:Patricia Foster at The NewSouth Bookstore on Thursday\, April 11 at 5:30pm!
DESCRIPTION:We welcome Patricia Foster on Thursday\, April 11 at 5:30pm. In Written in the Sky: Lessons of a Southern Daughter\, Foster presents a double portrait of place and family\, a book of deeply personal essays that interrogate the legacy of racial tensions in the South\, the constriction of caste and gender\, and the ways race\, class\, and white privilege are entwined in her family story. Foster is gaining well-deserved recognition for her talents as a writer with this new book. Come meet her and enjoy her talk about it. \n 
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/patricia-foster-at-the-newsouth-bookstore-on-thursday-april-11-at-530pm/
LOCATION:The NewSouth Bookstore\, 105 S. Court St\, Montgomery\, 36104\, United States
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SUMMARY:The NewSouth Bookstore's Second Annual Poetry Read-Aloud!
DESCRIPTION:Back by popular demand\, The NewSouth Bookstore is hosting its second annual poetry read-aloud in celebration of National Poetry Month. National Poetry Month gives us an excuse to gather and celebrate\, to rediscover the fun of reading aloud to friends\, to rediscover the music and power of poetry. Find two favorites poems — can be those you’ve written — for carrying to The NewSouth Bookstore on Thursday\, April 4 at 5:30pm. We’ll sit and listen\, chairs in a circle\, to a read-aloud of the verses we love. Need inspiration for the selecting of your poems? Browse our recently expanded poetry section. We have some wonderful new books in stock. See you on Thursday\, April 4 at 5:30pm.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/the-newsouth-bookstores-second-annual-poetry-read-aloud/
LOCATION:The NewSouth Bookstore\, 105 S. Court St\, Montgomery\, 36104\, United States
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SUMMARY:Trish O'Kane talk with "Birding to Change the World"
DESCRIPTION:The NewSouth Bookstore welcomes Trish O’Kane back to Montgomery for a talk about her new book\, Birding to Change the World\, on Thursday\, March 28 at 5:30pm. O’Kane claims she’s an accidental ornithologist. In her nearly two decades spent as an investigative journalist she never paid much attention to nature. Hurricane Katrina changed all that. To read her book is to gain a special perspective on the natural world and one’s relationship with it. It’s a warm and compelling weave of science and social engagement. About the book Bill McKibben comments\, “Not just a delightful story but a powerful one\, showing how we can open doors into the natural world\, and hence into the fight to defend it. Birds as teachers — a wonderful idea!”
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/trish-okane-talk-with-birding-to-change-the-world/
LOCATION:The NewSouth Bookstore\, 105 S. Court St\, Montgomery\, 36104\, United States
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SUMMARY:Frye Gaillard Talk with "A Hard Rain"
DESCRIPTION:We are delighted to bring Frye Gaillard\, dear friend and author many times published by NewSouth Books\, to The NewSouth Bookstore for a talk about A Hard Rain: America in the 1960s\, on the release of its paperback edition. Join us for this special event on Thursday\, March 21 at 5:30pm. Gaillard is a talented journalist and author with over thirty published books. His A Hard Rain is considered by many to be his masterwork. The book seamlessly blends history and memoir as he vividly recalls the many historic events that made the decade so tumultuous\, so significant\, so memorable. There is no better guide to it than Frye Gaillard. His book is “essential reading” (Howell Raines).
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/frye-gaillard-talk-with-a-hard-rain/
LOCATION:The NewSouth Bookstore\, 105 S. Court St\, Montgomery\, 36104\, United States
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SUMMARY:Join Historian Ann Boutwell for a presentation on the life of Daniel Pratt
DESCRIPTION:On Thursday\, March 14 at 5:30pm\, historian Ann Boutwell\, board member of the Autauga County Heritage Association\, presents on her absolutely favorite subject\, the life of Daniel Pratt. Pratt’s name is familiar to many\, but few know the scope of his achievements\, which include founding of the town of Prattville; the development of not one but several mill businesses there and elsewhere; his advocacy for the introduction of industry in our state; his hiring of Black and White millworkers and for being among the first to provide schools and churches for millworker families; and his philanthropy\, especially during the hard years following the Civil War. Pratt’s achievements are described in two books we have for sale: Honorable Daniel Pratt: A Biography\, with Eulogies on His Life and Character\, edited by Mrs. S.F. Tarrant (1904)\, and The World of Daniel Pratt: Essays on Industry\, Politics\, Art\, Architecture\, Reform\, and Town-Building in Alabama\, edited by Curt J. Evans and with essays by other Alabama historians (1999). \nBOOKSTORE EVENT BONUS! Ann Boutwell will lead a tour of the Prattville mill complex for a group from The NewSouth Bookstore sometime in late March (date to be announced shortly). The tour is limited to 25 and is free of charge. Sign up in store or via email to Jessala at jessala.white@newsouthbookstore.com. Watch this newsletter for further details.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/join-historian-ann-boutwell-for-a-presentation-on-the-life-of-daniel-pratt/
LOCATION:The NewSouth Bookstore\, 105 S. Court St\, Montgomery\, 36104\, United States
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SUMMARY:Ilyon Woo talk with "Master Slave Husband Wife"
DESCRIPTION:Ilyon Woo is our incredibly special guest on Tuesday\, March 5 at 5:30pm for a talk about Master Slave Husband Wife: An Epic Journey from Slavery to Freedom. The book tells the remarkable true story of Ellen and William Craft\, who escaped slavery through daring\, determination\, and disguise\, with Ellen passing as a wealthy\, disabled White man and William as his slave. The bestselling work has been named a “Best Book of 2023” by The New Yorker\, Time\, and NPR; it made the New York Times 10 Best Books of 2023 list. Imani Perry\, author of South to America\, praises Master Slave Husband Wife saying\, “The story will stay with you for a lifetime.”
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/ilyon-woo-talk-with-master-slave-husband-wife/
LOCATION:The NewSouth Bookstore\, 105 S. Court St\, Montgomery\, 36104\, United States
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SUMMARY:Read Freely Alabama letter-writing campaign at The NewSouth Bookstore
DESCRIPTION:Come by The NewSouth Bookstore on Friday\, March 1 from 4pm to 7pm when we’ll gather with representatives from Read Freely Alabama for a community letter-writing campaign. We have a ninety-day window in which to communicate with our State of Alabama legislators and help them understand our perspective on challenges to our public libraries\, challenges which restrict access to books and hamper the work of our excellent public librarians charged with stewarding this most important of our nation’s public institutions. These challenges impact your rights as tax-paying citizens. Let our legislators hear your voice!
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/read-freely-alabama-letter-writing-campaign-at-the-newsouth-bookstore/
LOCATION:The NewSouth Bookstore\, 105 S. Court St\, Montgomery\, 36104\, United States
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SUMMARY:Steve Suitts talk on "A War of Sections"
DESCRIPTION:Our favorite biographer of Justice Hugo Black took a break from working on volume number two to write A War of Sections: How Deep South Political Suppression Shaped Voting Rights in America. Steve Suitts was nothing if not thoughtful in the writing of this new work\, which is a sweeping reinterpretation of the history of disfranchisement. His penetrating analysis as presented in A War of Sections will galvanize your understanding of a complex history\, including how a century of political conflicts in Alabama came to shape both some of America’s best achievements in voting rights and its continuing struggles with voter suppression. His talk about the work happens on Thursday\, February 22 at 5:30pm.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/steve-suitts-talk-on-a-war-of-sections/
LOCATION:The NewSouth Bookstore\, 105 S. Court St\, Montgomery\, 36104\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240212T190000
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SUMMARY:Reading of "They Must Be Women Now!" by Nora's Salon Playhouse South
DESCRIPTION:The NewSouth Bookstore and Nora’s Salon Playhouse South are pleased to co-host a reading of They Must Be Women Now! by Nedra Pezold Roberts\, directed by Jacqueline Allen Trimble\, on Monday\, February 12 at 7pm. Join us for this special event. The program is free but space is limited\, so please RSVP to reservations@norasplayhouse.org indicating the number of people in your party.\nNedra Pezold Roberts is an Atlanta-based dramatist. After several decades teaching English and drama she took early retirement to write her own plays rather than teach those of others. Her plays have had production runs and staged readings coast to coast and have won numerous awards.\nThey Must Be Women Now! is a contemporary take on Euripides’ Antigone. In the play\, a family of Southern women struggles to discern what needs to be buried\, to understand the difference between the impulse to hide from pain and the strength to lay that pain to rest. These women are shaped by their time\, their culture\, and their individual journeys. It falls to them to discover themselves — and become women now.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/reading-of-they-must-be-women-now-by-noras-salon-playhouse-south/
LOCATION:The NewSouth Bookstore\, 105 S. Court St\, Montgomery\, 36104\, United States
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SUMMARY:Dr. Kirk Curnutt presents on the works of Zora Neale Hurston
DESCRIPTION:February gives us the chance to welcome Kirk Curnutt to The NewSouth Bookstore for a program we’re calling “10 Things Alabamians Should Know About Zora Neale Hurston.” Join the chair of Troy University’s English department for a countdown of the Top 10 Alabama-adjacent facts every literature lover should know about Zora Neale Hurston (1891—1960). You probably know ZNH as the author of Their Eyes Were Watching God (1937)\, but there’s a lot more to this multidimensional writer\, folklorist\, journalist\, and anthropologist — including her deep ties to our very own state. Dr. Curnutt’s scholarship in the area guarantees his will be a rich and illuminating talk.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/dr-kirk-curnutt-presents-on-the-works-of-zora-neale-hurston/
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:Howell Raines talk on "Silent Cavalry: How Union Soldiers from Alabama Helped Sherman Burn Atlanta – and THen Got Written Out of History"
DESCRIPTION:We are thrilled to welcome Howell Raines to our store for a program about his newest book\, Silent Cavalry: How Union Soldiers from Alabama Helped Sherman Burn Atlanta — and Then Got Written Out of History. Pulitzer Prize-winning Raines\, a born journalist and storyteller\, comes through with a whale of a tale\, one that shows how the writers of history do sometimes bend that history to their own biases. The book is epic. Michael Eric Dyson calls it “honest and brilliant storytelling at its best.” Mark your calendars for this exciting event on Sunday\, February 4 at 3pm.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/howell-raines-talk-on-silent-cavalry-how-union-soldiers-from-alabama-helped-sherman-burn-atlanta-and-then-got-written-out-of-history/
LOCATION:The NewSouth Bookstore\, 105 S. Court St\, Montgomery\, 36104\, United States
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SUMMARY:Dr. Lee Farrow's Third Talk On Great 19th-Century Russian Writers
DESCRIPTION:Lee Farrow returns for the last talk in her series about the great nineteenth-century Russian writers — and\, friends\, hasn’t it been fabulous? The work of Leo Tolstoy and Fyodor Dostoevsky is the subject of this next program\, as Dr. Farrow leads us on another quick dive into the heart and soul of old Russia\, looking at the political and cultural forces that shaped its greatest writers. Mark your calendar to be at The NewSouth Bookstore on Thursday\, January 25 at 5:30pm. A toast to Dr. Farrow for her generosity in presenting!
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/dr-lee-farrows-third-talk-on-great-19th-century-russian-writers/
LOCATION:The NewSouth Bookstore\, 105 S. Court St\, Montgomery\, 36104\, United States
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SUMMARY:Burgin Mathews with Magic City: How the Birmingham Jazz Tradition Shaped the Sound of America
DESCRIPTION:Burgin Mathews is our special guest on Sunday\, January 21 at 3pm with his new book\, Magic City: How the Birmingham Jazz Tradition Shaped the Sound of America. Mathews is a multitalented writer\, educator\, and creator of the popular radio show\, The Lost Child\, which showcases a wide range of downhome roots music: rhythm and blues\, classic country\, Southern soul\, gospel\, and rockabilly\, to name just a few. It’s no surprise then that his new book authoritatively and engagingly recounts Birmingham’s distinctive jazz heritage. Tune in to his talk about it at The NewSouth Bookstore.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/burgin-mathews-with-magic-city-how-the-birmingham-jazz-tradition-shaped-the-sound-of-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:20240114T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240114T170000
DTSTAMP:20240108T210659Z
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SUMMARY:Susan Willis with Shakespeare's First Folio
DESCRIPTION:The Bard and his book: The First Folio collected thirty-six of William Shakespeare’s plays\, including eighteen that had never been printed before\, seven years after his death. Come celebrate the 400th anniversary of its making with Susan Willis\, Shakespeare scholar and former resident dramaturg for the Alabama Shakespeare Festival (ASF). Willis will make a lively presentation about the iconic work — called the most important secular book of the Western world\, typos and all — for your education and merriment. This program has been arranged by The NewSouth Bookstore in collaboration with ASF. Thanks\, Layne Holley! Again\, that’s Sunday\, January 14 at 3pm.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/susan-willis-with-shakespeares-first-folio/
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:20231212T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231212T190000
DTSTAMP:20231120T210435Z
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SUMMARY:The NewSouth Bookstore hosting Ed George with Starlight and Other Stories
DESCRIPTION:Author Ed George closes out our 2023 bookstore events season with a reading and talk about his newest book\, Starlight and Other Stories. We know George as a poet (and artist/musician). His new book of stories is one of wry reflection\, not without gentle humor and surprise. Read aloud\, these are most enjoyable. Come congratulate Ed on publication of his latest writing project and hear what he’s been up to\, and also meet artist Donna Pate\, whose lovely oil painting graces the cover of George’s new book. She will be bringing the original painting\, along with some of her other works.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/the-newsouth-bookstore-hosting-ed-george-with-starlight-and-other-stories/
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:20231203T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231203T170000
DTSTAMP:20231120T200400Z
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SUMMARY:Reading of Thornton Wilder's The Long Christmas Dinner
DESCRIPTION:The best event of Montgomery’s 2023 holiday season may be our one-afternoon-only reading of The Long Christmas Dinner by Thornton Wilder\, which John Martello kindly agreed to take on as a project for The NewSouth Bookstore. The little-performed play\, short in running length\, showcases the lives of several generations of the Bayard family\, and some of their Christmas dinners\, over a period of nine decades. Wilder breaks the boundaries of time as we measure it\, and invites us to partake of “one long\, happy Christmas dinner” — past\, present and future. As generations appear\, have children\, wither and depart\, only the audience appreciates what changes and what remains the same. This is a masterpiece of twentieth-century theater — a little gem. The reading is directed by John Martello\, with Judith Broadway\, Rodney Clark\, Greta Lambert\, Maire Martello\, and Greg Thornton in the cast.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/reading-of-thornton-wilders-the-long-christmas-dinner/
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:20231202T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231202T160000
DTSTAMP:20231120T164034Z
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SUMMARY:The Best of the Shortest group talk and signing
DESCRIPTION:Contributors to a fabulous new anthology of Southern writers\, titled The Best of the Shortest\, will be our guests at a program celebrating the recent release of that book. Suzanne Hudson\, co-editor of the volume\, along with Marlin “Bart” Barton\, Joe Taylor\, Jim Gilbert\, and others will be our guests\, reading from their work. Michael Knight is right about the book when he says\, “This collection is quite positively on fire with humor and heartache\, darkness and light\, and countless blazing turns of phrase.” Come meet the artists and fall in love with short fiction all over again\, as we did in shaping this program.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/the-best-of-the-shortest-group-talk-and-signing/
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:20231116T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231116T190000
DTSTAMP:20231016T170429Z
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SUMMARY:Foster Hirsch with "Hollywood and the Movies of the Fifties"
DESCRIPTION:We are pleased to host Foster Hirsch for a talk and signing on the subject of his newest book\, Hollywood and the Movies of the Fifties: The Collapse of the Studio System\, the Thrill of Cinerama\, and the Invasion of the Ultimate Body Snatcher — Television. The work offers a fascinating look at Hollywood’s most turbulent decade and the demise of the studio system—set against the boom of the post–World War II years\, the Cold War\, and the atomic age—and the movies that reflected these seismic shifts. Hirsch is the author of sixteen books on subjects related to theater and the movies. All the way from California\, please join us in welcoming him.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/foster-hirsch-with-hollywood-and-the-movies-of-the-fifties/
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:20231115T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231115T190000
DTSTAMP:20231016T193410Z
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SUMMARY:Readings from works in progress with Kent Quaney\, Katherine Gaffney\, and Garrett Ashley
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an evening of readings from works in progress with Kent Quaney and friends. We celebrated the release of Quaney’s One Breath from Drowning last year. Come listen to a reading from his next writing project. An Assistant Professor and Coordinator of Creative Writing at AUM\, Quaney will be joined by two other talents: poet Katherine Gaffney\, whose new collection\, Fool in a Blue House\, was published by the University of Tampa Press last year\, winning the Tampa Review Prize for Poetry; and Garrett Ashley\, whose short story collection Before the Snakes Came won the 2022 Moon City Press Short Fiction Award. This will be a fun evening of listening and discussion of the best kind.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/readings-from-works-in-progress-with-kent-quaney-katherine-gaffney-and-garrett-ashley/
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:20231109T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231109T190000
DTSTAMP:20231011T215312Z
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SUMMARY:Julie Williams with Wings of Opportunity
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a fun National Aviation Month presentation with award-winning historian Julie Hedgepeth Williams. Her book Wings of Opportunity describes a lesser-known chapter of the Wright brothers’ history\, which began in 1910 when Wilbur and Orville moved to Montgomery\, Alabama to open our nation’s first civilian flight school. Says one reviewer of her book: “Dr. Williams is a masterful storyteller. In Wings of Opportunity\, Julie Williams vividly recreates the complex tale of civic pride\, two aviation pioneers who had little interest in public image\, local journalists who didn’t know what to make of them\, and the fascination of ordinary citizens with the amazing invention of flight.” Take-off is at 5:30pm on November 9!
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/julie-williams-with-wings-of-opportunity/
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:20231102T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231102T190000
DTSTAMP:20231011T215016Z
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SUMMARY:Part Two of Great 19th-Century Russian Writers talk with Dr. Lee Farrow
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Lee Farrow returns to The NewSouth Bookstore for the second talk in a series about the great 19th-century Russian writers. She will continue discussing the theme of the “superfluous man” in Russian literature\, focusing on the works of Mikhail Lermontov\, Ivan Turgenev\, and Ivan Goncharov. These three authors portrayed the ideological and generational conflicts that were challenging Russian educated society\, fixing a critical eye on the hypocrisies and ineffectiveness of both the intellectuals of the “old guard” and the younger generation that would replace them.” As many of you have already discovered\, Farrow is a lively and knowledgeable presenter. You won’t want to miss her program!
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/part-two-of-great-19th-century-russian-writers-talk-with-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:20231027T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231027T190000
DTSTAMP:20231002T203309Z
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SUMMARY:Hocus Pocus Movie Night and Costume Contest at The NewSouth Bookstore
DESCRIPTION:It wouldn’t be Halloween without kids and a little Hocus Pocus. Yes\, we have that great book for sale\, but we also have a fun event planned which includes screening of the Halloween classic\, a costume contest\, and more. Bring your children and come dressed at your spookiest best. This is safe family fun — even if there is a scare or two involved!
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/hocus-pocus-movie-night-and-costume-contest-at-the-newsouth-bookstore/
LOCATION:The NewSouth Bookstore\, 105 S. Court St\, Montgomery\, 36104\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="The NewSouth Bookstore":MAILTO:gabbi.emerson@newsouthbookstore.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231002T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231006T170000
DTSTAMP:20230911T215342Z
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SUMMARY:Sidewalk Sale at The NewSouth Bookstore
DESCRIPTION:The NewSouth Bookstore holds its first ever Sidewalk Sale. Join us at the curb for a sale of thousands of books\, new and used\, priced at $5\, $3\, and $1. It’s a bonanza of titles! There’s sure to be something of interest to you. Rain or shine! One week only! Bring a friend!
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/sidewalk-sale-at-the-newsouth-bookstore/
LOCATION:The NewSouth Bookstore\, 105 S. Court St\, Montgomery\, 36104\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="The NewSouth Bookstore":MAILTO:gabbi.emerson@newsouthbookstore.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230928T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230928T190000
DTSTAMP:20230727T175947Z
CREATED:20230727T175732Z
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SUMMARY:An Evening of Music and Stories with the Vikings\, Featuring Nils Maaetoft and Karren Pell
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an evening of live music and song with the Vikings\, led by Danish artist Nils Maaetoft and friend and co-writer Karren Pell\, along with fellow artists Tim Henderson\, Larry Gobrecht\, Tony Castaldo\, and Danish multi-instrumentalist Micheal Lund. Their program titled “Songs and Stories” will feature such Maaetoft favorites as “Love Is Still a Mystery” and “Wetumpka by Dinnertime” and – if the Muses are generous – some new tunes as well. The evening promises to be great fun.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/an-evening-of-music-and-stories-with-the-vikings-featuring-nils-maaetoft-and-karren-pell/
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:20230926T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230926T190000
DTSTAMP:20230919T161037Z
CREATED:20230919T161037Z
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SUMMARY:The NewSouth Bookstore hosting Betty Amstutz Gerson
DESCRIPTION:Betty Gerson returns to Alabama for a talk about her newly released memoir\, From Montgomery to the Matterhorn. Her book details the story of her move to Zurich after falling in love with a young Swiss man after college; her experiences living in Switzerland; and the social\, political and historical aspects of the cultures of both her homelands. Join us for what will be a delightful evening. Book signing to follow.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/the-newsouth-bookstore-hosting-betty-amstutz-gerson/
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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