Last year Old Capitol Books and the Direct Action Monterey Network hosted the Theory and Philosophy Reading Groups, focusing on philosophers and theorists who had been in prison.
In 2016 the Theory & Philosophy Reading Group will highlight radical African philosophy! Continue reading New year of Theory & Philosophy Reading Groups at Old Capitol Books
Sunday 20 December 2015, 3-5pm: Local author Claudia Meléndez Salinas will be in the store to sign copies of her novel A Fighting Chance.
In A Fighting Chance, journalist Claudia Meléndez Salinas has crafted a vivid novel for young adults about the challenges of contemporary urban life, falling in love and dealing with the consequences of one’s actions.
Continue reading Book Signing: Claudia Meléndez Salinas – author of Fighting Chance
Monday 7 December 2015, 7pm: Old Capitol Books is proud to announce that we will be working together with the Direct Action Monterey Network in hosting Paul Simons who has recently returned from Rojava, where local grassroots and militias are fighting against ISIS. He has documented his journey in his Dispatches which are published in Modern Slavery.
Continue reading Paul Simons Talk on Rojava, Kurdistan, and ISIS
Saturday 28 November 2015, 2pm: Old Capitol Books welcomes Tim Jollymore, author of Observation Hill and Listener in the Snow.
Continue reading Book Signing: Tim Jollymore, author of “Observation Hill”
Sunday 6 December 2015, 3-5pm: Come meet and chat with local author and artist Deamer Dunn, whose recent work Strength and Grace tells the story of a young woman who becomes a renowned matador. Continue reading Book Signing: Deamer Dunn, author of “Strength and Grace”
Tuesday 12 January, 6-8pm: Our free monthly event open to the public every second Tuesday: NETWORKING ALOUD: A WRITERS OPEN MIKE. Come early & sign up for a five to seven minute reading from any genre: prose, screenplay, poetry & essay that follows 15 minutes from a featured published reader. We applaud one another, no critique allowed. Bring your work in progress, we want to hear your VOICE. Continue reading Networking Aloud! A Monthly Open Mic (January): Featuring Martha Graham-Waldon
Tuesday 8 December 2015, 6-8pm: Our free monthly event open to the public every second Tuesday: NETWORKING ALOUD: A WRITERS OPEN MIKE. Come early & sign up for a five to seven minute reading from any genre: prose, screenplay, poetry & essay that follows 15 minutes from a featured published reader. We applaud one another, no critique allowed. Bring your work in progress, we want to hear your VOICE.
NETWORKING ALOUD: A WRITERS OPEN MIKE
2nd Tuesdays – 6:00 p.m. – 8:00
When: 6:00–8:00 p.m. TUESDAY November 10th
Where: OLD CAPITOL BOOKS – 559 Tyler St. Monterey, Ca 93940
Continue reading Networking Aloud! A Monthly Open Mic (December): Featuring Richard Warren
Saturday 7 November 2015, 12:30pm: This coming Saturday, Rev. W. Grace Nicodemus will be in Old Capitol Books discussing her recent work, Eating with Grace.
This is a book about permission. It’s a book about feeling good and eating well, and learning that both are worthwhile. It’s about understanding that the “bread of life” is more than a plate of food, that food is only part of what nourishes us.
Continue reading Book Signing: Rev. W. Grace Nicodemus, author of “Eating with Grace”
