482 Alvarado St., Downtown Monterey
Event: December 10th, 6-8pm Come for an evening with Daniel Summerhill, joined by writers and poets for a special launch of Our Grapes of Wrath, a Project 21 Anthology and a Black history of Monterey County. Tickets are $10 (Purchase here), and ticket purchase gets you a free copy of the book. Students can enter theContinue reading “Book Launch: “Our Grapes of Wrath”, Black History of Monterey County”
Tickets are on sale now for the 2022 poetry festival!
Old Capitol Books was purchased by the Elfaki family in 2017, from its previous owner Matthew Sundt. Since then, we have worked to carry on the bookstore’s legacy of bring a thriving cultural and community space, where we share our love of art and literature. Stephanie Spoto (Bookseller) has worked at Old Capitol Books sinceContinue reading “About Us: Meet the Booksellers”
One of the things that made the last Old Capitol Books store location such a special place to be in was the building itself, with its high ceilings and beautiful wooden beams. The building was originally commissioned by Arthur C. Metz (b. 1879), a local real estate investor and Vice President of the Gross CanningContinue reading “From garage, to bookstore, to empty shell: the history of 559 Tyler Street”
The first Sunday of each month, come to Old Capitol Books to hone your poetry skills in a two-hour workshop facilitated by the Boukra Collective.
This month’s reading group is facilitated by Stephanie and will look at key passages from Judith Butler’s seminal work, Gender Trouble. Date: Friday 18 November, 7pm-8:30pm Location: Old Capitol Books, 482 Alvarado St., above Twisted Roots
Zoe Atlas’s poem, “Plant a Tree in Israel for $18,” is a moving portrayal of complexities surrounding Jewish identity and the displacement of Palestinian people.
This holiday season, buy local from local authors who have written a wide range of books that will appeal to any reader on your gift list! We will have novels, mysteries, cookbooks, children’s books, fantasy books, travel books, and more! Mark your calendars for Friday 3 December 2021, 6pm!
Friday 2 December 2022, 7pm. For the next reading group we’ll be reading anarchist perspectives on the Russian-Ukrainian War.
We are very pleased to announce Boukra Press, a project of Old Capitol Books.
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