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Jeff McKown, author of Solid Ground, to appear at Old Capitol Books

Saturday 27 January 2018, 1pm: Local author Jeff McKown will be in-store reading from copies of his new novel Solid Ground. The book is published by NineStar Press, a small LGBT publishing house based in New Mexico. Solid Ground is a beautifully written coming-of-middle-age novel about a damaged, but kind-hearted, gay man who must battle his pastContinue reading “Jeff McKown, author of Solid Ground, to appear at Old Capitol Books”

Theory & Philosophy 32: Friendship as a Form of Life

“We face each other without terms or convenient words, with nothing to assure us about the meaning of the movement that carries us toward each other. We have to invent, from A to Z, a relationship that is still formless, which is friendship.” The Direct Action Monterey Network and Old Capitol Books are coming togetherContinue reading “Theory & Philosophy 32: Friendship as a Form of Life”

Featured Book #4: Le Morte D’Arthur (Dorset Press)

We have recently got our happy hands on a beautiful edition of Le Morte D’Arthur by Thomas Malory, a retelling of the story of King Arthur’s court, the knights of Camelot, and the love affair between Guinevere and Lancelot originally published in 1485. Ours in a stunning facsimile of the 1909 illustrated edition, with illustrationsContinue reading “Featured Book #4: Le Morte D’Arthur (Dorset Press)”

The Monterey Bay Poetry Consortium presents Kim Ly Bui-Burton & Dan Baldwin

The Monterey Bay Poetry Consortium Presents: Kim Ly Bui-Burton & Dan Baldwin Sunday, November 12, 2:00 p.m. $5.00 Admission Old Capitol Books 559 Tyler Street, Monterey (between Pearl and Munras) Kim Ly Bui-Burton is a Vietnamese-American poet who has lived on the Peninsula since the 60s. Kim graduated from UCSC with a degree in Literature/CreativeContinue reading “The Monterey Bay Poetry Consortium presents Kim Ly Bui-Burton & Dan Baldwin”

Thinking Critically about Society Fall 2017 Series announced!

November 2017: It’s that time again! Old Capitol Books, the Direct Action Monterey Network, and the Monterey Community Education Project are teaming up to bring you a series of free seminars and discussions on critical thinking and social theory. This November we’re having three seminars: Marxist-Feminism, Post-Colonial Theory, and Learning from the Paris Commune. TheseContinue reading “Thinking Critically about Society Fall 2017 Series announced!”