The Monterey Bay Poetry Consortium Presents: Laura Bayless & Deborah Wenzler Sunday, February 11, 2:00 p.m. $5.00 Admission Old Capitol Books 559 Tyler Street, Monterey (between Pearl and Munras)
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Alcoholic Vegetarian: poetry readings by Sierra-Nicole Qualles & Franklin K.R. Cline
Old Capitol Books is pleased to welcome Milwaukee poetry publishers Alcoholic Vegetarian and their cadre of touring poets, Sierra-Nicole Qualles & Franklin K.R. Cline.
Theory & Philosophy Reading Group 31: James C. Scott
Old Capitol Books and the Direct Action Monterey Network are coming together for the thirtieth discussion in the Theory and Philosophy Reading Group. This is a mini-series within the broader project which explores anarchist theories of the state.
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!”
The Monterey Bay Poetry Consortium presents Ed Jarvas and Ayaz Pirani
The Monterey Bay Poetry Consortium Presents: Ed Jarvis & Ayaz Pirani Sunday, October 8, 2:00 p.m. $5.00 Admission Old Capitol Books 559 Tyler Street, Monterey (between Pearl and Munras)
Book Signing: Edward Moncrief, author of ‘Raising the Blackbirds’
Saturday 28 October 2017, 2pm: Come visit Old Capitol Books to hear Edward Moncrief discuss and sign copies of his new novel, Raising the Blackbirds, a historical fiction about immigrant farm workers, set in the Salinas Valley during the 1970s.
Book Signing with Local Author J.T. Westfield
Sunday 22 October 2017, 4pm-5pm: Old Capitol Books is pleased to welcome local author J.T. Westfield who will be signing copies of his books Eye Contact: The Book of Helga and CutThroat. Who: Local author, J.T. Westfield When: Sunday 22 October 2017, 4pm-5pm
Theory & Philosophy XXX: Mikhail Bakunin
New date: Friday 27 October 2017, 7pm: Old Capitol Books and the Direct Action Monterey Network are coming together for the thirtieth discussion in the Theory and Philosophy Reading Group. This is a mini-series within the broader project which explores anarchist theories of the state.
Old Capitol Books 