Thursday, 21 May 2015 – 7pm: In collaboration with the Direct Action Monterey Network, this month’s Theory & Philosophy reading group is highlighting struggles against solitary confinement by featuring the prison writings of Marxist theorist, Antonio Gramsci.
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Book Signing: Mike Ventimiglia – Italians of the Monterey Peninsula
Saturday May 9th & Sunday May 10th – 12-2pm: Since the early 1900s, Monterey was known for its fishing, mostly for salmon and the abalone that was plentiful in Monterey Bay. The migration of the Sicilian Italian community is credited for reaping what was called the “Silver Harvest.” The Silver Harvest is the name thatContinue reading “Book Signing: Mike Ventimiglia – Italians of the Monterey Peninsula”
20% off all Used Poetry Books – in Celebration of NaPoMo 2015!
Here at Old Capitol Books, we love National Poetry Month – I mean, what’s NOT to love? So, in celebration of this glorious time, we are offering 20% off* all of our used poetry books from April 1st to 30th! Come get your fill of Milton, Dickinson, Maya Angelou, H.D. T.S. Eliot, and hundreds more!
Book Signing: Robert Ernst, author of “The Inside War”
Saturday May 9th, 2015 – 2pm-4pm: Old Capitol Books is hosting local author Robert Ernst as he comes in to discuss his new novel The Inside War, a historical work which is set in Civil War North Carolina.
Theory & Philosophy Reading Group IX: Nadezhda Tolokonnikova & Slavoj Zizek
Thursday April 23rd – 7pm: In collaboration with the Direct Action Monterey Network, this month’s Theory & Philosophy reading group is highlighting struggles against solitary confinement by featuring writings by Nadezhda Tolokonnikova who spent time in solitary while in a Russian prison for her protests as part of Pussy Riot.
Old Capitol Books Celebrates National Poetry Month 2015
Did you know that April is National Poetry Month? Did you also know that that’s OUR FAVORITE MONTH?! As part of our month long celebration, we’ll be hosting an Open Mic poetry event at Old Capitol Books on April 11th. Hosted by local poets, Jeffrey Erwin and Kenny Garcia, come hear the work of localContinue reading “Old Capitol Books Celebrates National Poetry Month 2015”
The Monterey Bay Poetry Consortium Presents: Katrina Mariah Jensen & Mary Anne Anderson
The Monterey Bay Poetry Consortium Presents: Katrina Mariah Jensen & Mary Anne Anderson Sunday April 12th, 2pm $5.00 admission
Book Signing & Discussion: The Secret History of Carmel with John Thompson
March 28th, 2015 – 3pm: Join in local historians and the literary community of the Monterey Peninsula as we delve into some of our history’s most interesting personalities, events, and stories.
The Monterey Bay Poetry Consortium Presents: Kris Kissman & Bert Gluck
The Monterey Bay Poetry Consortium Presents: Kris Kissman & Bert Gluck Sunday, March 8, 2:00 p.m. $5.00 Admission Old Capitol Books, 559 Tyler Street, Monterey (between Pearl and Munras)
Theory & Philosophy Reading Group VIII: Aimé Césaire
Wednesday March 25th 2015, 6pm: Join with radicals, thinkers, activists, poets, and intellectuals on the Monterey Peninsula to read and discuss some of the world’s greatest philosophers. For our eighth reading group, we’ll be looking at Discourse on Colonialism by Aimé Césaire.
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