September 11th 2014, 7pm: Bookseller Brian Sheffield will be leading a discussion on the topic of Post-9/11 Arab American Poetry in Old Capitol Books. Free and open to everyone.
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Book Signing: Brig. Gen. Oscar A Hurt
POSTPONED TO DATE UNCERTAIN IN EARLY 2015: Old Capitol Books is hosting author Brig. Gen. Oscar A Hurt, author of From Clod Buster to Cloud Chaser.
Book Signing: Reginald Rogers
November 22nd, 2pm-4pm: Reginald Rogers, the author of Bad Brakes, will be at Old Capitol Books to sign copies of his books.
Jennifer Lagier – Poetry Reading and Book Signing
Sunday, October 12th at 2pm: Old Capitol Books is happy to be hosting Jennifer Lagier, local poet and literary organizer, for a reading and book signing of her recent work, Camille Vérité.
Theory and Philosophy Reading Group IV
17 September 2014 7pm: Join with radicals, thinkers, activists, poets, and intellectuals on the Monterey Peninsula to read and discuss some of the greatest philosophers of our time.
GRRLHORT! Readings from Tina Hyland, Paola Capó-García, April Peletta, & Maria Flaccavento
September 14th, 4pm – Old Capitol Books is pleased to be hosting GRRLHORT, and afternoon of poetry with students in the UC San Diego MFA Program for Writing.
Cute New Children’s Book Section!
We’ve decided to highlight some of our fantastic children’s books by dedicating an entire section of our store to displaying all of our super cute kids’ books. 🙂
Psychedelics Discussion Group
The last Thinking Critically about Society seminar, “Psychedelics and Society,” was such a hit, that we’re going to host a regular discussion group here at Old Capitol Books!
Independent bookstores turn a new page on brick-and-mortar retailing
By Michael S. Rosenwald, Published: December 15, 2013 – In the WASHINGTON POST Bookstores are terminally ill. Borders? Dead. Barnes & Noble? Life support. Amazon is king. E-books are the present and the future. Have tablet, will read. But in downtown Frederick, Md., Marlene and Tom England are defying the future: They recently opened the CuriousContinue reading “Independent bookstores turn a new page on brick-and-mortar retailing”
Book Signing: Crystal Clary, author of “Signs of a Serial Killer”
August 12, 2014, 5pm-7pm: Head on over to Old Capitol Books later this month to meet Crystal Clary, the author of Signs of a Serial Killer, a crime novel based on a true story.
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