The Edge: The Pressured Past and Precarious Future of California’s Coast – Presentation by author Kim Steinhardt

The Pacific coast is the most iconic region of California and one of the most fascinating and rapidly changing places in the world. Densely populated, urbanized, and industrialized — but also home to wilderness with complex, fragile ecosystems — the coast is the place where humanity and nature coexist in a precarious balance that is never perfectly stable.

The author of The Edge will be in-store to talk about coastal California’s unique natural history, and to tell the stories of the communities which thrive off its resources and beauty.Continue reading “The Edge: The Pressured Past and Precarious Future of California’s Coast – Presentation by author Kim Steinhardt”

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

51dnnrptjxl-_sy346_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 past to save himself and his relationships.

“Great book that deals with many difficult but relatable topics. There are truly some touching moments as Conor comes to terms with his past and tries to change the broken man he’s been for so many years. The voice is sharp and engaging throughout the entire novel, and interesting characters like June and Harlan provide a necessary dash of humor even in the darkest moments.”

This event is free and open to everyone.

‘Species’ Magazine poets and writers to read at Old Capitol Books

For information on Todd Boss’s poetry event, click here.

 

Saturday 6 January 2018, 4-6pm: Species magazine poets and writers will appear at Old Capitol Books this coming reading to read their stories, poems, and other writings. This Species reading will feature Joe Donohoe, Zen priest Ed Bowers, and Nicole Henares (Aurelia Lorca).Continue reading “‘Species’ Magazine poets and writers to read at Old Capitol Books”

Theory & Philosophy 32: Friendship as a Form of Life

tumblr_mkax74oewe1rz0ud3o1_r1_250“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 together for the thirty-second Theory and Philosophy Reading Group, starting out the year in conversation about the radical potential of friendship.

When: 19 January 2018, 7pm
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The Monterey Bay Poetry Consortium Presents: Laura Bayless & Deborah Wenzler

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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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 illustrations by none other than the bawdy Aubrey Beardsley. Hardcover, in original dust jacket, with original slip case.