Thinking Critically about Society Spring Seminar Series Announced!

Old Capitol Books is excited to announce that our Thinking Critically about Society Series is back on for this March:

  • Black Feminism, March 4th, 7pm (facilitated by Dr. Sriya Shrestha, HCOM Faculty)
  • Situationalism, March 11th, 7pm (facilitated by Ben Wilson, CSUMB Alumni)
  • Post-Colonial Theory, March 18th, 7pm (facilitated by Dr. Sriya Shrestha, HCOM Faculty)
  • Social Perceptions of Disability, March 25th, 7pm (facilitated by Ali Elfaki, MPC Student)

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Monterey Bay Poetry Consortium presents Maria Garcia Teutsch & Doren Robbins

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The Monterey Bay Poetry Consortium Presents: Maria Garcia Teutsch & Doren Robbins

Sunday, February 14, 2:00 p.m.
$5.00 Admission
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Book Signing: Tony Albano, author of Life is a Bumpy Road

51lx6mwouvl-_sx326_bo1204203200_Saturday 30th January 2016, 1pm: Come down to Old Capitol Books to hear fun stories from the life and imagination of Tony Albano, a storyteller and entertainer at il Fornaio restaurant in Carmel. He will be reading from his new book, Life is a Bumpy Road: …smoothed out by people and dogs you meet along the way (2015).Continue reading “Book Signing: Tony Albano, author of Life is a Bumpy Road”

Networking Aloud! A Monthly Open Mic (March): Featuring Leslie Patiño

Tuesday 8 March 2016, 6-8pm: Our free monthly event open to the public every second Tuesday: NETWORKING ALOUD: A WRITERS OPEN MIKE. Come early & sign up for a five to seven minute reading from any genre: prose, screenplay, poetry & essay that follows 15 minutes from a featured published reader. We applaud one another, no critique allowed. Bring your work in progress, we want to hear your VOICE.Continue reading “Networking Aloud! A Monthly Open Mic (March): Featuring Leslie Patiño”

Networking Aloud! A Monthly Open Mic (February): Featuring Martha Graham-Waldon

Tuesday 9 February 2016, 6-8pm: Our free monthly event open to the public every second Tuesday: NETWORKING ALOUD: A WRITERS OPEN MIKE. Come early & sign up for a five to seven minute reading from any genre: prose, screenplay, poetry & essay that follows 15 minutes from a featured published reader. We applaud one another, no critique allowed. Bring your work in progress, we want to hear your VOICE.Continue reading “Networking Aloud! A Monthly Open Mic (February): Featuring Martha Graham-Waldon”

Book Signing: Robin Gregory, author of “Mootjie Littleman”

MoojieLittleman_COVER6Saturday 19 December 2015, 4pm: Old Capitol Books presents Robin Gregory and her recent book The Improbable Wonders of Moojie Littleman, which was given the Readers’ Favorite Award.

It is the story of a disabled boy who is abandoned by two sets of parents and seeks to create a family of his own. Forbidden friendship, first love, and miraculous events take place at St. Isidore’s Fainting Goat Dairy, revealing an extraordinary boy’s tale of loss and connection, self-discovery, and the transforming power of forgiveness.

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