Theory & Philosophy Reading Group X: Antonio Gramsci

511BWF4JZ5LThursday, 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.Continue reading “Theory & Philosophy Reading Group X: Antonio Gramsci”

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 that was given to the fishing of sardines in Monterey, which mostly was done by the Sicilian Italians who established the working fabric in the sardine industry for nearly five decades. Most of that generation is gone, and only a few are memorialized in books. It is this author’s attempt to capture the working class that made Monterey the “Sardine Capital of the World.”Continue 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!Continue reading “20% off all Used Poetry Books – in Celebration of NaPoMo 2015!”

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.Continue reading “Theory & Philosophy Reading Group IX: Nadezhda Tolokonnikova & Slavoj Zizek”

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 local poets, new and established. We’ll also be running a DIY poetry writing workshop earlier in the day and encouraging people to read their newest creations.Continue reading “Old Capitol Books Celebrates National Poetry Month 2015”