The NewSouth Bookstore actively hosts bookstore and off-site literary programs — book talks and readings — along with a variety of other programs both entertaining and educational. These include presentations by historians, readings of plays, music events, and community service programs. We enjoy such gatherings quite a lot. Our bookstore events calendar is always evolving, so please regularly check back here for updates to our calendar (and/or follow us on social media, where all such activities are also posted). We welcome your event suggestions and thank you for your support.
Thursday, September 14 at 5:30pm
comes home to his native Montgomery for this special bookstore program in connection with the release of his new book. Built From the Fire: The Epic Story of Tulsa’s Greenwood District, America’s Black Wall Street is a multigenerational saga of a community that in one century survived the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, urban renewal, and gentrification. Jelani Cobb of The New Yorker calls Built From the Fire “an American epic — damning in its implications, inspirational in its theme of perseverance no matter the obstacles, and compelling from its opening paragraph to its final sentence.” Victor Luckerson is among the best journalists covering race matters today, writing for The New Yorker, The New York Times, Wired, and other publications. His first Montgomery appearance since the publication of Built From the Fire is bound to be a fascinating one. Please join us.