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.
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Fergus Bordewich Book Talk: Klan War
October 18, 2023 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
The NewSouth Bookstore is offsite at the Civil Rights Memorial Center on October 18 at 5:30pm, partnering on a talk with Fergus Bordewich, author of Klan War: Ulysses S. Grant and the Battle to Save Reconstruction, which releases just a week earlier. Klan War is a stunning history of the first national anti-terrorist campaign waged on American soil, when Ulysses S. Grant wielded the power of the federal government to dismantle the KKK. The author’s compelling narrative — by turns, frightening, bracing, and timely — will remind readers that today’s battle between white supremacy and human justice has a long history. Fergus Bordewich is the author of eight previous works of nonfiction, many award-winning, which include Bound for Cannan: The Epic Story of the Underground Railroad, America’s First Civil Rights Movement, a favorite among customers at our bookstore. Contact Jessala White if you cannot join us for the program and wish to reserve a signed copy of Klan War.