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.
Karren Pell and the Old Alabama Revue return to The NewSouth Bookstore for Halloween. They’ll conjure up a fiendishly fun program of spooktacular songs — original tunes and old favorites you love....
Timely as his book is timely, The NewSouth Bookstore is thrilled to host historian Corey Brettschneider for discussion and signing with his new book, The Presidents and the People: Five Leaders Who...
Join us for a celebratory event that recognizes the unique life and work of Alabama’s own Eugene Walter on the 104th anniversary of his birth. Walter, a writer, editor, illustrator, translator, actor,...
We’re gathering at The NewSouth Bookstore to help celebrate Julian McPhillips’s 78th birthday. Please stop by to say hello, enjoy a slice of birthday cake, and to pick up a copy of...
We are very fortunate to have as our upcoming guest author Kathleen DuVal, whose Native Nations: A Millennium in North America has been winning brilliant notices. It’s been called “an essential American...
A new book by Lesa Carnes Shaul is a historical page-turner and terrifying work of true crime that gives insight into the lives of rural Alabamians in a rapidly modernizing world. The...
One of the things small town librarian Amanda Jones values about books is how they can affirm a young person’s sense of self. So in 2022, when she caught wind of a...
The NewSouth Bookstore officially kicks off the 2024 holiday season with a very special event on Sunday, December 8 at 3pm. Enjoy an afternoon of short holiday-themed readings — from the works...
We are excited to welcome to the store Patrick Parr, whose new biography about Malcolm X is already considered the definitive story of the youth and adulthood of one of our most...
A lovely evening awaits us with readings from new work by Brooke Champagne and Jason McCall, scheduled on Thursday, December 12 at 5:30pm. Champagne’s newest book, Nola Face, is a collection of...
There are cookbooks and then there are cookbooks. Anne Byrn’s new Baking in the American South: 200 Recipes and Their Untold Stories has already been called a treasure — a yeasty, mouthwatering...
On January 20, 2025 at 5:30pm The NewSouth Bookstore offers a different Inauguration Day. Join us for a conversation between Jean Lewis and Mills Thornton, who will reminisce about having attended the...
