NewSouth Bookstore

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.

 

Ed George with Starlight and Other Stories

The NewSouth Bookstore 105 S Court St, Montgomery, AL, United States

Author Ed George closes out our 2023 bookstore events season with a reading and talk about his newest book, Starlight and Other Stories. We know George as a poet (and artist/musician). His new...

Burgin Mathews with Magic City

The NewSouth Bookstore 105 S Court St, Montgomery, AL, United States

Burgin Mathews is our special guest on Sunday, January 21 at 3pm with his new book, Magic City: How the Birmingham Jazz Tradition Shaped the Sound of America. Mathews is a multitalented...

Dr. Lee Farrow’s Third Talk on Great 19th-Century Russian Writers

The NewSouth Bookstore 105 S Court St, Montgomery, AL, United States

Lee Farrow returns for the last talk in her series about the great nineteenth-century Russian writers — and, friends, hasn’t it been fabulous? The work of Leo Tolstoy and Fyodor Dostoevsky is...

Dr. Kirk Curnutt presents on the works of Zora Neale Hurston

The NewSouth Bookstore 105 S Court St, Montgomery, AL, United States

February gives us the chance to welcome Kirk Curnutt to The NewSouth Bookstore for a program we’re calling “10 Things Alabamians Should Know About Zora Neale Hurston.” Join the chair of Troy...

Read Freely Alabama community letter-writing campaign!

The NewSouth Bookstore 105 S Court St, Montgomery, AL, United States

Come by The NewSouth Bookstore on Friday, March 1, from 4pm to 7pm when we’ll gather with representatives from Read Freely Alabama for a community letter-writing campaign. We have a ninety-day window...

Ilyon Woo talk with Master Slave Husband Wife

The NewSouth Bookstore 105 S Court St, Montgomery, AL, United States

Ilyon Woo is our incredibly special guest on Tuesday, March 5 at 5:30pm for a talk about Master Slave Husband Wife: An Epic Journey from Slavery to Freedom. The program will be...

The NewSouth Bookstore with the Montgomery City-County Public Library hosts Beto O’Rourke: Thursday, March 7 at 5:30pm at Juliette Hampton Morgan Memorial Library

Juliette Hampton Morgan Memorial Library 245 High Street, Montgomery, AL, United States

The NewSouth Bookstore in partnership with the Montgomery City-County Public Library welcomes former Texas Congressman Beto O’Rourke to Montgomery for a talk about We’ve Got to Try: How the Fight for Voting...

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Historian Ann Boutwell presents on the life of Daniel Pratt

The NewSouth Bookstore 105 S Court St, Montgomery, AL, United States

On Thursday, March 14 at 5:30pm, historian Ann Boutwell, board member of the Autauga County Heritage Association, presents on her absolutely favorite subject, the life of Daniel Pratt. Pratt’s name is familiar...