Book Launch: “Our Grapes of Wrath”, Black History of Monterey County

Event: December 10th, 6-8pm
Come for an evening with Daniel Summerhill, joined by writers and poets for a special launch of Our Grapes of Wrath, a Project 21 Anthology and a Black history of Monterey County.
Tickets are $10 (Purchase here), and ticket purchase gets you a free copy of the book.
Students can enter the event for free with their student ID.

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Theory and Philosophy Reading Group: Deleuze and Guattari’s Thousand Plateaus

So the reading group is back! And we decided we were feeling masochistic, so we’ve decided to start with Deleuze and Guattari’s Thousand Plateaus.

Download Reading for Free Here

Theory and Philosophy Reading Group: Deleuze & Guattari’s A Thousand PlateausFriday August 20th, 2021 – 7pm

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2021 Monterey Poetry Festival

We’re excited to be organizing the 2021 Monterey Poetry Festival (October 1st-3rd, 2021). This will be a collection of poets with diverse styles, subjects, and performances.

All events will be held at Old Capitol Books, 482 Alvarado, downtown Monterey. All events are ticketed.

October 1st, 7pm
Festival Opening Night
Fundraiser for No More Deaths/No Más Muertes

October 2nd, 3pm
CSU Monterey Bay…

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Old Capitol Books is Back!

Old Capitol Books is officially back in business! And we’d love for your to come visit us. We had a great opening day, and we’re so glad that people stopped by to check out our newer, smaller bookstore.

Come visit us when you can! We’re open Thursday-Sunday 12-6pm. You can find us at 482 Alvarado St., above Twisted Roots.

On Thursday and Friday, you can meet the owner Ali Elfaki who would love…

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Accessibility information for visiting

Hi! We’re so glad you’re considering visiting Old Capitol Books. Here is some information that might useful for visiting.

Parking: Accessible parking is located at the rear of the building at 499 Calle Principal. (See image below)

Elevator: Use the elevator at the ground level or at the parking level to reach the bookstore on level M (for Mezzanine?)

Accessibility in store: Though the store is…

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Events cancelled

Hello everyone. In line with recommendations made to curb the spread of COVID-19, Old Capitol Books is canceling all in-store events until April. After April we will reassess the situation. Thank you for your understanding. Stay safe!

Smokes and Jokes on Tour! Live music at the Bookstore

March 11, 2020
7pm
$10 notaflof

featuring

Miss Dukes
Rene Fuentes
Tim J Elliot
Nebula the Velvet Queen

Old Capitol Books, downtown Monterey

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Imaginary Animal: a night of poetry featuring Josiah Luis Alderete, Rachelle Escamilla, plus guests

We’re thrilled to announce a night of poetry to raise money for the production of Imaginary Animal – a play written by poet and scholar Rachelle Escamilla. (more…)

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Monterey Bay Poetry Consortium presents Dane Cervine and Kim Li Bui

The Monterey Bay Poetry Consortium Presents:

Dane Cervine and Kim Li Bui

Sunday, January 12, 2:00 p.m., $5.00 Admission
Old Capitol Books, 559 Tyler Street, Monterey

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Sin-Aesthetic: an Atmospheric Feast of Sensual Delight

We had such a positive response when we performed for Lit Crawl at The Lost Church in SF, that we decided to bring this event back to Monterey! (more…)

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