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Capitol Book & News

1140 E. Fairview Avenue

Montgomery, Alabama 36106

Upcoming Events:

July 17

1:00-2:00

Two Montgomery Writers - Two Books

K.T. Archer and Nancy Bone Goff

The Silver Spoon-

Twenty-five-year-old Lizzy thinks if she keeps her eyes closed all the way, then maybe what she is experiencing will not be real. Her mother, who has always been her rock, is about to die from cancer. As her mother takes her last breath, Lizzy—who has never truly been on her own—steps into the unknown and begins a new life.

In the aftermath of her mother’s death, Lizzy’s inner strength is tested, as the dysfunctional secrets her family has managed to hide for years suddenly begin to bubble up—revealing the imperfections of those she loves and admires. As Lizzy slowly realizes that her family may not have the emotional fortitude to unite after death, she heeds her mother’s advice and decides not to trust the people she thought she could trust the most. But when her father shows up on her doorstep and reveals the promise he made to her dying mother, Lizzy must decide whether to forgive him for his past mistakes even as she attempts to resolve the conflict that surrounds her family.

As Lizzy journeys down a path to a new awareness, she must overcome emotional obstacles in order to finally grow up.

One-Arm Boy-

is the heart wrenching biography of DM Bone, a young boy with only one arm, and his family. Living during the time of the Great Depression, this poor, uneducated family suffers one hardship after another. As sharecroppers they already have a heavy load to bear, but three years of drought, a fire, and failing crops pushes their faith and endurance to the limits. Just when it seems things can't get worse, young DM loses his arm and his sister develops polio, adding to the family's seemingly insurmountable odds.

Yet those who are strong in their faith will withstand any hardship. Relying on an inner strength and will to survive, DM and his family faces each challenge head-on rather than letting it get the better of them. Giving up is simply not a part of their character.

In One-Arm Boy in a Two-Arm World, author Nancy Bone Goff realistically captures every aspect of farm life in the rural south, showing readers what it was like during those difficult times. Though their burden was heavy, one family proved that love and faith can overcome any obstacle."

July 22

4:00-6:00

Two Montgomery Writers – One Book

Carole King and Karren Pell

Montgomery’s Historic Neighborhoods

Montgomery's first neighborhoods were nestled close to downtown for convenient shopping and working. In 1887, the electric trolley system made living beyond the city limits feasible. The first streetcar suburb, Highland Park, was developed the same year. Although Centennial Hill, Cottage Hill, the Garden District, and the Old Line Street neighborhoods existed before the trolley, it spurred their growth. Capitol Heights and Cloverdale incorporated as separate cities by 1908. Cloverdale Idlewild developed around the 1930s--by which time the automobile and bus line had replaced the trolley. Images of America: Montgomery's Historic Neighborhoods documents the changes from inner city to suburban residences and from mass transportation to the automobile. The images show the evolution of photography from formal, professional portraits to fun, family snapshots capturing birthday parties, pageants, pets, and everyday life. These compelling photographs also show how residents lived, worked, studied, worshipped, and played for over a century in Montgomery's historic neighborhoods.

2010 Events

Bobby McAlpine | The Alabama Book Festival | River Jordan | Shellie Rushing Tomlinson

Howard Frank Mosher | Brad Watson | Melinda Rainey Thompson | Martha Hawkins

2009

Chris Hastings | John Besh | Kirk Curnutt | Anne Byrn

Justin Allen | Brooke & Keith Desserich | Charlie Lucas, Chip Cooper, & Ben Windham

Lisa Patton | Rick Bragg & Sonny Brewer | Toni & Hillary from Random House Recommend Books

James Braziel | Gin Phillips | Margaret Fenton | Chris Lilly (Big Bob Gibson’s BBQ)

George McGovern | Jeanie Thompson | Phyllis Hoffman | 54 Writers at the Alabama Book Festival

2008

Frank Stitt | Governor John Patterson & Warren Trest | Judy Oliver | Bobby Cole | The Church Ladies

Mary Anna Evans | Carolyn Jourdan |Bobby Cole | Carolyn Haines | Karren Pell and William Goss

Rick Bragg | Jonathan Harrington | Gin Phillips | Sara Dubose | The Alabama Book Festival

Joe Formichella & Suzanne Hudson | Barbara Wiedemann | Kerry Madden | Mark Childress | Kirk Curnutt

Tim Dorsey | Jill Conner Browne (The Sweet Potato Queen)

2007

Michael Knight | Kathryn Tucker Windham | Mary Ann Neeley & Robert Fouts | Karl Stegall

Donald McCaig | Melinda Rainey Thompson |Wayne Greenhaw

Jennifer Davis | Sonny Brewer | Phyllis Hoffman | Elizabeth Spencer

Louise Shaffer | Justin Allen | Homer Hickam | Jack Deloney | Brad Vice

David Rose | Cassandra King | David Margolick | Doug Marlette

Carl T. Smith | Denise Hamilton | Julia Spencer-Fleming

Mary Anna Evans | Frank Turner Hollon | Mary Palmer Dargan | Jill Conner Browne

2006

Tom Bailey |Robert Inman

John Sledge | Judy Oliver | Melinda Rainey Thompson | Joey Brackner|

Tom Franklin and Beth Ann Fennelly | Joshilyn Jackson

Mark Childress | Sonny Brewer | Mills Thornton | Ace Atkins

Ron Rash | Tom Chaffin | Rhys Bowen & Mary Anna Evans | Clea Koff

Robert Barmettler & Jean Shaffer | Carlos Eire | Taylor Branch |

C-SPAN2 Book-TV

2005

Allen Barra | Alabama Chief Justice Drayton Nabers, Jr. | Bruce Feiler

Steve Roberts | Wayne Greenhaw & Donnie Williams

Mary Anna Evans | Helen Scully | Nan Graham | Louise Shaffer

Bart Barton | Suzanne Hudson & Joe Formichella | Susan Waggoner | Ronda Rich

Don Noble & the Cheaha Writers: Kathleen Thompson, Laura Hunter, Mike Burrell,
Loretta Cobb, Ben Erickson, Bart Barton, Jim Gilbert, Kirk Curnutt,
John Cottle, Suzanne Hudson, Joe Formichella, Janet Nodar and Janet Mauney

Kerry Madden | Sonny Brewer | Joshilyn Jackson| Kathryn Tucker Windham | Monte Burke

Julia Spencer-Fleming | Cassandra King and Pat Conroy | Tim Dorsey | Minnie Lamberth

Con Lehane | Mike Stewart

2004

Fannie Flagg | Wayne Flynt | Kathryn Tucker Windham | Landon Thomas

Cassandra King | Patricia Sullivan |Tim Dorsey | Ace Atkins | Lawrence Block

2003

Marlin “Bart” Barton | Kirk Curnutt | Alan Grady | Wayne Greenhaw | Valerie Gribben

Jennifer Horne | Suzanne Hudson | Karren Pell | Elizabeth Schafer | Jeanie Thompson & Jay Lamar

Stephen Marion | Melinda Haynes | Carolyn Haines | Louise Shaffer |

Tim Dorsey | Daniel Wallace | Jack Johnson | Julia Spencer-Fleming | Robert Guillaume

2002

Whitney J. LeBlanc | Norman McMillan | Jim Carrier Nanci Kincaid | Mary Kay Andrews

2001

Dot Moore | Wayne Greenhaw | Judy Oliver | Cecil McMillan | George Singleton

Jeanie Thompson | Jeanie Daniel Duck |Tim Dorsey | Ann B. Ross | Scott Bruner

Melinda Haynes | The Sweet Potato Queens | Mike Stewart | Jeanne Braselton | Dr. John Stone

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