Photo above: Sarah Forsythe (left) and Emma Wood (right) bid a fond farewell to Ashley Bohinc (center) on her last day Friday at Main Street Reads…
Before we get to the week’s lineup, our staff has some lineup news, too! First, it is with a heavy heart that we say so long to our weekday morning bookseller, Ashley Bohinc. Ashley and her hubby Tyler are heading back north, moving closer to family as they prepare to start a family of their own.
We’re going to miss Ashley something fierce, but we all wish her all the best, and she promises to come back and visit soon.
Happily, Sarah Forsythe will be stepping into Ashley’s big shoes, and she’s been shadowing team members over the past few weeks to get up to speed on our favorite books and favorite readers. Sarah joins veteran Emma June Wood as our premier booksellers – please give her a “welcome aboard” when you see her!
And… Colleen Rackleff will be back THIS Wednesday after maternity leave to delight our young readers with songs and books at Stories on the Square. Best of all, we get to meet the newest addition to the Main Street Reads extended family!
And now… let’s get to this week because we have not one, not two, but THREE great authors appearing this week: Syril Levin Kline (Shakespeare’s Changeling); AF Winter (Man in the Pandemic); and Sherrika Myers (Herbie Goes to School). Read on…
Happening THIS Week:
Main Street Writes
September 13 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Main Street Reads, 115 S. Main St.
Summerville, SC + Google Map
For the inner writer in all of us, our regular Monday evening writers group! We’ll be meeting virtually again until further notice. Anyone can join us via the Zoom link…Find out more »
Wednesday Stories on the Square!
September 15 @ 9:30 am – 10:00 am
Main Street Reads, 115 S. Main St.
Summerville, SC + Google Map
Join us every WEDNESDAY morning at 9:30 a.m. for “Stories on the Square, our outdoor storytime adventure – kids of all ages welcome! Treats served and student discounts to ALL attendees! …Find out more »
Sweetest Third Thursday Ever
September 16 @ 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Main Street Reads, 115 S. Main St.
Summerville, SC + Google Map
On the third Thursday of each month Historic Downtown Summerville transforms into a special marketplace featuring local entertainment, craft vendors and artisans, to complement the extended hours of shops and restaurants. Here at Main Street Reads we’re offering you up not one but TWO amazing authors that night…Find out more »
Booksigning: Herbie Goes to School by Sherrika Myers
September 18 @ 10:30 am – 12:30 pm
Main Street Reads, 115 S. Main St.
Summerville, SC + Google Map
It’s the culmination of the Sweetest Week Ever in Summerville and before the festival begins Saturday afternoon, we have a sweet signing for families: Author Sherrika Myers will be joining us to sign copies of Herbie Goes to School! Find out more »
Summerville Sweet Tea Festival
September 18 @ 2:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Main Street Reads, 115 S. Main St.
Summerville, SC + Google Map
The Sweet Tea Festival is a celebration of the birthplace of sweet tea, right here in Summerville SC. Our Historic Downtown is transformed into a massive open house/street fair with different food trucks, artisanal vendors and entertainment. Of course, there is plenty of sweet tea and you can help select the Tea of the Year by sampling and voting for your favorite! Enjoy the Fest and Stay for the Downtown Historic Downtown Summer is everything you imagine a small town to be. …Find out more »
Coming UP:
Living Large (Bestsellers) Bookclub:
The Talented Miss Farwell
September 21 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Main Street Reads, 115 S. Main St.
Summerville, SC + Google Map
Our book club this month will discuss The Talented Miss Farwell – it’s brilliant! As always, there’s a 10% discount for book club book purchases, and treats will be served. If you’d prefer to join us virtually, the link to do that is below the book description: Catch Me If You Can meets Patricia Highsmith in this “stylish” (New York Times Book Review) page-turner of greed and obsession, survival and self-invention that is a piercing character study of one unforgettable…Find out more »
Book Signing: Bookish Broads by Lauren Marino!
September 23 @ 5:30 pm – 7:30
pm Main Street Reads, 115 S. Main St.
Summerville, SC s + Google Map
Open to all, this month’s Pulpwood Queens book club will FIRST host a special book signing, followed by an engaging discussion with talented author Lauren Marino about Bookish Broads: Women Who Wrote Themselves Into History Be sure to grab a copy at the store and take advantage of 10% off bookclub pricing plus get your copy personalized by this in-demand author! We’re eager to talk about these amazing literary women and pick Lauren’s brain about great literature ( Treats (and…Find out more »
Pulpwood Queens Bookclub September:
Bookish Broads by Lauren Marino!
September 23 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Main Street Reads, 115 S. Main St.
Summerville, SC + Google Map
Open to all, this month’s Pulpwood Queens book club will host a special book-signing, followed by an engaging discussion with talented author Lauren Marino about Bookish Broads: Women Who Wrote Themselves Into History The book is eligible for our 10% off bookclub pricing and we’re excited to talk about these amazing literary women (and pick a few books from the suggestions to discuss in the future! Treats (and wine!) will be served at the live discussion and those wishing to…Find out more »
Booksigning: Roger Newman is Back with the Launch of Will O’ the Wisp: Madness, War, and Recompense
September 25 @ 10:30 am – 12:30 pm
Main Street Reads, 115 S. Main St.
Summerville, SC + Google Map
Join us for a special booksigning with Charleston’s own Roger B. Newman, with his newly released, Will O’ the Wisp: Madness, War, and Recompense. Polarizing, fire-eating discourse, propaganda, and aversion to reason bred secession madness in Charleston, S.C., and sold rebellion to a population with virtually nothing to gain and everything to lose. Men who should have known better and had become inured to the abomination of human bondage failed to step up. As Southern nationalists raced into Civil War…Find out more »
Banned Books Week: September 27-October 2
Join the Conversation!
September 26 – October 2
Main Street Reads, 115 S. Main St.
Summerville, SC + Google Map
Banned Books Week (September 26 – October 2, 2021 this year) is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read. Typically held during the last week of September, it spotlights current and historical attempts to censor books in libraries and schools. It brings together the entire book community — librarians, booksellers, publishers, journalists, teachers, and readers of all types — in shared support of the freedom to seek and to express ideas, even those some consider unorthodox or unpopular…Find out more »
And Opening October 2021…
Booksigning: Grady Hendrix and
The Final Girl Support Group!
October 2 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Main Street Reads, 115 S. Main St.
Summerville, SC + Google Map
Don’t miss this chance to meet the master live and in person! Grady Hendrix, author of Horrorstor and The Southern Bookclub’s Guide to Slaying Vampires is back on top of the review lists with his latest release, The Final Girl Support Group. RESERVE YOUR SPOT/BOOK NOW – We expect this to be a sell-out and want to make sure we have enough books for all!!! THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER; A Good Morning America Buzz Pick “The horror master…puts…Find out more »
September Book Picks
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