A HUGE weekend ahead at Main Street Reads. Tonight we kick it off with our Thrill in the ‘Ville bookclub meeting discussing Yasmin Angoe’s moving debut, Her Name is Knight. THEN, Summerville’s own Regina Williams will sign books on Saturday at her big LAUNCH PARTY for her poignant collection, Promise. AND to cap it all off, the Summerville Christmas Parade on Sunday! Ready, set, GO!
ALSO NOTE: Tomorrow is the last “safe day” for special orders. And, if you’re looking for boxed sets, we’ve curated a list of cool ones HERE!
Coming Up!
THURSDAY: December Thriller Bookclub:
Her Name is Knight by Yasmin Angoe
December 9 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Main Street Reads, 115 S. Main St.
Summerville, SC + Google Map
We’re thrilled to bring you an amazing thriller this month, Her Name Is Knight. Yasmin Angoe was on hand to sign copies in November and we’ll make sure to still have a few – Signed copies will be 10% off! A smash debut novel from rising star Yasmin Angoe, Her Name Is Knight features an elite assassin heroine on a mission to topple a human trafficking ring and avenge her family. Stolen from her Ghanaian village as a child, Nena…Find out more »
SATURDAY Launch Party:
Promise by Regina E. Williams
December 11 @ 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Main Street Reads, 115 S. Main St.
Summerville, SC + Google Map
We invite you to join us for a special book launch and book-signing with Summerville’s own newest debut author Regina E. Williams for a story collection that will have you laughing, have you crying, but most of all… have you thinking. We come into this life knowing what brings us pleasure and pain; what we want and need. We are then taught to distrust what we know. It is only in the university of life that we slowly regain our…Find out more »
SUNDAY Summerville Holiday Parade
December 12 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Main Street Reads, 115 S. Main St.
Summerville, SC + Google Map
One of our favorite events each year, the downtown Christmas parade! We’ll have a limited # of chairs parked outside the store and will have our usual hot cocoa and candy canes giveaway – when the event gets closer we’ll post a link to reserve your spot early!Find out more »
Booksigning: Ruthie Landis with My Musings
December 16 @ 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Main Street Reads, 115 S. Main St.
Summerville, SC + Google Map
A VERY special Third Thursday this month as we welcome Ruthie Landis to the bookstore (and owner Shari Stauch celebrates her birthday!) PLUS – We’ll be doing a show special “book bundle” and anyone who purchases one or ALL of Ruthie’s books will gain free entry into an early January workshop to start 2022 off right! You may remember Chicago’s brilliant Ruthie Landis from previous signings (Beyond the Bookclub, Acting Lessons for Living). We’re over the moon thrilled that she’s coming back, this time with My Musings – a book EVERYONE should carry around with them, all the time! A perfect gift for anyone you love – and you can grab a signed copy…Find out more »
Meet the Author! Charryse Johnson Booksigning!
December 18 @ 1:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Main Street Reads, 115 S. Main St.
Summerville, SC + Google Map
We’re thrilled to welcome Charlotte-based author, psychotherapist and mindfulness practitioner Charryse Johnson on December 18th, when she’ll personally autograph copies of her recent release, the inspired and inspiring Expired Mindsets. There is a wealth of potential trapped within our hidden and unresolved places of pain. Yet, without conscious participation, we can become stuck in a cycle of repetitive patterns that leaves us feeling like an imposter in our own lives. In Expired Mindsets, Charryse Johnson, gives readers both the courage and the…Find out more »
December Living Large Bookclub: Cloud Cuckoo Land
December 21 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Main Street Reads, 115 S. Main St.
Summerville, SC + Google Map
The book everyone’s raving about, Cloud Cuckoo Land, by Anthony Doerr, author of All the Light We Cannot See. Join us for some fun discussion at our last bestsellers club meeting of 2021. We’ll have plenty to chat about, plus you can help us pick the next few months’ selections! “If you’re looking for a superb novel, look no further.” –The Washington Post The instant New York Times bestseller and finalist for the 2021 National Book Award is “wildly inventive,…Find out more »
December Pulpwood Queens Bookclub:
The Quisling Factor
December 28 @ 6:30 pm
Main Street Reads, 115 S. Main St.
Summerville, SC + Google Map
Join us for the last Pulpwood Queens book club event of the year – and enjoy a cup of cheer with us as well as a chat via Zoom with the author! We’re meeting on Tuesday this month (due to Christmas happening on the 4th Thursday!) and we look forward to seeing you. The Quisling Factor is the newest novel from brilliant historical fiction author J.L. Oakley. Treason. Espionage. Revenge. In the aftermath of WWII, ex-intelligence agent Tore Haugland tries…Find out more »
Fight Book Bans
Join PEN America for a virtual teach-in on fighting book bans in schools on Wednesday, December 15, from 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm ET. The nationwide teach-in is geared towards students. Young people are encouraged to come learn from a range of experts, authors, and student activists, including authors Neil Gaiman and George M. Johnson.
American Bookseller’s Association CEO Allison Hill said, “The rise in organized censorship of books is gravely concerning as it impacts the rights of young people to choose what they read, their ability to see themselves in the stories that they read, and their education. ABA is proud to be part of the community defending the First Amendment rights of young people.”
Deals and Deadlines
With the holidays come logistical challenges so we want to make you aware of a few things that will hopefully make your gift gathering easier this year!
Orders going forward must be pre-paid: The simple fact is, we’re running out of space and pre-paying encourages faster pickup and quicker reshelving or storing should a book be “abandoned” by its prospective owner. If you’ve ordered books already and haven’t yet come to get them – PLEASE do, and thank you for helping us out with that.
Deadlines for orders to arrive before holidays: Distributors are working fast and furious to get books our way and yours. So far they’re doing a fantastic job. We’ll absolutely tell you if an item is on backorder in case you need to choose another, but please keep in mind that December 10th is our “safe date” to ensure your books arrive before Christmas. After that you know we’ll try our best, but don’t delay – order early! (It’s less stressful, right?)
Holiday catalogs have arrived! You’ll see a “December 10th” deadline on there – ignore it and we will, too, until December 31st, 2021. Note: The coupons are eligible for storewide purchases, not just what’s shown in catalog.