Have you seen the Christmas trees on Hutchinson Square? Or the square all lit up in the evening? Downtown Summerville looks purely magical this time of year and we’re having tons of fun hanging out with you all at the store.
Here’s a look at what’s coming up next… plus a look at this month’s new reading recommendations. See you on Main Street!
MONDAY Main Street Writes
December 6 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Main Street Reads, 115 S. Main St.
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For the inner writer in all of us, our regular Monday evening writers group! Join us via the Zoom link. See you soon — and Write ON!Find out more »
WEDNESDAY Stories on the Square
December 8 @ 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! Storytime at Main Street Reads has become one of our featured events, held outside to ensure proper social distancing. We have lots of chairs for younger listeners, hoola-hoops for distancing and plenty of juice boxes and fruit snacks to munch while they listen. In case of inclement weather, storytime…Find out more »
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 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 »
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!
All 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! And, because they (like everything these days) ran a bit behind when they were supposed to be delivered, we’re honoring the catalog coupons from now through the end of 2021. You’ll see a “December 10th” deadline on there – ignore it and we will, too! Note: The coupons are eligible for storewide purchases, not just what’s shown in catalog.