BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Main Street Reads - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Main Street Reads X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://mainstreetreads.com X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Main Street Reads REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20180311T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20181104T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20190310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20191103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20200308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20201101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20210314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20211107T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20220313T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20221106T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210624T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210624T200000 DTSTAMP:20260410T131208 CREATED:20210603T144031Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210614T040639Z UID:4864-1624559400-1624564800@mainstreetreads.com SUMMARY:Pulpwood Queens Bookclub: Outbound Train by Renea Winchester DESCRIPTION:Join us for a thoughtful discussion of Outbound Train by Renea Winchester\, who’ll be joining us for the talk! (in-store purchases are eligible for the 10% bookclub discount).AND\, you can join the discussion LIVE at Main Street Reads OR via Zoom – Author Renea Winchester will join us that evening via Zoom so you can ask questions of the author! \nTopic: Pulpwood Queens June\nTime: Jun 24\, 2021 06:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting:\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/85688828708?pwd=eWNWaGYyWFlaVDFRWmpSenlxdmFZZz09\nMeeting ID: 856 8882 8708 Passcode: 281677 \nIn 1976\, memories from a night near the railroad tracks sixteen years earlier haunt Barbara Parker. She wrestles with past demons every night\, then wakes to the train’s five-thirty whistle. Exhausted and dreading the day\, she keeps her hands busy working in Bryson City’s textile plant\, known as the “blue jean plant\,” all the while worrying about her teenage daughter\, Carole Anne. The whistle of the train\, the hum of those machines\, and the struggle to survive drives Barbara. When an unexpected layoff creates a financial emergency\, the desperate pressure of poverty is overwhelming. \nUnbeknownst to Barbara\, Carole Anne sneaks out at night to walk the tracks so she can work at Hubert’s Bar. She’s hoarding money with plans to drive her mother’s rusty\, unused Oldsmobile out of Bryson City\, and never return. She only needs one opportunity … if she can just find it. \nWhen Carole Anne goes missing\, Barbara finds herself at a crossroad–she must put aside old memories and past hurts to rely on a classmate for help finding her daughter. But this is the same man she blames for the incident years ago. Is she strong enough–or desperate enough–to do anything to keep her daughter safe? \nThe Parker women struggle to make frayed ends meet in a town where they never quite do … at least\, not without expert weaving and a bit of brute force. \n\nAbout the Author\n\nRenea Winchester was born in Bryson City\, North Carolina. She is the author of two nonfiction books set in Atlanta Georgia where she lived for 17 years. Outbound Train is her first novel. URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/pulpwood-queens-bookclub-outbound-train-by-renea-winchester/ CATEGORIES:Book Club,Book Discussion ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mainstreetreads.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Pulpwood-June.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210615T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210615T200000 DTSTAMP:20260410T131208 CREATED:20210530T055036Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210530T055036Z UID:4844-1623781800-1623787200@mainstreetreads.com SUMMARY:June Living Large Bookclub: Good Company DESCRIPTION:Join us on our new day (moving from 2nd Tuesdays to 3rd Tuesdays) for AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER and A Read with Jenna Today Show Book Club Pick: Good Company by Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney\n \nTreats will be served and we’ll decide on July’s read at the end of the meeting! Open to all: \nPlumbs the depths of marriage\, motherhood and friendship with warmth and wit. I devoured it in one gulp!” –Maria Semple \nA warm\, incisive new novel about the enduring bonds of marriage and friendship from Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney\, author of the instant New York Times bestseller The Nest \nFlora Mancini has been happily married for more than twenty years. But everything she thought she knew about herself\, her marriage\, and her relationship with her best friend\, Margot\, is upended when she stumbles upon an envelope containing her husband’s wedding ring–the one he claimed he lost one summer when their daughter\, Ruby\, was five. \nFlora and Julian struggled for years\, scraping together just enough acting work to raise Ruby in Manhattan and keep Julian’s small theater company–Good Company–afloat. A move to Los Angeles brought their first real career successes\, a chance to breathe easier\, and a reunion with Margot\, now a bona fide television star. But has their new life been built on lies? What happened that summer all those years ago? And what happens now? \nWith Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney’s signature tenderness\, humor\, and insight\, Good Company tells a big-hearted story of the lifelong relationships that both wound and heal us. \nA Most Anticipated Book From: OprahMag.com * Refinery29 * Houston Chronicle * The Millions * Elle * Buzzfeed \nCynthia D’Aprix Sweeney is the author of the instant New York Times bestseller\, The Nest\, which is currently in development as a limited series by AMC Studios. She lives in Los Angeles with her family. URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/june-living-large-bookclub-good-company/ LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States CATEGORIES:Book Club,Book Discussion ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mainstreetreads.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Living-Large-June.png ORGANIZER;CN="Main Street Reads":MAILTO:shari@writerswin.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210527T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210527T200000 DTSTAMP:20260410T131208 CREATED:20210422T053636Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210423T021840Z UID:4654-1622140200-1622145600@mainstreetreads.com SUMMARY:Pulpwood Queens Bookclub: When the Stars Go Dark DESCRIPTION:Join us for a thoughtful discussion of When the Stars Go Dark by Paula McLain (in-store purchases are eligible for the 10% bookclub discount). \nFrom the New York Times bestselling author of The Paris Wife comes an atmospheric novel of intertwined destinies and heart-wrenching suspense: A detective hiding away from the world. A series of disappearances that reach into her past. Can solving them help her heal? \n“[An] absolutely incredible literary thriller.”–Good Morning America online \n“A powerhouse of a novel that is guaranteed to keep the reader up all night.”–Kristin Hannah\, author of The Four Winds \nAnna Hart is a seasoned missing persons detective in San Francisco with far too much knowledge of the darkest side of human nature. When tragedy strikes her personal life\, Anna\, desperate and numb\, flees to the Northern California village of Mendocino to grieve. She lived there as a child with her beloved foster parents\, and now she believes it might be the only place left for her. Yet the day she arrives\, she learns that a local teenage girl has gone missing. \nThe crime feels frighteningly reminiscent of the most crucial time in Anna’s childhood\, when the unsolved murder of a young girl touched Mendocino and changed the community forever. As past and present collide\, Anna realizes that she has been led to this moment. The most difficult lessons of her life have given her insight into how victims come into contact with violent predators. As Anna becomes obsessed with saving the missing girl\, she must accept that true courage means getting out of her own way and learning to let others in. \nWeaving together actual cases of missing persons\, trauma theory\, and a hint of the metaphysical\, this propulsive and deeply affecting novel tells a story of fate\, necessary redemption\, and what it takes\, when the worst happens\, to reclaim our lives–and our faith in one another. URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/may-pulpwood-queens-bookclub-when-the-stars-go-dark/ LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States CATEGORIES:Book Club,Book Discussion ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mainstreetreads.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/PQ-WHEN-STARS-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="Main Street Reads":MAILTO:shari@writerswin.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210511T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210511T200000 DTSTAMP:20260410T131208 CREATED:20210421T183816Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210421T183816Z UID:4646-1620757800-1620763200@mainstreetreads.com SUMMARY:Living Large Bookclub: The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue DESCRIPTION:A special treat for readers on May 11th\, the second Tuesday of May\, when we’ll be discussing one of our favorite picks of the year\, The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab. We’ll meet LIVE in the store (or on the square if the weather’s nice) but anyone who wants to join via Zoom can do so via this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82018589873?pwd=MDlidUNaSmYxOXNHVFhFYlFsYUFZZz09 If prompted\, Meeting ID: 820 1858 9873 Passcode: 350216 \n\nNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER\nUSA TODAY BESTSELLER \nNATIONAL INDIE BESTSELLER\nTHE WASHINGTON POST BESTSELLER\nRecommended by Entertainment Weekly\, Real Simple\, NPR\, Slate\, and Oprah Magazine\n#1 Library Reads Pick—October 2020\n#1 Indie Next Pick—October 2020\nBOOK OF THE YEAR (2020) FINALIST—Book of The Month Club\n\n\nIn the vein of The Time Traveler’s Wife and Life After Life\, The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue is New York Times bestselling author V. E. Schwab’s genre-defying tour de force. \nA Life No One Will Remember. A Story You Will Never Forget. \nFrance\, 1714: in a moment of desperation\, a young woman makes a Faustian bargain to live forever–and is cursed to be forgotten by everyone she meets. \nThus begins the extraordinary life of Addie LaRue\, and a dazzling adventure that will play out across centuries and continents\, across history and art\, as a young woman learns how far she will go to leave her mark on the world. \nBut everything changes when\, after nearly 300 years\, Addie stumbles across a young man in a hidden bookstore and he remembers her name. URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/living-large-bookclub-the-invisible-life-of-addie-larue/ LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States CATEGORIES:Book Club,Book Discussion ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mainstreetreads.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Invisible-Life-of-Addie-LaRue.png ORGANIZER;CN="Main Street Reads":MAILTO:shari@writerswin.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210422T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210422T200000 DTSTAMP:20260410T131208 CREATED:20210228T070542Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210421T184702Z UID:4264-1619116200-1619121600@mainstreetreads.com SUMMARY:Pulpwood Queens Bookclub: Nick by Michael Farris Smith DESCRIPTION:Before The Great Gatsby’s famed Nick Carraway moved to West Egg and into Gatsby’s periphery\, he was at the center of a very different story-one taking place along the trenches and deep within the tunnels of World War I… \nCharged with enough alcohol\, heartbreak\, and profound yearning to paralyze even the heartiest of golden age scribes\, Nick reveals the man behind the narrator who has captivated readers for decades.\n \nJoin us for an entertaining book club discussion LIVE or online! This month\, Nick by Michael Farris Smith. We’ll meet live at Main Street Reads Thursday\, April 22nd at 6:30 p.m.\, or to join virtually:\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/86712511771?pwd=SkxNQTVWMlpxM1FaR0tSK3FlWjNXQT09\nMeeting ID: 867 1251 1771\nPasscode: 672922 \nCritically acclaimed novelist Michael Farris Smith pulls Nick Carraway out of the shadows and into the spotlight in this “masterful” look into his life before Gatsby – Richard Russo\, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of EMPIRE FALLS and CHANCES ARE… \nBefore Nick Carraway moved to West Egg and into Gatsby’s periphery\, he was at the center of a very different story-one taking place along the trenches and deep within the tunnels of World War I. \nFloundering in the wake of the destruction he witnessed firsthand\, Nick delays his return home\, hoping to escape the questions he cannot answer about the horrors of war. Instead\, he embarks on a transcontinental redemptive journey that takes him from a whirlwind Paris romance-doomed from the very beginning to the dizzying frenzy of New Orleans\, rife with its own flavor of debauchery and violence. \nAn epic portrait of a truly singular era and a sweeping\, romantic story of self-discovery\, this rich and imaginative novel breathes new life into a character that many know but few have pondered deeply. Charged with enough alcohol\, heartbreak\, and profound yearning to paralyze even the heartiest of golden age scribes\, Nick reveals the man behind the narrator who has captivated readers for decades. URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/pulpwood-queens-bookclub-nick/ LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States CATEGORIES:Book Club,Book Discussion ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mainstreetreads.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/nick-by-michael.png ORGANIZER;CN="Main Street Reads":MAILTO:shari@writerswin.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210413T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210413T200000 DTSTAMP:20260410T131208 CREATED:20210302T044706Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210411T051648Z UID:4276-1618338600-1618344000@mainstreetreads.com SUMMARY:Living Large Bookclub: The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner DESCRIPTION:Our “Living Large” book club meets monthly to talk about those “big books” — the ones we know everyone is talking about (or should be\, or will be very soon!) Past discussions have included Where the Crawdads Sing\, American Dirt\, The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek… \nSuper excited for the April book club discussion of The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner. We were honored to see an early copy and can tell you\, this book DELIVERS and will make for great conversation! \nIf you can’t make it live\, we’ll also have the Zoom room open for those joining us virtually: \nJoin Zoom Meeting\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/89384788862?pwd=T0VXR0pmRk5RTWpLZzBTZUVvSTZyUT09 \nMeeting ID: 893 8478 8862\nPasscode: 093775 \nPLUS – FREE GOODIES!\nFree tote bags for all who attend\, free treats\, and CLICK HERE for a full Book Club Kit pdf that includes behind-the-scenes\, book club questions\, and even fun drink recipes! \n \nNamed Most Anticipated of 2021 by Newsweek\, Good Housekeeping\, Hello! magazine\, Oprah.com\, Bustle\, Popsugar\, Betches\, Sweet July\, and GoodReads! \nMarch 2021 Indie Next Pick and #1 LibraryReads Pick \n“A bold\, edgy\, accomplished debut!” –Kate Quinn\, New York Times bestselling author of The Alice Network \nA forgotten history. A secret network of women. A legacy of poison and revenge. Welcome to The Lost Apothecary… \nHidden in the depths of eighteenth-century London\, a secret apothecary shop caters to an unusual kind of clientele. Women across the city whisper of a mysterious figure named Nella who sells well-disguised poisons to use against the oppressive men in their lives. But the apothecary’s fate is jeopardized when her newest patron\, a precocious twelve-year-old\, makes a fatal mistake\, sparking a string of consequences that echo through the centuries. \nMeanwhile in present-day London\, aspiring historian Caroline Parcewell spends her tenth wedding anniversary alone\, running from her own demons. When she stumbles upon a clue to the unsolved apothecary murders that haunted London two hundred years ago\, her life collides with the apothecary’s in a stunning twist of fate–and not everyone will survive. \nWith crackling suspense\, unforgettable characters and searing insight\, The Lost Apothecary is a subversive and intoxicating debut novel of secrets\, vengeance and the remarkable ways women can save each other despite the barrier of time. URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/living-large-bookclub-the-lost-apothecary-by-sarah-penner/ LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States CATEGORIES:Book Club,Book Discussion ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mainstreetreads.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Screen-Shot-2021-03-19-at-1.45.08-AM.png ORGANIZER;CN="Main Street Reads":MAILTO:shari@writerswin.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210316T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210316T200000 DTSTAMP:20260410T131208 CREATED:20210131T182717Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210403T143940Z UID:4083-1615919400-1615924800@mainstreetreads.com SUMMARY:Living Large Bookclub: MARCH Pick - The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah DESCRIPTION:Book Club Questions Below (they do contain spoilers!) \nThe Third Tuesday of this month will see us having a live and or virtual discussion of the amazing The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah. \nYou can join in the fun LIVE at Main Street Reads March 16th at 6:30 pm OR join in via ZOOM:\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/83921524726?pwd=Z3NOanY4MVBPdXR0YTRhQ1JPclMvdz09 Meeting ID: 839 2152 4726  Passcode: 621178 \nThrough one woman’s survival during the harsh and haunting Dust Bowl\, master storyteller\, Kristin Hannah\, reminds us that the human heart and our Earth are as tough\, yet as fragile\, as a change in the wind. —Delia Owens\, author of Where the Crawdads Sing \nFrom the number-one bestselling author of The Nightingale and The Great Alone comes a powerful American epic about love and heroism and hope\, set during the Great Depression\, a time when the country was in crisis and at war with itself\, when millions were out of work and even the land seemed to have turned against them. \n“My land tells its story if you listen. The story of our family.” \nTexas\, 1921. A time of abundance. The Great War is over\, the bounty of the land is plentiful\, and America is on the brink of a new and optimistic era. But for Elsa Wolcott\, deemed too old to marry in a time when marriage is a woman’s only option\, the future seems bleak. Until the night she meets Rafe Martinelli and decides to change the direction of her life. With her reputation in ruin\, there is only one respectable choice: marriage to a man she barely knows. \nBy 1934\, the world has changed; millions are out of work and drought has devastated the Great Plains. Farmers are fighting to keep their land and their livelihoods as crops fail and water dries up and the earth cracks open. Dust storms roll relentlessly across the plains. Everything on the Martinelli farm is dying\, including Elsa’s tenuous marriage; each day is a desperate battle against nature and a fight to keep her children alive. \nIn this uncertain and perilous time\, Elsa–like so many of her neighbors–must make an agonizing choice: fight for the land she loves or leave it behind and go west\, to California\, in search of a better life for her family. \nThe Four Winds a rich\, sweeping novel that stunningly brings to life the Great Depression and the people who lived through it–the harsh realities that divided us as a nation and the enduring battle between the haves and the have-nots. A testament to hope\, resilience\, and the strength of the human spirit to survive adversity\, The Four Winds is an indelible portrait of America and the American dream\, as seen through the eyes of one indomitable woman whose courage and sacrifice will come to define a generation. \n\n\nDiscussion Questions\n\n\n\n\nSpoiler Alert: Please note that the discussion guide below contain spoilers to the book. \n\n“Hope is a coin I carry. . . . There were times in my journey when it felt as if that penny and the hope it represented were the only things that kept me going.” (1) What is the significance of the fact that it is an American penny? In what ways does hope anchor us in the moment\, and in what ways does it push us forward? Do you or your family have any keepsakes that represent your family’s hope for the future?\n\n\n“But we women of the Great Plains worked from sunup to sundown\, too\, toiled on wheat farms until we were as dry and baked as the land we loved.” (1) The stories of women have largely gone undocumented throughout history\, and this era is no different. It is changing\, slowly\, and women’s courage and determination and victories are being brought to light. How are women’s stories different? Why do you think they’ve gone unreported for so long? Do you think sharing these stories will make a difference to future generations?\n\n\nLife was very different for unmarried young women in earlier generations. Expectations for their future were sharply defined. How is Elsa shaped by these expectations and her failure to meet them? Do you think it would have been the same for her in New York City? Did you feel compressed by expectation when you were growing up? Do you think these societal mores were designed to keep women “in their place”? How difficult is it to defy both family and society in a small town?\n\n\n“She wished she’d never read The Age of Innocence. What good came from all this unexpressed longing? She would never fall in love\, never have a child of her own.” (8) Literature is\, quite honestly\, the opening of a door. Through that door\, Elsa saw whole other lives\, other futures. What books influenced you when you were growing up? Did any novel and/or character change your perception of either yourself or the world? Did you identify with Elsa and her journey throughout this book? In what way?\n\n\n“She had to believe there was grit in her\, even if it had never been tested or revealed.” (9) This sentence highlights Elsa’s essentially hopeful nature\, even though she doesn’t believe in herself. Her family and her world have pared her down to inconsequence. Does this idea resonate with you? Have you seen it at work in other people? In yourself?\n\n\nIn 1920s America\, there was significant prejudice against Italians; we see that prejudice in Elsa’s own family. What does Rafe represent to Elsa on the night they meet? Is it simply sex and loneliness? Or do you think there’s something deeper involved? Another small defiance against her parents’ small-mindedness? What does it say about Elsa that she went with Rafe so willingly?\n\n\n“My land tells its story if you listen. The story of our family. We plant\, we tend\, we harvest. I make wine from grape cuttings that I brought here from Sicily\, and the wine I make reminds me of my father. It binds us\, one to another\, as it has for generations. Now it will bind you to us.” (51) How are people connected to the land that they occupy? What about the land they farm? Describe that unique and complicated connection.\n\n\nMotherhood changes Elsa in almost every way. What does she learn by becoming a mother? What does she learn about motherhood from Rose? How does motherhood strengthen a woman? How does it weaken her? How does Elsa remain “herself” after giving birth? How does she change?\n\n\nFew things can break a woman’s heart like motherhood. “Elsa grieved daily for the loss of that closeness with her firstborn. At first she’d tried to scale the walls of her daughter’s adolescent\, irrational anger; she’d volleyed back with words of love\, but Loreda’s continuing\, thriving impatience with Elsa had done worse than grind her down. It had resurrected all the insecurities of childhood.” (66) If you’re a parent\, did this passage resonate with you? Why?\n\n\nThe adolescent years can be especially difficult on mothers and daughters. Did you dislike Loreda during these years? Did you understand her?\n\n\n“Tony and Rose were the kind of people who expected life to be hard and had become tougher to survive. . . . They might have come off the boat as Anthony and Rosalba\, but hard work and the land had turned them into Tony and Rose. Americans. They would die of thirst and hunger before they’d give that up.” (76) Do you think this attitude is a common thread in those who across generations have come to chase the “American Dream”? Why is land so important to that dream? How does one “become American”?\n\n\nThere is a strong thread running through this novel about man’s connection to the land. During the Dust Bowl\, while many families went west in search of work and a better life\, most of them stayed behind on their parched farms. Why do you think that is?\n\n\nWhat bonds Loreda and her father? What dreams do they share? Do they intend to exclude Elsa\, whom they perceive as just a workhorse? Or is she partially to blame for being ostracized? How does her lack of self-esteem color her relationships with her husband and eldest child?\n\n\nWhat do you think about Rafe? Was he as trapped by his family’s expectations as Elsa had been by her own? Did you expect him to leave?\n\n\nHow would you describe the Texas landscape the author paints? With its dust storms and earth dry and zigzag cracked\, is it like any you’ve known?\n\n\n“Even if they didn’t speak of their love\, or share their feelings in long\, heartfelt conversations\, the bond was there. Sturdy. They’d sewn their lives together in the silent way of women unused to conversation. Day after day\, they worked together\, prayed together\, held their growing family together through the hardships of farm life.” (90–91) Do you share a similar bond with the women in your life—either as a mother\, a daughter\, or a daughter-in-law? With your friends? Why do you think female bonding is so important to women?\n\n\nWhy does Rafe leave and what is he chasing out west? Do you have sympathy for how broken he felt by the poverty and hardship? Should Elsa have agreed to go with him? How does Elsa aim to fill his void\, and why does she believe she loves him even after the abandonment?\n\n\nWhy does the Martinelli family stay under such brutal conditions—the heat\, the dust storms\, the lack of food\, and the dying livestock? Does it reveal anything about the grit that literally fills their bodies? What choices do they have\, and what might you have done during the drought? Were you surprised that Elsa set off without her in-laws? Would you have had the courage to do the same?\n\n\nHow have the Dust Bowl and “going west” been treated by the American imagination (perhaps in song or cinema)? What has been glamorized\, and what grittiness has been left out or effectively captured? Elsa compares them to the early pioneers in their covered wagons. Is that an accurate comparison?\n\n\nLife in California is not at all what the migrants expected\, what advertisements had led them to believe. The locals treat them badly\, are afraid of them. Why is that? How does the treatment of migrants in California during the Great Depression mirror the treatment of immigrants today? How is it the same? How is it different?\n\n\nHow do Elsa and her family remain unbroken even while enduring crippling poverty\, food and shelter insecurity\, and living in a town that is hostile to them? Would they have fared better in Texas?\n\n\nWhat do Jack and the Communist union organizers offer the migrant workers\, and Loreda in particular? Why is it a risk to associate with them and what is Elsa’s hesitation?\n\n\nIn the 1930s\, communism and socialism were on the rise\, partially in response to the grinding poverty\, joblessness\, and despair. The Communists claimed that “communism is the new Americanism.” Can you understand why people believed in that? What do we know now that people didn’t know then? How do you think these perceptions have changed over time?\n\n\nDiscuss the shift in thinking that happens between generations—the freedoms longed for and the sacrifices required. The Greatest Generation was shaped by the Great Depression and World War II. They willingly sacrificed for each other and did what they could to help. How is the modern world different? How do we face our own dark times?\n\n\nHow does the Great Depression setting of The Four Winds compare to America during the pandemic? What lessons of resilience and healing might be embedded in this story? How might others’ struggles inspire us? Do you have any family stories from the Depression?\n\n\nThey say that those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it. During the COVID- 19 pandemic\, Americans were faced with many of the same challenges of the Great Depression. Did we learn from previous generations? What differences can you see in the two difficult times? What similarities? How do you think future generations will judge the America of today?\n\n\n“Courage is fear you ignore.” Discuss this. How do Elsa’s and Loreda’s actions embody this idea? Fighting for any kind of social equality or radical change often requires great personal sacrifice.\nFighting for any kind of social equality or radical change often requires great personal sacrifice. How does Elsa represent the courage it takes to stand up and make trouble and be counted?\n\n\nWhy was it so important for Loreda to get her mother back to Texas\, even if at such a high cost? How did she finally come to understand her mother and her choices through a new lens?\n\n\nDid you find the end of Elsa’s and her family’s journey satisfying? Where do you think Ant and Loreda ended up? How do you see Loreda’s life being like her mother’s? How will it be different? URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/4083/ LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States CATEGORIES:Book Club,Book Discussion ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mainstreetreads.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/living-large-bookclub-march.png ORGANIZER;CN="Main Street Reads":MAILTO:shari@writerswin.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210128T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210128T200000 DTSTAMP:20260410T131208 CREATED:20200919T192202Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210403T144150Z UID:3260-1611858600-1611864000@mainstreetreads.com SUMMARY:Pulpwood Queens Book Club: Spellbound Under the Spanish Moss DESCRIPTION:The PQ bookclub meets on the 4th Thursday of each month at 6:30 p.m. On January 28th we’re discussing: Spellbound Under the Spanish Moss: A Southern Tale of Magic by Connor Judson Garrett and Kevin N. Garrett \nJoin us live in the store at 6:30 OR via Zoom. ALL ARE WELCOME! \nHere are login details: \nTime: Jan 28\, 2021 06:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) \nJoin Zoom Meeting\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/81086275258?pwd=RlZ6blBLd24zdnRFWGVZZWRhNFhqQT09 \nMeeting ID: 810 8627 5258\nPasscode: 254267 \nYoung Gareth Greyfin must find a way to save his father Edward after he is bitten by a one-eyed snake. With little time before the venom will reach his father’s heart\, Gareth follows his father’s instructions to bring him to a cabin in the swamps outside of Savannah\, Georgia – the home of a witch with a fearsome reputation. The witch sends the fearful young man on a quest for five ingredients for the potion that offers the elder Greyfin’s only hope. \nAccompanied by the witch’s Raven as a guide\, Gareth’s desperate journey leads to encounters with a cast of characters that defy imagination. He slowly discovers that he is stronger and braver than he realized. He also forms an unlikely alliance with Raven. The duo is joined by an old banjo player\, and they learn that heroes come in unexpected forms. Along the way\, Gareth learns a family secret\, and a deception may cost the life of his father. \nWill his bargain with the witch Evangeline pay off or will Gareth be the one to pay the price? \nThe book is available at the book club discount price at Main Street Reads! Prefer to order the book online? Use our easy link! https://bookshop.org/shop/mainstreetreads URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/pulpwood-queens-book-club/ LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States CATEGORIES:Book Club,Book Discussion ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mainstreetreads.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Pulpwood-Queens-Bookclub.png ORGANIZER;CN="Main Street Reads":MAILTO:shari@writerswin.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210114T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210117T200000 DTSTAMP:20260410T131208 CREATED:20210108T151533Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210403T144210Z UID:3953-1610632800-1610913600@mainstreetreads.com SUMMARY:Pulpwood Queens Girlfriend Weekend Zoomathon and Book Fair! DESCRIPTION:OFFICIAL PROGRAM: PULPWOOD QUEENS AND TIMBER GUYS BOOK CLUB 2021 GIRLFRIEND WEEKEND ZOOMATHON SLUMBER PARTY JANUARY 14-17\, 2021\n \n\nEmail: thepulpwoodqueen@gmail.com Website: www.thepulpwoodqueens.com\n\n \n\nAll attendees\, including featured authors\, presenters\, special guests\, and keynotes are encouraged to wear their pajamas. Please note that Zoom meeting links will be posted and sent to each paid individual attendee’s registered email early morning prior to the launch of each day’s events and are not to be shared. At the conclusion of the event\, each paid attendee will be given access to all panels and keynotes\, which will be recorded\, so that participants can watch GFW in its entirety at their leisure. Later in 2021\, segments will be made public on Kathy L. Murphy’s Pulpwood Queen Channel on YouRube.\n\n \n\nMain Street Reads is our official independent book seller for this event. Please support independents and order our Official 2021 Book Club Selections from here. She also carries picks from 2019 and 2020. All members of International Pulpwood Queen and Timber Guys\, who order books through Main Street Reads are entitled to a 10 percent discount. Identify yourself as a member of the biggest meeting-and-discussing book club in the world\, our International Pulpwood Queens and Timber Guys Book Club Reading Nation.\n\n \nTHURSDAY\, January 14\, 2021\n \n\n2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m EST \nAuthor/Playwright David Valdes will be giving an Author Workshop on Writing.Three Little Words: Write Your Story in Any Genre Join me for a hands-on workshop to jumpstart your story idea\, using character\, conflict\, and motion–the three words at the heart of every novel\, memoir\,  creative nonfiction book\, play\, or movie script. We’ll play with all three concepts in writing exercises and leave with the core of a new narrative in mind. This workshop is appropriate for all levels\, whether it’s your first story or your fortieth! David Valdes is the author of three nonfiction books (Homo Domesticus\, A Little Fruitcake\, and The Rhinestone Sisterhood)\, as well as two young adult novels\, Revengers and Spin Me Right Round (coming from Bloomsbury in 2021). An award-winning playwright\, he is the author of more than 20 plays that have been produced coast to coast\, including The Mermaid Hour and Full Code. He has written columns for the New York Times\, Boston Globe\, Huffington Post\, and Medium. He teaches writing at both Tufts University and Boston Conservatory at Berklee\, and lives outside Boston with his teenage daughter.\n\n \n\nThe Pulpwood Queen Presents:\n\n \n\n 3:15 p.m. EST Jeannette Brown “The Illusion of Leaving: A Novel”\n 3:30 p.m. EST Joy Ross Davis “The Madwoman of Preacher’s Cove: A Novel”\n 4:00 p.m. EST llene English “Hippie Chick: Coming of Age in the ‘60s”\n 4:15 p.m. EST Steven Manchester “The Menu”\n 4:30 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. EST Isla Morley “The Last Blue: A Novel” and “Come Sunday: A Novel”\n 5:00 p.m. EST Jess Montgomery “The Widows”\, “The Hollows” and “The Stills”\n 5:15 p.m. EST Richard Schwartz with Wendy Carter “Pearl River Mansion: A Novel”\n 5:30 p.m. EST Mary Helen Sheriff “Boop and Eve’s Road Trip: A Novel” and “Bookish Road Trip!”\n 5:45 p.m. EST Steve Wiegenstein “Scattered Lights”\n 6:00 p.m. EST Marci Henna “When We Last Spoke” and “What Lies Ahead” in her Fireside series.\n\n \n\nTHURSDAY NIGHT 7:00 p.m. EST \nKim Harwanko\, author of “Novel Women\,” moderates a panel of her Just Between Friends Book Club Members\, who helped author their first book “Novel Women” and its sequel to be announced.\n\n \nFRIDAY\, January 15\, 2021\n \n\n9:30 a.m. EST\nA Royal Welcome to our IT’S ALL ABOUT THE STORY-themed Girlfriend Weekend Zoomathon Slumber Party Book Club Convention from The Pulpwood Queen KATHY L. MURPHY\, CEO and Founder of The International Pulpwood Queens and Timber Guys Book Club Reading Nation; author of “The Pulpwood Queens’ Tiara Wearing\, Book Sharing Guide to Life” and her latest book “The Pulpwood Queens Celebrate 20 Years” edited by Susan Cushman (published by Brother Mockingbird); and Director of Acquisitions for Lucid House Publishing.\n\n \n\n10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. EST \nKeynote Speaker/Book Club Comedian Marilyn Simon Rothstein “Husbands and Other Sharp Objects” and “Lift and Separate” with NEW book to be announced.\n\n \n\n10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. EST \nKeynote Speaker/Author Janet Skeslien Charles of “The Paris Library: A Novel” joins us from Paris\, France\, courtesy of Simon & Schuster Publishing.\n\n \n\n11:00 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. EST \nKeynote Speaker/Author Mary Morris “All the Way to the Tigers: A Memoir”\n\n \n\n11:45 a.m – 12:00 p.m EST \nAuthor Boo Walker “An Unfinished Story: A Novel” reports in from Spain!\n\n \n\n12:00 p.m. – 12:30 p.m. EST \nKeynote Speaker/Author Reavis Z. Wortham “Hawke’s Fury: A Sonny Hawke Thriller”\n\n \n\n12:30 p.m. EST \nKeynote Editor at Grand Cent2al Publishing/Author Lauren Marino of “Bookish Broads: Women Who Wrote Themselves into History” and “What Would Dolly Do?”\n\n \n\n1:00 p.m. EST \nKeynote Speaker Adriana Trigiani of “The Shoemaker’s Wife: A Novel”\n\n \n\n1:30 p.m. EST LUNCH INTERMISSION \n\n \n\n2:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. EST \nKeynote Speaker/Author Cary J. Broussard\, Founder of the Cinderella to CEO Awards “From Cinderella to CEO: How to Master the 10 Lessons of Fairy Tales to Transform Your Work Life”\n\n \n\n2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. EST\nModerator Susan Peterson of Sue’s Reading Neighborhood and her featured authors:\n\n \n\n Barbara Davis “Last of the Moon Girls”\n Jax Frey “The Gumbeaux Sistahs” and”Gumbeaux Love: A Novel”\n Marjorie Herrera Lewis “When the Men Were Gone: A Novel”\n Deborah Mantella\, “My Sweet Vidalia: A Novel”\n\n \n\n3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. EST \nModerator Shari Stauch of Main Street Reads and her featured authors:\n\n \n\n Scott Boyer “Temple of Eternity: Book 2 Bobby Ether Series” and Bobby Ether and The Jade Academy: Book 1 Bobby Ether Series”\n Joe Palmer “A Mariner’s Tale: A Novel”\n Ruthie Landis “Acting Lessons for the Living: Play the Scenes of Your Life with Intention\, Presence\, and Pure Potential: Living\, Acting and Enneagram Master Class”\n Gregory Enrich Phillips “A Season in Lights: A Novel in Three Acts”\n\n \n\n4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. EST \nAuthor/Blogger Eileen Harrison Sanchez “Freedom Lessons” of Prose and the Pandemic moderates this authors panel: \n\n \n\n Meryl Ain “The Takeaway Men: A Novel”\n Johnnie Bernhard “Sisters of the Undertow: Novel”\n Mandy Haynes “Sharp as A Serpent’s Tooth: Eva and Other Stories” and “Walking the Wrong Way Home”\n Debra DiFulvio Thomas “Luz: A Novel”\n Valerie Taylor “What’s Not Said”\n\n \n\n6:00 p.m. \nA MIGHTY BLAZE Keynote Speaker/ Author Caroline Leavitt “With or Without You: A Novel”\n\n \n\n6:30 p.m. \nA MIGHTY BLAZE Keynote Speaker/ Author Jenna Blum “The Lost Family: A Novel” and “Those Who Save Us: A Novel”\n\n \n\n7:00 p.m. EST Intermission \n\n \n\nFRIDAY EVENING 7:30 p.m. EST\nAuthor/Publisher/Moderator Echo Montgomery Garrett\, co-publisher Lucid House Publishing with her authors’ panel (15 minutes each):\n\n \n\n Connor Judson Garrett and Kevin N. Garrett “Spellbound Under the Spanish Moss: A Southern Tale of Magic” (the first of a trilogy)\n Marilyn Kriete “Paradise Road: A Memoir”\n G. Claire “Dreaming in a Time of Dragons”\n Andrea Faye Christians “Suspension: A Novel”\n Joseph Marshall III “The Cowboy and the Indian: A Novel”\n Tamra McAnally Bolton “The Art of Story Keeping: Saving History – One Family at a Time”\n Douglas Thompson with Echo Montgomery Garrett “Knock! Knock! Lessons Learned and Stories Shared – A Ride Along with Sales Superstar Douglas Thompson”\n\n \n\nKEYNOTE Vince Spinnato with Mickey Goodman “My Pursuit of Beauty: A Cosmetic Chemist Reveals The Glitz\, The Glam\, and the Batsh*t Crazy” (30 minutes)\n\n \nSATURDAY\, January 16\, 2021\n \n\n10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. EST \nKEYNOTE SPEAKER/Executive Director of the Pat Conroy Literary Center Jonathan Haupt with Holland Perryman\, the center’s intern and a published writer\, give a presentation on Pat Conroy’s reverence for teaching.\n\n \n\n11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. EST \nModerators Annie McDonnell of The Write Review joined by Mike Eberhardt present:\n\n \n\n Michelle Cox “A Child Lost: A Henrietta and Inspector Howard Novel Book 5”\n Bette Lee Crosby “A Million Little Lies: A Novel”\n Claire Fullerton “Little Tea: A Novel”\n Laura Kemp “Evening in the Yellow Wood”\n Nola Nash “Crescent City Moon: Book 1″ and “Crescent City Sin: Book 2”\n Patricia Sands “Drawing Lessons: A Novel”\n Diane Zinna “The All-Night Sun: A Novel”\n\n \n\n12:30 p.m. EST \nKeynote Speaker Julie Perkins Cantrell\, author of “Crescendo: The Story of a Musical Genius Who Forever Changed a Southern Town” and four award-winning\, bestselling novels including her debut “Into the Free\,” shares the story behind the story of her TEDTALK.\n\n \n\n1:00 p.m. EST Intermission\n\n \n\n1:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. EST \nKeynote Speaker/Author Michael Farris Smith of “Nick: A Novel”\n\n \n\n2:00 pm to 2:30 p.m. EST \nKeynote Speaker Johnnie Bernhard\, author of “Sisters of the Undertow: A Novel” reveals the story behind the story of her TEDTALK.\n\n \n\n2:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. EST \nKeynote Speaker/Actress Mary Deese Hampton speaks about her husband/actor\, film director James Hampton’s book “What? And Give Up on Show Business?”\n\n \n\n3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. EST \nAuthor Juliette Kobani Hagglund “Raising A Healthy Eater: Quick and Easy Recipes for Babies\, Toddlers and Kids” gives a cooking demonstration.\n\n \n\nThe Pulpwood Queen Presents Authors:\n\n \n\n 4:00 p.m. EST Stephanie Chance of “Mamma Mia: Saints\, Sinners\, & Escapades” and her Decorate Ornate Tours\, the Official Tour Guide to Italy and Beyond of The Pulpwood Queens and Timber Guys Reading Nation.\n 4:15 p.m. EST Sara Dahmen “Copper\, Iron\, and Clay: A Smith’s Journey”\n 4:30 p.m. EST Richard Fifield “The Small Crimes of Tiffany Templeton”\n 4:45 p.m. EST Carolyn Haines “A Visitation of Angels”\n 5:00 p.m. EST Pamela Fagan Hutchins of “Live Wire\,” the first in a trilogy\, and also the Host of Wine\, Women\, and Writing!\n 5:15 p.m. EST R.J. Lee “Cold Reading Murder”\n 5:30 p.m. EST Leslie Lehr “A Boob’s Life: How America’s Obsession Shaped Me…And You”\n 5:45 p.m EST Judithe Little “The Chanel Sisters”\n 6:00 p.m. EST J.L. Oakley “The Quisling Factor”\n 6:15 p.m. EST Kathleen M. Rodgers “The Flying Cutterbucks: A Novel”\n 6:30 p.m. EST Rebecca Rosenberg “Champagne Widows: Veuve Clicquot and Napoleon”\n\n \n\n7:00 p.m. EST Intermission \n\n \n\n7:30 p.m. EST \nAward presenters include past recipients of The Doug Marlette Award Jonathan Haupt\, executive director of the Pat Conroy Literary Center and Marly Rusoff of Marly Rusoff Literary Agency; 2019 Pulpwood Queen Book of the Year Author Jesse Montgomery; and 2019 Bonus Book of the Year Author Michael Farris Smith. These distinguished literary figures conduct the Awards Presentation to the following:\n\n \n\n 2020 Pulpwood Queen Bonus Book of the Year to Kim Michele Richardson “The Bookwoman of Troublesome Creek: A Novel”\n 2020 Pulpwood Queen Book of the Year to Leila Meacham “Dragonfly: A Novel”\n Special Presentation: THE DOUG MARLETTE AWARD presented to an individual for the Lifetime Achievement of Promoting Literacy to Annie McDonnell of The Write Review!\n\n \n\n8:00 p.m. EST\nSilent Auction winners announced. The auction site can be accessed at www.charityauctionstoday.com/auctions/PQ-PCLC2021-19645 \,  Bids will be accepted between noon on Jan. 14 and end at 6:00 p.m. Jan. 16 CST. All proceeds go to The Pat Conroy Literary Center and all your winning bid item(s) will be shipped to YOU with the cost of shipping and handling added to the cost based on the item(s) you win.\n\n \n\nRemarks from KATHY L. MURPHY\, who will announce the theme for 2022 Girlfriend Weekend event and conclude the presentation of 2021 International Pulpwood Queen and Timber Guys Official Book Selections Authors! Congratulations to all of those whose work garnered the Pulpwood Queen Kathy L. Murphy’s 2021 Official Seal of Approval out of more than 600 books that were submitted.\n\n \nSUNDAY\, January 17\, 2021 \n \n\nAn Inside Look at the State of Publishing Today\n\n \n\n11.15 EST\, 10:15 a.m. CST\, 9:15 MST\, 8:15 PST. \nSenior Pastor Henry G. Brinton\, author of “City of Peace\,” of the Fairfax Presbyterian Church in Fairfax\, Virginia\, leads a worship service. His sermon entitled “Unexpected Calls\,” is based on God calling Samuel to lead in 1 Samuel 3:1-19. Here is the link to the church’s YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUObEveHAJhWXUVGYYv_WkQ\n\n \n\nFollowing the Worship Service is an Intermission for Sunday Lunch/Dinner.\n\n \n\n2:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. EST\nKathy L. Murphy in conversation with Special Guest Robert Gray\, editor of Shelf Awareness\, the online publisher insider daily blog on the book publishing world.\n\n \n\n2:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. EST\nCarol Fitzgerald of The Book Reporter interviews bestselling author Cassandra King Conroy “Tell Me A Story: My Life with Pat Conroy”\n\n \n\n3:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. EST \nMarly Rusoff of Marly Rusoff Literary Agency gives a talk on the landscape of publishing today from a top New York literary agent’s perspective.\n\n \n\n4:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. EST \nAnnie McDonnell of The Write Review speaks on the importance of book reviews and how to secure them.\n\n \n\n5:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. EST \nAuthor Douglas Thompson of “Knock! Knock!: Lessons Learned and Stories Shared – A Ride Along with a Sales Superstar Douglas Thompson” gives authors advice on how to craft the perfect elevator pitch for their books.\n\n \n\n5:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. EST \nPulpwood Queen Kathy L. Murphy discusses her new partnership with Kristine “Hall” Ways of Lone Star Literary Life and their shared mission of getting great books in the hands of great readers.\n\n \n\n5:30 p.m. EST \nPublisher Echo Montgomery Garrett gives a presentation on the story behind her writer-centric\, bespoke Lucid House Publishing along with Director of Acquisitions Kathy L. Murphy; Co-Publisher/ Co-Founder Connor Judson Garrett; Director of Design and Technology Jawad Mazhir; YouTube Hostess and Translator Kristel al Issa; and Emmy-nominated screenwriter Jeanette Collins\, who wrote the screenplay for “Spellbound Under the Spanish Moss.”\n\n \n\nOur official hashtag is #PQGirlfriendWeekend for social media posts. URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/pulpwood-queens-girlfriend-weekend-zoomathon-and-book-fair/ LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States CATEGORIES:Book Club,Book Discussion,Celebration,Virtual Author Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mainstreetreads.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Pulpwood-Queens-Book-Fair.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201125T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201125T113000 DTSTAMP:20260410T131208 CREATED:20201112T043432Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210403T144605Z UID:3698-1606296600-1606303800@mainstreetreads.com SUMMARY:Children's Book Signing: Rebecca Dwight Bruff's Stars of Wonder DESCRIPTION:Join us Wednesday morning\, 9:30 – 11:30 a.m. when Rebecca Dwight Bruff joins us for story time and a booksigning following for her new highly praised children’s book: Stars of Wonder. Storyteller Colleen Rackleff will read the book for story time and Rebecca will be on hand for Q&A and signing afterwards (hint: makes the perfect Christmas gift!) \n\nIn Stars of Wonder\, five brave and curious children follow a star\, and discover more than they ever imagined: strength\, trust\, love\, boldness\, courage\, and wonder… all the things kids need to know they possess in order to be resilient in this ever-changing world. \nBeautifully illustrated\, STARS OF WONDER will delight children and adults alike in this story of whimsy and wonder\, curiosity and courage\, and great love. \nRebecca Bruff heard the story of Robert Smalls on her first visit to South Carolina. She was so captivated that she left her job and moved across the country to research and write this novel. Bruff earned her Bachelors degree in education (Texas A&M) and Master and Doctorate degrees in theology (Southern Methodist University). In 2017\, she was a scholarship recipient for the prestigious Key West Literary Seminar. She volunteers at the Pat Conroy Literary Center in Beaufort\, South Carolina. She’s published non-fiction\, plays a little tennis\, travels when she can\, and loves life in the lowcountry with her husband and an exuberant golden retriever. Learn more at rebeccabruff.com URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/childrens-book-signing-rebecca-dwight-bruffs-stars-of-wonder/ LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States CATEGORIES:Book Club,Book Discussion,Book Signing,Celebration,Story Time ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mainstreetreads.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Screen-Shot-2020-11-11-at-11.42.54-PM.png ORGANIZER;CN="Main Street Reads":MAILTO:shari@writerswin.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201124T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201124T200000 DTSTAMP:20260410T131208 CREATED:20201017T170522Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210403T144615Z UID:3571-1606242600-1606248000@mainstreetreads.com SUMMARY:Pulpwood Queens 4th Tuesday This Month: Trouble the Water DESCRIPTION:Join us live or via Zoom for an engaging discussion about the historical fiction hit Trouble the Water by Rebecca Dwight Bruff! \n“Before this decisive night\, I’d not fully appreciated the subtle line between inspiration and insanity. But now\, with all our lives at risk\, I found myself navigating that most perilous edge…” \nInspired by the life of an unsung American hero and slave\, Trouble the Water navigates the rich tributaries of courage\, betrayal\, and redemption. In his inspiring journey\, Robert Smalls witnesses great privilege and suffering alongside his owner’s daughter and the dangerous son of a firebrand secessionist. At the age of twelve\, he’s sent to work in Charleston\, where he loads ships and learns to pilot a cotton steamer. When the Civil War erupts and his cotton steamer becomes a confederate warship\, Robert seizes the opportunity to pursue freedom for himself and the people he loves. \nRebecca Dwight Bruff is the author of the award-winning debut novel\, Trouble the Water\, published June 2019\, and the non-fiction book\, Loving the World with God\, published 2014. Bruff earned her Bachelors degree in education at Texas A&M University and Master and Doctorate degrees in theology\, both from Southern Methodist University. In 2017\, she was a scholarship recipient for the prestigious Key West Literary Seminar. She volunteers at the Pat Conroy Literary Center in Beaufort\, South Carolina. She plays a little tennis\, travels when she can\, and loves life in the lowcountry with her husband and an exuberant golden retriever. www.rebeccabruff.com \nJoin Zoom Meeting\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/83728696253?pwd=WlVqMHRkdDBUdUpENVJxdGYvaTJMdz09 \nMeeting ID: 837 2869 6253\nPasscode: 636126 URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/pulpwood-queens-4th-tuesday-this-month-trouble-the-water/ LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States CATEGORIES:Book Club,Book Discussion,Virtual Author Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mainstreetreads.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/PQ-NOVEMBER.png ORGANIZER;CN="Main Street Reads":MAILTO:shari@writerswin.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201124T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201124T183000 DTSTAMP:20260410T131208 CREATED:20201108T075931Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201112T044703Z UID:3680-1606235400-1606242600@mainstreetreads.com SUMMARY:Booksigning: Rebecca Dwight Bruff's Trouble the Water DESCRIPTION:Join us between 4:30 and 6:30 p.m. Tuesday\, November 24th when Rebecca Dwight Bruff will be signing American Fiction award-winning Trouble the Water. Stick around for a discussion of the book afterwards as the featured Pulpwood Queen book club read this month! \n\nDeeply moving and illuminating\, TROUBLE THE WATER reveals the little-known real-life story of Robert Smalls. Born enslaved before the Civil War\, Smalls witnesses great privilege and immense suffering alongside his owner’s daughter and the dangerous son of a firebrand secessionist. \nAt the age of twelve\, he’s sent to work in Charleston\, where he loads ships and learns to pilot a cotton steamer. When the war erupts and his cotton steamer becomes a confederate warship\, Robert attempts a harrowing escape to freedom for himself and the people he loves. \n\n\n“With this stunning debut novel\, Rebecca Bruff establishes herself as an exciting new voice in historical fiction.” – Cassandra King Conroy \n\nRebecca Bruff heard the story of Robert Smalls on her first visit to South Carolina. She was so captivated that she left her job and moved across the country to research and write this novel. Bruff earned her Bachelors degree in education (Texas A&M) and Master and Doctorate degrees in theology (Southern Methodist University). In 2017\, she was a scholarship recipient for the prestigious Key West Literary Seminar. She volunteers at the Pat Conroy Literary Center in Beaufort\, South Carolina. She’s published non-fiction\, plays a little tennis\, travels when she can\, and loves life in the lowcountry with her husband and an exuberant golden retriever. Learn more at rebeccabruff.com URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/booksigning-rebecca-dwight-bruffs-trouble-the-water/ LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States CATEGORIES:Book Club,Book Discussion,Book Signing ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mainstreetreads.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Screen-Shot-2020-11-11-at-11.43.29-PM.png ORGANIZER;CN="Main Street Reads":MAILTO:shari@writerswin.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201117T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201117T200000 DTSTAMP:20260410T131208 CREATED:20201018T052207Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201024T034814Z UID:3590-1605637800-1605643200@mainstreetreads.com SUMMARY:Living Large Bookclub: November Pick - Caste DESCRIPTION:Join us November 17th live or via Zoom (details below) when our “Living Large” book club discusses the best-selling book Caste. \nNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER – OPRAH’S BOOK CLUB PICK – The Pulitzer Prize-winning\, bestselling author of The Warmth of Other Suns examines the unspoken caste system that has shaped America and shows how our lives today are still defined by a hierarchy of human divisions. \nLONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD – “An instant American classic.”–Dwight Garner\, The New York Times \n“As we go about our daily lives\, caste is the wordless usher in a darkened theater\, flashlight cast down in the aisles\, guiding us to our assigned seats for a performance. The hierarchy of caste is not about feelings or morality. It is about power–which groups have it and which do not.” \nIn this brilliant book\, Isabel Wilkerson gives us a masterful portrait of an unseen phenomenon in America as she explores\, through an immersive\, deeply researched narrative and stories about real people\, how America today and throughout its history has been shaped by a hidden caste system\, a rigid hierarchy of human rankings. \nBeyond race\, class\, or other factors\, there is a powerful caste system that influences people. \nJoin Zoom Meeting\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/84550929622?pwd=YW15MjdxY2JkZTFEUFlzZEJZZ3NYdz09 \nMeeting ID: 845 5092 9622\nPasscode: 111720 URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/living-large-bookclub-november-pick-caste/ LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States CATEGORIES:Book Club,Book Discussion ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mainstreetreads.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Living-Large-Nov.png ORGANIZER;CN="Main Street Reads":MAILTO:shari@writerswin.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201112T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201112T200000 DTSTAMP:20260410T131208 CREATED:20201018T033132Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201024T035440Z UID:3582-1605205800-1605211200@mainstreetreads.com SUMMARY:Young Adult Book Club: November Pick - Cinder! DESCRIPTION:Join us Thursday\, November 12\, live in the bookstore OR via Zoom (details below)\, for a fun discussion of NY Times bestselling book by Marissa Meyers\, Cinder! \nThe first book in the #1 New York Times– and USA Today-Bestselling Lunar Chronicles series by Marissa Meyer. See where the futuristic YA fairytale saga all began\, with the tale of a teenage cyborg who must fight for Earth’s survival against villains from outer space. \nAn interesting mash-up of fairy tales and science fiction . . . a cross between Cinderella\, Terminator\, and Star Wars. —Entertainment Weekly \nHumans and androids crowd the raucous streets of New Beijing. A deadly plague ravages the population. From space\, a ruthless lunar people watch\, waiting to make their move. No one knows that Earth’s fate hinges on one girl… \nCinder\, a gifted mechanic\, is a cyborg. She’s a second-class citizen with a mysterious past\, reviled by her stepmother and blamed for her stepsister’s illness. But when her life becomes intertwined with the handsome Prince Kai’s\, she suddenly finds herself at the center of an intergalactic struggle\, and a forbidden attraction. Caught between duty and freedom\, loyalty and betrayal\, she must uncover secrets about her past in order to protect her world’s future. \nWith high-stakes action and a smart\, resourceful heroine\, Cinder is a Cinderella retelling that is at once classic and strikingly original. \nCinder is available at Main Street Reads at the 10% off bookclub discount! \nJoin Zoom Meeting\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/87584739941?pwd=RmQyRzNob3hzNHo2SFNxbUs2MXJydz09 \nMeeting ID: 875 8473 9941\nPasscode: 095615 URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/young-adult-book-club-november-pick-cinder/ LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States CATEGORIES:Book Club,Book Discussion ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mainstreetreads.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/YA-November.png ORGANIZER;CN="Main Street Reads":MAILTO:shari@writerswin.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201110T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201110T200000 DTSTAMP:20260410T131208 CREATED:20201018T041646Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201024T035158Z UID:3587-1605033000-1605038400@mainstreetreads.com SUMMARY:Thrill in the Ville: November Book Pick - Invisible Girl DESCRIPTION:THIS MONTH: the thriller book club is reading the hot new thriller from Lisa Jewell\, Invisible Girl. The book is available at the 10% book club discount in the store through November… \nThe #1 New York Times bestselling author of Then She Was Gone returns with an intricate thriller about a young woman’s disappearance and a group of strangers whose lives intersect in its wake. \nOwen Pick’s life is falling apart. In his thirties and living in his aunt’s spare bedroom\, he has just been suspended from his job as a teacher after accusations of sexual misconduct–accusations he strongly denies. Searching for professional advice online\, he is inadvertently sucked into the dark world of incel forums\, where he meets a charismatic and mysterious figure. Across the street from Owen lives the Fours family\, headed by mom Cate\, a physiotherapist\, and dad Roan\, a child psychologist. But the Fours family have a bad feeling about their neighbor Owen. He’s a bit creepy and their teenaged daughter swears he followed her home from the train station one night. Meanwhile\, young Saffyre Maddox spent three years as a patient of Roan Fours. Feeling abandoned when their therapy ends\, she searches for other ways to maintain her connection with him\, following him in the shadows and learning more than she wanted to know about Roan and his family. Then\, on Valentine’s night\, Saffyre disappears–and the last person to see her alive is Owen Pick. With evocative\, vivid\, and unputdownable prose and plenty of disturbing twists and turns\, Jewell’s latest thriller is another “haunting\, atmospheric\, stay-up-way-too-late read” (Megan Miranda\, New York Times bestselling author). \nJoin us live or via Zoom:\nJoin Zoom Meetinghttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/82608148897?pwd=Wm45UmsxdlpQUmY3V2VqVW9ycWxaQT09 \nMeeting ID: 826 0814 8897Passcode: 047276 URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/thrill-in-the-ville-november-book-pick-invisible-girl/ LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States CATEGORIES:Book Club,Book Discussion ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mainstreetreads.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Thriller-November.png ORGANIZER;CN="Main Street Reads":MAILTO:shari@writerswin.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201020T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201020T200000 DTSTAMP:20260410T131208 CREATED:20190618T205121Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200919T200230Z UID:935-1603218600-1603224000@mainstreetreads.com SUMMARY:Living Large Bookclub: October Pick - The Library of Lost and Found DESCRIPTION:To celebrate best-selling authors\, local favorites and anything we all deem large for the month\, we offer up our Living Large Bookclub\, and next up on October 20th is The Library of Lost and Found by Phaedra Patrick. \n“Sweet and resonant.” —People\, “Best New Books” Pick \n“A heartwarming and tender tale of growth and redemption…. Curl up by the fire with a cup of tea and a biscuit and be entranced by this delightful story.” —Library Journal\, starred review \nTime: Oct 20\, 2020 06:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) \nJoin Zoom Meeting at:\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/84550929622?pwd=azZvQXR3NEpGQzhWTVZBU3dCQjRIQT09\nMeeting ID: 845 5092 9622\nPasscode: 102020 \nA librarian’s discovery of a mysterious book sparks the journey of a lifetime in the delightful new novel from the international bestselling author of The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper \nLibrarian Martha Storm has always found it easier to connect with books than people–though not for lack of trying. She keeps careful lists of how to help others in her superhero-themed notebook. And yet\, sometimes it feels like she’s invisible. \nAll of that changes when a book of fairy tales arrives on her doorstep. Inside\, Martha finds a dedication written to her by her best friend–her grandmother Zelda–who died under mysterious circumstances years earlier. When Martha discovers a clue within the book that her grandmother may still be alive\, she becomes determined to discover the truth. As she delves deeper into Zelda’s past\, she unwittingly reveals a family secret that will change her life forever. \nFilled with Phaedra Patrick’s signature charm and vivid characters\, The Library of Lost and Found is a heartwarming and poignant tale of how one woman must take control of her destiny to write her own happy ending. URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/living-large-bestsellers-bookclub/ LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States CATEGORIES:Book Club,Book Discussion ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mainstreetreads.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/3rd-Tuesday-Living-Large.png ORGANIZER;CN="Main Street Reads":MAILTO:shari@writerswin.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201013T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201013T200000 DTSTAMP:20260410T131208 CREATED:20200920T163250Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200921T162009Z UID:3292-1602613800-1602619200@mainstreetreads.com SUMMARY:Thrill in the 'Ville Bookclub: When No One is Watching by Alyssa Cole DESCRIPTION:For Summerville lovers of mystery and thrillers\, our Thrill in the ‘Ville Book Club meets on the second Tuesday of each month\, October 13th this month! We’ll be talking about the sensational When No One is Watching by Alyssa Cole. \nWe’ll be meeting in person at Main Street Reads OR you can join us virtually via Zoom: \nTopic: Thrill in the ‘Ville: When No One is Watching\nTime: Oct 13\, 2020 06:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) \nJoin Zoom Meeting\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/89277404437?pwd=V1hwR0R5U0FCTVhDcDJsL00rVXA2QT09 \nMeeting ID: 892 7740 4437\nPasscode: 513697 \nRear Window meets Get Out in this gripping thriller from a critically acclaimed and New York Times Notable author\, in which the gentrification of a Brooklyn neighborhood takes on a sinister new meaning… \nSydney Green is Brooklyn born and raised\, but her beloved neighborhood seems to change every time she blinks. Condos are sprouting like weeds\, FOR SALE signs are popping up overnight\, and the neighbors she’s known all her life are disappearing. To hold onto her community’s past and present\, Sydney channels her frustration into a walking tour and finds an unlikely and unwanted assistant in one of the new arrivals to the block–her neighbor Theo. \nBut Sydney and Theo’s deep dive into history quickly becomes a dizzying descent into paranoia and fear. Their neighbors may not have moved to the suburbs after all\, and the push to revitalize the community may be more deadly than advertised. \nWhen does coincidence become conspiracy? Where do people go when gentrification pushes them out? Can Sydney and Theo trust each other–or themselves–long enough to find out before they too disappear? \nCopies are available at Main Street Reads at the 10% book club discount price. Prefer to order online? CLICK HERE URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/thrill-in-the-ville-bookclub/ LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States CATEGORIES:Book Club,Book Discussion ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mainstreetreads.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Thrill-in-the-Ville-Bookclub.png ORGANIZER;CN="Main Street Reads":MAILTO:shari@writerswin.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201008T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201008T193000 DTSTAMP:20260410T131208 CREATED:20200216T074225Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200919T203812Z UID:1878-1602180000-1602185400@mainstreetreads.com SUMMARY:Young Adult Book Club DESCRIPTION:THIS MONTH: The YA Book Club is reading R. Scott Boyer’s new release\, Temple of Eternity – a stellar sequel to Bobby Ether and the Jade Academy. \nDeep in the rain forests of Guatemala\, an ancient Mayan temple holds a mythical secret. The legendary Fountain of Youth lies within\, but not all myths are fairy tales. The temple ruins have been seized by the Core\, a sinister cult determined to unlock the mysteries of immortality. \nWhen their captured friends are spotted near the temple\, Bobby and his cousin Jinx must journey into the dark heart of the jungle to save them. Harnessing their extraordinary abilities\, the boys will undertake an epic quest to fulfill a centuries-old prophecy. \nCut off from their allies\, Bobby and Jinx combat supernatural barriers\, raging rivers\, and deadly beasts. They’ll face savage natives\, vengeful ghosts\, and ruthless mercenaries who can conjure a person’s darkest fears. Past and present will collide\, with the power of eternity on the line. Can Bobby fulfill the prophecy and lay the temple’s spirits to rest? If not\, Bobby and his friends may become permanent inhabitants of the Temple of Eternity. \nIf you’d prefer to attend via ZOOM: \nTopic: YA Book ClubTime: Oct 8\, 2020 06:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) \nJoin Zoom Meetinghttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/89110759035?pwd=VXdabEdlS2xZTHdXR2k5cGJSb3dJZz09https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89110759035?pwd=VXdabEdlS2xZTHdXR2k5cGJSb3dJZz09Meeting ID: 891 1075 9035Passcode: 690048 \nSPECIAL LAUNCH EVENT – Get a Sneak Peek!\nThe Pulpwood Academy and Main Street Reads are hosting a big author LAUNCH PARTY on September 24\, 2020\, the launch date for R. Scott Boyer’s new release\, Temple of Eternity – a stellar sequel to Bobby Ether and the Jade Academy. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe event takes place at 8 pm EST (immediately following the Pulpwood Queens meeting at 6:30 pm) – and will feature Scott in discussion with the Pulpwood Queen\, Kathy Murphy\, as well as Shari Stauch of Main Street Reads. \n\n\n\nGet a first look at the book trailers AND get a free gift for your book club just for attending! \n\n\n\nPlease use the following link and password to attend! The event will also be simulcast on Facebook Live and posted to YouTube. \n\n\n\nMeeting ID: 821 4257 7684 Passcode: 092420 Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82142577684?pwd=Vk5mOU5xWWZySkVRUjlCQXdzdHRtdz09 \n\nScott’s books are available at the store as well as through our online ordering HERE. URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/young-adult-book-club/ LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States CATEGORIES:Book Club,Book Discussion ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mainstreetreads.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Young-Adult-Bookclub.png ORGANIZER;CN="Main Street Reads":MAILTO:shari@writerswin.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200924T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200924T210000 DTSTAMP:20260410T131208 CREATED:20200919T202740Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200920T142656Z UID:3267-1600977600-1600981200@mainstreetreads.com SUMMARY:Author LAUNCH Party! Temple of Eternity by R. Scott Boyer DESCRIPTION:The Pulpwood Academy and Main Street Reads are hosting a big author LAUNCH PARTY on September 24\, 2020\, the launch date for R. Scott Boyer’s new release\, Temple of Eternity – a stellar sequel to Bobby Ether and the Jade Academy. \n\n\n\nThe event takes place at 8 pm EST (immediately following the Pulpwood Queens meeting at 6:30 pm) – and will feature Scott in discussion with the Pulpwood Queen\, Kathy Murphy\, as well as Shari Stauch of Main Street Reads. \n\n\n\nGet a first look at the book trailers AND get a free gift for your book club just for attending! \n\n\n\nPlease use the following link and password to attend! The event will also be simulcast on Facebook Live and posted to YouTube. \n\n\n\nMeeting ID: 821 4257 7684 Passcode: 092420 Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82142577684?pwd=Vk5mOU5xWWZySkVRUjlCQXdzdHRtdz09 \n\nScott’s books are available at the store as well as through our online ordering HERE. \n\n\n\nDeep in the rain forests of Guatemala\, an ancient Mayan temple holds a mythical secret. The legendary Fountain of Youth lies within\, but not all myths are fairy tales. The temple ruins have been seized by the Core\, a sinister cult determined to unlock the mysteries of immortality. \n\n\n\nWhen their captured friends are spotted near the temple\, Bobby and his cousin Jinx must journey into the dark heart of the jungle to save them. Harnessing their extraordinary abilities\, the boys will undertake an epic quest to fulfill a centuries-old prophecy. \n\n\n\nCut off from their allies\, Bobby and Jinx combat supernatural barriers\, raging rivers\, and deadly beasts. They’ll face savage natives\, vengeful ghosts\, and ruthless mercenaries who can conjure a person’s darkest fears. Past and present will collide\, with the power of eternity on the line. Can Bobby fulfill the prophecy and lay the temple’s spirits to rest? If not\, Bobby and his friends may become permanent inhabitants of the Temple of Eternity. \nNote: Temple of Eternity will be the YA Bookclub choice for October – don’t miss it! URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/author-launch-party-the-temple-of-eternity-by-r-scott-boyer/ LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States CATEGORIES:Book Club,Book Discussion,Celebration,Reader Meet Writer,Virtual Author Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mainstreetreads.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Scott-boyer-launch-party-Temple-of-Eternity.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200924T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200924T200000 DTSTAMP:20260410T131208 CREATED:20190618T173441Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200920T142529Z UID:932-1600972200-1600977600@mainstreetreads.com SUMMARY:Pulpwood Queens Book Club at Main Street Reads DESCRIPTION:The PQ bookclub meets on the 4th Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. On September 24th we’re discussing Dragonfly by Leila Meacham!\n \nJoin us live in the store at 6:30 OR via Zoom. ALL ARE WELCOME!  \n\nAt the height of WWII\, five idealistic young Americans receive a mysterious letter from the OSS\, asking them if they are willing to fight for their country. The men and women from very different backgrounds–a Texan athlete with German roots\, an upper-crust son of a French mother and a wealthy businessman\, a dirt-poor Midwestern fly fisherman\, an orphaned fashion designer\, and a ravishingly beautiful female fencer from Princeton — all answer the call of duty\, but each for a secret reason of his or her own. They bond immediately\, in a group code-named DRAGONFLY. \nSoon after their training\, they are dropped behind enemy lines and take up their false identities\, isolated from one another except for a secret drop-box\, but in close contact with the powerful Nazi elite who have Paris under siege. \nThus begins a dramatic and riveting cat-and-mouse game\, as the young Americans seek to stay under the radar until a fatal misstep leads to the capture and the firing-squad execution of one of their team. But…is everything as it seems\, or is this one more elaborate act of spycraft? \n\nThe book is available at the book club discount price at Main Street Reads! Prefer to order the book online? Use our easy link! https://bookshop.org/shop/mainstreetreads \nLeila Meacham is a writer and former teacher who lives in San Antonio\, Texas. She is the author of the bestselling novels Roses\, Somerset and Tumbleweeds. URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/pulpwood-queens-book-club-at-main-street-reads/ LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States CATEGORIES:Book Club,Book Discussion,Reader Meet Writer,Reading,Virtual Author Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mainstreetreads.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Pulpwood-Queens-Bookclub.png ORGANIZER;CN="Main Street Reads":MAILTO:shari@writerswin.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200912T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200912T163000 DTSTAMP:20260410T131208 CREATED:20200903T181701Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200903T181838Z UID:3144-1599906600-1599928200@mainstreetreads.com SUMMARY:4th Annual Lowcountry Book Club Convention (Free Virtual Event!) DESCRIPTION:Technical College of the Lowcountry (partial) \n\nThe nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center will host the 4th annual Lowcountry Book Club Convention as a live-streamed event on Saturday\, September 12—featuring New York Times best-selling novelists Grady Hendrix (The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires) and Wiley Cash (The Last Ballad); actress\, counselor\, and author Ruthie Landis (Beyond the Book Club); and a trio of authors selected by Wiley Cash’s Open Canon Book Club: Lori Horvitz (The Girls of Unusually)\, Silas House (Southernmost)\, and Crystal Hana Kim (If You Leave Me). \nThe Lowcountry Book Club Convention is presented in partnership with NeverMore Books and SCETV Lowcountry\, and made possible by the generous support of the Pulpwood Queens Books Club\, the largest book club in the US. \nBroadcast from the SCETV Lowcountry studio in Beaufort\, the live-streamed video of the Lowcountry Book Club Convention will be freely available on the Pat Conroy Literary Center’s Facebook page with the recorded videos posted afterwards to the Conroy Center’s YouTube channel. Limited in-person attendance for this event is now sold out. \nWebsite: Facebook Event Page \n \nSCHEDULE OF EVENTS \n10:30 to Noon: Ruthie Landis\, author of Beyond the Book Club: We Are the Books We Must Read\, will lead an interactive workshop for our in-person and online participants to help enrich their reading experiences as members of a literary community. Landis’s workshop will also incorporate a discussion of Pat Conroy’s 1972 teaching memoir The Water Is Wide. \nNoon to 1:00 p.m.: Lunch break\, catered by Debbi Covington for our in-studio audience. (No live-streaming at this time.) \n1:00 to 2:30 p.m.: New York Times best-selling novelist and winner of the 2019 Pat Conroy Legacy Award Wiley Cash will discuss his innovative Open Canon Book Club in conversation with a trio of writers selected for the Open Canon (participating remotely): memoirist Lori Horvitz (The Girls of Unusually) and novelists Silas House (Southernmost) and Crystal Hana Kim (If You Leave Me). \n3:00 to 4:00 p.m.: New York Times best-selling horror writer Grady Hendrix will discuss his new novel The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires\, inspired by his mother’s long-running book club in Mt. Pleasant\, South Carolina\, where he was raised. (Hendrix will be presenting remotely.) \nBooks by the presenters will be available through the Beaufort-based independent bookstore NeverMore Books (www.nevermorebooks.com). \nABOUT OUR PRESENTERS\nWinner of the 2019 Pat Conroy Legacy Award of the Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance\, Wiley Cash is the New York Times bestselling author of three novels\, most recently The Last Ballad. He has led dozens of writing workshops around the country\, including for the Pat Conroy Literary Center. Cash currently serves as writer-in-residence at the University of North Carolina-Asheville. In September 2018\, he launched the Open Canon Book Club to highlight the voices and contributions of a diverse group of writers and foster greater understanding and empathy through their portrayals of the American experience. www.wileycash.com/opencanon \nRaised in Mt. Pleasant\, South Carolina\, novelist and screenwriter Grady Hendrix is the author of The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires. He is also the Bram Stoker Award-winning author of Paperbacks from Hell\, and the Shirley Jackson and Locus Award nominated author of Horrorstör\, My Best Friend’s Exorcism\, and We Sold Our Souls. His writing has also been featured in Playboy\, the Village Voice\, and Variety. www.gradyhendrix.com \n  \nLori Horvitz is the author of the memoir The Girls from Unusually (winner of the 2016 IPPY Award for Autobiography/Memoir and the 2015 USA Best Book Award for Gay & Lesbian Nonfiction\, and a finalist for the 2015 IndieFab Book of the Year Award for Autobiography & Memoir). Her writing has appeared in a variety of journals and anthologies including South Dakota Review\, Southeast Review\, Hotel Amerika\, and Chattahoochee Review. A professor of literature and language at UNC Asheville\, Horvitz also directs the Women\, Gender and Sexuality Studies Program. www.lorihorvitz.com \nSilas House is the author of five novels\, most recently Southernmost (winner of the 2019 Judy Gaines Young Award and the 2019 Weatherford Award for Fiction\, and a finalist for the Willie Morris Award for Southern Fiction and the Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction). His book for middle-grade readers\, Same Sun Here\, was a finalist for the E. B. White Read-Aloud award. A frequent contributor to the New York Times and a former commentator for NPR’s All Things Considered\, House is a member of the Fellowship of Southern Writers. www.silas-house.com \nCrystal Hana Kim’s debut novel If You Leave Me was named a best book of 2018 by the Washington Post\, Booklist\, Literary Hub\, Cosmopolitan\, and others. It was also longlisted for the Center for Fiction Novel Prize. Kim was a 2017 PEN America Dau Short Story Prize winner and her work has been published in Guernica\, Elle Magazine\, Paris Review\, and elsewhere. She is a Teach For America alum and has taught elementary school\, high school\, and collegiate writing. She currently teaches at Columbia University and is a contributing editor at Apogee Journal. www.crystalhanakim.com \nAward-winning workshop designer\, body-centered psychotherapist and coach\, writer\, teacher\, actress\, and director Ruthie Landis has been designing powerful and interactive group experiences for over thirty years. Among the many disciplines she practices\, she is a master of the Enneagram\, and uses its wisdom in nearly every aspect of her creative\, professional\, and personal life. She is the author of Beyond the Book Club: We Are the Books We Must Read and Acting Lessons for Life: Play the Scenes of Your Life with Intention\, Presence\, and Pure Potential. www.ruthienergy.com URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/4th-annual-lowcountry-book-club-convention-free-virtual-event/ CATEGORIES:Book Club,Book Discussion,Reader Meet Writer,Virtual Author Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://mainstreetreads.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Sep12_2020_LowcountryBookconventionBanner_800_450.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200908T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200908T200000 DTSTAMP:20260410T131208 CREATED:20200216T075736Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200829T043334Z UID:1882-1599589800-1599595200@mainstreetreads.com SUMMARY:Thrill in the 'Ville Book Club: Throwback Thriller with Silence of the Lambs! DESCRIPTION:For Summerville lovers of mystery and thrillers\, our Thrill in the ‘Ville Book Club meets on the second Tuesday of each month\, September 8th this month! All are welcome… \n\nNext up is a throwback thriller choice to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the nearly legendary The Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris\, featuring the extraordinary Hannibal Lecter. \nThe twenty-fifth anniversary edition of the #1 New York Times bestselling classic\, now with a note by author Thomas Harris revealing his inspiration for Hannibal Lecter. \nA serial murderer known only by a grotesquely apt nickname–Buffalo Bill–is stalking particular women. He has a purpose\, but no one can fathom it\, for the bodies are discovered in different states. Clarice Starling\, a young trainee at the F.B.I. Academy\, is surprised to be summoned by Jack Crawford\, Chief of the Bureau’s Behavioral Science section. Her assignment: to interview Dr. Hannibal Lecter\, a brilliant psychiatrist and grisly killer now kept under close watch in the Baltimore State Hospital for the Criminally Insane. Lecter’s insight into the minds of murderers could help track and capture Buffalo Bill. \nSmart and attractive\, Starling is shaken to find herself in a strange\, intense relationship with the acutely perceptive Lecter. His cryptic clues launch Clarice on a search that every reader will find startling\, harrowing\, and totally compelling. \nAn ingenious\, masterfully written novel\, The Silence of the Lambs is a classic of suspense and storytelling. \n\nCopies are available at Main Street Reads at the 10% book club discount price. Prefer to order online? CLICK HERE URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/thrill-in-the-ville-book-club/ CATEGORIES:Book Club,Book Discussion ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mainstreetreads.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Thrill-in-the-Ville-Bookclub.png ORGANIZER;CN="Main Street Reads":MAILTO:shari@writerswin.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200421T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200421T170000 DTSTAMP:20260410T131208 CREATED:20200418T195726Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200418T195951Z UID:2325-1587484800-1587488400@mainstreetreads.com SUMMARY:Reader Meet Writer: Lee Smith Blue Marlin (Virtual Event) DESCRIPTION:Join our special Reader Meet Writer virtual event on Tuesday\, April 21st at 4:00 p.m. \nBorn in the small coal-mining town of Grundy\, Virginia\, Lee Smith began writing stories at the age of nine and selling them for a nickel apiece. Since then\, she has written seventeen works of fiction\, including Fair and Tender Ladies\, Oral History\, and\, most recently\, Guests on Earth. She has received many awards\, including the North Carolina Award for Literature and an Academy Award in Fiction from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Her novel The Last Girls was a New York Times bestseller as well as winner of the Southern Book Critics Circle Award. She lives in Hillsborough\, North Carolina\, with her husband\, the writer Hal Crowther. \nNow comes this gem of a novella\, which Smith names one of her favorite works of her illustrious career. \nLee Smith’s masterful storytelling manifests in this jewel of a novella that follows Jenny\, an adventurous thirteen-year-old\, down to Key West for a patched-up family vacation following the discovery of her father’s affair. Jenny confronts the frailty of family life while vying for the attention of dreamy actor Tony Curtis and even a role in his latest movie. \nAvailable for the first time as a stand-alone novella\, this book centers on the Blue Marlin Motel\, where Jenny\, her beautiful socialite mother\, and chastened father share their sunny days with movie stars who are in town to film the 1959 classic\, Operation Petticoat. Blue Marlin showcases this iconic writer at her best: sharp characterizations\, perfect pitch\, generous humor\, and a quietly profound understanding of human nature. URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/reader-meet-writer-lee-smith-blue-marlin/ LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States CATEGORIES:Book Club,Book Discussion,Virtual Author Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mainstreetreads.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Reader-Meet-Writer-with-Lee-Marlin.png ORGANIZER;CN="Main Street Reads":MAILTO:shari@writerswin.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191008T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191008T200000 DTSTAMP:20260410T131208 CREATED:20190618T171755Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190915T182744Z UID:930-1570559400-1570564800@mainstreetreads.com SUMMARY:Thrill in the 'Ville: Thriller & Mystery Book Club DESCRIPTION:For mystery and thriller readers\, we meet on the third Tuesday of each month. Our first stunning read was The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides\, and we’re following that up with a psychological thriller titled\, A Nearly Normal Family by M. T. Edwardsson. Those ordering/purchasing the book from Main Street Reads will enjoy a special price of $22.99 (normally $26.99). \nHailed as a stunning psychological thriller\, A Nearly Normal Family is told from three differing viewpoints – father\, mother and daughter – and asks the question: ‘What would you do if your child was accused of murder?’. This is a thriller everyone is talking about this summer! \nUpcoming Meetings: \n\nNovember 19\, 2019\nDecember 17\, 2019\n\nHave a book you’d like on the list? Let us know! URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/thrill-in-the-ville-thriller-mystery-book-club/ LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States CATEGORIES:Book Club ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mainstreetreads.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Thriller-Group.png ORGANIZER;CN="Main Street Reads":MAILTO:shari@writerswin.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190716T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190716T203000 DTSTAMP:20260410T131208 CREATED:20190619T031616Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190714T030830Z UID:948-1563301800-1563309000@mainstreetreads.com SUMMARY:Thriller Book Club Meeting: The Silent Patient DESCRIPTION:For mystery and thriller readers\, we meet on the third Tuesday of each month\, and we’ve chosen as our first selection\, to discuss at this month’s meeting on July 16th\, The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides. We’ve lowered the price of the book at the store to $25 if you’re looking for a copy of your own! \nWe have book club questions ready to talk about that evening as a jumping off point. If you want to look ahead\, CLICK HERE (but fair warning on the spoiler alerts!) URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/thriller-book-club-meeting-the-silent-patient/ LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States CATEGORIES:Book Club ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mainstreetreads.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Thriller-Group.png ORGANIZER;CN="Main Street Reads":MAILTO:shari@writerswin.com END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR