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SUMMARY:March Adventures in Reading Kids Club: Alice with a Why by Gilly Macmillan
DESCRIPTION:Our Adventures in Reading Kids Club is free and open to all AND the book is 10% off book club pricing. Come on out and join your fellow readers each month for a free pizza party and chat about the selected book. \n\n\n\nThis month we’re chatting about Alice with a Why by Gilly Macmillan \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn 1919 England\, twelve-year-old Alyce—with a Y—is sent to live with her grandmother\, the original Alice\, still known for her strange tales of a place called Wonderland. Grieving the loss of her father and feeling out of place\, Alyce is stunned when a mysterious tea party invitation quite literally strikes her. Suddenly\, the impossible becomes real\, and she tumbles into Wonderland herself—only to discover a land dimmed by conflict. \n\n\n\nThe Sun King and the Queen of the Moon are battling over a stolen hour\, plunging Wonderland into chaos. With help from the Mad Hatter\, the Cheshire Cat\, and a clever Sailor Fox\, Alyce must solve the puzzle\, restore balance\, and find her way home.  \n\n\n\nA sparkling\, imaginative homage that celebrates Carroll’s classic while crafting a fresh\, enchanting adventure.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/march-adventures-in-reading-kids-club-alice-with-a-why-by-gilly-macmillan/
CATEGORIES:Book Club,Book Discussion
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SUMMARY:March Kiss & Tell Romance Book Club: Wretched by Emily McIntire
DESCRIPTION:Our book clubs are free and open to all – we supply the treats\, you bring the scintillating conversation! As always\, all book club selections are 10% off book club pricing. Come join our romance club\, “Kiss & Tell!” \n\n\n\nThis month\, we’re chatting about Wretched by Emily McIntire\, where a woman can be great—and terrible too:  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis new hardcover edition of the third book in the #1 New York Times bestselling Never After series (stand-alone) features specially designed edges\, an exclusive case design\, and full-color art\, making it a standout for collectors.  \n\n\n\nEvelina Westerly has always been the villain. A brilliant botanist and the ruthless backbone of her family’s drug empire\, she’s driven by control\, revenge\, and a refusal to apologize for either. Love has never fit into her world—until a one-night encounter with a stranger. \n\n\n\nNicholas Woodsworth is hiding far more than an alias. As an undercover DEA agent\, he’s determined to destroy the very empire Evelina protects. This is a morally gray\, high-stakes romance about power\, vengeance\, and forbidden attraction—perfect for readers who love complex characters and don’t shy away from uncomfortable questions.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/march-kiss-tell-romance-book-club-wretched-by-emily-mcintire/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Club,Book Discussion
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260324T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260324T200000
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SUMMARY:March Books & Banter Fiction Book Club: The Pohaku by Jasmin Iolani Hakes
DESCRIPTION:Books & Banter is our general fiction book club\, focusing on great new reads that matter! As always\, our book clubs are free and open to all\, and the book club pick is 10% off the regular price. You bring the conversation\, we’ll provide the treats! \n\n\n\nThis month’s pick is The Pohaku by Jasmin Iolani Hakes \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFrom the award-winning author of Hula comes a sweeping\, multi-generational saga about the Hawaiian women entrusted with safeguarding their family’s most sacred legacy.  \n\n\n\nWhen a young woman is found comatose after a mysterious fall from a cliff\, her estranged grandmother keeps vigil by her bedside\, certain the tragedy is tied to the pōhaku—an ancient stone their lineage has protected for generations.  \n\n\n\nAs the narrative spans Hawai‘i and California\, past and present\, the family’s fractured history unfolds: stories of displacement\, guardianship\, loss\, and the enduring bond between people and place. To heal\, the truth of the pōhaku must endure.  \n\n\n\nReminiscent of Homegoing\, Pachinko\, and There\, There\, The Pōhaku is a bold\, immersive novel about resilience\, cultural memory\, and the unbreakable strength of Native Hawaiian women.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/march-books-banter-fiction-book-club-the-pohaku-by-jasmin-iolani-hakes/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Club,Book Discussion
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260402T183000
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SUMMARY:April Fab Fantasy Book Club: An Arcane Inheritance by Kamilah Cole
DESCRIPTION:Come join the discussion – wine and apps are free\, and –as always– our clubs are free and open to all\, PLUS the book club picks are offered at the 10% off book club discount! \n\n\n\nThis month\, we’ll be chatting about An Arcane Inheritance by Kamilah Cole ($18.99) Book club price: $17.09 Paperback\, 432 pp \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWelcome to this haunting\, twist-filled dark academia fantasy perfect for fans of Babel and A Deadly Education. Warren University may be an elite Ivy League institution\, but its prestige is built on centuries of forbidden magic—and the exploitation of its most vulnerable students. Freshman Ellory Morgan arrives determined to prove she belongs\, yet the campus’s shadowed halls and ornate towers feel disturbingly familiar.  \n\n\n\nAs flashes of déjà vu grow darker and more insistent\, she becomes convinced she’s walked these paths before—and that something erased her memory. To uncover the past she must persuade brooding legacy student Hudson Graves to help her expose the secret society controlling Warren from within.  \n\n\n\nAtmospheric and razor-sharp\, this fantasy will spark discussion about power\, privilege\, memory\, and who pays the true price of ambition.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/april-fab-fantasy-book-club-an-arcane-inheritance-by-kamilah-cole/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Club,Book Discussion
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SUMMARY:April Silent Nights: Quiet Reading Club
DESCRIPTION:Silent Reading group is free and open to all\, but only if you register! \n\n\n\nPlease only sign up HERE if you definitely will attend. \n\n\n\nWe’ll have several comfy chairs and air-chairs\, and readers are invited to bring their own comfort items as well (pillow\, wrap\, snacks\, etc.) Wine will be provided for the p.m. meeting. Other food/beverages are on your own (we suggest Frothy Beard next door for an evening snack).  \n\n\n\nFrom 6:30 – 7:00 pm – you can shop/meet and greet and find your quiet reading spot.From 7:00 – 8:00 pm – no talking\, just reading!From 8:00 – 8:30 pm – you can shop\, share what you’re reading\, or continue reading quietly ’til 8:30. \n\n\n\nWe’ll see you on Main Street!
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/silent-nights-quiet-reading-club/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Club
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SUMMARY:Wednesday Stories on the Square
DESCRIPTION:Join us WEDNESDAY mornings at 9:30 a.m. for “Stories on the Square” – our storytime adventure  – kids of all ages welcome! Treats served and student discounts to ALL attendees! \n\n\n\nWith the help of Ms. Leslie\, our wonderful visiting storyteller\, we have loads of very special “These Are the People in Your Neighborhood” guests\, including the fire chief\, the police chief\, Summerville’s mayor and more! \n\n\n\nUPCOMING SPECIAL GUESTS! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nStorytime at Main Street Reads has become one of our featured events. We have lots of chairs for younger listeners and plenty of juice boxes and fruit snacks to munch while they listen. \n\n\n\nStorytime takes place INSIDE the store – we just do ask that strollers park outside! No bugs\, no rain\, just books and fun!
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/wednesday-stories-on-the-square-12/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Club,Book Discussion,Story Time
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260414T183000
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SUMMARY:April Thrill in the ‘Ville Thriller Book Club: Warning Signs by Tracy Sierra
DESCRIPTION:Come join the Thrill in the ‘Ville thriller book club discussion – wine and apps are free\, and as always\, our clubs are free and open to all\, PLUS the book club picks are offered at the 10% off book club discount. \n\n\n\nThis month we’re chatting about: Warning Signs by Tracy Sierra($30.00) Book club price: $27.00 Hardcover\, 368 pp \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTwelve-year-old Zach\, schooled in mountain survival by his late mother\, is eager to prove himself during a father-son backcountry ski weekend arranged by his cash-strapped father Bram. Surrounded by adults who dismiss icy conditions and push boundaries with bravado\, Zach keeps a wary eye on the landscape — and on the men.  \n\n\n\nWhen strange tracks begin appearing in the snow\, he senses there’s more danger than weather. As the wilderness closes in\, Zach must now rely on his instincts\, confronting not only the unknown terror lurking in the forest\, but also the darker instincts of those he’s supposed to trust. \n\n\n\nThis is a chilling\, atmospheric thriller that merges survival horror with fragile family ties\, and keeps you turning pages long after lights are out. Ripe with discussion possibilities!
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/april-thrill-in-the-ville-thriller-book-club-warning-signs-by-tracy-sierra/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Club,Book Discussion
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260420T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260420T183000
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SUMMARY:April Adventures in Reading Kids Club: Lola by Karla Arenas Valenti
DESCRIPTION:Our Adventures in Reading Kids Club is free and open to all AND the book is 10% off book club pricing. Come on out and join your fellow readers each month for a free pizza party and chat about the selected book. \n\n\n\nThis month we’re chatting about Lola by Karla Arenas Valenti($17.99) Book club price: 16.19 Hardcover\, 272 pp \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTen-year-old Lola has always lived with magic—enchanted flowers that shift with the seasons\, a sandbox that coughs up strange treasures\, and playful chaneques only she can see in her Mexico City home. But ever since The Thing That Happened\, her brother Alex has grown mysteriously ill\, and the great tree at the center of their house has begun to wither along with him.  \n\n\n\nConvinced the two are connected\, Lola seeks answers from a grocery-store oracle and follows the chaneques into Floresta\, a hidden realm of wonders\, monsters\, and ancient myth. There\, a young queen guards the secret Lola needs to save Alex. To bring her brother home\, Lola must summon courage she never knew she had.  \n\n\n\nA heartfelt\, magical-realist adventure celebrating family\, bravery\, and the power of love.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/april-adventures-in-reading-kids-club-lola-by-karla-arenas-valenti/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Club,Book Discussion
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260421T080000
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SUMMARY:Peaceful Mornings: Quiet Reading Club
DESCRIPTION:Please only sign up HERE if you definitely will attend. If you can’t make it\, PLEASE let us know so another can join in. \n\n\n\nWe’ll have several comfy chairs and air-chairs\, and readers are invited to bring their own comfort items as well (pillow\, wrap\, snacks\, etc.) Coffee will be provided for the a.m. meeting. Other food/beverages are on your own (we suggest Cuppa Manna across the square for a morning snack). \n\n\n\nFrom 8:00 – 8:30 am – you can shop/meet and greet and find your quiet reading spot.From 8:30 – 9:30 am – Front door locked and no talking\, just reading!From 9:30 – 10:00 am – you can shop\, share what you’re reading\, or continue reading quietly ’til we open at 10 a.m. \n\n\n\nWe’ll see you on Main Street!
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/peaceful-mornings-quiet-reading-club/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Club
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SUMMARY:April Kiss & Tell Romance Book Club: To Cage a Wild Bird by Brooke Fast
DESCRIPTION:Our book clubs are free and open to all – we supply the treats\, you bring the scintillating conversation! As always\, all book club selections are 10% off book club pricing. Come join our romance club\, “Kiss & Tell!” \n\n\n\nThis month\, we’re chatting about To Cage a Wild Bird by Brooke Fast($32.00) Book club price: $28.80 Hardcover\, 384 pp \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn Dividium\, justice is brutal and absolute: commit a crime and you’re condemned to Endlock\, a deadly prison where the wealthy hunt inmates for sport. Raven Thorne\, the city’s most feared bounty hunter\, has survived by trusting no one—until her younger brother is sentenced to Endlock.  \n\n\n\nDetermined to save him\, she gets herself arrested and plunges into a world ruled by violence\, shifting alliances\, and secrets as dangerous as any weapon. Raven will do whatever it takes to protect Jed\, but one threat proves unexpectedly complicated: a mysterious guard whose loyalty is unclear…and whose pull she can’t ignore.  \n\n\n\nAs desire ignites in the shadows\, Raven must decide whether love is a fatal vulnerability or the spark that could bring the entire system down. A gripping\, high-stakes dystopian romance.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/april-kiss-tell-romance-book-club-to-cage-a-wild-bird-by-brooke-fast/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Club,Book Discussion
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260428T183000
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SUMMARY:April Books & Banter Fiction Book Club: Lake Effect by Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney
DESCRIPTION:Books & Banter is our general fiction book club\, focusing on great new reads that matter! As always\, our book clubs are free and open to all\, and the book club pick is 10% off the regular price. You bring the conversation\, we’ll provide the treats! \n\n\n\nThis month’s pick is Lake Effect by Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney($30.00) Book club price: $27.00 Hardcover\, 288 pp \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFrom the NYT bestselling author of The Nest and Good Company comes this newest novel about the ripples one decision can send through generations. In 1977 Rochester\, restlessness hangs over Cambridge Road as Nina Larkin questions the lack of intimacy in her marriage.  \n\n\n\nWhen a friend hands her The Joy of Sex\, Nina is awakened to desires she can no longer ignore. A passionate affair with a prominent neighbor offers the freedom she’s craved—but shatters the stability of both families and devastates her teenage daughter\, Clara. Decades later\, Clara\, now a successful food stylist in New York City\, remains haunted by the scandal that reshaped her youth.  \n\n\n\nReturning home for a family wedding\, she faces old wounds and new choices in this wise\, insightful novel about desire\, forgiveness\, and the complicated bonds between mothers and daughters.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/april-books-banter-fiction-book-club-lake-effect-by-cynthia-daprix-sweeney/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Club,Book Discussion
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