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SUMMARY:Young Reader Book Club JUNE
DESCRIPTION:You asked – we answered: we’ve started an all-new young reader book club! As with all our clubs\, book club selections are always 10% off the list price: \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOn Monday\, June 17th\, we’ll discuss the second book in the Islander series\, The Islanders: Search for Treasure. The target age range for this book is 8-11. \n\n\n\nAnd on July 15th\, we’ll talk about the third all-new book in the series\, coming out June 18th\, The Islanders: Shipwrecked. We’ll be having a BIG book signing in partnership with the Timrod Library on the square for this on Saturday\, June 22nd. \n\n\n\nInfo about the book is below – ALL are welcome and admission is free. We’ll provide the treats! If you want to reserve a spot in advance\, email us at mainstreetreads@gmail.com and we’ll put your name on the list. (Reserving in advance helps us know how much food to order in). You can visit our Upcoming Events page for more on the next club selections! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nModerating the book club will be Miss Abby! Local teacher Abby Schmid is an Oklahoma native who moved to Summerville in 2021.  \n\n\n\nAbby grew up loving to read and that same love of stories has followed her through all phases of life. She is currently an Elementary teacher in Dorchester District 2. \n\n\n\nWe all look forward to seeing you on Main Street! \n\n\n\nThe sequel to New York Times bestselling author Mary Alice Monroe’s The Islanders\, an “exciting\, tender\, and absolutely wonderful” (Kirkus Reviews\, starred review) story of friendship\, loss\, and the healing power of nature.  \n\n\n\nJake Potter is back on Dewees Island for another summer with his beloved grandmother\, Honey. This time\, Jake is excited that his dad will be there as he continues to recover from his injuries sustained in Afghanistan.  \n\n\n\nBut Jake also knows they both need get used to a new normal\, which isn’t easy. Jake also discovers that his two best friends\, Macon and Lovie\, are struggling as well. Macon is adjusting to being a big brother\, while Lovie is navigating a new relationship with her dad\, who has long been absent in her life.  \n\n\n\nTo cheer everyone up\, Jake decides that the trio needs a new mission\, just like they had the previous summer in saving the turtles. He discovers that his dad loved spending time in an old tree fort on the island\, and there is a special treasure box hidden somewhere nearby. Jake just knows if he can find it\, maybe his dad will be happy again–and he knows Macon and Lovie are the perfect fellow treasure hunters!  \n\n\n\nTheir search leads them to discover there might be actual buried treasure somewhere on Dewees\, all while they battle some unwelcome guests on the island\, of both the two- and four-legged kind! On the three friends’ biggest quest yet\, they realize that the treasures they really want in life were with them all along.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/young-reader-book-club-june/
CATEGORIES:Book Club,Book Discussion
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SUMMARY:Thrill in the Ville June: The Institution by Helen Fields
DESCRIPTION:Ooh\, this one will be a seriously thrilling discussion. The Institution by Helen Fields As always\, our book club selections are 10% off. You bring the conversation\, we’ll supply the treats (and wine\, of course). \n\n\n\nThey’re locked up for your safety. Now\, you’re locked in with them. \n\n\n\nDr Connie Woolwine has five days to catch a killer. On a locked ward in the world’s highest-security prison hospital\, a scream shatters the night. The next morning\, a nurse’s body is found and her daughter has been taken. A ransom must be paid\, and the clock is ticking. \n\n\n\nForensic profiler Dr Connie Woolwine is renowned for her ability to get inside the mind of a murderer. Now\, she must go deep undercover among the most deranged and dangerous men on earth and use her unique skills to find the baby – before it’s too late. But as the walls close in around her\, can Connie get the killer before The Institution gets her? \n\n\n\n\n“The Institution is filled with many twists and turns…and will be popular with [readers] of twisted and dark psychological thrillers.”  \nBooklist
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/thrill-in-the-ville-june-the-institution-by-helen-fields/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Club,Book Discussion
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SUMMARY:Fab Fantasy Bookclub: The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo
DESCRIPTION:This is likely to be our biggest fab fantasy gathering to date – we look so forward to you joining the chat! As always\, our book clubs are free and open to all: you bring the thoughts\, we’ll bring the treats (and wine\, always wine). \n\n\n\nThis month’s pick – The Familiar by the fabulous Leigh Bardugo! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSee you on Main Street! \n\n\n\nFrom the #1 New York Times bestselling author Leigh Bardugo comes a spellbinding novel set in the Spanish Golden Age. A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF 2024 by The Washington Post\, NPR\, Goodreads\, LitHub\, The Nerd Daily\, Paste Magazine\, Today.com\, and more!  \n\n\n\n“A must-read for those who are seeking a little magic in their lives.” –Deborah Harkness\, #1 bestselling author of A Discovery of Witches  \n\n\n\nIn a shabby house\, on a shabby street\, in the new capital of Madrid\, Luzia Cotado uses scraps of magic to get through her days of endless toil as a scullion. But when her scheming mistress discovers the lump of a servant cowering in the kitchen is actually hiding a talent for little miracles\, she demands Luzia use those gifts to improve the family’s social position.  \n\n\n\nWhat begins as simple amusement for the nobility takes a perilous turn when Luzia garners the notice of Antonio Pérez\, the disgraced secretary to Spain’s king. Still reeling from the defeat of his armada\, the king is desperate for any advantage in the war against England’s heretic queen–and Pérez will stop at nothing to regain the king’s favor. Determined to seize this one chance to better her fortunes\, Luzia plunges into a world of seers and alchemists\, holy men and hucksters\, where the lines between magic\, science\, and fraud are never certain.  \n\n\n\nBut as her notoriety grows\, so does the danger that her Jewish blood will doom her to the Inquisition’s wrath. She will have to use every bit of her wit and will to survive–even if that means enlisting the help of Guillén Santángel\, an embittered immortal familiar whose own secrets could prove deadly for them both.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/fab-fantasy-bookclub-the-familiar-by-leigh-bardugo/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Club,Book Discussion
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SUMMARY:May Bestseller Book Club: A Short Walk Through a Wide World
DESCRIPTION:Super excited about this month’s pick – A Short Walk through a Wide World by debut novelist Douglas Westerbeke is part Addie LaRue\, part Starless Sea\, part Life of Pi and ALL mesmerizing! \n\n\n\nAs always\, this book club pick is available for 10% off (book club pricing) and the evening at our in-house book club includes free treats and wine – you just bring the scintillating conversation – and we expect some incredible conversation around this winner! \n\n\n\nThink The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue meets Life of Pi or A Starless Sea. This is an epic debut that chronicles an incredible life of a woman as she journeys the globe trying to outrun a curse that will kill her if she stops too long in any one place! Intriguing\, right? \n\n\n\nIt all begins in Paris in 1885\, when nine-year-old Aubry Tourvel\, a spoiled and stubborn childl\, comes across a wooden puzzle ball on her way home from school. She tosses it over the fence\, only to find it in her backpack that evening. Days later\, at the family dinner table\, she suddenly begins to bleed to death. \n\n\n\nWhen medical treatment only makes her worse\, she flees to the outskirts of the city\, where she realizes that it is this very act of movement that inexplicably keeps her alive. So begins her lifelong journey on the run from her condition\, which won’t allow her to stay anywhere for longer than a few days nor –and here’s the kicker– return to any place where she’s already been. \n\n\n\nFrom the dunes of the Calashino Sand Sea to the snow-packed peaks of the Himalayas; from a bottomless well in a Parisian courtyard\, to the shelves of an infinite underground library\, we are tethered to Aubry as she is tethered to her curse. She learns what it takes to survive and ultimately\, to truly live. But the longer Aubry wanders and the more desperate she is to share her life with others\, the clearer it becomes that the world she travels through may not be quite the same as everyone else’s… \n\n\n\nForced to be fiercely independent and yet somehow hopeful and full of longing\, Aubry becomes an unforgettable character fighting her way through a world of wonders\, all to find a safe place she can call home. This really is a spellbinding and inspiring story about discovering meaning in a life that seems otherwise impossible. And at its core\, it should remind each of us that it’s not the destination\, but rather the journey\, that makes us who we are.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/may-bestseller-book-club-a-short-walk-through-a-wide-world/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Club,Book Discussion
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SUMMARY:NEW! Young Reader Book Club
DESCRIPTION:You asked – we answered: we’re starting an all-new young reader book club! \n\n\n\nWe’re going to kick off the May/June/July meetings with a wonderful series by New York Times bestselling authors Mary Alice Monroe and Angela May: The Islanders\, with a target age range of 8-11. As with all our clubs\, book club selections are always 10% off the list price: \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBook one\, The Islanders\, will take place May 20th. On Monday\, June 17th\, we’ll discuss the second book in the series\, The Islanders: Search for Treasure. \n\n\n\nAnd on July 15th\, we’ll talk about the third all-new book\, coming out June 18th\, The Islanders: Shipwrecked. We’ll be having a BIG book signing in partnership with the Timrod Library on the square for this on Saturday\,  \n\n\n\nInfo about the first book is below – ALL are welcome and admission is free. We’ll provide the treats! If you want to reserve a spot in advance\, email us at mainstreetreads@gmail.com and we’ll put your name on the list. (Reserving in advance helps us know how much food to order in). You can visit our Upcoming Events page for more on the next two selections! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nModerating the book club will be Miss Abby! Local teacher Abby Schmid is an Oklahoma native who moved to Summerville in 2021.  \n\n\n\nAbby grew up loving to read and that same love of stories has followed her through all phases of life. She is currently an Elementary teacher in Dorchester District 2. \n\n\n\nWe all look forward to seeing you on Main Street! \n\n\n\nFrom New York Times bestselling author Mary Alice Monroe comes a beautiful story of friendship\, loss\, and the healing power of nature in her first book for middle grade readers.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEleven-year-old Jake’s life has just turned upside-down. His father was wounded in Afghanistan\, and his mother is going to leave to care for him. That means Jake’s spending the summer on tiny Dewees Island with his grandmother.  \n\n\n\nThe island is a nature sanctuary–no cars or paved roads\, no stores or restaurants. To make matters worse\, Jake’s grandmother doesn’t believe in cable or the internet\, which means Jake has no cell phone\, no video games…and no friends.  \n\n\n\nThis is going to be the worst summer ever!  \n\n\n\nHe’s barely on the island before he befriends two other kids–Macon\, another “summer kid\,” and Lovie\, a know-it-all who lives there and shows both Jake and Macon the ropes of life on the island. All three are struggling with their own family issues and they quickly bond\, going on adventures all over Dewees Island.  \n\n\n\nUntil one misadventure on an abandoned boat leads to community service. Their punishment? Mandatory duty on the Island Turtle Team. The kids must do a daily dawn patrol of the beach on the hunt for loggerhead sea turtle tracks.  \n\n\n\nWhen a turtle nest is threatened by coyotes\, the three friends must find a way to protect it. Can they save the turtle nest from predators? Can Jake’s growing love for the island and its inhabitants (be they two-legged\, four-legged\, feathered\, or finned) help to heal his father?
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/new-young-reader-book-club/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Club,Book Discussion
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SUMMARY:Thriller Book Club: Good Half Gone by Tarryn Fisher
DESCRIPTION:We’re excited to read and talk about Good Half Gone by Tarryn Fisher at our in-house thriller book club; this one is getting lots of buzz! And\, since it’s one of our rare paperback releases\, it’s perfect to take with to the beach. As always\, our book club selections are 10% off. You bring the conversation\, we’ll supply the treats (and wine\, of course). \n\n\n\n“The ending shattered me in a way only Tarryn Fisher can!” –Colleen Hoover \n\n\n\nIris Walsh saw her twin sister get kidnapped–so why does no one believe her? Iris narrowly escaped her twin sister’s fate as a teen: abducted in broad daylight and long gone before she could convince the cops there was anything to investigate. With Piper presumed a runaway and no evidence to go on but Iris’s scattered memories\, the case quickly goes cold.Ever since that terrible day\, Iris’ search for Piper has bordered on obsession. Chasing leads across years and following clues that all seem to point to a single name\, Iris does everything she can to get close to the only person who might know the answer to the question that still haunts her: where did Piper go?  \n\n\n\nAnd if the police still won’t help\, she’ll just have to find the answer herself–using her criminal psychology degree to intern at the isolated psychiatric hospital on Shoal Island\, where secrets lurk in the shadows and are kept under lock and key. But Iris soon realizes that something even more sinister is simmering beneath the surface of the Shoal\, and that the patients aren’t the only ones being observed… \n\n\n\nLooking for more captivating reads by Tarryn Fisher? Don’t miss: \n\n\n\n\nNever Never (with Colleen Hoover)\n\n\n\nAn Honest Lie\n\n\n\nThe Wives\n\n\n\nThe Wrong Family
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/thriller-book-club-good-half-gone-by-tarryn-fisher/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Club,Book Discussion
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SUMMARY:May Fab Fantasy Book Club: The Butcher of the Forest
DESCRIPTION:Join us at our in-house Fab Fantasy book club on May 2nd\, when we’ll be chatting about The Butcher of the Forest by Premee Mohamed – a new hit available at the 10% off book club discount. You bring the conversation\, we’ll provide the wine and treats! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n“A perfect mix of horror and fantasy.”–The New York Times  \n\n\n\n“The Butcher of the Forest” shows exactly why Mohamed is one of fantasy’s rising stars.”–The Washington Post“The Grimm brothers can’t hold a candle to Premee Mohamed and her fever dream of a fantasy novella.”–Polygon \n\n\n\nA world-weary woman races against the clock to survive a deadly forest in this dark\, otherworldly fairytale from Nebula and World Fantasy Award-winning author Premee Mohamed.  \n\n\n\nAt the northern edge of a land ruled by a merciless foreign tyrant lies a wild\, forbidden forest ruled by powerful magic. Veris Thorn–the only one to ever enter the forest and survive–is forced to go back inside to retrieve the tyrant’s missing children.  \n\n\n\nInside await traps and trickery\, ancient monsters\, and hauntings of the past. One day is all Veris is afforded. One misstep will cost everything.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/may-fab-fantasy-book-club-the-butcher-of-the-forest/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Club,Book Discussion
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SUMMARY:April Bestsellers Book Club: The Women by Kristin Hannah
DESCRIPTION:We’re delighted to be featuring The Women by Kristin Hannah in this month’s bestsellers book club. As always\, the book is available at 10% off special book club pricing. Our clubs are free and open to all – you bring the conversation\, we’ll supply the treats! \n\n\n\nA #1 bestseller on The New York Times\, USA Today\, Washington Post\, and Los Angeles Times!From the celebrated author of The Nightingale and The Four Winds comes Kristin Hannah’s The Women–at once an intimate portrait of coming of age in a dangerous time and an epic tale of a nation divided. \n\n\n\nWomen can be heroes. When twenty-year-old nursing student Frances “Frankie” McGrath hears these words\, it is a revelation. Raised in the sun-drenched\, idyllic world of Southern California and sheltered by her conservative parents\, she has always prided herself on doing the right thing.  \n\n\n\nBut in 1965\, the world is changing\, and she suddenly dares to imagine a different future for herself. When her brother ships out to serve in Vietnam\, she joins the Army Nurse Corps and follows his path. As green and inexperienced as the men sent to Vietnam to fight\, Frankie is overwhelmed by the chaos and destruction of war.  \n\n\n\nEach day is a gamble of life and death\, hope and betrayal; friendships run deep and can be shattered in an instant. In war\, she meets–and becomes one of–the lucky\, the brave\, the broken\, and the lost. But war is just the beginning for Frankie and her veteran friends.  \n\n\n\nThe real battle lies in coming home to a changed and divided America\, to angry protesters\, and to a country that wants to forget Vietnam. The Women is the story of one woman gone to war\, but it shines a light on all women who put themselves in harm’s way and whose sacrifice and commitment to their country has too often been forgotten.  \n\n\n\nA novel about deep friendships and bold patriotism\, The Women is a richly drawn story with a memorable heroine whose idealism and courage under fire will come to define an era.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/april-bestsellers-book-club-the-women-by-kristin-hannah/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Club,Book Discussion
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SUMMARY:April Thriller Book Club: The Fury
DESCRIPTION:As always\, our book clubs are free and open to all – you bring the chatter\, we’ll provide the treats! And the book is available at Main Street Reads for the 10% off book club price. \n\n\n\nThis month\, it’s the incomparable Alex Michaelides\, back with another psychological thriller\, The Fury.  \n\n\n\nA masterfully paced thriller about a reclusive ex-movie star and her famous friends whose spontaneous trip to a private Greek island is upended by a murder — from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Silent Patient  \n\n\n\nThis is a tale of murder. Or maybe that’s not quite true. At its heart\, it’s a love story\, isn’t it? Lana Farrar is a reclusive ex-movie star and one of the most famous women in the world. Every year\, she invites her closest friends to escape the English weather and spend Easter on her idyllic private Greek island.  \n\n\n\nI tell you this because you may think you know this story. You probably read about it at the time ― it caused a real stir in the tabloids\, if you remember. It had all the necessary ingredients for a press sensation: a celebrity; a private island cut off by the wind…and a murder. We found ourselves trapped there overnight. Our old friendships concealed hatred and a desire for revenge.  \n\n\n\nWhat followed was a game of cat and mouse ― a battle of wits\, full of twists and turns\, building to an unforgettable climax. The night ended in violence and death\, as one of us was found murdered.  \n\n\n\nBut who am I? My name is Elliot Chase\, and I’m going to tell you a story unlike any you’ve ever heard…
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/april-thriller-book-club-the-fury/
CATEGORIES:Book Club,Book Discussion
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SUMMARY:April Fantasy Book Club: An Education in Malice
DESCRIPTION:The first Thursday of each month celebrates a new fantasy read and this month it’s An Education in Malice by S.T. Gibson! \n\n\n\nSumptuous and addictive\, An Education in Malice is a dark academia tale of blood\, secrets and insatiable hungers from S.T. Gibson\, author of the cult hit A Dowry of Blood. \n\n\n\nDeep in the forgotten hills of Massachusetts stands Saint Perpetua’s College. Isolated and ancient\, it is not a place for timid girls. Here\, secrets are currency\, ambition is lifeblood\, and strange ceremonies welcome students into the fold. \n\n\n\nOn her first day of class\, Laura Sheridan is thrust into an intense academic rivalry with the beautiful and enigmatic Carmilla. Together\, they are drawn into the confidence of their demanding poetry professor\, De Lafontaine\, who holds her own dark obsession with Carmilla. \n\n\n\nBut as their rivalry blossoms into something far more delicious\, Laura must confront her own strange hungers. Tangled in a sinister game of politics\, bloodthirsty professors and magic\, Laura and Carmilla must decide how much they are willing to sacrifice in their ruthless pursuit of knowledge.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/april-fab-fantasy-an-education-in-malice/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Club,Book Discussion
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SUMMARY:Bestsellers Book Club: Only If You're Lucky by Stacy Willingham
DESCRIPTION:Unlike the live chat with Stacy – this club WILL be full of spoilers as y’all have had a month to dig into this great dark academia thriller! As always\, treats will be provided – you bring the chatter! \n\n\n\nA sharp and twisty exploration of female friendship from the New York Times bestselling author of A Flicker in the Dark and All the Dangerous Things. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLucy Sharpe is larger than life. Magnetic\, addictive. Bold and dangerous. Especially for Margot\, who meets Lucy at the end of their freshman year at a liberal arts college in South Carolina. Margot is the shy one\, the careful one\, always the sidekick and never the center of attention. But when Lucy singles her out at the end of the year\, a year Margot spent studying and playing it safe\, and asks her to room together\, something in Margot can’t say no–something daring\, or starved\, or maybe even envious. \n\n\n\nAnd so Margot finds herself living in an off-campus house with three other girls\, Lucy\, the ringleader; Sloane\, the sarcastic one; and Nicole\, the nice one\, the three of them opposites but also deeply intertwined. It’s a year that finds Margot finally coming out of the shell she’s been in since the end of high school\, when her best friend Eliza died three weeks after graduation. Margot and Lucy have become the closest of friends\, but by the middle of their sophomore year\, one of the fraternity boys from the house next door has been brutally murdered… and Lucy Sharpe is missing without a trace. \n\n\n\nFrom the author of A Flicker in the Dark and All the Dangerous Things comes a tantalizing thriller about the nature of friendship and belonging\, about loyalty\, envy\, and betrayal–another gripping novel from an author quickly becoming the gold standard in psychological suspense.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/bestsellers-book-club-only-if-youre-lucky-by-stacy-willingham/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Club,Book Discussion
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SUMMARY:March Thrill in the 'Ville Thriller Book Club: The Heiress by Rachel Hawkins
DESCRIPTION:Our March thriller book club will be dishing on the latest hit from Rachel Hawkins: The Heiress. As always\, the book is at the 10% off book club price in-store\, and we’ll have treats and libations to stimulate the conversations 🙂 \n\n\n\nAn Indie Next AND Library Reads Pick: “The reigning queen of the Gothic thriller.” —Entertainment Weekly \n\n\n\nTHERE’S NOTHING AS GOOD AS THE RICH GONE BAD. When Ruby McTavish Callahan Woodward Miller Kenmore dies\, she’s not only North Carolina’s richest woman\, she’s also its most notorious. The victim of a famous kidnapping as a child and a widow four times over\, Ruby ruled the tiny town of Tavistock from Ashby House\, her family’s estate high in the Blue Ridge Mountains.  \n\n\n\nBut in the aftermath of her death\, her adopted son\, Camden\, wants little to do with the house or the money–and even less to do with the surviving McTavishes. Instead\, he rejects his inheritance\, settling into a normal life as an English teacher in Colorado and marrying Jules\, a woman just as eager to escape her own messy past.  \n\n\n\nTen years later\, his uncle’s death pulls Cam and Jules back into the family fold at Ashby House. Its views are just as stunning as ever\, its rooms just as elegant\, but the legacy of Ruby is inescapable. And as Ashby House tightens its grip on Jules and Camden\, questions about the infamous heiress come to light.  \n\n\n\nWas there any truth to the persistent rumors following her disappearance as a girl? What really happened to those four husbands\, who all died under mysterious circumstances? And why did she adopt Cam in the first place?  \n\n\n\nSoon\, Jules and Cam realize that an inheritance can entail far more than what’s written in a will–and that the bonds of family stretch far beyond the grave.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/march-thrill-in-the-ville-thriller-book-club-the-heiress-by-rachel-hawkins/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Club,Book Discussion
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SUMMARY:March Fab Fantasy Book Club: Yumi and the Nightmare Painter by Brandon Sanderson
DESCRIPTION:Join us for Fab Fantasy on Thursday\, March 7th when we’ll be diving into Yumi and the Nightmare Painter by Brandon Sanderson\, author of several mega-popular fantasy books at Main Street Reads\, including former club pick Tress of the Emerald Sea! \n\n\n\nAs always\, you bring the chatter\, we’ll supply the treats – and our book club selections are always 10% off retail price\, so come and grab yours soon! \n\n\n\nAbout the Book:\n\n\n\nFrom #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson–creator of The Stormlight Archive\, the Mistborn Saga\, and countless bestselling works of science fiction and fantasy–comes this gripping story set in the Cosmere universe told by Hoid\, where two people from incredibly different cultures must work together to save their worlds from certain disaster. \n\n\n\nYumi has spent her entire life in strict obedience\, granting her the power to summon the spirits that bestow vital aid upon her society–but she longs for even a single day as a normal person.  \n\n\n\nPainter patrols the dark streets dreaming of being a hero–a goal that has led to nothing but heartache and isolation\, leaving him always on the outside looking in. In their own ways\, both of them face the world alone. Suddenly flung together\,  \n\n\n\nYumi and Painter must strive to right the wrongs in both their lives\, reconciling their past and present while maintaining the precarious balance of each of their worlds. If they cannot unravel the mystery of what brought them together before it’s too late\, they risk forever losing not only the bond growing between them\, but the very worlds they’ve always struggled to protect.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/march-fab-fantasy-book-club-yumi-and-the-nightmare-painter-by-brandon-sanderson/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Club,Book Discussion
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SUMMARY:February Living Large Book Club: Blackouts by Justin Torres
DESCRIPTION:For all you fans of the incomparable Justin Torres and his debut hit\, We the Animals\, he’s back with Blackouts\, which we chose even before we knew it had won the National Book Award! We’re excited to discuss this one – hope you are\, too. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAs always\, the book is available at our 10% off book club discount. We’ll bring the eats and drink – y’all bring your insights – this is going to be quite a discussion! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWinner of the National Book Award for Fiction A Best Book of the Year: The New York Times Book Review\, NPR\, The Washington Post\, Time\, BookPage\, The New York Public Library\, Powell’s A Must-Read: The New York Times\, Time\, Los Angeles Times\, Chicago Tribune\, The Guardian\, Boston Herald\, Literary Hub\, The Rumpus\, The Bay Area Reporter\, Datebook\, Electric Literature\, The Stacks\, Them\, Publishers Weekly \n\n\n\n\n“Sweeping\, ingenious . . . A kiss to build a dream on.”  \n–Maureen Corrigan\, NPR’s Fresh Air\n\n\n\nFrom the bestselling author of We the Animals\, Blackouts mines lost histories–personal and collective. Out in the desert in a place called the Palace\, a young man tends to a dying soul\, someone he once knew briefly but who has haunted the edges of his life: Juan Gay. Playful raconteur\, child lost and found and lost\, guardian of the institutionalized\, Juan has a project to pass along\, one built around a true artifact of a book–Sex Variants: A Study of Homosexual Patterns–and its devastating history.  \n\n\n\nThis book contains accounts collected in the early twentieth century from queer subjects by a queer researcher\, Jan Gay\, whose groundbreaking work was then co-opted by a committee\, her name buried. The voices of these subjects have been filtered\, muted\, but it is possible to hear them from within and beyond the text\, which\, in Juan’s tattered volumes\, has been redacted with black marker on nearly every page.  \n\n\n\nAs Juan waits for his end\, he and the narrator recount for each other moments of joy and oblivion; they resurrect loves\, lives\, mothers\, fathers\, minor heroes. In telling their own stories and the story of the book\, they resist the ravages of memory and time. The past is with us\, beside us\, ahead of us; what are we to create from its gaps and erasures?  \n\n\n\nA book about storytelling–its legacies\, dangers\, delights\, and potential for change–and a bold exploration of form\, art\, and love\, Justin Torres’s Blackouts uses fiction to see through the inventions of history and narrative.  \n\n\n\nA marvel of creative imagination\, it draws on testimony\, photographs\, illustrations\, and a range of influences as it insists that we look long and steadily at what we have inherited and what we have made–a world full of ghostly shadows and flashing moments of truth.  \n\n\n\nA reclamation of ransacked history\, a celebration of defiance\, and a transformative encounter\, Blackouts mines the stories that have been kept from us and brings them into the light.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/february-living-large-book-club-blackouts-by-justin-torres/
CATEGORIES:Book Club,Book Discussion
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SUMMARY:February Thrill in the 'Ville: Anna O by Matthew Blake
DESCRIPTION:Our February thriller book club will be dishing on Anna O by Matthew Blake. As always\, the book is at the 10% off book club price in-store\, and we’ll have treats and libations to lubricate the conversations 🙂 \n\n\n\nThis book is already being touted as one of THE thrillers of the year – for anyone who enjoyed Alex Michelaides’ The Silent Patient\, we know you’ll love this one!  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoining the ranks of Gillian Flynn\, A. J. Finn\, and Alex Michaelides\, Matthew Blake delivers the thriller of the year: a dark\, twisty\, and shocking mystery about a young woman who commits a double murder while sleepwalking\, and then never opens her eyes again. \n\n\n\nWhat if your nightmares weren’t really nightmares at all? \n\n\n\nWe spend an average of 33 years of our lives asleep. But what really happens\, and what are we capable of\, when we sleep? \n\n\n\n\n“A riveting\, unsettling crime novel that will keep you turning pages well past your bedtime. Is Anna O a sleeping beauty or a sleeping killer? Matthew Blake’s tension-filled thriller is as elusive and mysterious as sleep itself.” \n—Nita Prose\, #1 New York Times author of The Maid and The Mystery Guest\n\n\n\nAnna Ogilvy was a budding twenty-five-year-old writer with a bright future. Then\, one night\, she stabbed two people to death with no apparent motive–and hasn’t woken up since. Dubbed “Sleeping Beauty” by the tabloids\, Anna’s condition is a rare psychosomatic disorder known to neurologists as “resignation syndrome.” \n\n\n\nDr. Benedict Prince is a forensic psychologist and an expert in the field of sleep-related homicides. His methods are the last hope of solving the infamous “Anna O'”case and waking Anna up so she can stand trial. But he must be careful treating such a high-profile suspect–he’s got career secrets and a complicated personal life of his own. \n\n\n\nAs Anna shows the first signs of stirring\, Benedict must determine what really happened and whether Anna should be held responsible for her crimes. \n\n\n\nOnly Anna knows the truth about that night\, but only Benedict knows how to discover it. And they’re both in danger from what they find out. \n\n\n\nMatthew Blake is a London-based author who has also worked as a screenwriter with the BBC\, ITV Studios\, and numerous other UK indies. \n\n\n\nCan’t make the live? Join in via Zoom: \n\n\n\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/83115591753?pwd=bGwyNlJITDZvNUcxdU9kckNDSE1Zdz09Meeting ID: 831 1559 1753Passcode: 29483
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/february-thrill-in-the-ville-anna-o-by-matthew-blake/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Club,Book Discussion
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SUMMARY:February Fab Fantasy Book Club: Witch King by Martha Wells
DESCRIPTION:Join us for February’s first book club of the month when the Fab Fantasy club gathers to discuss Martha Wells’ Witch King! As always\, the book is 10% off book club priced at Main Street Reads. All our clubs are free and open to all – we’ll supply the treats\, you bring the chatter! \n\n\n\nAbout the Book:  \n\n\n\nFrom the breakout SFF superstar author of Murderbot comes a remarkable story of power and friendship\, of trust and betrayal\, and of the families we choose. “I didn’t know you were a… demon.”“You idiot. I’m the demon.”Kai’s having a long day in Martha Wells’ WITCH KING….After being murdered\, his consciousness dormant and unaware of the passing of time while confined in an elaborate water trap\, Kai wakes to find a lesser mage attempting to harness Kai’s magic to his own advantage. That was never going to go well. But why was Kai imprisoned in the first place? What has changed in the world since his assassination? And why does the Rising World Coalition appear to be growing in influence?  \n\n\n\nKai will need to pull his allies close and draw on all his pain magic if he is to answer even the least of these questions. He’s not going to like the answers.  \n\n\n\nWITCH KING is Martha Wells’s first new fantasy in over a decade\, drawing together her signature ability to create characters we adore and identify with\, alongside breathtaking action and adventure\, and the wit and charm we’ve come to expect from one of the leading writers of her generation.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/february-fab-fantasy-book-club-witch-king-by-martha-wells/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Club,Book Discussion
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SUMMARY:Living Large Book Club January 2024: Let Us Descend
DESCRIPTION:Our first Living Large bestsellers book club selection of 2024 will by Jesmyn Ward’s hit and newest Southern Fiction award winner\, Let Us Descend. As always\, book clubs are free and open to all – you bring the chat\, we’ll supply the treats – and the book is available in-store at the 10% off book club price! \n\n\n\nAbout the Book\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOPRAH’S BOOK CLUB PICK – Instant New York Times Bestseller – Shortlisted for the 2024 Carnegie Medal for Excellence \n\n\n\nFrom Jesmyn Ward–the two-time National Book Award winner\, youngest winner of the Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction\, and MacArthur Fellow–comes a haunting masterpiece\, sure to be an instant classic\, about an enslaved girl in the years before the Civil War.  \n\n\n\n“‘Let us descend\, ‘ the poet now began\, ‘and enter this blind world.'” —Inferno\, Dante Alighieri Let Us Descend is a reimagining of American slavery\, as beautifully rendered as it is heart-wrenching. Searching\, harrowing\, replete with transcendent love\, the novel is a journey from the rice fields of the Carolinas to the slave markets of New Orleans and into the fearsome heart of a Louisiana sugar plantation.  \n\n\n\nAnnis\, sold south by the white enslaver who fathered her\, is the reader’s guide through this hellscape. As she struggles through the miles-long march\, Annis turns inward\, seeking comfort from memories of her mother and stories of her African warrior grandmother. Throughout\, she opens herself to a world beyond this world\, one teeming with spirits: of earth and water\, of myth and history; spirits who nurture and give\, and those who manipulate and take.  \n\n\n\nWhile Ward leads readers through the descent\, this\, her fourth novel\, is ultimately a story of rebirth and reclamation. From one of the most singularly brilliant and beloved writers of her generation\, this miracle of a novel inscribes Black American grief and joy into the very land–the rich but unforgiving forests\, swamps\, and rivers of the American South.  \n\n\n\nLet Us Descend is Jesmyn Ward’s most magnificent novel yet\, a masterwork for the ages.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/living-large-book-club-january-2024-let-us-descend/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Club,Book Discussion
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SUMMARY:Fab Fantasy Book Club January 2024: Bookshops & Bonedust
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the first Fab Fantasy gathering of 2024 when we’ll be diving into Bookshops & Bonedust by Travis Baldree\, author of another mega-popular fantasy book at Main Street Reads\, Legends & Lattes! \n\n\n\nAs always\, you bring the chatter\, we’ll supply the treats – and our book club selections are always 10% off retail price\, so come and grab yours soon! \n\n\n\nAbout the Book: \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhen an injury throws a young\, battle-hungry orc off her chosen path\, she may find that what we need isn’t always what we seek. Set in the world of New York Times bestselling Legends & Lattes\, Travis Baldree’s Bookshops & Bonedust takes us on a journey of high fantasy\, first loves\, and secondhand books.  \n\n\n\nViv’s career with the notorious mercenary company Rackam’s Ravens isn’t going as planned. Wounded during the hunt for a powerful necromancer\, she’s packed off against her will to recuperate in the sleepy beach town of Murk–so far from the action that she worries she’ll never be able to return to it. What’s a thwarted soldier of fortune to do? Spending her hours at a beleaguered bookshop in the company of its foul-mouthed proprietor is the last thing Viv would have predicted\, but it may be both exactly what she needs and the seed of changes she couldn’t possibly imagine. Still\, adventure isn’t all that far away. A suspicious traveler in gray\, a gnome with a chip on her shoulder\, a summer fling\, and an improbable number of skeletons prove Murk to be more eventful than Viv could have ever expected.  \n\n\n\n“Take a break from epic battles and saving the world. This is a low-stakes fantasy that delivers exactly what’s advertised: a wholesome\, cozy novel that feels like a warm hug. This is my new comfort read.”–Genevieve Gornichec\, author of The Witch’s Heart\, on Legends & Lattes
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/fab-fantasy-book-club-january-2024-bookshops-bonedust/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Club,Book Discussion
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SUMMARY:Fab Fantasy Bookclub: Iron Flame!
DESCRIPTION:Ahhh…Iron Flame\, the much-anticipated sequel to Fourth Wing is here and it’s the December book club pick! As always\, book club is free and open to all – we bring the treats\, you bring the lively discussion! \n\n\n\n“The first year is when some of us lose our lives. The second year is when the rest of us lose our humanity.” –Xaden Riorson Everyone expected Violet Sorrengail to die during her first year at Basgiath War College–Violet included. But Threshing was only the first impossible test meant to weed out the weak-willed\, the unworthy\, and the unlucky. Now the real training begins\, and Violet’s already wondering how she’ll get through. It’s not just that it’s grueling and maliciously brutal\, or even that it’s designed to stretch the riders’ capacity for pain beyond endurance.  \n\n\n\nIt’s the new vice commandant\, who’s made it his personal mission to teach Violet exactly how powerless she is-unless she betrays the man she loves. Although Violet’s body might be weaker and frailer than everyone else’s\, she still has her wits–and a will of iron. And leadership is forgetting the most important lesson Basgiath has taught her: Dragon riders make their own rules. But a determination to survive won’t be enough this year. Because Violet knows the real secret hidden for centuries at Basgiath War College–and nothing\, not even dragon fire\, may be enough to save them in the end.  \n\n\n\nThe Empyrean series is best enjoyed in order.Reading Order:Book #1 Fourth WingBook #2 Iron Flame
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/fab-fantasy-bookclub-iron-flame/
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SUMMARY:Bestsellers Book Club: The Invisible Hour by Alice Hoffman - WED This Month!
DESCRIPTION:This month\, because of Tuesday’s tree lighting and festivities in the square\, the Living Large Bookclub has decided to meet on Wednesday\, one day later\, November 29th. \n\n\n\nWe’ll be chatting about the newest hit by Alice Hoffman\, The Invisible Hour. As always\, book clubs are free and open to all\, and the book is eligible for the 10% book club discount. Refreshments will be served\, come join the fun! \n\n\n\nFrom the beloved New York Times bestselling author of The Marriage of Opposites and the Practical Magic series comes an enchanting novel about love\, heartbreak\, self-discovery\, and the enduring magic of books. \n\n\n\nOne brilliant June day when Mia Jacob can no longer see a way to survive\, the power of words saves her. The Scarlet Letter was written almost two hundred years earlier\, but it seems to tell the story of Mia’s mother\, Ivy\, and their life inside the Community–an oppressive cult in western Massachusetts where contact with the outside world is forbidden\, and books are considered evil. But how could this be? How could Nathaniel Hawthorne have so perfectly captured the pain and loss that Mia carries inside her?  \n\n\n\nThrough a journey of heartbreak\, love\, and time\, Mia must abandon the rules she was raised with at the Community. As she does\, she realizes that reading can transport you to other worlds or bring them to you\, and that readers and writers affect one another in mysterious ways. She learns that time is more fluid than she can imagine\, and that love is stronger than any chains that bind you. As a girl Mia fell in love with a book. Now as a young woman she falls in love with a brilliant writer as she makes her way back in time.  \n\n\n\nBut what if Nathaniel Hawthorne never wrote The Scarlet Letter? And what if Mia Jacob never found it on the day she planned to die? Nathaniel Hawthorne wrote: “A single dream is more powerful than a thousand realities.” This is the story of one woman’s dream. For a little while it came true…
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/bestsellers-book-club-the-invisible-hour-by-alice-hoffman-wed-this-month/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Club,Book Discussion
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SUMMARY:Thriller Book Club: Bright Young Women
DESCRIPTION:Our Thrill in the ‘Ville Summerville thriller book club is back with a real spine-tingler this month\, Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll! \n\n\n\nAs always\, our book clubs are free and open to all. The book is available for 10% off (book club discount) and we’ll provide treats and wine… you bring the conversation! \n\n\n\nTwo women from opposite sides of the country are brought together by violent acts of the same man\, and become allies and sisters in arms as they pursue the justice that would otherwise elude them in one of the most acclaimed\, highly-anticipated thrillers of the year. Masterfully blending elements of psychological suspense and true crime\, Jessica Knoll–author of the bestselling novel Luckiest Girl Alive and the writer behind the Netflix adaption starring Mila Kunis–delivers a new and exhilarating thriller in Bright Young Women.  \n\n\n\nThe book opens on a Saturday night in 1978\, hours before a soon-to-be-infamous murderer descends upon a Florida sorority house with deadly results. The lives of those who survive\, including sorority president and key witness\, Pamela Schumacher\, are forever changed. Across the country\, Tina Cannon is convinced her missing friend was targeted by the man papers refer to as the All-American Sex Killer–and that he’s struck again. Determined to find justice\, the two join forces as their search for answers leads to a final\, shocking confrontation.  \n\n\n\n\nBlisteringly paced\, Bright Young Women is “Jessica Knoll at her best–an unflinching and evocative novel about the tabloid fascination with evil and the dynamic and brilliant women who have the real stories to tell”  \n(Laura Dave\, New York Times bestselling author of The Last Thing He Told Me)\n\n\n\n\n“a compelling\, almost hypnotic read and I loved it with a passion”  \n(Lisa Jewell\, New York Times bestselling author of None of This Is True).
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/thriller-book-club-bright-young-women/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Club,Book Discussion
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SUMMARY:Fab Fantasy Club: VE Schwab's Fragile Threads of Power!
DESCRIPTION:YES\, we still have some signed copies available – come grab yours and then join us on book club night for fun discussion and free treats – open to all! \n\n\n\nV. E. Schwab\, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue\, opens another door to a new fantasy series set in the dazzling world of Shades of Magic. Prepare for tangled schemes and perilous adventures with friends old and new in The Fragile Threads of Power.  \n\n\n\nOnce\, there were four worlds\, nestled like pages in a book\, each pulsing with fantastical power and connected by a single city: London. Until the magic grew too fast and forced the worlds to seal the doors between them in a desperate gamble to protect their own. The few magicians who could still open the doors grew more rare as time passed and now\, only three Antari are known in recent memory–Kell Maresh of Red London\, Delilah Bard of Grey London\, and Holland Vosijk\, of White London.  \n\n\n\nBut barely a glimpse of them have been seen in the last seven years–and a new Antari named Kosika has appeared in White London\, taking the throne in Holland’s absence. The young queen is willing to feed her city with blood\, including her own–but her growing religious fervor has the potential to drown it instead. And back in Red London\, King Rhy Maresh is threatened by a rising rebellion\, one determined to correct the balance of power by razing the throne entirely.  \n\n\n\nThese two royals from very different empires now face very similar struggles: how to keep their crowns–and their own heads. Amidst this tapestry of old friends and new enemies\, a girl with an unusual magical ability comes into possession of a device that could change the fate of all four worlds. Her name is Tes\, and she’s the only one who can bring them together–or unravel it all.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/fab-fantasy-book-club-ve-schwabs-fragile-threads-of-power/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Club,Book Discussion
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SUMMARY:Bestsellers Book Club: Other Birds by Sarah Addison Allen
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an engaging evening discussing our latest book club pick\, Other Birds by Sarah Addison Allen. We’ll supply the evening’s treats and the book is eligible for our 10% book club discount. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHere’s more info – grab a copy\, get reading\, and join us! \n\n\n\nFrom the acclaimed author of Garden Spells comes an enchanting tale of lost souls\, lonely strangers\, secrets that shape us\, and how the right flock can guide you home. Down a narrow alley in the small coastal town of Mallow Island\, South Carolina\, lies a stunning cobblestone building comprised of five apartments. It’s called The Dellawisp and it is named after the tiny turquoise birds who\, alongside its human tenants\, inhabit an air of magical secrecy.  \n\n\n\nWhen Zoey Hennessey comes to claim her deceased mother’s apartment at The Dellawisp\, she meets her quirky\, enigmatic neighbors including a girl on the run\, a grieving chef whose comfort food does not comfort him\, two estranged middle-aged sisters\, and three ghosts. Each with their own story. Each with their own longings. Each whose ending isn’t yet written.  \n\n\n\nWhen one of her new neighbors dies under odd circumstances the night Zoey arrives\, she is thrust into the mystery of The Dellawisp\, which involves missing pages from a legendary writer whose work might be hidden there. She soon discovers that many unfinished stories permeate the place\, and the people around her are in as much need of healing from wrongs of the past as she is.  \n\n\n\nTo find their way they have to learn how to trust each other\, confront their deepest fears\, and let go of what haunts them. Delightful and atmospheric\, Other Birds is filled with magical realism and moments of pure love that won’t let you go. Sarah Addison Allen shows us that between the real and the imaginary\, there are stories that take flight in the most extraordinary ways.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/bestsellers-book-club-other-birds-by-sarah-addison-allen/
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:20231010T183000
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SUMMARY:Thriller Book Club: The Block Party by Jamie Day!
DESCRIPTION:Raves for the hottest thriller of 2023! “This is wicked fun.” –Publishers Weekly  \n\n\n\n“Absolutely amazing. Readers are going to flip!” —Lisa Gardner\, New York Times bestselling author of ONE STEP TOO FAR  \n\n\n\nYep\, readers are raving about The Block Party by Jamie Day – and we’ll be talking about why! As always\, our book clubs are free and open to all – you bring your thoughts\, we’ll bring the treats! \n\n\n\nThis summer\, meet your neighbors. The residents of the exclusive cul-de-sac on Alton Road are entangled in a web of secrets and scandal utterly unknown to the outside world\, and even to each other. On the night of the annual Summer block party\, there has been a murder. But\, who did it and why takes readers back one year earlier\, as rivalries and betrayals unfold–discovering that the real danger lies within their own block and nothing–and no one–is ever as it seems…
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/thriller-book-club-the-block-party-by-jamie-day/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Club,Book Discussion
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SUMMARY:Fantasy Book Club: Godkiller
DESCRIPTION:Join in the lively discussion of this month’s Fab Fantasy pick\, Godkiller by Hannah Kaner! As always\, our book club selections are 10% off\, and we’ll provide treats on the big night. Here’s more about this month’s pick: \n\n\n\n“Godkiller will have you in its grasp from the first pages. . . An extraordinary journey.” — Samantha Shannon\, New York Times bestselling author of The Priory of the Orange Tree \n\n\n\n“Beautifully imagined and intensely felt . . . Godkiller is a bone-rattling fantasy thriller that flies by in a breathtaking rush.” — Joe Hill\, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Locke & Key \n\n\n\nEnter a land of gods and monsters\, soldiers and mercenaries\, secrets and wishes–the explosive #1 internationally bestselling fantasy debut in a new trilogy for fans of The Witcher and Gideon the Ninth \n\n\n\nGods are forbidden in the kingdom of Middren. Formed by human desires and fed by their worship\, there are countless gods in the world–but after a great war\, the new king outlawed them and now pays “godkillers” to destroy any who try to rise from the shadows. \n\n\n\nAs a child\, Kissen saw her family murdered by a fire god. Now\, she makes a living killing them and enjoys it. But all this changes when Kissen is tasked with helping a young noble girl with a god problem. The child’s soul is bonded to a tiny god of white lies\, and Kissen can’t kill it without ending the girl’s life too. \n\n\n\nJoined by a disillusioned knight on a secret quest\, the unlikely group must travel to the ruined city of Blenraden\, where the last of the wild gods reside\, to each beg a favor. Pursued by assassins and demons\, and in the midst of burgeoning civil war\, they will all face a reckoning. Something is rotting at the heart of their world\, and they are the only ones who can stop it. \n\n\n\n“Epic and intimate\, tender and sharp\, Godkiller is a triumph of storytelling.” — Hannah Whitten\, New York Times bestselling author of For the Wolf
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/fantasy-book-club-godkiller/
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:20230930T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230930T153000
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SUMMARY:7th Annual Lowcountry Book Club Convention (Road Trip!)
DESCRIPTION:The nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center will host the 7th annual Lowcountry Book Club Convention on Saturday\, September 30\, at the Culinary Institute of the South at the Technical College of the Lowcountry in Bluffton\, SC. Ideal for book club members\, those interested in joining a book club\, or anyone who simply loves the joy of reading\, the Lowcountry Book Club Convention is presented in partnership with NeverMore Books and the Technical College of the Lowcountry\, and made possible by the generous support of the Pulpwood Queens Books Club\, the largest book club in the U.S. \n\n\n\nTix are $40 with gourmet lunch or $15 w/out lunch. A group of readers and book clubbers from Main Street Reads will leave from the bookstore at 7 a.m. if you’d like to car share – come join the fun! We will ALSO have books at the store from below’s featured authors. If you’d like to get them in advance from us\, you’ll get the 10% book club discount AND we’ll donate 10% of sales back to the Pat Conroy Literary Center. \n\n\n\nThis year’s presenters include musician\, educator\, and bestselling novelist Brendan Slocumb\, author of The Violin Conspiracy (A Good Morning America Book Club Selection) and Symphony of Secrets; master entertainer and chef Johnathon Scott Barrett\, author of Cook & Celebrate: A Collection of Southern Holiday & Party Culinary Traditions; and teenage entrepreneur Sidney Keys III\, creator of the Books N Bros Book Club (featured in Forbes Magazine). The Convention will begin this year with a panel discussion highlighting five lowcountry novelists with new or recently released books: Donna Keel Armer (The Red Starfish)\, Laura Elizabeth (All Is Now Lost)\, Nancy Ritter (Slack Tide)\, Lynn Seldon (Carolina’s Ring)\, and John Warley (Jury of One). \n\n\n\nA gourmet box lunch will be provided by Catering by Debbi Covington. Books by presenting authors will be available for sale and signing. The Culinary Institute of the South will also be offering guided tours of their facility for the convention attendees. The registration fee includes all-day access to all three author events and a tour. \n\n\n\nSCHEDULE OF EVENTS (Saturday\, September 30) \n\n\n\n9:00-9:30 a.m. Check-in Begins \n\n\n\n9:30-10:30 a.m. Lowcountry Novelists Panel Discussion\, featuring Donna Keel Armer (The Red Starfish)\, Laura Elizabeth (All Is Now Lost)\, Nancy Ritter (Slack Tide)\, Lynn Seldon (Carolina’s Ring)\, and John Warley (Jury of One)\, moderated byPat Conroy Literary Center executive director Jonathan Haupt \n\n\n\n10:30-11:00 a.m. Book signing break \n\n\n\n11:00-12:00 p.m. As featured in the Good Morning America Book Club — musician\, educator\, and novelist Brendan Slocumb (The Violin Conspiracy and Symphony of Secrets) in conversation with Jonathan Haupt \n\n\n\n12:00-12:45 p.m.Book signing break & lunch: Gourmet box lunches by Catering by Debbi Covington. (Register by September 20 for lunch) \n\n\n\n12:45-1:45 p.m. Master entertainer and chef Johnathon Scott Barrett\, (Cook & Celebrate: A Collection of Southern Holiday & Party Culinary Traditions) in conversation with Mary Martha Greene (The Cheese Biscuit Queen Tells All) \n\n\n\n1:45-2:15 p.m. Book signing break \n\n\n\n2:15-3:15 p.m. As featured in Forbes Magazine — Sidney Keys III\, author of Books N Bros and founder of the Books N Bros book club\, in conversation with local students. \n\n\n\n3:15-3:45 p.m. Final book signing break and tour of the Culinary Institute of the South.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/7th-annual-lowcountry-book-club-convention-road-trip/
LOCATION:Culinary Institute of the South\, 1 Venture Drive\, Bluffton\, South Carolina\, 29910\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Club,Celebration
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SUMMARY:Thriller Book Club:
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a lively discussion this month about Taylor Adam’s The Last Word! All our book clubs are free and open to all; you bring the chat\, we’ll bring the treats! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAfter posting a negative review of a horror novel\, a woman staying at an isolated beach house begins to wonder if the author is a little touchy–or very\, very dangerous–in this pulse-pounding novel of psychological suspense and terror from the critically acclaimed author of No Exit and Hairpin Bridge. \n\n\n\nEmma Carpenter lives in isolation with her golden retriever Laika\, house-sitting an old beachfront home on the rainy Washington coast. Her only human contact is her enigmatic old neighbor\, Deek\, and (via text) the house’s owner\, Jules. \n\n\n\nOne day\, she reads a poorly written–but gruesome–horror novel by the author H. G. Kane\, and posts a one-star review that drags her into an online argument with none other than the author himself. Soon after\, disturbing incidents start to occur at night. To Emma\, this can’t just be a coincidence. It was strange enough for this author to bicker with her online about a lousy review; could he be stalking her\, too? \n\n\n\nAs Emma digs into Kane’s life and work\, she learns he has published sixteen other novels\, all similarly sadistic tales of stalking and murder. But who is he? How did he find her? And what else is he capable of? \n\n\n\nDisplaying his trademark command of rapid-fire pacing\, unnerving atmosphere\, and razor-sharp characterization\, Taylor Adams once again delivers a diabolically disturbing–and deadly–game of cat and mouse.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/thriller-book-club/
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:20230907T183000
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SUMMARY:Fab Fantasy Book Club: Immortal Longings
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a lively discussion about this month’s Fab Fantasy pick: Immortal Longings by Chloe Gong! \n\n\n\n#1 New York Times bestselling author Chloe Gong’s adult epic fantasy debut. Inspired by Shakespeare’s Antony and Cleopatra\, Immortal Longings is a fiery collision of power plays\, spilled blood\, and romance amidst a set of deadly games.  \n\n\n\nEvery year\, thousands in the kingdom of Talin will flock to its capital twin cities\, San-Er\, where the palace hosts a set of games. For those confident enough in their ability to jump between bodies\, competitors across San-Er fight to the death to win unimaginable riches. Princess Calla Tuoleimi lurks in hiding. Five years ago\, a massacre killed her parents and left the palace of Er empty…and she was the one who did it. Before King Kasa’s forces in San can catch her\, she plans to finish the job and bring down the monarchy. Her reclusive uncle always greets the victor of the games\, so if she wins\, she gets her opportunity at last to kill him.  \n\n\n\nEnter Anton Makusa\, an exiled aristocrat. His childhood love has lain in a coma since they were both ousted from the palace\, and he’s deep in debt trying to keep her alive. Thankfully\, he’s one of the best jumpers in the kingdom\, flitting from body to body at will. His last chance at saving her is entering the games and winning. Calla finds both an unexpected alliance with Anton and help from King Kasa’s adopted son\, August\, who wants to mend Talin’s ills. But the three of them have very different goals\, even as Calla and Anton’s partnership spirals into something all-consuming.  \n\n\n\nBefore the games close\, Calla must decide what she’s playing for–her lover or her kingdom.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/fab-fantasy-book-club-immortal-longings/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Club,Book Discussion
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SUMMARY:Living Large Bookclub: The Summer of Songbirds
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a lively discussion of the new hit from Kristy Woodson Harvey\, The Summer of Songbirds. As always\, treats are on us and all are welcome. The book is available at Main Street Reads for 10% off book club pricing! \n\n\n\nFour women come together to save the summer camp that changed their lives and rediscover themselves in the process in this moving new novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Wedding Veil and the Peachtree Bluff series. Nearly thirty years ago\, in the wake of a personal tragedy\, June Moore bought Camp Holly Springs and turned it into a thriving summer haven for girls. But now\, June is in danger of losing the place she has sacrificed everything for\, and begins to realize how much she has used the camp to avoid facing difficulties in her life. June’s niece\, Daphne\, met her two best friends\, Lanier and Mary Stuart\, during a fateful summer at camp. They’ve all helped each other through hard things\, from heartbreak and loss to substance abuse and unplanned pregnancy\, and the three are inseparable even in their thirties.  \n\n\n\nBut when attorney Daphne is confronted with a relationship from her past–and a confidential issue at work becomes personal–she is faced with an impossible choice. Lanier\, meanwhile\, is struggling with tough decisions of her own. After a run-in with an old flame\, she is torn between the commitment she made to her fiancé and the one she made to her first love. And when a big secret comes to light\, she finds herself at odds with her best friend…and risks losing the person she loves most. But in spite of their personal problems\, nothing is more important to these songbirds than Camp Holly Springs. When the women learn their childhood oasis is in danger of closing\, they band together to save it\, sending them on a journey that promises to open the next chapters in their lives.  \n\n\n\nFrom an author whose “writing coats your soul with heart” (E! Online)\, The Summer of Songbirds is a lyrical and unforgettable celebration of female friendship\, summertime freedom\, and enduring sisterhood–and a love letter to the places and people that make us who we are.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/living-large-bookclub-the-summer-of-songbirds/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Club,Book Discussion
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SUMMARY:Thriller Book Club: Bad Summer People
DESCRIPTION:This month’s Thrill in the ‘Ville will take place on August 15th – and we’ll be chatting about Bad Summer People (the book\, not the neighbors!) Everyone is welcome and we’ll supply the treats! \n\n\n\nEmma Rosenblum’s Bad Summer People is a whip-smart\, propulsive debut about infidelity\, backstabbing\, and murderous intrigue\, set against an exclusive summer haven on Fire Island.“This roiling beach community satire serves up wicked\, clever fun that is White Lotus sharp.” –Kevin Kwan\, New York Times bestselling author of Crazy Rich Asians and Sex and VanityNone of them would claim to be a particularly good person. But who among them is actually capable of murder? Jen Weinstein and Lauren Parker rule the town of Salcombe\, Fire Island every summer. They hold sway on the beach and the tennis court\, and are adept at manipulating people to get what they want. Their husbands\, Sam and Jason\, have summered together on the island since childhood\, despite lifelong grudges and numerous secrets. Their one single friend\, Rachel Woolf\, is looking to meet her match\, whether he’s the tennis pro–or someone else’s husband.  \n\n\n\nBut even with plenty to gossip about\, this season starts out as quietly as any other. Until a body is discovered\, face down\, off the side of the boardwalk. Stylish\, subversive\, and darkly comedic\, this is a story of what’s lurking under the surface of picture-perfect lives in a place where everyone has something to hide.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/thriller-book-club-bad-summer-people/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Club,Book Discussion
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