January Adventures in Reading Kids Club: Zed Moonstein Makes a Friend by Lance Rubin
2026-01-19 17:30 - 18:30 (America/New_York) | Main Street Reads, 115 S. Main St., Summerville, SC, 29483, United States
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.

This month we’re chatting about Zed Moonstein Makes a Friend by Lance Rubin ($19.99 Book club price: $17.99 Hardcover, 336 pp)

Zed Moonstein has never been great at making friends, but at least he’s always had Rishti—his one true bestie, fellow tech geek, and co-explorer of MonoTown, home to the ultra-cool MonoLyth.

But middle school changes everything. Different classes, new social circles, and Rishti’s cooler new friend leave Zed feeling outdated, like last year’s MonoPhone.

Then he stumbles onto a secret prototype app on his mom’s work computer: MonoFriend. Soon Zed is chatting with “Matt,” an A.I. pal who seems to understand him better than any human ever has. Matt is supportive, funny… maybe too perfect. As their bond deepens, Zed starts to realize that a digital best friend might be real enough to cause real-world trouble.

A funny, fast-paced, and eerily timely story about belonging, jealousy, and the slippery line between tech and trust.

January Books & Banter Fiction Book Club: Amity by Nathan Harris
2026-01-27 18:30 - 20:00
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!

This month’s pick is Amity by Nathan Harris ($29.00 Book club price: $26.08 Hardcover, 320 pp)

From Nathan Harris, NYT bestselling author of The Sweetness of Water. This is a sweeping story about the price of freedom in the uncertain years after the Civil War. In 1866 New Orleans, emancipated siblings Coleman and June remain trapped in the long shadow of their former master, Mr. Harper.

Two years earlier, Harper dragged June to Mexico to escape Reconstruction; now, a mysterious letter summons Coleman there as well. Believing he’ll finally be reunited with his sister, Coleman sets out—only to be thrust on the run with Harper’s daughter, Florence, across the unforgiving Mexican desert.

As crooked pursuers close in and June faces her own frontier peril, both siblings learn that true freedom isn’t granted—it’s claimed. Richly drawn and emotionally resonant, Amity is a powerful new contribution to the literature of emancipation.

December Fab Fantasy Book Club: Fallen Gods by Rachel Van Dyken
2026-02-05 18:30 - 20:00
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!

This month, we’ll be chatting about Fallen Gods by Rachel Van Dyken ($32.99 Book club price: $29.69 Hardcover, 400 pp)A mythology-infused fantasy about destiny, betrayal, and forbidden love. For centuries, the world believed the old Gods and Giants were only legends—until it’s revealed they’re merely sleeping, trapped in mortal bodies and waiting to rise again.

The daughter of the most ruthless of these hidden Gods has been raised as a weapon: trained to obey, to fight, and to bleed for a war she never chose. Her latest mission sends her to Endir University, a place of ancient bloodlines and deadly secrets, to steal the legendary hammer Mjolnir before it can spark catastrophic conflict. Failure means death for everyone she loves.

But Aric Erikson—the icy heir of her enemy—complicates everything. As loyalty blurs with longing and lies unravel, she must decide whether she is her father’s blade…or the spark that ignites a rebellion against the Gods themselves.

Perfect for fantasy readers craving high stakes and simmering tension. (NOTE: The deluxe limited edition is available for a limited time!)
