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SUMMARY:"SCARY SATURDAY" Booksigning: Afterlife Series author and podcaster Nicholas A. McGirr
DESCRIPTION:Author and podcaster Nicholas A. McGirr will be gracing Main Street Reads during February’s 3rd Thursday festivities that include\, as always\, free refreshments and lively discussion! \nNick can also get you discount tix to downtown Charleston’s GHOST HUNTING TOUR! \n     \n 
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/3rd-thursday-booksigning-afterlife-series-author-and-podcaster-nicholas-a-mcgirr/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Discussion,Book Signing,Celebration,Third Thursday
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SUMMARY:Booksigning: Thoughts Along the Way with Herman Dixon
DESCRIPTION:How are those New Year’s resolutions coming? Anyone out there (like us) procrastinating a bit? Well jump off the couch and come on out Saturday\, February 29th to meet local inspiring author and speaker Herman Dixon and grab a copy of his incredibly inspiring book\, Thoughts Along the Way. Learn more at https://thinkbigdixon.com \nThoughts Along the Way is a valuable resource for individual and leaders alike to better tackle the stresses and demands of life and career. \nAbout Herman Dixon\nHerman Dixon is an author\, speaker\, facilitator and advisor who resides in the Charleston\, SC metro area. He brings nearly 50 years of practical business experience from a varied range of entrepreneurial and corporation settings. His work focuses on assisting those who strive to reach higher levels of excellence in their professional and personal endeavors. \nAffectionally known as the “Hermanator” for his ability to tackle tough issues and seemingly winless situations\, Dixon has helped business owners\, leaders\, managers\, teams and other executives to become more impactful in their roles and achieve clarity in their vision and mission. \nAs an author and speaker\, Herman has opened the inquisitive minds of others to workable solutions and the inspiration to better discover the true meaning of a happy life and the enthusiasm to positively impact others. His various articles and programs clearly reflect his hands-on practical work experience. \nAs a facilitator\, Herman has enabled many to better understand the need and impact of such things as strategic planning\, the true essence of leadership and the impact of an ethical approach in professional and personal disciplines. \nHis forthcoming books\, Confessions of A Poor Country Boy\, The 12 Traits for Effective Living\, and Achievement provide a practical supplement to Herman’s contention that within everyone lies the answer to personal success. It simply needs to be “mined” properly so that its rise to the surface builds a lasting foundation for achievement to grow.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/booksigning-thoughts-along-the-way-with-herman-dixon/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Discussion,Book Signing
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SUMMARY:Booksigning: Growing Up Gullah in the Lowcountry
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the launch of Growing Up Gullah in the Lowcountry when author Josie Olsvig will be here to sign copies – a perfect time to launch this important book as we wrap up African American History Month! \nThis is a bright\, colorful and informative children’s book about the Gullah culture derived from West African slave descendants. It is a book that may be used to explain differing cultures and black history. The author acquaints the reader with heirs’ property\, the parcels of land many of the Gullah live on in the Lowcountry and surrounding Sea Islands acquired by freedmen after the Civil War. \nOther numerous aspects of the Gullah culture are introduced including sweetgrass basket making\, a time-honored tradition brought from West Africa\, herbal medicines\, Southern cooking which incorporates many plants and vegetables brought from Africa\, as well as the importance of faith and family. Certain points about the Civil War are discussed and the African American hero Robert Smalls is introduced. All of this is conveyed through the use of thirty colorful illustrations designed by a Lowcountry artist. \nA parent/teacher guide\, as well as discussion questions\, are included in the work. \nAbout Josie Olsvig \nFollowing more than thirty years in public service as an attorney and human rights advocate\, Josie retired and moved along with her husband to the Charleston\, South Carolina area. After experiencing a series of vivid dreams about an enslaved woman and her white master\, the author began to research the Gullah culture\, race-based slavery and the history of Charleston. Based on five years of research\, site visits and interviews with Gullahs\, the author penned this book for children and a soon to be released historical novel.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/booksigning-growing-up-gullah-in-the-lowcountry/
CATEGORIES:Book Discussion,Book Signing,Reading
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SUMMARY:Book Signing: Soul Sprints with John Gibson
DESCRIPTION:Soul Sprints is a football tale of love\, friendship\, tolerance\, and the ties of family and community that bind\, even in the unceasing presence of bitterness and prejudice in post-9/11 America.: \nLake Barrow\, Florida is a small\, central Florida farming community that prides itself on loving three things: faith\, family\, and the mighty Spartans of Sims County High. The tiny Bible-belt town is also home to a long-standing feud between two of its most prominent families\, the Gills and the Danforths. \nJayce Leonard is a hometown football hero from Lake Barrow who is all too familiar with the Gill-Danforth controversy. After achieving success as a college quarterback at a small university\, Jayce is called home in 2003 to coach at his alma mater at the age of twenty-four\, making him the youngest high school head coach in the state of Florida. However\, he soon finds himself squarely in the middle of his hometown’s checkered history again as he seeks to start a family and successfully lead his beloved Spartans on the gridiron. Alongside him is his college teammate and best friend\, Soul Rasheed. "Coach Soul\," as he is known to the team\, is a Muslim and former favorite receiving target of Jayce's whose enthusiasm and charisma quickly endear him to the players. However\, Soul's presence in Lake \nBarrow – along with his faith – soon generates fresh strife in the midst of the ongoing discord that has plagued Jayce’s small town for years. \nJoin us for the booksigning and lively discussion. Refreshments will be served!
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/book-signing-soul-sprints-with-john-gibson/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Discussion,Book Signing
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SUMMARY:Booksigning: Featuring Nicole Musap and Heather Lyn Mann!
DESCRIPTION:February 15th (yep\, the day after Valentine’s Day!) will be a special day at Main Street Reads when we host TWO authors and two wonderful books! \nNicole Musap is a Certified Holistic Health and Life Coach. Her book\, Feel It. Heal It. Let It Go: Taking Power Back From Your Pain shares her experiences growing up in an atmosphere where addiction\, denial\, lying\, and keeping secrets was the norm. Within the chapters\, you will be guided through a journey that taps upon eye-opening topics. This book offers three revelations of action to transform behavior from self-defeating to life-enhancing. Feeling the pain\, healing from the pain and then letting go of that pain. With anecdotes and usable insights drawn from personal experiences\, Nicole shares ideas that have helped her overcome pain\, fear and confusion and how to approach life’s challenges with confidence\, love\, courage\, and even humor. \n \nNicole empowers women to shed what no longer serves them through transformational coaching and personal growth workshops. When Nicole is not coaching or writing\, you can probably find her on her purple beach cruiser with an iced coffee sitting in the cupholder. Nicole and her husband are blessed with three tiny humans and love to experience the world’s immense beauty by traveling abroad. \nSpeaking of traveling\, our other featured author\, Heather Lyn Mann\, was a battle–weary environmental advocate in Madison\, Wisconsin\, struggling over what to do about climate change when she and her husband decided to explore the Atlantic on a small sloop. Her memoir\, Ocean of Insight: A Sailor’s Voyage from Despair to Hope\, spans six years living afloat through disasters and discoveries—life-threatening storms\, the boredom of isolation\, societies on the brink of extinction\, sinking ships\, colorful Caribbean characters\, near collisions\, a pirate scare\, and more. Throughout\, the ocean becomes Mann’s teacher\, transforming her with uncompromising lessons on how to harmonize with natural order\, the exact moments and ways to let in fearlessness\, resilience\, happiness\, impermanence\, balance\, compassion\, skillful action\, and beginner’s mind. \nHer suspenseful\, sometimes hilarious\, and always heart–warming journey of body and mind\, shaped by ancient Buddhist teachings\, entertains as it charts reality’s depths and danger zones so arm–chair adventurers\, spiritual seekers\, and the climate concerned can navigate tumultuous waters and arrive together on the shore of planetary well–being. \nIn other words – we’re looking forward to a most excellent day of thoughtful discussion and brilliant insights from these two authors! \nNicole and Heather’s books will both be available for sale and signing and refreshments will be served!
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/booksigning-featuring-nicole-musap-and-heather-lyn-mann/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Discussion,Book Signing
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SUMMARY:Booksigning: Child of Wrath with JB Biggs
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a booksigning and chat with author of Child of Wrath\, JB Biggs! Spanning 30 years\, Child of Wrath is the story of Jonah\, initially a tough ten-year old survivor who wants nothing more than a real home where he can be a normal kid. \nJonah’s erratic and abusive father leads the family on an endless nomadic quest for the next “great thing.” This dangerous odyssey brings the Franklin family to one cult-like compound after another\, culminating in a caged life in a missionary compound in the highlands of Papua\, New Guinea where Jonah will do almost anything to escape. \nThis coming of age tale climaxes in joining the Israeli para-troopers and fighting in a war in the Middle East.\nCan a child of wrath escape the insanity\, become his own man\, and ultimately create a home for his own son in the aftermath of a train-wreck of a childhood?
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/booksigning-child-of-wrath-with-jb-biggs/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Discussion,Book Signing
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SUMMARY:Medical Mystery and Mayhem! Booksigning with Alex Lettau and Roger Newman
DESCRIPTION:Hold onto your medical devices folks\, because doctors Alex Lettau and Roger Newman will be at Main Street Reads to sign copies of their medical thrillers on Saturday\, January 18th! Each has approached their books with that particular insider knowledge that make the reads realistic – this is an event you won’t want to miss! \n 
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/medical-mystery-and-mayhem-booksigning-with-alex-lettau-and-roger-newman/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Discussion,Book Signing
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SUMMARY:Booksigning: Meet Author Cheryl Oliver
DESCRIPTION:On Saturday\, December 28th\, we’re pleased to host local author Cheryl Oliver\, with the release of her latest book\, My Best Friend is Gone\, about her daughter Jennifer\, killed by a drunk driver in 2017. Cheryl wants to help others through their grieving process\, especially during the Holiday season. \nA Virginia native\, Cheryl Oliver grew up near Washington D.C.Aside from “My Best Friend is Gone” biography about her daughter\, Oliver has written 7 historical non-fiction books. A graduate of Marymount University\, she is a member of the National Genealogical Association\, DAR\, UDC\, in process with Colonial Dames\, and was invited to join the Descendants of Jamestown\, VA. She lives in Summerville\, SC\, enjoys reading and tending to her beautiful garden flowers. She is currently working on a book about all the men behind the designing\, building\, training\, and sailing of the H. L. Hunley.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/booksigning-meet-author-cheryl-oliver/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Discussion,Book Signing
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SUMMARY:Booksigning: Acting Lessons for Living AND Beyond the Bookclub
DESCRIPTION:On Friday\, December 27th\, we’re off to an early start with our “New Year – New You” theme when Chicago author Ruthie Landis will be in town and has graciously agreed to join us to sign copies of her newest release\, Acting Lessons for Living\, as well as her release from earlier this year\, Beyond the Bookclub: We Are the Books We Must Read. \nLOTS of fodder for discussion in both these wonderful\, heartfelt books — we hope you’ll join us for a chat and free refreshments! \n 
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/booksigning-acting-lessons-for-living-and-beyond-the-bookclub/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Discussion,Book Signing
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191214T140000
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SUMMARY:In Conversation: Dr. Benjamin B. Alexander and JC Sasser Discuss Flannery O'Connor (Booksigning)
DESCRIPTION:On December 14\, JC Sasser\, author of the wildly popular 2018 Southern Fiction winning Gradle Bird\, and Ben Alexander\, editor of Good Things Out of Nazareth\, a much-anticipated collection of many of Flannery O’Connor’s unpublished letters\, will be at Main Street Reads to discuss brilliant southern fiction and the great lady herself. \nFlannery O’Connor is a master of twentieth-century American fiction\, joining\, since her untimely death in 1964\, the likes of Hawthorne\, Hemingway\, and Faulkner. Those familiar with her work know that her powerful ethical vision was rooted in a quiet\, devout faith and informed all she wrote and did. \n\n\nYou’ll have the opportunity to get signed copies of both Gradle Bird AND Good Things out of Nazareth\, touted as a literary treasure of over one hundred unpublished letters from National Book Award-winning author Flannery O’Connor and her circle of extraordinary friends. \nGood Things Out of Nazareth is a collection of many of O’Connor’s previously unpublished letters—along with those of literary luminaries such as Walker Percy (The Moviegoer)\, Caroline Gordon (None Shall Look Back)\, Katherine Anne Porter (Ship of Fools)\, Robert Giroux and movie critic Stanley Kauffmann. The letters explore such themes as creativity\, faith\, suffering\, and writing. Brought together\, they form a riveting literary portrait of these friends\, artists\, and thinkers. Here we find their joys and loves\, as well as their trials and tribulations as they struggle with doubt and illness while championing their beliefs and often confronting racism in American society during the civil rights era. \n\nJC Sasser’s work has been compared by other great southern authors to Flannery O’Connor\, and Sasser says she’s been a huge influence on her own work\, so this will be a VERY engaging discussion!\n\nPraise for Good Things Out of Nazareth\n“An epistolary group portrait that will appeal to readers interested in the Catholic underpinnings of O’Connor’s life and work… These letters by the National Book Award–winning short story writer and her friends alternately fit and break the mold. Anyone looking for Southern literary gossip will find plenty of barbs… But there’s also higher-toned talk on topics such as the symbolism in O’Connor’s work and the nature of free will.”—Kirkus Reviews\n \n“A fascinating set of Flannery O’Connor’s correspondence . . . The compilation is highlighted by gems from O’Connor’s writing mentor\, Caroline Gordon. . . . While O’Connor’s milieu can seem intimidatingly insular\, the volume allows readers to feel closer to the writer\, by glimpsing O’Connor’s struggles with lupus\, which sometimes leaves her bedridden or walking on crutches\, and by hearing her famously strong Georgian accent in the colloquialisms she sprinkles throughout the letters. . . . This is an important addition to the knowledge of O’Connor\, her world\, and her writing.”—Publishers Weekly\n\n\nPraise for Gradle Bird\n\n“J.C. Sasser takes us on a romp of an adventure through the life\, eyes and heart of Gradle Bird‘s dark and twisted\, but loving and hilarious world in rural Georgia. Gradle Bird reads like it was written\, in collaboration\, by the ghosts of Flannery O’Connor and Florence King\, while finishing off a bottle of Battlefield Bourbon. And truth is\, if it had been the fruit of the ghosts of two of the South’s darkest and wittiest writers\, we could only hope that they would continue the collaboration. But we’re in luck as J.C. Sasser is alive and well and\, hopefully\, will be telling her stories for years to come. It’s a wonderful story\, a wonderful book.” – Robert Hicks\, author of The Widow of the South and The Orphan Mother \n“Think Flannery O’Connor riffing Elmore Leonard and you get some sense of this wildly inventive\, picaresque novel that stretches the boundaries of what it means to be family and what it costs to love and be loved.  But don’t get me wrong. J.C. Sasser writes in her own lyrical style\, weaving often tragicomic events into a mosaic of  sometimes hallucinogenic wonder.  Her characters seemed swept up in an arc of ever-pending disaster. And yet in the unforgettable presence of Gradle Bird herself\, the book’s 16-year-old chief protagonist\,  you learn how redemption can stumble into our lives at the unlikeliest of times from the unlikeliest of places.” –Ken Wells\, author of Meely LaBauve \n“Anyone who doesn’t fall in love with Gradle Bird\, the character\, might want to stop by an Urgent Care facility for an EKG. Anyone not totally mesmerized by the world depicted in Gradle Bird\, the novel\, might as well forfeit his or her Human Being ID card. J.C. Sasser’s invented a complex\, big-hearted\, dirt-road-smart protagonist surrounded by hilarious one-of-a-kind characters (and a ghost). Absurd\, yet utterly believable. Southern\, yet universal. I’m jealous.” –George Singleton\, author of The Half-Mammals of Dixie\nThis special event takes place between 2 and 5 p.m. — The spirited discussion will begin promptly at 3 p.m. and refreshments will be served!  Following their conversation\, JC and Ben will take questions from the audience.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/in-conversation-ben-alexander-and-jc-sasser-discuss-flannery-oconnor-booksigning/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Discussion,Book Signing
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SUMMARY:Our Prince of Scribes Writers Conference
DESCRIPTION:Calling all you writers! On November 23\, the Our Prince of Scribes Writers Conference will take place at the James Dean Theatre\, brought to you by a powerhouse team that includes the Pat Conroy Literary Center\, the South Carolina Writers Association (SCWA)\, the Flowertown Players and of course\, Main Street Reads! \nJoin Our Prince of Scribes: Writers Remember Pat Conroy contributing writers Margaret Evans\, Jonathan Haupt\, Jonathan Sanchez\, Alex Sanders\, Sean Scapellato\, and Lynn Seldon–along with special guests MacKenzie Collier and Cele Seldon–for a lively series of four writers workshops and a panel discussion at Summerville’s Flowertown Players Theatre on Saturday\, November 23. \nALL-DAY REGISTRATION (includes all 4 workshops and the panel discussion; lunch on your own): $50 for SCWA members and $70 for non-members. \nFor Readers:\nOUR PRINCE OF SCRIBES panel discussion only (does not include workshops): $10.00. \nREGISTER HERE!
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/our-prince-of-scribes-writers-conference/
LOCATION:James Dean Theatre\, 133 S Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Discussion,Celebration,Reading,Writers Group
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SUMMARY:Booksigning and Discussion: The Dog Went Over the Mountain by Peter Zheutlin
DESCRIPTION:We’re super excited to host Peter Zheutlin\, author of the New York Times bestseller Rescue Road: One Man\, Thirty Thousand Dogs and a Million Miles on the Last Hope Highway this Saturday! Peter will be at Main Street Reads to discuss his eighth book release: THE DOG WENT OVER THE MOUNTAIN: Travels with Albie: An American Journey  \n\n\n\nIn his latest book\, Peter embarks on a journey to take the measure of America with a loyal friend. On the cusp of turning sixty-five\, Peter and his beloved Albie\, a rescue dog of similar vintage\, take a poignant\, often bemusing\, and keenly observed journey across America and discover a big-hearted\, welcoming country filled with memorable characters. \n\n\n\nThey come away with a newfound appreciation for the life they temporarily left behind\, and a determination to live more fully in the moment as old age looms. \n\n\n\nInspired by John Steinbeck\, this 9\,000-mile odyssey allows Zheutlin to experience all that America is and means today\, and having Albie by his side opens up people and pockets of this country (and a few new smells). Similar in approach and tone to Bill Bryson’s bestselling travel classics\, but with an endearing canine sidekick\, The Dog Went Over the Mountain will delight dog lovers\, baby boomers\, and anyone who seeks to experience life on the open road with a four-legged companion. \n\n\n\n“Peter Zheutlin has written a lovely\, moving\, important book about a subject that is both heartbreaking and joyful. [Dogs] are one way God tests our compassion.”  —Dean Koontz\n\n\n\n“Heartwarming doesn’t suffice to describe it: this tale of stray\, unwanted\, and abandoned dogs\, and the people who devote their lives to saving them\, restores faith in humanity.” —Alexandra Horowitz\, New York Times bestselling author of Inside of a Dog\n\n\n\n“Peter Zheutlin takes us on a dog lover’s ultimate road trip. A canine caravan with heart and soul.” —Teresa Rhyne\, author of the #1 New York Times bestselling The Dog Lived\, And So Will I\n\n\n\nBook Discussion Followed by Signing\n\n\n\nPeter will have a Power Point presentation at 11 a.m.\, followed by signing of his work. Seating is limited so we suggest you get here early! REFRESHMENTS WILL BE SERVED! \n\n\n\n\n\nPeter Zheutlin\n\n\n\n\n\nPeter Zheutlin is a freelance journalist and author whose work has appeared regularly in The Boston Globe and The Christian Science Monitor. Mr. Zheutlin has also written for The Los Angeles Times\, Parade Magazine\, AARP Magazine and numerous other publications in the U.S. and abroad. \n\n\n\nHe is the author of The New York Times best seller Rescue Road: One Man\, Thirty Thousand Dogs and a Million Miles on the Last Hope Highway (Sourcebooks\, 2015)\, Around the World on Two Wheels: Annie Londonderry’s Extraordinary Ride (Citadel Press\, 2007) and Rescued: What Second Chance Dogs Teach Us About Living with Purpose\, Loving with Abandon\, and Finding Joy in the Little Things (TarcherPerigee\, October\, 2017). His newest book is The Dog Went Over the Mountain: Travels with Albie\, An American Journey (Pegasus Books\, September\, 2019)\, inspired by a re-reading of John Steinbeck’s beloved classic\, Travels With Charley: In Search of America.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/1268/
CATEGORIES:Book Discussion,Book Signing,Reading
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