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SUMMARY:BESTSELLERS STAGE: Fabulous Fantasy at Summerville Book Festival
DESCRIPTION:An Early-Release Fantasy Event: Grab Your Tickets HERE!  \n\n\n\nStep into a world of magic\, myth\, and imagination at Fabulous Fantasy\, a spellbinding Bestsellers Stage panel at the Flowertown Players Theatre—and one of the most exciting early-release events of the Summerville Book Festival. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturning to the Saturday stage\, Yasmin Angoe makes her highly anticipated leap into fantasy with She Drinks the Light. Thanks to special permission from Penguin Random House\, ticket holders will receive the very first signed first editions—days before the official release on March 3. \n\n\n\nJoining Angoe for this fantasy-packed conversation is an outstanding lineup of authors\, led by moderator Dorothy McFalls\, with panelists A.F. Winter\, E.M. Etheridge\, Denise Lee\, and Georgia-based Allen Lyle\, whose work blends dark epic fantasy with sci-fi elements. \n\n\n\nExpect lively discussion\, behind-the-scenes insight into new releases\, and a celebration of fantasy in all its forms. A book signing with all featured authors follows the session.Event DetailsDate & Time: Saturday\, February 28\, 2026 | 2:30 PM(Doors open at 2 pm)Location: Flowertown Players TheatreTicket Type: General AdmissionPrice: $30(This event also included with VIP Saturday Pass & VIP All Access Pass) \n\n\n\nYour Ticket Includes📖 One (1) signed first edition of She Drinks the Light (early release!)Books are distributed at event check-in. Guests using the accessible entrance will be checked in by our crew\, who will deliver books directly to you.Featured Authors: \n\n\n\n\nYasmin Angoe\n\n\n\nAllen Lyle\n\n\n\nDorothy McFalls (Moderator)\n\n\n\nDenise Lee\n\n\n\nA.F. Winter\n\n\n\nE.M. Etheridge\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Bestsellers StageBestsellers Stage programming takes place at the Flowertown Players Theatre and anchors the festival’s ticketed events\, including Friday night’s Thrill in the ’Ville and Saturday’s romance\, fantasy\, and Southern fiction panels.🎟 VIP All Access Pass includes all Bestsellers Stage programming with included books🛍 VIP ticket holders receive 10% off any panelist’s books at the theatre bookshop or Main Street Reads🍷 VIP & All Access ticket holders enjoy exclusive admission to the Authors/VIP Reception at Main Street Reads at 6:00 PM🎫 General Admission tickets are available for individual sessions (no reception included)Tickets are available HERE or in-store at Main Street Reads.Advance purchase strongly recommended—most events anticipated to sell out before February 27.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/bestsellers-stage-fabulous-fantasy-at-summerville-book-festival/
LOCATION:Flowertown Players Theatre\, 133 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, South Carolina\, 29483
CATEGORIES:Book Discussion,Book Signing,Celebration,Summerville Book Festival
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SUMMARY:Bestsellers Stage: Strictly Southern
DESCRIPTION:Southern Stories That Sing \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSaturday\, February 28\, 2026 \n\n\n\nDoors Open: 3:30 PMPanel: 4:00 – 5:00 PMSigning: Immediately followingLocation: Flowertown Players TheatreTicket Type: General AdmissionPrice: $30(Also included with VIP Saturday & VIP All Access passes) \n\n\n\nWe all love great Southern fiction—and this panel celebrates exactly what makes a Southern story sing. Expect charm and grit\, deep roots\, unforgettable characters\, and heartfelt conversation as standout authors explore the stories that define the South. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis Bestsellers Stage session features T.I. Lowe\, with tickets including a signed early-release first edition of her newest novel\, South of Somewhere\, ahead of its March 3 release. The discussion is moderated by acclaimed author Kristen Ness (At Loggerheads). \n\n\n\nJoining them on stage are four more celebrated Southern fiction voices: \n\n\n\n\nCatherine Mann (Lightning in a Mason Jar)\n\n\n\nGervais Hagerty (In Polite Company)\n\n\n\nCarolyn Hooker (Leaving Edgefield)\n\n\n\nDan Leach (Junah at the End of the World)\n\n\n\n\nThe panel concludes with an on-site signing\, followed by the VIP Author Reception at Main Street Reads at 6:00 PM. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nYour Ticket Includes\n\n\n\n\n📖 One (1) signed advance-release copy of South of Somewhere by T.I. Lowe\n\n\n\n✍️ Access to the post-panel author signing\n\n\n\n\n🎟 Tickets: Available online or in-store at Main Street Reads(Includes one signed book per ticketed attendee)
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/bestsellers-stage-strictly-southern/
LOCATION:Flowertown Players Theatre\, 133 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, South Carolina\, 29483
CATEGORIES:Book Discussion,Book Signing,Summerville Book Festival
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260310T173000
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SUMMARY:Blood Rivalry: Release Day Thriller Party!
DESCRIPTION:We’re thrilled to welcome Paul Attaway for the release of Blood Rivalry! This event will overlap with our Thrill in the ‘Ville book club so thriller readers can meet the author and grab the signed new release! \n\n\n\n“…a fast-paced\, beautifully sophisticated political and family thriller. Very highly recommended.” -Readers’ Favorite \n\n\n\n“…a compelling Southern saga that masterfully weaves together themes of power\, family legacy\, and the pursuit of redemption…. a must-read for fans of Southern Gothic and intricate legal dramas.” -Seattle Book Review \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n“Attaway’s command of character and finely evoked milieu over eras…fascinates and convinces\, keeping the pages turning as this character-driven political thriller builds toward an urgent and satisfying confrontation.” -BookLife \n\n\n\n“Fans of legal thrillers with as much bite as Blood Rivalry will not want to put this book down. Attaway has delivered one of the best installments in this genre…. emotionally satisfying\, yet morally unsettling\, and that’s what makes it so intriguing.” -Reader Views\, 5 Stars \n\n\n\nPerfect for fans of Robert Bailey’s Legacy of Lies\, John Grisham’s The Boys from Biloxi\, Greg Iles’ Natchez Burning trilogy\, and James Lee Burke’s A Private Cathedral. \n\n\n\nBlood Rivalry\, the third book in the Atkins Family Low Country Saga series\, finds Walker and Eli Atkins\, living in Charleston\, South Carolina\, fifteen years after the conclusion of Eli’s Redemption. Eli\, a celebrated chef\, and Walker\, a lawyer\, are brothers\, building families and careers\, each affected by the gruesome murder twenty years ago of Eli’s high school sweetheart. The hunt for the killer\, in the public’s eyes\, cemented Eli and Walker in roles neither wanted-Eli as the savior and Walker in need of a savior-thus casting a chill over their relationships. \n\n\n\nPaul Attaway\n\n\n\nWalker sees a chance to play the hero when\, through his representation of two clients\, he takes on the Governor of South Carolina\, Johnny Dunsmore\, the eldest son of Colin Dunsmore\, the patriarch of a politically powerful family. For fifty years\, Colin Dunsmore carefully crafted an image for the family\, intent on placing Johnny in the White House. But Walker uncovers a history of deceit and murder that defines the family\, and as he pulls at strings\, Colin Dunsmore’s tapestry of lies begins to unravel. \n\n\n\nConfronted with the Dunsmore’s ruthlessness and the knowledge that they will stop at nothing to win\, Walker turns to Eli and together they embark on a cross-country race with the Dunsmores to secure the secrets\, that if revealed\, would upend their empire.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/blood-rivalry-release-day-thriller-party/
CATEGORIES:Book Discussion,Book Signing
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260310T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260310T200000
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SUMMARY:March Thrill in the ‘Ville Thriller Book Club: The Burning Library by Gilly Macmillan
DESCRIPTION:Come join the Thrill in the ‘Ville thriller book club discussion – wine and apps are free\, and as always\, our clubs are free and open to all\, PLUS the book club picks are offered at the 10% off book club discount. \n\n\n\nBONUS! This month’s club will begin with a BOOK LAUNCH\, featuring thriller author Paul Attaway! \n\n\n\nThis month we’re chatting about: The Burning Library by Gilly Macmillan\, a gripping dark-academia thriller steeped in murder\, obsession\, and centuries-old secrets.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhen the body of Eleanor Bruton is found on a remote Scottish shore\, her family believes she lived a quiet\, ordinary life. But the fraying scrap of embroidery she carried reveals a far more dangerous truth—one tied to a medieval manuscript coveted for over a hundred years.  \n\n\n\nTwo rival women’s organizations\, the shadowy Order of St. Katherine and the powerful Fellowship of the Larks\, have long fought to control it. Unaware of the danger\, brilliant translator Dr. Anya Brown is drawn into the Fellowship’s inner circle at St. Andrews\, even as Detective Constable Clio Spicer quietly investigates Eleanor’s death.  \n\n\n\nAs their paths converge\, all three women become trapped in a lethal web of ambition and hidden agendas.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/march-thrill-in-the-ville-thriller-book-club-the-burning-library-by-gilly-macmillan/
CATEGORIES:Book Club,Book Discussion
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260316T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260316T183000
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SUMMARY:March Adventures in Reading Kids Club: Alice with a Why by Gilly Macmillan
DESCRIPTION:Our Adventures in Reading Kids Club is free and open to all AND the book is 10% off book club pricing. Come on out and join your fellow readers each month for a free pizza party and chat about the selected book. \n\n\n\nThis month we’re chatting about Alice with a Why by Gilly Macmillan \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn 1919 England\, twelve-year-old Alyce—with a Y—is sent to live with her grandmother\, the original Alice\, still known for her strange tales of a place called Wonderland. Grieving the loss of her father and feeling out of place\, Alyce is stunned when a mysterious tea party invitation quite literally strikes her. Suddenly\, the impossible becomes real\, and she tumbles into Wonderland herself—only to discover a land dimmed by conflict. \n\n\n\nThe Sun King and the Queen of the Moon are battling over a stolen hour\, plunging Wonderland into chaos. With help from the Mad Hatter\, the Cheshire Cat\, and a clever Sailor Fox\, Alyce must solve the puzzle\, restore balance\, and find her way home.  \n\n\n\nA sparkling\, imaginative homage that celebrates Carroll’s classic while crafting a fresh\, enchanting adventure.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/march-adventures-in-reading-kids-club-alice-with-a-why-by-gilly-macmillan/
CATEGORIES:Book Club,Book Discussion
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260317T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260317T200000
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SUMMARY:March Kiss & Tell Romance Book Club: Wretched by Emily McIntire
DESCRIPTION:Our book clubs are free and open to all – we supply the treats\, you bring the scintillating conversation! As always\, all book club selections are 10% off book club pricing. Come join our romance club\, “Kiss & Tell!” \n\n\n\nThis month\, we’re chatting about Wretched by Emily McIntire\, where a woman can be great—and terrible too:  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis new hardcover edition of the third book in the #1 New York Times bestselling Never After series (stand-alone) features specially designed edges\, an exclusive case design\, and full-color art\, making it a standout for collectors.  \n\n\n\nEvelina Westerly has always been the villain. A brilliant botanist and the ruthless backbone of her family’s drug empire\, she’s driven by control\, revenge\, and a refusal to apologize for either. Love has never fit into her world—until a one-night encounter with a stranger. \n\n\n\nNicholas Woodsworth is hiding far more than an alias. As an undercover DEA agent\, he’s determined to destroy the very empire Evelina protects. This is a morally gray\, high-stakes romance about power\, vengeance\, and forbidden attraction—perfect for readers who love complex characters and don’t shy away from uncomfortable questions.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/march-kiss-tell-romance-book-club-wretched-by-emily-mcintire/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Club,Book Discussion
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260324T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260324T200000
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SUMMARY:March Books & Banter Fiction Book Club: The Pohaku by Jasmin Iolani Hakes
DESCRIPTION:Books & Banter is our general fiction book club\, focusing on great new reads that matter! As always\, our book clubs are free and open to all\, and the book club pick is 10% off the regular price. You bring the conversation\, we’ll provide the treats! \n\n\n\nThis month’s pick is The Pohaku by Jasmin Iolani Hakes \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFrom the award-winning author of Hula comes a sweeping\, multi-generational saga about the Hawaiian women entrusted with safeguarding their family’s most sacred legacy.  \n\n\n\nWhen a young woman is found comatose after a mysterious fall from a cliff\, her estranged grandmother keeps vigil by her bedside\, certain the tragedy is tied to the pōhaku—an ancient stone their lineage has protected for generations.  \n\n\n\nAs the narrative spans Hawai‘i and California\, past and present\, the family’s fractured history unfolds: stories of displacement\, guardianship\, loss\, and the enduring bond between people and place. To heal\, the truth of the pōhaku must endure.  \n\n\n\nReminiscent of Homegoing\, Pachinko\, and There\, There\, The Pōhaku is a bold\, immersive novel about resilience\, cultural memory\, and the unbreakable strength of Native Hawaiian women.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/march-books-banter-fiction-book-club-the-pohaku-by-jasmin-iolani-hakes/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Club,Book Discussion
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260402T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260402T200000
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SUMMARY:April Fab Fantasy Book Club: An Arcane Inheritance by Kamilah Cole
DESCRIPTION:Come join the discussion – wine and apps are free\, and –as always– our clubs are free and open to all\, PLUS the book club picks are offered at the 10% off book club discount! \n\n\n\nThis month\, we’ll be chatting about An Arcane Inheritance by Kamilah Cole ($18.99) Book club price: $17.09 Paperback\, 432 pp \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWelcome to this haunting\, twist-filled dark academia fantasy perfect for fans of Babel and A Deadly Education. Warren University may be an elite Ivy League institution\, but its prestige is built on centuries of forbidden magic—and the exploitation of its most vulnerable students. Freshman Ellory Morgan arrives determined to prove she belongs\, yet the campus’s shadowed halls and ornate towers feel disturbingly familiar.  \n\n\n\nAs flashes of déjà vu grow darker and more insistent\, she becomes convinced she’s walked these paths before—and that something erased her memory. To uncover the past she must persuade brooding legacy student Hudson Graves to help her expose the secret society controlling Warren from within.  \n\n\n\nAtmospheric and razor-sharp\, this fantasy will spark discussion about power\, privilege\, memory\, and who pays the true price of ambition.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/april-fab-fantasy-book-club-an-arcane-inheritance-by-kamilah-cole/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Club,Book Discussion
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SUMMARY:Wednesday Stories on the Square
DESCRIPTION:Join us WEDNESDAY mornings at 9:30 a.m. for “Stories on the Square” – our storytime adventure  – kids of all ages welcome! Treats served and student discounts to ALL attendees! \n\n\n\nWith the help of Ms. Leslie\, our wonderful visiting storyteller\, we have loads of very special “These Are the People in Your Neighborhood” guests\, including the fire chief\, the police chief\, Summerville’s mayor and more! \n\n\n\nUPCOMING SPECIAL GUESTS! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nStorytime at Main Street Reads has become one of our featured events. We have lots of chairs for younger listeners and plenty of juice boxes and fruit snacks to munch while they listen. \n\n\n\nStorytime takes place INSIDE the store – we just do ask that strollers park outside! No bugs\, no rain\, just books and fun!
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/wednesday-stories-on-the-square-12/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Club,Book Discussion,Story Time
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260414T183000
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SUMMARY:April Thrill in the ‘Ville Thriller Book Club: Warning Signs by Tracy Sierra
DESCRIPTION:Come join the Thrill in the ‘Ville thriller book club discussion – wine and apps are free\, and as always\, our clubs are free and open to all\, PLUS the book club picks are offered at the 10% off book club discount. \n\n\n\nThis month we’re chatting about: Warning Signs by Tracy Sierra($30.00) Book club price: $27.00 Hardcover\, 368 pp \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTwelve-year-old Zach\, schooled in mountain survival by his late mother\, is eager to prove himself during a father-son backcountry ski weekend arranged by his cash-strapped father Bram. Surrounded by adults who dismiss icy conditions and push boundaries with bravado\, Zach keeps a wary eye on the landscape — and on the men.  \n\n\n\nWhen strange tracks begin appearing in the snow\, he senses there’s more danger than weather. As the wilderness closes in\, Zach must now rely on his instincts\, confronting not only the unknown terror lurking in the forest\, but also the darker instincts of those he’s supposed to trust. \n\n\n\nThis is a chilling\, atmospheric thriller that merges survival horror with fragile family ties\, and keeps you turning pages long after lights are out. Ripe with discussion possibilities!
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/april-thrill-in-the-ville-thriller-book-club-warning-signs-by-tracy-sierra/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Club,Book Discussion
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260420T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260420T183000
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SUMMARY:April Adventures in Reading Kids Club: Lola by Karla Arenas Valenti
DESCRIPTION:Our Adventures in Reading Kids Club is free and open to all AND the book is 10% off book club pricing. Come on out and join your fellow readers each month for a free pizza party and chat about the selected book. \n\n\n\nThis month we’re chatting about Lola by Karla Arenas Valenti($17.99) Book club price: 16.19 Hardcover\, 272 pp \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTen-year-old Lola has always lived with magic—enchanted flowers that shift with the seasons\, a sandbox that coughs up strange treasures\, and playful chaneques only she can see in her Mexico City home. But ever since The Thing That Happened\, her brother Alex has grown mysteriously ill\, and the great tree at the center of their house has begun to wither along with him.  \n\n\n\nConvinced the two are connected\, Lola seeks answers from a grocery-store oracle and follows the chaneques into Floresta\, a hidden realm of wonders\, monsters\, and ancient myth. There\, a young queen guards the secret Lola needs to save Alex. To bring her brother home\, Lola must summon courage she never knew she had.  \n\n\n\nA heartfelt\, magical-realist adventure celebrating family\, bravery\, and the power of love.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/april-adventures-in-reading-kids-club-lola-by-karla-arenas-valenti/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Club,Book Discussion
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260421T183000
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SUMMARY:April Kiss & Tell Romance Book Club: To Cage a Wild Bird by Brooke Fast
DESCRIPTION:Our book clubs are free and open to all – we supply the treats\, you bring the scintillating conversation! As always\, all book club selections are 10% off book club pricing. Come join our romance club\, “Kiss & Tell!” \n\n\n\nThis month\, we’re chatting about To Cage a Wild Bird by Brooke Fast($32.00) Book club price: $28.80 Hardcover\, 384 pp \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn Dividium\, justice is brutal and absolute: commit a crime and you’re condemned to Endlock\, a deadly prison where the wealthy hunt inmates for sport. Raven Thorne\, the city’s most feared bounty hunter\, has survived by trusting no one—until her younger brother is sentenced to Endlock.  \n\n\n\nDetermined to save him\, she gets herself arrested and plunges into a world ruled by violence\, shifting alliances\, and secrets as dangerous as any weapon. Raven will do whatever it takes to protect Jed\, but one threat proves unexpectedly complicated: a mysterious guard whose loyalty is unclear…and whose pull she can’t ignore.  \n\n\n\nAs desire ignites in the shadows\, Raven must decide whether love is a fatal vulnerability or the spark that could bring the entire system down. A gripping\, high-stakes dystopian romance.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/april-kiss-tell-romance-book-club-to-cage-a-wild-bird-by-brooke-fast/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Club,Book Discussion
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260425T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260425T193000
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SUMMARY:Sing Down the Moon on Indie Bookstore Day!
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate Indie Bookstore Day with a hauntingly unforgettable evening at Main Street Reads! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWe’re thrilled to welcome Southern Gothic author Robert Gwaltney for the release of Sing Down the Moon—a richly atmospheric story filled with mystery\, legacy\, and the kind of storytelling that lingers long after the final page. \n\n\n\nThis “Your Book Is Your Ticket” event means your ticket purchase includes a signed copy of the book and access to the experience! \n\n\n\n📖 Two ways to join us (same price!):• Stop in before 6 PM to meet Robert and have your book signedOR• Join our private evening event from 6:00–7:30 PM\, featuring wine\, appetizers\, and an intimate conversation with the author \n\n\n\n✨ Whether you’re popping in or settling in\, you’ll leave with a signed copy and a story you won’t soon forget.  \n\n\n\n🎟️ $21.95 includes your signed book\, conversation\, and wine & treats👉 Space is limited—reserve your spot now RIGHT HERE! \n\n\n\nABOUT THE BOOK\n\n\n\nWhat if your destiny was written in something you’re determined to escape? \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSixteen-year-old Leontyne Skye has always dreamed of leaving Good Hope—a hauntingly beautiful barrier island off the Georgia coast where nothing\, and no one\, ever truly leaves…Because in Good Hope\, magic comes at a cost. \n\n\n\nLeontyne’s family has long been bound to Damascus\, an ancient fig tree that sings to restless spirits—haints—across the river. From its fruit comes Redemption\, a powerful and dangerously addictive elixir that sustains the island…and slowly destroys the women of the Skye line. \n\n\n\nHer mother\, Eulalee\, is already unraveling—literally—fading into fragments of hair\, teeth\, and memory. And Leontyne isn’t far behind. \n\n\n\nStill recovering from a devastating accident during the mysterious Tribulation Day—an event that stole her hand and fractured her memories—Leontyne can no longer trust her own past. What she knows comes only through the shifting\, uncertain stories of the Longwood twins…her closest friends\, and perhaps her greatest manipulators. \n\n\n\nNow\, with her mother gone\, the weight of legacy falls squarely on Leontyne’s shoulders. \n\n\n\nThe island needs Redemption. The Longwoods expect her to comply. But Leontyne is beginning to wonder: What if the truth of Good Hope is darker than she’s ever been told? \n\n\n\nAnd what if escaping it means destroying everything—and everyone—she’s ever known? \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRobert Gwaltney is the author of Sing Down the Moon (Mercer University Press\, 2026) and The Cicada Tree (Moonshine Cove Publishing\, 2022)\, works of Southern literary fiction that explore inheritance\, identity\, and the fragile boundary between the living and the dead. Rooted in the landscapes and histories of the American South\, his writing blends the gothic tradition with elements of magical realism to illuminate the forces that shape who we become. \n\n\n\nRaised in Cairo\, Georgia\, alongside three younger brothers\, Gwaltney is a lifelong resident of the South — a circumstance that has left an indelible mark on his voice as a writer. Sense of place remains central to his work\, where memory\, myth\, and longing intertwine. \n\n\n\nBy day\, he serves as Vice President of Easterseals North Georgia\, championing early childhood literacy and strengthening families at critical stages of development. In all the hours between\, he writes. Robert lives in Atlanta\, Georgia\, with his partner.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/sing-down-the-moon-on-indie-bookstore-day/
CATEGORIES:Book Discussion,Book Signing,Celebration
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SUMMARY:April Books & Banter Fiction Book Club: Lake Effect by Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney
DESCRIPTION:Books & Banter is our general fiction book club\, focusing on great new reads that matter! As always\, our book clubs are free and open to all\, and the book club pick is 10% off the regular price. You bring the conversation\, we’ll provide the treats! \n\n\n\nThis month’s pick is Lake Effect by Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney($30.00) Book club price: $27.00 Hardcover\, 288 pp \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFrom the NYT bestselling author of The Nest and Good Company comes this newest novel about the ripples one decision can send through generations. In 1977 Rochester\, restlessness hangs over Cambridge Road as Nina Larkin questions the lack of intimacy in her marriage.  \n\n\n\nWhen a friend hands her The Joy of Sex\, Nina is awakened to desires she can no longer ignore. A passionate affair with a prominent neighbor offers the freedom she’s craved—but shatters the stability of both families and devastates her teenage daughter\, Clara. Decades later\, Clara\, now a successful food stylist in New York City\, remains haunted by the scandal that reshaped her youth.  \n\n\n\nReturning home for a family wedding\, she faces old wounds and new choices in this wise\, insightful novel about desire\, forgiveness\, and the complicated bonds between mothers and daughters.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/april-books-banter-fiction-book-club-lake-effect-by-cynthia-daprix-sweeney/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Club,Book Discussion
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