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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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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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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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