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SUMMARY:Book Signing: The Final Victory by Roger Jones
DESCRIPTION:We’re excited to host Roger Jones\, author of the brand new hit\, The Final Victory\, in-store on Sunday afternoon\, May 5th! Read on for more on this incredible release and its inspiring author: \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn a novel that fuses the riveting action of The Boys in the Boat with the emotional heft of The Fault in Our Stars\, twenty cancer patients compete in a grueling race only to discover that real victory is achieved within. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAfter he is diagnosed with neuroendocrine cancer\, Tripp Avery feels like all is lost. He finds himself coaching a team of twelve men and eight women with cancer diagnoses of their own\, hoping to qualify for the Mixed Masters Dragon Boat national championship and defy their prognoses. If they win\, they will represent the United States at the International Dragon Boat races in Hong Kong.  \n\n\n\nBut things soon get complicated\, as four of his teammates struggle against their physical limitations and the psychological weight of their conditions. In the summer heat of Chattanooga\, their resolve grows thin–along with Tripp’s patience. After a devastating loss to the defending national champions\, Tripp can only see the finish line\, and he pushes the team even harder. Soon\, the team starts to fall apart.  \n\n\n\nAs members of the team collapse under the pressure and one is hospitalized\, Tripp must confront his failings and find a way to move forward. He begins to question his motives\, wondering if the win is worth the trauma and what that says about him. Despite the odds\, he resolves to rally the team toward a comeback that seems impossible\, if only for one final victory. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRoger Jones\, businessman\, philanthropist\, humanitarian and avid athlete has founded numerous business and community organizations. In 1996\, he started Companion Associates\, Inc.\, one of South Carolina’s largest privately held real estate development firms. He has helped establish and launch non-profit organizations including Reading Partners of South Carolina\, Charleston Social Venture Partners\, and The Charleston Paddle Club.  \n\n\n\nDuring a 2012 trip to East Germany to receive a newly developed intensive radiation treatment for Neuroendocrine Cancer\, Roger decided to pursue his lifelong dream of becoming a writer. The Final Victory is his first novel. Married for forty-seven years\, Roger is the proud father of three children and grandfather of three grandchildren.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/book-signing-the-final-victory-by-roger-jones/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
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SUMMARY:2024 Indie Bookstore Day!
DESCRIPTION:The highlight of indie bookstores from coast to coast each year – a day celebrating indie stores and our incredible readers! As always\, we’ll have exclusive products on the big day\, author appearances\, and more\, beginning with Storytime for our young readers at 9 a.m. and continuing right on through the day with treats\, specials\, appearances by favorite local authors and more! \n\n\n\nAUTHOR LINEUP!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAt 9:00 a.m.\, local children’s book authors Jewel Sweeney (at left) and Marybeth Wishart (right) will be reading Bugaboo Adventures (Jewel) and Parker the Purple Penguin (Marybeth) out loud to young fans. Like our usual storytime adventures\, complimentary juice boxes and fruit snacks will be available. Jewel and Marybeth will also be signing copies of their books. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAt 11 a.m.\, we’re treating readers to two wonderful local authors\, Angie Mizzell (left) and Marissa Hale (right). Angie will be signing copies of her recent and wonderfully insightful memoir release\, Girl in the Spotlight. Marissa will be signing American Wild\, the historical novel that has been steadily growing a historical fiction fan base! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAt noon\, we’re delighted to have Regina Williams (at left) join us with her popular short story collection\, Promise. And at 1:00 p.m.\, southern fiction prize winner Bren McClain (at right) will join us to sign copies of the stunning One Good Mama Bone! \n\n\n\nThen\, at 2 p.m.\, Jewel Sweeney will be back to sign copies of her young adult and adult titles! \n\n\n\nGIFTS AND GOODIES:\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nWhen you visit Main Street Reads on April 27th\, Everyone Gets: \n\n\n\n\nAn Independent Bookstore Day Bookmark\n\n\n\nAn “I Visited An Independent Bookstore” Sticker\n\n\n\nA Free Book Buck To Use On Any In-Store Purchase\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPLUS – we’ll be sending you to favorite local eateries to try their literary-themed item for the big day. (HINT: Coastal Coffee will once again regail readers with its famed Hemingway blend\, crafted specifically for the day. Frothy Beard next door has promised something delightful\, as has Eva’s on Main… watch our socials for these! \n\n\n\nAnd NOW… drum roll please! Here’s a look at items you won’t find before Indie Bookstore Day – and quantities are limited\, so once they’re gone\, they’re gone! Free items shown below will be offered as gifts w/purchase on a first-come/first-served basis. Meaning\, you can take your pick of one of the freebies when you check out… earlier you get there\, the better chance you’ll get your choice! \n\n\n\nSee you on Main Street\, April 27th… \n\n\n\nIndie Bookstore Day Exclusive Items:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBLACKWING PENCILS: Six Sets Available Blackwing & Independent Bookstore Day have teamed up for the third consecutive year to create a new setof pencils exclusively for independent bookstores. Each year the interest and popularity of these limited edition pencils continues to grow. The pencils feature a design inspired by independent bookstores and the printed word. $30.00 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEAT SLEEP READ LOCAL MAGNET: Five Available Inspired by the popular IndieBound posters (you’ve seen one in our store)\, readers can show their support for independent bookstores in their community on their refrigerator\, shelf\, or other magnetic surfaces. $3.99 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n“READ TO ME” ONESIE: Five Available This adorable striped baby bodysuit is the perfect gift for any book-loving parent. It fits most 6–12-month-olds and was designed exclusively for Indie Bookstore Day by Out of Print. $24.00 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n“BANS OFF OUR BOOKS!” POUCH: Six Available Take a stand against censorship with this gorgeous\, retro zippered pouch designed by Ash + Chess for Out of Print. Keep your pencils and post-its handy\, or use it as a cosmetic bag or catch-all bag in your book tote. $16.00 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n “THE FUTURE IS INDIE” MUG: Eight Available Sip from this “The Future is Indie” mug as a reminder of championing individuality and celebrating the boundless possibilities of independent creativity with every brew. This glossy exterior mug with glossy white interior\, black rim\, and speckles is microwave-safe. $15.99 \n\n\n\nIndie Bookstore Day Exclusive BOOKS:\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPAPERBACK EDITION OF A STROKE OF THE PEN: Eight Available A delightfully funny\, fantastically inventive collection of twenty newly unearthed short stories by Sir Terry Pratchett\, the award-winning and bestselling author of the phenomenally successful Discworld fantasy series. This special trove — featuring charming woodcut illustrations and a new cover — is a must-have for Pratchett fans of all ages and includes a foreword by Neil Gaiman. These rediscovered tales were written by Terry Pratchett under a pseudonym for British newspapers during the 1970s and 1980s. The stories have never been attributed to him until now\, and might never have been found — were it not for the efforts of a few dedicated fans. $18.99 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBECOMING WHO WE ARE GRAPHIC NOVEL: Three AvailableReal Stories About Growing Up Trans. Nine members of the trans community share their real-life childhood experiences\, which include much more than just their gender journeys. Their courageous yet relatable stories will inspire readers as they see these musicians\, teachers\, scientists and activists overcome the various challenges of growing up to discover who they truly are. This Independent Bookstore Day exclusive edition comes with a foil logo and a fold in poster of the cover art. Lilah Sturges is the writer of numerous comics\, including the PRISM Award-winning Lumberjanes: The Infernal Compass and The Magicians and Legendary Comics’ upcoming The Science of Ghosts\, as well as many other titles from DC\, Marvel\, IDW\, and others. $16.99 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSIGNED 5-YEAR ANNIVERSARY EDITION OF THE FIELD GUIDE TO DUMB BIRDS OF NORTH AMERICA: Ten AvailableThis exclusive signed edition also includes a dumb birds sticker sheet and a letter from the author\, Matt Kracht\, to the readers that made this book a bestseller for the past five years. Matt Kracht is the author of the bestselling The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of North America and its sequel\, The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of the Whole Stupid World. Based in Seattle\, he enjoys gazing out the window at the beautiful waters of Puget Sound and making fun of birds. He also likes bees. Like\, a lot. $15.95 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSIGNED COPY OF BUBBLY BEAUTIFUL KITTY-CORN: Three AvailableFrom bestselling Itty-Bitty Kitty-Corn creators Shannon Hale and LeUyen Pham comes another heartwarming and hilarious Kitty and Unicorn story about big dreams\, self-esteem\, the enduring magic of true friendship…and mermaids! Each book will come with a signed bookplate affixed to the title page and a tattoo sheet. LeUyen Pham and Shannon Hale are the team behind the bestselling picture books Itty-Bitty Kitty-Corn and Pretty Perfect Kitty-Corn\, the bestselling graphic novels Real Friends\, Best Friends\, and Friends Forever\, and\, with Dean Hale\, the early chapter book series\, The Princess in Black. $19.99 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAN EXCELLENT HOST SIGNED PAPERBACK: Six AvailableIn An Excellent Host\, modern dating goes wildly awry (at least when Chelsea G. Summers is in charge of the Airbnb booking). Somewhere in Brooklyn\, a feast awaits its guests\, a man cannot believe his great good luck\, and ancient gods get ready to receive their due in this horror-fantasy updating of Greek myths. Chelsea G. Summers is a writer whose work focuses on sex\, politics\, tech\, fashion and culture. She is a former academic and professor with Ph.D. training in eighteenth-century British literature\, a discipline that has proven to be shockingly useful when writing about contemporary culture. $14.95 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n2024 INDEPENDENT BOOKSTORE DAY TOTE BAG: 20 AvailableThe 2024 Independent Bookstore Day tote bag has a gusseted bottom. The tote bags are made available to Independent Bookstore Day stores and sold individually. 10 oz natural-color cotton canvas 18 in. x 14.5 in. flat-cut bag with 9 in. natural handles. $14.99 or FREE w/purchase of $75 or more. \n\n\n\nIndie Bookstore Day Exclusive FREEBIES:\n\n\n\nPick one of these with your purchases\, ’til they run out! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nREBEL GIRLS EXCLUSIVE STICKER SHEET – Three AvailableAn exclusive sticker sheet with over 15 stickers\, featuring fun illustrations and empowering sayings in the signature Rebel Girls style. Rebel Girls is a global empowerment brand dedicated to raising the most inspired and confident generation of girls. We believe in empowering girls to dream big\, that amplifying stories of real-life women can lead to a more equal world\, and that girls can and should do everything! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTHE FIRST CAT IN SPACE MOON COMIX: One AvailableExclusively for Independent Bookstore Day 2024\, an 8-page\, full-color comic by award winning creators Mac Barnett and Shawn Harris\, based on their massively popular\, action-packed and hysterical graphic novel series\, The First Cat in Space! Mac Barnett is a New York Times bestselling author whose books have been translated into more than thirty languages. His picture books include two Caldecott Honor-winning collaborations with Jon Klassen: Sam & Dave Dig a Hole and Extra Yarn.  Shawn Harris’ first illustrated book\, Her Right Foot by Dave Eggers\, received seven starred reviews\, was an Orbis Pictus Award Honor Book\, an ALA Notable\, and a PW Best Book of the Year. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCHILDREN OF BLOOD & BONE INDIE METAL BOOKMARK: Six AvailableAn exclusive designed and etched metal bookmark inspired by bestselling author Tomi Adeyemi’s upcoming novel\, Children of Anguish and Anarchy\, publishing on June 25\, 2024. The earth-shaking conclusion to the New York Times bestselling Children of Orisha Series (Children of Blood and Bone\, Children of Virtue and Vengeance) is the final installment of the thrilling YA fantasy series that became a global phenomenon. The bookmark incorporates design elements from the book’s cover. Named one of TIME magazine’s 100 most influential people\, Tomi Adeyemi is a Hugo and Nebula Awardwinning Nigerian-American writer and storyteller based in Los Angeles\, California. In 2020\, she was named one of Forbes 30 Under 30 in Media. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTHAT’S NOT MY® COLORING BOOKLET: Four Available2024 marks 25 years of Usborne’s globally bestselling touchy-feely series\, THAT’S NOT MY®. To celebrate the occasion\, a limited edition 8-page THAT’S NOT MY® coloring book\, made up of popular characters from the series. Fiona Watt is an Editorial Director and writer at Usborne Publishing.  She is the sixth biggest-selling UK children’s author\, with over 10 million of her books sold in the UK since records began. Rachel Wells is a successful illustrator and author\, best known for illustrating all of the THAT’S NOT MY® books. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHAND-SIGNED PRINT FROM MILK AND HONEY: Ten AvailableIn celebration of the 10th anniversary of the publication of the New York Times bestselling milk and honey by Rupi Kaur: an exclusive signed print of a poem from the book\, packaged in a protective envelope. Rupi Kaur is a poet\, artist\, and performer. As a 21-year-old university student\, Rupi wrote\, illustrated\, and self-published her first poetry collection\, milk and honey. Next came its artistic siblings\, the sun and her flowers and home body. These collections have sold over 11 million copies and have been translated into over 43 languages. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWE LOVE INDIES COLORING BOOK: Five AvailableWe asked our favorite Quarto authors and artists to submit coloring pages of their favorite local\, independent bookstores\, and they delivered! Includes a short quote from the author on what they LOVE best about their favorite Indie bookstore and a coloring page inspired by each store. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSET OF 3 GREETING CARDS FROM BE YOU!: Fifty AvailableA set of three greeting cards with envelopes\, designed to be an inspiring message to new graduates! Using art and messaging from the picture book Be You! By Peter H. Reynolds. One pack is 3 cards with envelopes\, belly banded together. Peter H. Reynolds is a New York Times bestselling author and illustrator of many books for children\, including Happy Dreamer\, The Word Collector\, Say Something!\, Be You!\, and Our Table. He is also the illustrator of When Things Aren’t Going Right\, Go Left by Marc Colagiovanni. His books have been translated into over 25 languages around the globe and are celebrated worldwide. In 1996\, he founded FableVision with his brother\, Paul\, as a social change agency to help create “stories that matter\, stories that move.”
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/2024-indie-bookstore-day/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Discussion,Book Signing,Celebration,Special Sale
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SUMMARY:Book Signing: Meet Margaret Seidler!
DESCRIPTION:We have a special “Meet the Author” on Sunday with Margaret Seidler – here’s your chance to grab a copy of Payne-ful Business: Charleston’s Journey to Truth and get it signed by the author! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis elegant\, historically important book follows Margaret Seidler’s mission to learn and process her family’s genealogical past. Margaret will be at Main Street Reads on Sunday during the Flowertown Festival to meet readers and sign books\, so come on out if you want a personalized copy. \n\n\n\nUsing extensive research and personal experience\, Margaret discusses the realities of Charleston’s racial history while highlighting the historians\, journalists\, and community members who work to reconcile those truths. The book features authentic\, historic slave advertisements brought to life by vivid paintings by artist John W. Jones that uncover the humanity hidden beneath the detached advertisement descriptions. \n\n\n\nSeidler hopes that acknowledging a more complete truth about our past will motivate us to bridge today’s racial divide. Born and raised in Charleston\, Margaret\, in the aftermath of the Mother Emanuel massacre\, worked with former City Police Chief Greg Mullen to lead the Charleston Illumination Project\, a year-long effort\, designed to give all parts of the community a voice. She continues to lend her talents to give voice to our lowcountry past\, present and future.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/book-signing-meet-margaret-seidler/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Signing
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SUMMARY:Meet NYT Bestselling Author Brad Taylor!
DESCRIPTION:YES! The Timrod Library and Main Street Reads are THRILLED to bring another New York Times bestselling author to Summerville! This is both the 25th anniverary year of Timrod’s popular author series\, plus March is when we’re celebrating our FIFTH birthday. What better way to celebrate with y’all then to bring another literary rock star to town\, with the launch of his newest book! \n\n\n\nYou can grab your tickets at Main Street Reads (for the same price as the featured book) or at our Eventbrite site. Your ticket includes the book\, the author talk\, and the post-talk reception (with wonderful food and wine). Books will be available for pickup with your ticket OR at the event. The reception is also where you can have your copy of Dead Man’s Hand personalized by Brad Taylor\, and purchase more of his best-selling books to add to your collection (or pick out an early Easter or Father’s Day gift). \n\n\n\n\nGET YOUR TICKETS HERE!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBrad Taylor\, author of multiple New York Times bestselling books\, will introduce Dead Man’s Hand\, a topical edge-of-your-seat thriller featuring Pike Logan going head-to-head with Vladimir Putin’s henchmen. Taylor is a twenty-one-year veteran of the U.S. Army Infantry and Special Forces\, includ­ing eight years with Delta Force. He has written seventeen New York Times bestsellers and lives in Charleston\, South Carolina\, with his wife and two daughters. \n\n\n\nThe event begins with a presentation by the author at 2 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall of Bethany United Methodist Church\, 118 W. Third St.\, followed by a reception and book signing at the Timrod Library. Main Street Reads will have additional copies on sale there for friends and family\, as well as other titles by Taylor. \n\n\n\n\nGET YOUR TICKETS HERE!\n\n\n\n\nFor Timrod Library Members\, discounted tix are available at the Timrod Library. Call 843-871-4600\, visit the Timrod Library at 217 Central Ave.\, or purchase online HERE. \n\n\n\nDead Man’s Hand:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTo finally end the war between their nations\, a rogue band of Ukranian partisans known as the Wolves teams up with members of Russia’s military intelligence to assassinate Vladimir Putin. \n\n\n\nBut Putin is aware of the traitors in his midst and assigns the loyal commander of the Russian National Guard to root them out. It’s a mission Victor Petrov is expected to undertake after he prevents Sweden from joining NATO–by assassinating a deputy minister of foreign affairs. \n\n\n\nAfter receiving intelligence about the threat in Sweden\, the United States sends Pike Logan to identify Petrov’s target–only for him to get caught in the crossfire between Putin’s agents and the Wolves. When the smoke clears\, Pike makes no effort to stop the Wolves on their ultimate mission\, believing it just\, until he discovers that their operation has unimaginable consequences. \n\n\n\nFor Putin is preparing a devastating endgame: activating the Dead Man’s Hand nuclear response that will launch Russia’s missiles in the event of his death. Read a free excerpt HERE. \n\n\n\n\nGET YOUR TICKETS HERE!
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/meet-nyt-bestselling-author-brad-taylor/
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SUMMARY:Third Thursday Book Signing: American Wild by Marissa Hale
DESCRIPTION:On Third Thursday\, we’ll be celebrating one of our own! A few years back\, Marissa Hale was workshopping this beautiful piece of historical fiction with us. Now American Wild has been birthed and is ready to meet the world! Based on true events\, this is the inspiring story of a French widow thrust alone into the New World after her husband’s murder… \n\n\n\nAmerica. L’Amérique. A foreign land threatens to take French-born Vittorie LeClerc’s love during a revolution and ultimately succeeds during questionable peace. She watches his last breath evaporate into nothing\, leaving her to survive with only her will\, a knife and a few gold buttons. \n\n\n\nWith the help of a mysterious man of the woods and other pioneers\, Vittorie navigates uncharted territory\, language barriers\, fractious warring nations\, suspicious settlers\, underground slave kings\, and a burgeoning new government. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBased on true events and historical figures during and after the Revolutionary War\, American Wild is the unforgettable story of a woman’s odyssey into significance\, a searchlight into heart\, mind\, history\, and spirit. \n\n\n\nMeet Marissa\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEnamored of the natural world and the human experience in it\, Marissa Hale has traveled to eleven countries on three continents and visited thirty-eight of the fifty United States. She learned French at a young age\, studied in Paris\, France at the American University there\, and graduated from Wheaton College with a degree in Communications. \n\n\n\nMarissa began researching the story of Frenchman’s Knob shortly after her own move to Hart County\, Kentucky in December 2007. Fresh off the road from touring with her sisters in her band and feeling for the first time like she was terrible at everything she tried to do in her new life\, she felt lost\, ill-equipped\, and alone. The band had broken up\, her dyed-red hair seemed misplaced among her sweet Amish neighbors\, and she was practically the only woman within a 50-mile radius who wasn’t married with children or a fabulous cook. \n\n\n\nWhen a neighbor delivered Florence Edwards Gardiner’s little green book of her father’s (Cyrus Edwards) stories about the landscape and its people and casually said\, “I’ve always thought someone should make a movie out of the second story\, the one about Frenchman’s Knob…” Marissa was hooked. Because of her previous experience in France and knowledge of the language\, the highest peak in Kentucky being named “Frenchman’s Knob” and the accompanying story captured her attention. \n\n\n\nMarissa knew storytelling. She could research. And she did. \n\n\n\nBefore becoming a historical fiction author with American Wild\, Marissa wrote songs and screenplays\, performed for crowds of thousands\, and taught elementary school art. In addition to writing\, she now owns a general contracting company and makes her home in South Carolina with her husband\, children\, and grandchildren.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/third-thursday-book-signing-american-wild-by-marissa-hale/
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SUMMARY:Stacy Willingham Returns for Only If You're Lucky!
DESCRIPTION:Here comes the “three-peat” — Stacy Willingham celebrating her third blockbuster release with us in Summerville\, this time featuring the launch of Only If You’re Lucky\, releasing January 16\, 2024! Her Summerville launch party will take place Monday\, January 22\, with our literary partners\, the Timrod Library. This will be our biggest event yet with Stacy\, with room for up to 250 in the Fellowship Hall at Bethany United Methodist Church (just across 3rd St. from the Timrod).  \n\n\n\nStacy will be in conversation with Main Street Reads’ Shari Stauch\, followed by signing and reception at the Timrod (with plenty of catered eats and treats!) \n\n\n\n\nGET YOUR TICKETS HERE!\n\n\n\n\nStacy’s newest book is INCLUDED in your ticket price as well as the signing/ reception. If you’d like to pick your book up on release day the week before\, one will be at Main Street Reads in your name. \n\n\n\n\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\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. \n\n\n\n\nGET YOUR TICKETS HERE! (Or Order Direct at Main Street Reads)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nStacy Willingham is the New York Times\, USA Today and internationally bestselling author of A Flicker in the Dark\, All the Dangerous Things and now Only If You’re Lucky.  \n\n\n\nHer debut\, A Flicker in the Dark\, was a 2022 finalist for the Book of the Month’s Book of the Year award\, Goodreads Choice Best Debut award\, Goodreads Choice Best Mystery & Thriller award\, and ITW’s Best First Novel award. Her work has been translated in more than thirty languages.  \n\n\n\nBefore turning to fiction\, she was a copywriter and brand strategist for various marketing agencies. She earned her B.A. in magazine journalism from the University of Georgia and M.F.A. in writing from the Savannah College of Art and Design.  \n\n\n\nShe currently lives in Charleston\, South Carolina\, with her husband\, Britt\, and Labradoodle\, Mako. \n\n\n\n\nGET YOUR TICKETS HERE! (Or Order Direct at Main Street Reads)
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/stacy-willingham-returns-for-only-if-youre-lucky/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Discussion,Book Signing,Celebration,Reader Meet Writer
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SUMMARY:Meet the Author! Angie Mizzell Signing "Girl in the Spotlight"
DESCRIPTION:We’re hosting a special book signing on December 9th when TV journalist Angie Mizzell will be at Main Street Reads to sign her fascinating new memoir\, Girl in the Spotlight. Especially excited about this one\, readers\, since Angie and I had the privilege of serving on Charleston’s Center for Women board together – and she’s fantastic! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBy age 25\, Angie Mizzell was a morning news anchor at a top-rated television station. She had married her college sweetheart\, and scenes from their wedding day ran on the evening news. She’d achieved everything her mom had wanted for her and what she thought she wanted for herself.  \n\n\n\nBut after signing with an agent who promised to take her career to the next level\, Angie began to realize that a future in the spotlight would not dim a past filled with childhood trauma and loss. As a television journalist\, she’d made a living by exploring and reporting other people’s stories; it was time to examine her own. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn her coming-of-age memoir\, “Girl in the Spotlight\,” Angie shares a heartfelt and hopeful story of arriving at a crossroads\, getting lost in the darkness\, learning to let go\, and finding her way back home. \n\n\n\nAngie Mizzell is a writer\, a mom and a former local TV news anchor. She’s the author of “Hello Friday\,” a weekly newsletter on Substack where she explores ways to feel at home where we live\, in our relationships\, in our work and within. She lives in West Ashley with her husband and their three children.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/meet-the-author-angie-mizzell-signing-girl-in-the-spotlight/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Discussion,Book Signing,Celebration
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SUMMARY:Book Signing: Reading Jane with Susannah Kennedy!
DESCRIPTION:We’re thrilled to be a part of this eastern leg of Susannah’s tour – come join in the fun and enjoy refreshments and some stimulating conversation. The book will be available to be signed by the author that day! \n\n\n\nReading Jane: A Daughter’s Memoir and the book tour “Surviving the Narcissistic Mother” \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAs the estimation of narcissism and its impact on children grows\, more people are identifying as the children of such an upbringing. They have been raised by a parent whose sense of self-importance overshadowed the child\, the child existing rather as an extension of a parental self that lacks empathy and often exploits their child. It’s estimated that nearly 60 million people are damaged by such relational patterns. Children of such parents are vulnerable to poor self-esteem\, lack of boundaries\, and co-dependence. \n\n\n\nHaving emerged on the other side of this phenomenon\, Susannah Kennedy\, author of Reading Jane: A Daughter’s Memoir has launched her book tour along the East Coast. The tour includes a stop at Main Street Reads in Summerville!\, where she’ll sign copies as well as address her path to healing. It wasn’t an easy one\, and might not have been achieved at all had Susannah’s mother not inexplicably taken her own life at age 75. When Susannah discovered 45 years of Jane’s diaries\, she had a portal into the narrative her mother created and lived. \n\n\n\nSusannah avoided plunging in for three years\, until she was driven to do so\, to understand finally the mystery her mother presented. What emerges is Susannah’s own story in contrast to her mother’s\, and ultimately leads her to finally shake off the constraints set by Jane’s need to control both the narrative and her daughter. \n\n\n\nPrevious events on the West Coast leg of the tour have demonstrated that Susannah is not alone. Nearly 5 percent or 1 in 200 people suffer from Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD) and the sons and daughters are showing up at book events — to take from Susannah’s story of healing the hope they might finally understand and heal their own. \n\n\n\nThe Reading Jane: Surviving the Narcissistic Mother Eastern Seaboard Tour will encompass 12 cities in October and November 2023: Boston and Gloucester\, Massachusetts; Newport\, Rhode Island; Owego and Woodstock\, New York; Washington D.C.; Montrose and Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania; Charlotte\, North Carolina; Hilton Head Island and Summerville\, South Carolina; and Savannah\, Georgia. For details on dates\, times\, and locations\, please visit www.sibyllinepress.com or www.susannahkennedy.com. Main Street Reads at 115 S. Main Street in Summerville will host Susannah on November 19th from 1-3 p.m. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the author: Berkeley and Oxford-educated anthropologist Susannah Kennedy was born in India and raised in the United States. Later\, she traveled extensively on her own\, first in Italy\, and then through the Middle East and India\, settling for two years in Egypt before becoming a reporter in Dallas\, Texas. At Oxford University\, she specialized in Arab culture and politics\, receiving her DPhil in social anthropology. She and her psychoanalyst husband lived and worked in Germany\, raising three children in a thatched-roof farmhouse in the countryside outside Hamburg. Her mother’s suicide and its aftermath brought them back to California in 2017. They now reside in Marin County.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/book-signing-reading-jane-with-susannah-kennedy/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Discussion,Book Signing,Celebration,Reading
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SUMMARY:Meet the Author! Steve Lazarus Signing Call Me Sonny
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a special thriller book signing with Steve Lazarus\, debut of the new thriller\, Call Me Sonny. \n\n\n\nAbout the Book\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nShortly after a corrupt attorney pays a visit to an inmate in a maximum security federal prison\, people from the inmate’s past start dying.  Bryce Chandler\, a retired FBI agent eking out a living as a private investigator in the Florida Keys\, ties the string of killings to a shadowy murder-for-hire ring operating on the Dark Web.  As Bryce digs further into the murders\, he discovers the final name on the hit list is his own. \n\n\n\nMeanwhile\, a simple divorce case turns out to be much more than meets the eye\, as Bryce’s investigation of the defendant leads him down a path of international drug smuggling\, money laundering\, and violent henchmen bent on keeping him silent.  The two storylines run parallel to one another until they eventually converge in a final\, bloody outcome.  \n\n\n\n\n“Bryce Chandler is a compelling addition to the pantheon of hard-boiled fictional detectives. Lazarus puts his experience as an FBI agent to good use in Call Me Sonny\, and the book feels more realistic than most detective novels. Impossible to put down!” \n—Joe Weisberg\, Emmy Award-winning writer and creator of The Americans\n\n\n\nSteve’s debut novel was inspired by one of his real-life cases. After arresting a subject who threatened to unleash a bioterror attack on the Atlanta subway system\, Steve and his partner found themselves on the receiving end of a death threat from the soon-to-be convicted felon. And though that subject would spend the next 25 years in prison\, Steve couldn’t help but wonder…what if he could make good on his threat\, even from behind bars? The most logical solution would be if he hired a hit man\, and…voila! A novel was born. Written over the course of a year in Abu Dhabi\, the Florida Keys\, and Texas hill country\, “Call Me Sonny” was a labor of love incorporating the personalities\, anecdotes\, and experiences of Steve’s multi-faceted FBI career\, and if things work out as planned\, it will be the first in a series of Bryce Chandler crime thrillers. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Author\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSteve Lazarus is a first-time author\, retired FBI Special Agent\, and United States Air Force veteran.  He served twenty-two years in the FBI\, spending the first half of his career investigating drug trafficking organizations and violent street gangs.  Later\, he became a full-time bomb technician\, an assignment which led him to Iraq\, Kuwait and Afghanistan as part of the Global War on Terror.  After retiring from the Bureau\, he spent several years as a national security contractor in Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates. Steve lives on the South Carolina coast with his wife Susan and their amazing wonder dog\, Aspen.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/meet-the-author-steve-lazarus-signing-call-me-sonny/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Discussion,Book Signing
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SUMMARY:Honoring Veteran's Day: Book Signing with Award-Winning Military Historian James M. Scott
DESCRIPTION:As we honor our military heroes on Veteran’s Day\, we’re sharing a special signing with you (and perfect gift options before the holidays!) Brilliant author James M. Scott will be at Main Street Reads from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.\, signing his most recent (and many say best) book\, Black Snow: \n\n\n\nSeven minutes past midnight on March 10\, 1945\, nearly 300 American B-29s thundered into the skies over Tokyo. Their payloads of incendiaries ignited a firestorm that reached up to 2\,800 degrees\, liquefying asphalt and vaporizing thousands; sixteen square miles of the city were flattened and more than 100\,000 men\, women\, and children were killed. \n\n\n\nBlack Snow is the story of this devastating operation\, orchestrated by Major General Curtis LeMay\, who famously remarked: “If we lose the war\, we’ll be tried as war criminals.” James M. Scott reconstructs in granular detail that horrific night\, and describes the development of the B-29\, the capture of the Marianas for use as airfields\, and the change in strategy from high-altitude daylight “precision” bombing to low-altitude nighttime incendiary bombing. Most importantly\, the raid represented a significant moral shift for America\, marking the first time commanders deliberately targeted civilians which helped pave the way for the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki five months later. \n\n\n\nDrawing on first-person interviews with American pilots and bombardiers and Japanese survivors\, air force archives\, and oral histories never before published in English\, Scott delivers a harrowing and gripping account\, and his most important and compelling work to date. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nA former Nieman Fellow at Harvard\, James M. Scott is the author of Rampage\, which was named one of the Best Books of 2018 by the editors at Kirkus and Military Times and was chosen as a finalist for the prestigious Gilder Lehrman Prize for Military History by the New York Historical Society.  \n\n\n\nHis other works include Target Tokyo\, a 2016 Pulitzer Prize finalist; The War Below\, and The Attack on the Liberty\, which won the Rear Admiral Samuel Eliot Morison Award. Scott lives with his wife and two children in Mt. Pleasant\, SC.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/honoring-veterans-day-book-signing-with-award-winning-military-historian-james-m-scott/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Discussion,Book Signing
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SUMMARY:Spooktacular Book Launch! Mr. Albert: The Story of an Ex-Person by AF Winter
DESCRIPTION:We’re THRILLED to host the book launch party for A.F. Winter’s latest release\, Mr. Albert: The Story of an Ex-Person.  \n\n\n\nAND\, if you grab your book that day\, you’ll get 10% off your tab next door at Frothy Beard!!!  \n\n\n\nHINT: We’ll have a few food samples on hand at Main Street Reads from our Frothy Beard pals to whet your whistles… \n\n\n\nMr. Albert\, who happens to be dead although his body for some reason has not gotten the memo\, enjoys nothing more than getting plastered in seedy bars on the Jersey shore. In a moment of weakness\, he saves Santo Murphy from committing suicide\, as he’s about to hurl himself into the frigid Atlantic Ocean. \n\n\n\nWhen he discovers Mr. Albert’s secret\, Santo believes his savior must have a higher purpose than intoxication. Santo’s purpose becomes to find Mr. Albert’s purpose and he will not leave Albert’s side until he discovers it… \n\n\n\nMeet the Author\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nMr. Winter has won the South Carolina Playwright’s Festival for his play\, The Colliers. He has three novels in print including the wildly popular Man in the Pandemic\, and four that are yet to be published. His work has appeared in print and online magazines.  \n\n\n\nHis poems have been published in several anthologies and he performs as a featured poet and author in the South Carolina low country. He lives near Charleston\, SC with his dog\, Millie\, and is overjoyed when one of his three exceptional daughters comes to visit.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/spooktacular-book-launch-mr-albert-the-story-of-an-ex-person-by-af-winter/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Discussion,Book Signing,Celebration,Reading
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SUMMARY:Saturday Book Signing: "Hey Coach\, I Gotta Pee!"
DESCRIPTION:One of Summerville’s own will be here on BOTH Third Thursday AND for Saturday’s Sweet Tea Festival to celebrate the new release of “Hey Coach\, I Gotta Pee!”: A Collection of Amusing Stories from a Youth Coach by Vincent R. Burruano! \n\n\n\nOne of the best parts of coaching boys aged 11 to 14 is you never know what they are going to do or say. Every interaction is a surprise. And while not every surprise is a treat\, it is still an amazing time to help influence the life of another person for the better. Growing up is not an easy journey. youth need the help and support of parents\, family\, teachers\, and coaches. \n\n\n\nYes\, the job of a youth coach goes beyond leading a team. It is about helping children grow\, develop\, explore\, learn\, fail\, succeed\, and eventually become the person they have the potential to become. As John Wooden says\, “A good coach can change a game. A great coach can change a life.”
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/saturday-book-signing-hey-coach-i-gotta-pee/
CATEGORIES:Book Signing,Celebration
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SUMMARY:Meet the Author: Bob Spearman
DESCRIPTION:Come on out Saturday\, September 23 to meet Bob Spearman and grab signed copies of his latest two books\, or the whole collection! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWriting on the beaches of South Carolina has proven a productive environmentfor this author\, and on a breezy\, warm afternoon\, you may find him sitting on the sand under an umbrella. His favorite Carolina haunts are Edisto Beach\, the Isle of Palms shoreline\, or on an isolated stretch of Pawleys Island. The relative solitude\, the breath of salt air\, and the rhythm of the sea provide inspiration for plot lines often based in the Carolina Lowcountry. \n\n\n\nBob Spearman grew up in rural South Carolina and now lives with his wife\,Barbara\, at Edisto Beach. Although a son of this area\, he has lived in Georgia\,Texas\, Florida\, and Utah while working as an engineer. After moving back toCharleston\, he started writing fiction as a hobby. He works with several localwriter groups\, and has published five novels\, and a collection of short stories. He is currently working on his sixth novel. Bob is a graduate of The Citadel and holds a master’s degree from the University of Texas.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/meet-the-author-bob-spearman/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Discussion,Book Signing
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SUMMARY:Third Thursday Book Signing: Hey Coach\, I Gotta Pee!
DESCRIPTION:One of Summerville’s own will be here on BOTH Third Thursday AND for Saturday’s Sweet Tea Festival to celebrate the new release of “Hey Coach\, I Gotta Pee!”: A Collection of Amusing Stories from a Youth Coach by Vincent R. Burruano! \n\n\n\nOne of the best parts of coaching boys aged 11 to 14 is you never know what they are going to do or say. Every interaction is a surprise. And while not every surprise is a treat\, it is still an amazing time to help influence the life of another person for the better. Growing up is not an easy journey. youth need the help and support of parents\, family\, teachers\, and coaches. \n\n\n\nYes\, the job of a youth coach goes beyond leading a team. It is about helping children grow\, develop\, explore\, learn\, fail\, succeed\, and eventually become the person they have the potential to become. As John Wooden says\, “A good coach can change a game. A great coach can change a life.”
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/third-thursday-book-signing-hey-coach-i-gotta-pee/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Signing,Celebration
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SUMMARY:Book Signing: Ona Mae's Deli & Bait Shop w/Renee Hodges
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a special signing with author Renee Hodges and her new release\, Ona Mae’s Deli and Bait Shop! \n\n\n\nImmersive\, warm and utterly appealing\, Hodges makes you feel as if she has pulled up a chair and is relaying a story to you as an old friend would. Renée Hodges is an author to watch. — Rachel McMillan\, bestselling author of The London Restoration and the Mozart Code \n\n\n\nBekah’s Sunday-school faith is no match for her grown-up problems. With her fledgling marriage breaking up\, she opts for a do-over. Whitman\, Alabama\, the town of her college alma mater\, seems like a good choice. New degree. New friends. New life. Bekah 2.0. \n\n\n\nLife on campus and her work in Ona Mae’s Deli & Bait Shop introduce Bekah to a surprising range of diverse voices. Each offers appealing promises of truth and peace. Growing up\, she had been taught that God would give her those things\, but he seems like a fairy tale now. She plunges headlong into reinventing herself\, opening up to new people and experiences. \n\n\n\nWhitman is in the midst of its own makeover\, exchanging railroad tracks for bike trails and hushpuppies for hummus. As Bekah navigates her choices\, the town is forced to deal with fifty-year-old wounds when the mystery of the disappearance of five missing Civil Rights workers is unearthed. \n\n\n\nHealing is needed for Bekah and Whitman. Sounds simple. Right? \n\n\n\nA sensitive look at interracial understanding and the challenges of conflicting world views\, Ona Mae’s Deli & Bait Shop is perfect Christian Book Club fiction told through the lives of a community strengthened by forgiveness and grace. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRenée Hodges made a friend in the radiation center waiting room during a skirmish with breast cancer who inspired her to write a short story and that reignited her love for writing. With her three children out of the nest\, she’s concentrated on completing her first two novels\, Ona Mae’s Deli and Bait Shop and Caragin Farm. In downtime\, she and her husband enjoy traveling\, having friends over\, and hanging out in their easy pants watching cop shows and cooking competitions.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/book-signing-ona-maes-deli-bait-shop-w-renee-hodges/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Signing,Celebration
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SUMMARY:Book Signing: Kristen Ness with At Loggerheads!
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a special September book signing with Kristen Ness\, author of the much-anticipated debut novel\, At Loggerheads from Evening Post Books. \n\n\n\nMeet At Loggerheads:\n\n\n\n“Kristen Ness’s At Loggerheads is a thrilling debut novel intertwined with mystery\, nature\, romance\, and betrayal. Set on a lush barrier island\, Ness offers the reader a rich sense of place in a whodunit that reflects on the meaning of home. A must read—especially if you love sea turtles!” —MARY ALICE MONROE\, New York Times bestselling author of 27 books\, including The Beach House series \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMurder on a South Carolina barrier island brings together a sea turtle biologist and a local detective to unravel a mystery that might impact the race for the White House.  \n\n\n\nIn late May\, loggerhead sea turtles should be nesting on Anders Isle and scientist Brooke Edens should feel more at home on the island where she grew up. But something is amiss. When a dead body surfaces along with other big crimes\, Brooke finds herself entangled in a homicide investigation with detective Drew Young\, her closest friend (and sometimes love interest).  \n\n\n\nAt the same time\, a favorite candidate is emerging for the upcoming US presidential election\, and he happens to be the father of Brooke’s ex-fiancé\, who just complicates matters with each visit to the island. While Brooke’s knowledge of sea turtles helps Drew discover and decipher evidence\, the many revelations\, betrayals\, and secrets threaten not only the investigation but also Brooke’s closest relationships and her beloved turtles.  \n\n\n\nWill they be able to untangle the web of crimes and catch the killer before it’s too late? \n\n\n\nCaptivating\, clever\, and timely\, At Loggerheads is a love letter to the barrier islands and coastal towns of the South Carolina Lowcountry\, where the often-opposing forces of Mother Nature and human nature influence what people will do for money\, for power\, and for love.  \n\n\n\nMeet Kristen\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n I’m tall. I write. I stay up late. \n\n\n\nI grew up mostly in South Carolina\, spending countless days with nature and falling in love with the ocean and its creatures on Isle of Palms\, where\, for the past ten years\, I’ve walked the beach at sunrise each summer in search of sea turtle nests as a volunteer for the Island Turtle Team.  \n\n\n\nWhile practicing immigration law for twenty years\, I’ve been moonlighting in pursuit of my lifelong passion for writing and my obsession with marine biology. Writing\, real estate\, politics\, and even publishing run in my blood as the daughter of an English teacher and a land developer\, and the great-granddaughter of the 14th Governor of North Dakota whose family owned and published The Bismarck Tribune.  \n\n\n\nI have a BA in English from Duke University\, a JD from the University of South Carolina School of Law\, and I serve as an appointed member of the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council’s Coral Advisory Panel. I live in Charleston\, SC\, with my husband\, our two children\, and a cat. \n\n\n\nAt Loggerheads is Kristen’s first novel.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/book-signing-kristen-ness-at-loggerheads/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Discussion,Book Signing
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SUMMARY:Book Signing: The Aliens Will Come to Georgia First
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a special book signing with Stephen Hundley\, author of the debut fiction collection\, The Aliens Will Come to Georgia First\, releasing from North Georgia Press this Tuesday. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Aliens Will Come to Georgia First showcases sixteen bizarre\, hard-loving stories set in the foothills\, pinelands\, low country\, and barrier islands of Georgia\, and a few other places\, too. In its pages\, a boy and girl find a body on the marsh\, a delusional nude model takes on the fight of his life\, and a diver visits a sleeping nuclear bomb just a mile from the beach. Tourists eat shrimp and cheer for dolphins while a man falls in love with his television and a handy-woman sees jellyfish-like travelers from outer space. \n\n\n\nHundley’s men and women grapple with death\, distant lovers\, and damaged families as well as sharks\, stray dogs\, and man-eating tigers. This debut collection offers an intimate glimpse into a working class\, American South populated by people who have made themselves acolytes of existential powers-weapons of mass destruction and alien invasions\, the wide ocean and desperate love. This is a book for dreamers and space cadets\, fighters and providers\, and anyone who believes in a connection between the places we come from and the people we become.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nStephen Hundley is the author of The Aliens Will Come to Georgia First (University of North Georgia Press\, 2023) and Bomb Island (Hub City Press\, 2024). He is a fiction editor for Driftwood Press\, book review editor for Southeast Review\, and his stories and poems have appeared in Prairie Schooner\, South Carolina Review\, The Greensboro Review\, and elsewhere. Stephen holds an MA from Clemson\, an MFA from the University of Mississippi\, and is currently completing a PhD in English at Florida State University\, where he is writing a book about the feral horses of Cumberland Island. 
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/book-signing-the-aliens-will-come-to-georgia-first/
CATEGORIES:Book Discussion,Book Signing
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SUMMARY:Book Signing - Indigo Isle!
DESCRIPTION:Join us on August 5th for a special “Meet the Author” with TI Lowe and grab a signed copy of her new release\, Indigo Isle. A story of hanging on and letting go\, of redemption and reconciliation\, and of a love that heals the deepest wounds\, from the author of the breakout Southern fiction bestseller Under the Magnolias. BOTH books will be available for sale and signing\, and treats are on us! \n\n\n\nAbout the Book\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n“Storms show up and there ain’t a thing we can do to stop them.” \n\n\n\nSonny Bates left South Carolina fifteen years ago and never looked back. Now she’s a successful Hollywood location scout who travels the world\, finding perfect places for movie shoots. Home is wherever she lands\, and between her busy schedule and dealing with her boss’s demands\, she has little time to think about the past… until her latest gig lands her a stone’s throw from everything she left behind. \n\n\n\nSearching off the coast of Charleston for a secluded site to film a key scene\, Sonny wanders onto a private barrier island and encounters its reclusive owner\, known by locals as the Monster of Indigo Isle. What she finds is a man much more complex than the myth. \n\n\n\nOnce a successful New York attorney\, Hudson Renfrow’s grief has exiled him to his island for years. He spends his days alone\, tending his fields of indigo\, and he has no interest in serving the intrusive needs of a film company or yielding to Sonny’s determined curiosity. But when a hurricane makes landfall on the Carolina coast\, stranding them together\, an unlikely friendship forms between the two damaged souls.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/book-signing-indigo-isle/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Discussion,Book Signing,Celebration
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SUMMARY:A VERY Special Stories on the Square with Martha Jaworowski: Trucks at First Sight
DESCRIPTION:We have a visiting author for this Wednesday’s storytime\, and a chance to grab a SIGNED copy of her incredible book at a discounted price. \nMartha will be featured at Stories on the Square and you’re going to LOVE\, LOVE\, LOVE this book. It’s kid-smart in all the right ways – colorful\, insightful\, interesting\, teaching counting\, shapes\, patterns along the way\, and it’s FUN! \nTRUCKS AT FIRST SIGHT is a children’s counting book filled with brilliant illustrations which combine art and trucks to fuel a child’s passion for numbers and learning. The dazzling illustrations leave young readers (and their caretakers) yearning to turn the pages as they search the patterned drawings for the next set of trucks. TRUCKS AT FIRST SIGHT features a variety of childrens’ favorite vehicles: scooping excavators\, churning mixers\, puttering tractors\, and many more.\n\nCome meet Martha (she’s a mom\, too!) and learn more about her work\, her writing\, her art\, and her passion for young readers 🙂
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/a-very-special-storytime-with-martha-jaworowski-trucks-at-first-sight/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Discussion,Book Signing,Reading,Story Time
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SUMMARY:Patti Callahan Henry Coming to Summerville!
DESCRIPTION:Patti Callahan Henry Coming to Summerville!\n\nNew York Times bestselling author Patti Callahan Henry is coming to the Timrod Library on May 7 with her newest novel\, The Secret Book of Flora Lea\, releasing May 2. Patti’s presentation begins at 2 p.m. at the fellowship hall of Bethany United Methodist Church\, followed by a classic reception and book signing at the Timrod Library. \nTickets are $40 ($30 for members) and include the author’s presentation and reception\, plus a hardcover copy ofThe Secret Book of Flora Lea.  Tickets are available at the Library and payable by cash or card. Credit card purchases are also available by phone at (843) 871-4600 or online at the Event page on thetimrodlibrary.org. \nIn The Secret Book of Flora Lea\, a young woman named Hazel discovers a rare book that may reveal long-held secrets about her sister\, Flora\, who went missing as a child during World War II. The evacuation of British children to the safety of the countryside during the war provides the historical backdrop for this imaginative tale about the bond between sisters\, the complications of love\, and the enduring magic of storytelling. \nPatti Callahan Henry is the New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author of several novels\, including Becoming Mrs. Lewis and Once Upon a Wardrobe. She is the recipient of the Christy Award\, the Harper Lee Award for Alabama’s Distinguished Writer of the Year Award\, and the Alabama Library Association Book of the Year. She is the cohost and co-creator of the popular weekly online live web show and podcast Friends and Fiction. A full-time author and mother of three\, she lives in Alabama and South Carolina with her family. \nMain Street Reads will provide the books for this special event and we’ll have other popular titles by Patti available for purchase and signing as well. \nAll proceeds benefit the Timrod Literary and Library Society. Don’t miss this special event! CLICK HERE to grab your tix now – we’re expecting a full house
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/patti-callahan-henry-coming-to-summerville/
LOCATION:Timrod Library\, 217 Central Avenue\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Discussion,Book Signing,Reading
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SUMMARY:Indie Bookstore Day 2023: Fair on the Square
DESCRIPTION:Get ready to celebrate Indie Bookstore Day 2023 in style at Main Street Reads! This year marks the 10th anniversary of the national event\, celebrated by fine bookstores from coast to coast\, and we’re pulling out all the stops with our annual Book Fair on the Square. \nJoin us for a day of fun\, books\, and community as we celebrate the love of independent bookstores. Our Book Fair on the Square will feature sales on favorite books\, as well as exclusive merchandise available ONLY on Indie Bookstore day\, gifts for kids attending\, and raffle items all day long. \nBut that’s not all! We’ll also be hosting author talks throughout the day\, so you can meet and chat with some of your favorite writers. From bestselling novelists to up-and-coming indie authors\, we’ve got a great lineup of speakers and panelists who will be sharing their insights and experiences with us. Our kid-focused books will be featured before noon\, and adult titles in the afternoon. Grab some goodies at the farmers market and head on over to join us! \nAnd of course\, what would a Book Fair on the Square be without some great music? We’ve got Mike Kaltofen (fresh off his performance for Public Works during Flowertown Festival) lined up to provide the perfect soundtrack to your day of book browsing and community celebration. \nSo mark your calendars for Indie Bookstore Day 2023 at Main Street Reads! We can’t wait to celebrate with you and share our love of books and community. See you there!
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/indie-bookstore-day-2023-fair-on-the-square/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Discussion,Book Signing,Celebration,Reader Meet Writer,Story Time
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SUMMARY:Lynn and Cele Seldon Featured in Author Series at Timrod Library: Carolina's Ring
DESCRIPTION:We’ll be on hand with the books for the Timrod Library’s annual author series – next up – Lynn and Cele Seldon on March 5th and we can’t WAIT! \nThe event begins at 2 p.m. at the fellowship hall of Bethany United Methodist Church\, followed by an elegant reception at the Timrod Library that will include book sales and signing. \nLynn and Cele Seldon have spent more than thirty years as travel writers\, bringing their passion for travel to life through words and pictures. They are the co-authors of multiple travel books\, including 100 Things to Do in Charleston Before You Die\, and have also written hundreds of travel articles for regional and national publications. \nLynn’s latest novel\, Carolina’s Ring\, is a modern coming-of-age story about three childhood friends. The narrative follows the trio from the foothills of South Carolina to the campuses of the Virginia Military Institute and The Citadel\, then to the Global War on Terrorism and beyond. The Seldons live in Beaufort. \nTickets are $20 for members. ($25 for non-members.)\n \nYou can purchase tickets using cash\, check\, or card in person at the Library\, 217 Central Avenue in Summerville\, or by phone at 843-871-4600 using a credit card OR visit HERE for ordering and more info!
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/lynn-and-cele-seldon-featured-in-author-series-at-timrod-library-carolinas-ring/
LOCATION:Timrod Library\, 217 Central Avenue\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Discussion,Book Signing,Celebration
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SUMMARY:Timrod Author Series: James M. Scott's Black Snow
DESCRIPTION:We’ll be on hand with the books for the Timrod Library’s annual author series\, beginning with this amazing book from author James M. Scott\, Black Snow. \nThe 24th Annual Timrod Author Series includes two big events featuring local authors. Pulitzer finalist James M. Scott\, author of Black Snow will be the speaker on Feb. 26. Travel writers and authors of multiple books\, Lynn and Cele Seldon will be the speakers on March 5. Lynn will discuss his newest book\, Carolina’s Ring\, and he and Cele will talk about their travel writing experiences. \nEach event begins at 2 p.m. at the fellowship hall of Bethany United Methodist Church\, followed by an elegant reception at the Timrod Library that will include book sales and signing. \nHistorian and author James M. Scott was named a finalist for the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Target Tokyo. He is the author of several deeply researched and compelling books\, which have earned starred reviews in Kirkus\, Publisher’s Weekly\, and Library Journal. His latest book\, Black Snow\, is about the bombing of Tokyo during World War II. Drawing on first-person interviews with American servicemen and Japanese survivors\, archives\, and oral histories not previously published in English\, Scott delivers a harrowing account in his most important work to date. James and his family live in Mount Pleasant. \nLynn and Cele Seldon have spent more than thirty years as travel writers\, bringing their passion for travel to life through words and pictures. They are coauthors of multiple travel books\, including 100 Things to Do in Charleston Before You Die and have also written hundreds of travel articles for regional and national publications. \nLynn’s latest novel\, Carolina’s Ring\, is a modern coming-of-age story about three childhood friends. The narrative follows the trio from the foothills of South Carolina to the campuses of the Virginia Military Institute and The Citadel\, then to the Global War on Terrorism and beyond. The Seldons live in Beaufort. \nTickets are $20 for one event and $30 for both events for members. ($25 and $40 for non-members.) Choose from the options below. \nAlso if you prefer\, you may also purchase tickets using cash\, check\, or card in person at the Library\, 217 Central Avenue in Summerville\, or by phone at 843-871-4600 using a credit card.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/timrod-author-series-james-m-scotts-black-snow/
LOCATION:Timrod Library\, 217 Central Avenue\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Discussion,Book Signing,Celebration
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SUMMARY:Thrills & Chills with Grady Hendrix and Stacy Willingham: LIVE Theater Event!
DESCRIPTION:Team Thrill or Team Chill?\nTickets are now on sale for February’s Thrills & Chills! When you register\, don’t forget to pick Team Thrill or Team Chill (you’ll see why on the day of the event). \nREGISTER HERE!\nThis incredible author mashup at the James F. Dean theatre happens February 25th\, 2023 and will feature two of our favorite authors\, Stacy Willingham of A Flicker in the Dark fame and Grady Hendrix of The Southern Bookclub’s Guide to Slaying Vampires and The Final Girl Support Group\, all of which have been book club picks (and have movie/TV deals!) \nBoth authors have new books releasing in January – your ticket includes one each of BOTH books that you can pick up when they release in January\, and have ’em to get personally signed when the authors join us for a rollicking afternoon of fun\, food and fabulous conversation. The event will benefit both the Flowertown Players and the Timrod Library again\, as we all do our part to support the art of storytelling in our incredible community! \nREGISTER HERE!\nMeet the Books\nNew York Times bestselling author Grady Hendrix takes on the haunted house in a thrilling new novel that explores the way your past–and your family–can haunt you like nothing else. \nWhen Louise finds out her parents have died\, she dreads going home. She doesn’t want to leave her daughter with her ex and fly to Charleston. She doesn’t want to deal with her family home\, stuffed to the rafters with the remnants of her father’s academic career and her mother’s lifelong obsession with puppets and dolls. She doesn’t want to learn how to live without the two people who knew and loved her best in the world. \nMost of all\, she doesn’t want to deal with her brother\, Mark\, who never left their hometown\, gets fired from one job after another\, and resents her success. Unfortunately\, she’ll need his help to get the house ready for sale because it’ll take more than some new paint on the walls and clearing out a lifetime of memories to get this place on the market. \nBut some houses don’t want to be sold\, and their home has other plans for both of them… \nLike his novels The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires and The Final Girl Support Group\, How to Sell a Haunted House is classic Hendrix: equal parts heartfelt and terrifying–a gripping new read from “the horror master” (USA Today). \nREGISTER HERE!\nFollowing up her instant New York Times bestseller\, A Flicker in the Dark\, Stacy Willingham delivers a totally gripping thriller about a desperate mother with a troubled past in All the Dangerous Things. \nOne year ago\, Isabelle Drake’s life changed forever: her toddler son\, Mason\, was taken out of his crib in the middle of the night while she and her husband were asleep in the next room. With little evidence and few leads for the police to chase\, the case quickly went cold. However\, Isabelle cannot rest until Mason is returned to her–literally. \nExcept for the occasional catnap or small blackout where she loses track of time\, she hasn’t slept in a year. \nIsabelle’s entire existence now revolves around finding him\, but she knows she can’t go on this way forever. In hopes of jarring loose a new witness or buried clue\, she agrees to be interviewed by a true-crime podcaster–but his interest in Isabelle’s past makes her nervous. His incessant questioning paired with her severe insomnia has brought up uncomfortable memories from her own childhood\, making Isabelle start to doubt her recollection of the night of Mason’s disappearance\, as well as second-guess who she can trust… including herself. But she is determined to figure out the truth no matter where it leads. \nMeet the Authors!\nGrady Hendrix is an award-winning novelist and screenwriter living in New York City. He is the author of Horrorstör\, My Best Friend’s Exorcism (which is being adapted into a feature film by Amazon Studios)\, We Sold Our Souls\, and the New York Times bestseller The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires (currently being adapted into a TV series). Grady also authored the Bram Stoker Award-winning nonfiction book Paperbacks from Hell\, a history of the horror paperback boom of the seventies and eighties\, and his latest non-fiction book is These Fists Break Bricks How Kung Fu Movies Swept America and Changed the World. \nStacy Willingham is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of A Flicker in the Dark. Before turning to fiction\, she was a copywriter and brand strategist for various marketing agencies and earned her BA in magazine journalism from the University of Georgia and MFA in writing from the Savannah College of Art and Design. Her work has been translated in over 30 countries. She currently lives in Charleston\, South Carolina\, with her husband\, Britt\, and Labradoodle\, Mako. \nThis event takes place at the James F. Dean (Flowertown Players) Theatre up the street from Main Street Reads. The doors will open at 1:30 p.m. with the performance (talk) beginning at 2 p.m. \nFollowing the event at 4 p.m. readers can get their books personally signed by Stacy and Grady at Main Street Reads where we’ll host a private reception with wine and treats. Their other titles will be on sale as well. \nWe look so forward to you sharing this special afternoon with us! Hint: BOTH books will be upcoming book club picks as well!
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/thrills-chills-with-grady-hendrix-and-stacy-willingham-live-theater-event/
LOCATION:James Dean Theatre\, 133 S Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Discussion,Book Signing,Celebration
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SUMMARY:Meet the Author: Kasen Wysong’s New Release: The Paths of Time
DESCRIPTION:Meet Kasen Wysong and grab a signed copy of his new release\, The Paths of Time\, the second his Mayhem series (the first\, The Colors of the Mayhem\, was a Main Street Reads fantasy hit!\n \nThe Staff of the Paths of Time has been triggered. \nAncient magic takes a handful of Wielders four hundred years into the past\, to a yet unbroken Alasdair. Despite the vast land\, glistening architecture\, and sophisticated cultures–signs of turmoil show the Path to the Mayhem is shortening. \nEmpires ten times the size of the Unnamed Island are a breath away from war. Fervent groups like the Temple of Pure threaten Florica Wielders with their magic. The Nightfall Order grows bolder as they emerge from hiding. And there lurks an even greater threat in the shadows; the Tarantula spins her webs of chaos\, entangling the world in her scheme. \nThe Travelers of the Paths of Time must learn how to navigate this new time period. Their survival depends on it–humanity depends on it. They are the prophets of doom\, harkening the Mayhem\, but desperate to stop it. Unlikely alliances form\, old flames for vengeance rekindle\, and new heroes arise. Amid it all\, three friends from Floric Academy explore the depths of their own souls–fearing what they might find. \nKasen Wysong devoured fantasy novels and these unlocked new worlds for him. He completed his first book in middle school and fell in love with the process. Almost a decade later\, Kasen discovered that book on a flash drive and decided to publish it. He dove into the story\, reworking it\, adding new portions\, and eventually splitting it into two books. The first is the Colors of the Mayhem\, and this second addition to the Mayhem Series is The Paths of Time. In many ways\, the title is reflective of Kasen’s own journey to publishing it\, as the story is deeply connected to his past. A lot of Kasen’s inspiration comes from his unique upbringing in Kyiv\, Ukraine.  \n 
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/meet-the-author-kasen-wysongs-new-release-the-paths-of-time/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Discussion,Book Signing
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SUMMARY:Book Signing: The Irreverent Reverend Rides Again by Joe Baroody
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a special Saturday afternoon signing with Joe Baroody and grab signed copies for all your favorite gift recipients this season! \nJust released\, Second Chronicles: The Irreverent Reverend Rides Again (Joggling Board Press\, $14.95) is a tonic! Raise your eyebrows and brace yourself\, because Joe Baroody\, the Irreverent Reverend\, is back! In this second volume of collected stories\, Baroody is your driver as he swerves and skids his way through life\, dustups that will variably make you cringe and laugh at his very human knack for embracing the power of vulnerability. Readers will feel all the feels in the 22 pea-sized stories that make up this collection. Read them in order or a random bite at a time but\, by all means\, hang on for a great ride! \nJoe Baroody\, an ordained Baptist minister and a pastoral counselor\, is an award-winning author with insights that defy gravity\, flout convention and touch the humanity in us all. His first book\, also published by Joggling Board Press\, is Chronicles of an Irreverent Reverend: What Goes Wrong Can Make You Better\, winner of the coveted IPPY award for humor by Independent Publishers Book Awards.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/book-signing-the-irreverent-reverend-rides-again-by-joe-baroody/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Signing,Celebration
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SUMMARY:Book Signing: A Step in the Magical Woodlands by Elizabeth Grace Smith
DESCRIPTION:A special attraction before the Christmas Parade! Stop by for a great seat AND get a signed copy of A Step in the Magical Woodlands by Elizabeth Grace Smith.\n\nA boy named Benjamin enters a magical world. There he meets his best friend\, a bear named Griff. Benjamin becomes lost and tries to make his way back to Griff. Along his journey\, he meets new friends and learns some valuable lessons. “Just Pay It Forward.”\n\nCaregivers\, Teachers\, and Parents have so much to teach to our children and sometimes we forget to discuss some important subjects in life such as paying it forward. This type of lesson involves kindness\, how to treat others and helping others. Helping others does not only help the world become a better place but also it helps to build endorphins\, which means it makes your brain create happy hormones! By learning the lessons taught in the book and following the examples\, the reader will learn to lead and strive to help others in need and learn happiness. Another big lesson in the book has to do with bullying. A Step in the Magical Woodlands is not just a book full of valuable lessons. The book is an adventure\, fun filled\, heartwarming magical journey. A creative and beautiful dialouge with a satisfying storyline.\n\n\n“Just pay it forward\, that means doing something for someone else because you care. Don’t worry about paying me back. Pay someone else help that may need it. Just do it out of kindness\,” Griff said. “Well\, I can do that! Buzz… Buzz… I will tell the forest and the land to help pay it forward as well! I will let them know of the kindness. Farewell\,” said the bumble bee. page 10\n\n“This was no ordinary orangutan! This orangutan was singing and dancing! Not only was this orangutan dancing and singing\, but this orangutan was also magic!” Page 20\n\nElizabeth Grace Smith (Scilabro) currently lives in Charleston\, SC with her husband Jason Lee Smith and son Benjamin Ethan Smith. Elizabeth is the owner of Capture Your Happily Ever After\, a photography\, videography and coordinating company. www.captureyourhappilyeverafter.com Throughout many years she spent working with families\, animals and of course children… as well as having a family of her own… Elizabeth wanted to spread valuable lessons that she believes are important for children. She also strongly believes there should be time to allow imaginations to run free… and so A Step in the Magical Woodlands was created.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/book-signing-a-step-in-the-magical-woodlands/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Signing,Celebration
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SUMMARY:Booksigning: Mark Epstein's Jack “The Shot” Foley: A Legend for All Time
DESCRIPTION:Join us for holiday cheery shopping and a book signing! Mark “Pathfinder” Epstein shares the inside story of college basketball icon Jack “The Shot” Foley and remembers a cherished time in Central Massachusetts sports history. \nEpstein’s story charts the inspiring life and career of Jack Foley\, from Foley’s early years as a budding nature lover to his legendary high school and college basketball days and his later years as an educator. Epstein also celebrates the old-fashioned sports traditions that captivated Foley’s hometown area of Central Massachusetts\, and came to represent a golden age of college basketball. As he revisits this iconic era\, Epstein shines a light on other basketball luminaries\, like Togo Palazzi\, as well as the revered institutions\, including the College of the Holy Cross\, that helped shape these sports heroes. \n“For anyone who relishes gaining more knowledge and insight into the sport of basketball and the vibrant history of the City of Worcester\, this will be a must-read for you.” —Jeff Twiss\, vice president of media services\, Boston Celtics. \nMark “Pathfinder” Epstein grew up in the “golden-era” of playground basketball in the “hot-bed” region known as Central Massachusetts. Mark was the ultimate basketball “junkie”. He has had many roles in his favorite sport throughout his lifetime. He is now retired from a career in education and resides with his wife Barbara in Mount Pleasant\, South Carolina. \nThis is the author’s second book\, the first one\, “THEY CALL ME PATHFINDER\, Education-Basketball-Equality” has received two awards. Mark is also a nationally recognized motivational speaker and can be reached at mepathfinder1@gmail.com.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/booksigning-mark-epsteins-jack-the-shot-foley-a-legend-for-all-tim/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Discussion,Book Signing
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SUMMARY:Booksigning: Whatever Happens Probably Will by John MacIlroy
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a special signing while you shop this weekend with John MacIlroy\, author of Whatever Happens Probably Will. \n“Fasten your seatbelt. You are about to be transported by a master storyteller . . .” – Jayne Adams\, author of For All the Right Seasons \nIn this debut collection of short stories\, John W. MacIlroy delights in teasing the moment when everything changes\, when the reader suddenly and completely knows the heart of each character and the fullness of the human experience. That slip may be gentle\, air-brushed with a sly and lighthearted wink in stories like “The Closer\,” “Customer Service\,” and “McAllister’s Asterisk.” Or it may creep in after a slow roll\, then slash across the final pages in bold strokes in stories like the award-winning “Duke’s” and “Three Buses\, Waiting.” \nAnd in others\, like “The Painting” and “The Man Inside\,” things unseen – whispered in the shadows and along the margins – suddenly explode in surprising ways\, burrowing deep into the reader’s soul. In the tradition of writers like Richard Ford\, Christopher Tilghman and T.D. Johnston\, these stories find in place an essential element of a good story. We find ourselves in a forgotten New England factory town; in a midwestern colonial along a street lined with tall oaks\, middling ambitions and short mailboxes; and in a tired cemetery along the Mississippi where the hushed voices of the buried dance among the live oaks. \nAnd in the way of the Southern writer\, these\, and the other full-bodied stories in the collection\, embrace the harsh gravitational pull of the past. And where they land – well\, as the writer Jayne Adams warns\, “Buckle up. You’re in for a ride . . .” \n“MacIlroy weaves these riches together with the skill of a born storyteller gifted with a poet’s eye.” – Douglas Campbell\, winner of the Able Muse Write Prize \nFollowing a career that spanned law\, business\, and teaching\, John W. “Mac” MacIlroy began writing creatively in 2016. After publication of his first book – Not Exactly Rocket Scientists and Other Stories\, a co-authored collection of zany and “mostly true” stories – he turned to writing short fiction.  His story “Duke’s” was named a “Best of 2019 Short Story\,” and he won the 2021 Amy Munnell Award. That year he was also named a Finalist in both the Coker Fiction Fellowship and the Excellence in Southern Lowcountry Writing competition for his story “The Man Inside.” These and other award-winning stories are included in his newest book\, Whatever Happens\, Probably Will: Stories\, which was named a Finalist in the 2022 International Books Awards in the category of Short Fiction. \nA graduate of Yale College\, Harvard\, and the University of Virginia School of Law\, he lives along a tidal creek in the LowCountry of South Carolina with his wife Linda and a painted ceramic dodo bird named duMont.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/booksigning-whatever-happens-probably-will-by-john-macilroy/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Signing
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SUMMARY:Meet the Author: Don Best Signing The Third Promise
DESCRIPTION:Don Best will be back with us for the second book in his Rivers Wild series – fans will remember his first in the series\, The Gravedigger’s Dream\, a fan favorite at Main Street Reads…\n \nThe Third Promise\, part two in the Rivers Wild series\, brings us the spellbinding conclusion to The Gravedigger’s Dream. \nIn the heart of the Amazon\, where even hope despairs\, Zé Licata has an extraordinary dream—to overthrow the tyrant\, lead his village out of poverty\, and provide a future for his gifted son. When a corrupt official humiliates him and steals the money\, Zé becomes so embittered that he vows to kill the man\, enlisting the help of a cold-blooded witch.   \nInto this dark and dangerous cauldron steps Mick O’Hannon\, the most unlikely missionary the Amazon has ever seen. Brash and jolly and a bit naive\, Mick unwittingly splits the village into angry factions and sparks an epic struggle between good and evil. \nHanging in the balance is Zé’s embattled soul! This is the Brazil that few have ever seen. The spirit of the rainforest laid raw and unadorned. \nFrom Puerto Rico to Paraguay\, from Rio de Janeiro into the wilds of the Amazon\, Don Best has lived the adventures of an expatriate writer and Christian missionary. With his wife and colleague\, Elizabeth\, Don now explores the teeming jungles of South Carolina. Learn more and watch the new book trailer at www.donbestauthor.com.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/meet-the-author-don-best-signing-the-third-promise/
CATEGORIES:Book Discussion,Book Signing
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