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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
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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/
LOCATION:SC
CATEGORIES:Book Discussion,Book Signing
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SUMMARY:Third Thursday: Jewel Sweeney Signing The Sacred Christmas Tree
DESCRIPTION:This month’s Third Thursday theme is “Hero Recognition” and here at Main Street Reads we’ll have our own local hero\, Jewel Sweeney with her newest release\, The Sacred Christmas Tree\, a children’s book about – you guessed it – SUMMERVILLE\, our special town in the pines. \nWe’ll also be giving you a first sneak peek of holiday titles available this season… don’t miss a fun-filled evening in your amazing downtown.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/third-thursday-jewel-sweeney-signing-the-sacred-christmas-tree/
LOCATION:SC
CATEGORIES:Book Signing,Celebration,Third Thursday
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SUMMARY:Book Signing: Cheryl Oliver's Ghosts of the Hunley
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an exciting signing and conversation about the Hunley with author Cheryl Oliver\, and grab a copy of her newest work\, Ghosts of the Hunley! \nThis book is the first of a series related to the men of the H.L. Hunley Submarine\, the first submarine to sink an enemy ship. In this book it covers the life story of Horace Lawson Hunley\, and the first people in his life that made a difference in his plan to build a submarine. \nSome of them are as follows: His friend Robert Ruffin Barrow who helped finance the submarine. Hunley’s friend and co-worker Francis Hanson Hatch. The first commander John Scott of his fishboat submarines Pioneer. Others have written of the submarine. \nThis series is about the men involved in making the sub a reality\, whether by financing\, building\, designing\, seeking\, advising\, approving\, writing letters\, or diary entries. Each book in the series includes crew members of the submarine and all of those who had a hand in making the H.L. Hunley become a reality. \nCheryl Oliver was born in Arlington\, Virginia and grew up where local news was National news. She graduated from Marymount University in Arlington\, Virginia. Cheryl is a speaker\, historian\, genealogist; and  a member of the DAR\, UDC\, Descendants of Jamestown\, Virginia\, and applied to  Colonial Dames. Her first ancestor came over to Virginia in 1608. Other ancestors came in 1617\, some settled in Virginia and some in the Carolinas\, and branched out to all the other southern states. \nCheryl has lived in South Carolina for well over 12 years. She lives in Summerville where she enjoys being in warm weather and activities with Tim. Cheryl enjoys gardening\, visiting historical sights and nature. She is a professional genealogist and a member of the National Genealogical Society. She is a member of the UDC and participates in UDC activities. She has been involved with the SCV\, and participates in the Magnolia Cemetery Ghost Walks\, the H.L. Hunley Memorial Services\, Confederate Memorial Services throughout the south\, several parades in South Carolina\, Georgia\, and Virginia. She enjoys attending and participating in reenactments and has been a speaker at many SCV camps and other groups throughout the south. Her books have become popular\, and her greatest joy is educating and sharing history.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/book-signing-cheryl-olivers/
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:Book Launch: The Virus by Nicole Seitz!
DESCRIPTION:We’re thrilled to welcome the lowcountry’s own wildly popular Nicole Seitz. (If you haven’t read The Cage Maker – it’s one of our favorite books in the store!) Now\, she has a YA series that’s making waves – you won’t want to miss this chance to grab signed copies of Nicole’s adult and YA titles on November 5th (just in time for holiday gift giving!\n\nAbout The Virus\n\n\nFaith\, not fear\, should spread like a virus. A new day has dawned. Those without the mark are considered a virus to be cleansed from the Global Union. Pets are being targeted to lead the enemy to their owners in hiding. When the students of Heaventree receive their new assignments\, Cornelius questions his ability to lead a team into danger. How can he trust his teammate\, Atlys\, after she showed her lack of loyalty in the building challenge? And does his mentor\, Mr. Deal\, truly understand these end times\, or is he in over his head? \nFlare\, Corn’s sister\, is growing closer to Josh\, and has been tasked with protecting Heaventree’s invisible dome. Can she truly use her creative gifts to keep her friends safe and the campus hidden? Filled with pet rescues\, ancient books\, and hidden passageways\, Book 2 of the House of Heaventree series is a page-turning continuation of The Firstborn. In The Virus\, war rages just beyond the walls of Heaventree\, while the students battle within for faith\, trust and unity. \n\n\nAbout the Author\n\nNicole Seitz is a writer\, editor\, educator\, illustrator and artist. She paints the covers of her novels and teaches visual arts and creative writing at a local Christian school. She was inspired to begin writing a series for teens with a Christian worldview\, one that would spark their interest in Biblical prophecy as well as encourage endurance and perseverance.  \nSeitz is the author of two YA novels\, The Firstborn and The Virus (House of Heaventree Books 1 and 2) as well as seven adult novels: The Cage-maker; Beyond Molasses Creek; The Inheritance of Beauty; Saving Cicadas; A Hundred Years of Happiness; Trouble the Water; and The Spirit of Sweetgrass.  \nShe is also the editor of When You Pass Through Waters: Words of Hope and Healing from Your Favorite Authors and coeditor of Our Prince of Scribes: Writers Remember Pat Conroy.  \nNicole graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s School of Journalism and has a degree in Illustration from Savannah College of Art & Design. Visit her website at www.nicoleseitz.com for more information.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/book-launch-the-virus-by-nicole-seitz/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Discussion,Book Signing
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SUMMARY:Meet the Author: Judi Lauren - Jordie & Joey Fell From the Sky
DESCRIPTION:Twin brothers Jordie and Joey have never met their parents. Maybe it’s because they aren’t from this planet? \nWhen another kid at school tried to force Jordie to show him the “crop circles” on his back that prove he’s an alien\, it was Joey who took the kid to the ground. And when the twins got kicked out of their foster home because Joey kissed the other boy who lived there\, it was Jordie who told him everything would be okay. And as long as Jordie and Joey are together\, it will be. But when the principal calls their current foster mother about a fight at school\, the boys know she’ll be done with them. And\, from spying in their file\, they also know they’re going to be separated. \nDetermined to face the world side by side rather than without one another\, Jordie and Joey set off to find their birth parents. From Arizona to Roswell to Area 51 in the Nevada desert\, the twins begin a search for where they truly belong. But Jordie’s about to discover that family isn’t always about the ones who bring you into the world\, but the ones who help you survive it. \n\nJudi Lauren has been reading since she could first hold a book. Following her passion for working with words\, she began writing books for kids and teens about family\, friendship\, and surviving impossible things. When not writing\, she spends time editing for Radish Fiction and thinking about her dream job: working in a tiny bookshop in a rainy city.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/meet-the-author-judi-lauren-jordie-joey-fell-from-the-sky/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Discussion,Book Signing
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SUMMARY:A Special Meet the Author: Yasmin Angoe - They Come at Knight
DESCRIPTION:You’ll all remember last year’s wonderful signing and book club with Yasmin Angoe’s Her Name is Knight. Now comes They Come at Knight and Yasmin will be here LIVE on Tuesday\, September 13th (prior to our thriller book club). We’ll then discuss the book at October’s Thrill in the ‘Ville! \nAt 7 p.m. there’ll be a Zoom meeting to invite everyone in from coast to coast to meet Yasmin and learn more about the book! Zoom info to login: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81733528743?pwd=ZDl2TnIwY2hsdWVTckN3ZWRrLzZPdz09\nMeeting ID: 817 3352 8743  Passcode: 091322 \nYasmin Angoe’s They Come at Knight is the heart-pounding second installment in the Nena Knight series about an intrepid female assassin who will stop at nothing to protect her family. \nFor elite assassin Nena Knight\, eliminating dangerous players on the world stage is part of the job. The Tribe\, a powerful business syndicate in Africa\, ensures that she has those opportunities. But for Nena\, the Tribe is more than just her employer; it’s an organization that supports the African people—until it turns on itself. \nAs Nena embarks on a new mission\, a violent siege by a paramilitary group throws the Tribe into chaos\, and mysterious acts of violence plague the Tribe’s territories. As the attacks escalate\, Nena suspects a different kind of enemy at play: someone on the inside\, determined to undermine the Tribe’s leaders. \nAs this new threat closes in on her own family\, Nena enlists a team to root out the danger. But as she gets closer to the truth\, she will have to risk everything to protect the future she holds dear—even if it means facing off with an enemy she never expected. \n \nYasmin Angoe is the author of the critically acclaimed Her Name Is Knight\, first book in the Nena Knight trilogy. She is a first-generation Ghanaian American and the recipient of the 2020 Eleanor Taylor Bland Award for Emerging Writers of Color. Her Name Is Knight came in #1 on multiple Amazon Bestseller charts and is an Editor’s Pick for Best Mystery\, Thriller\, & Suspense. \nYasmin is a nominee for the Anthony Awards for Best First Book and the AAMBC Awards for Debut Author of the Year. Her work has received numerous recognitions\, Best Of lists\, and a Library Journal Starred Review. Her book has appeared in Woman’s World Book Club\, POPSUGAR\, Nerd Daily\, the Washington Independent Review of Books\, Oprah Daily and other platforms. Yasmin is a former educator and received a Kirkus Review calling Her Name Is Knight\, “A parable of reclaiming personal and tribal identity by seizing power at all costs”.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/a-special-meet-the-author-yasmin-angoe-they-come-at-knight/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Discussion,Book Signing
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SUMMARY:Meet the Author: Dana Ridenour - The Lexie Montgomery FBI Series
DESCRIPTION:On Saturday\, September 10th we’re thrilled to welcome lowcountry author and former FBI agent Dana Ridenour\, architect behind the Lexie Montgomery FBI Series! \nDana is the award-winning author of Behind The Mask\, Beyond The Cabin\, and Below The Radar. She is a retired FBI agent who spent most of her career as an FBI undercover operative infiltrating criminal organizations including the Animal Liberation Front\, the subject of her new book\, Below The Radar. The characters from her novels are in development for television. \nJoin us – free and open to all – treats will be served! Learn more about Dana and her work at www.danaridenour.net \n \n  \n 
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/meet-the-author-dana-ridenour-the-lexie-montgomery-fbi-series/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Signing
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SUMMARY:Southern Lit Spectacular!
DESCRIPTION:GRAB YOUR TICKETS HERE!\nThis will be THE event of the season at Main Street Reads – four incredible authors\, four seriously amazing books\, UNPLUGGED at the wonderful James Dean Theatre\, followed by a book signing and private reception for ticket holders back at the bookstore! \nDramatic readings and conversations with these wildly popular\, award-winning novelists will be the centerpiece of this Southern Lit Spectacular at 2 p.m. Sept. 4 at the James Dean Theater right up the block from us.\n\n\nThe program will include The Lost Book of Eleanor Dare by Kimberly Brock\, The Cicada Tree by Robert Gwaltney\, One Good Mama Bone by Bren McClain\, and the all-new edition of Gradle Bird by JC Sasser. A portion of book sales will benefit the Timrod Library. \n\nGeneral tickets include a gift certificate to use towards any of the books and a souvenir program signed by all the authors\, as well as food and drink at the signing reception following the performance! VIP tickets include seating in the first five rows and one each of ALL four books. Seating is limited – reserve your tix today!\n\n \nMeet the Authors\nKimberly Brock is the bestselling author of The Lost Book of Eleanor Dare (Harper Muse) and her award-winning debut\, The River Witch. Eleanor Dare spent three weeks on The Southern Independent Booksellers Bestseller List. A former actor and special needs educator\, in 2014\, Kimberly founded Tinderbox Writer’s Workshop\, a transformative creative experience for women in the arts. Kimberly has served as a guest lecturer for many regional and national groups\, including The Women’s Fiction Writer’s annual conference and The Pat Conroy Literary Center. She lives near Atlanta with her husband and three children. www.kimberlybrockbooks.com \nRobert Gwaltney\, award-winning writer of southern fiction\, is a graduate of Florida State University. He resides in Atlanta Georgia where he is an active member of the literary community. By day\, he serves as Vice President of Easter Seals North Georgia\, Inc.\, Children Services\, a non-profit supporting children with disabilities and other special needs. Robert’s work has appeared in such publications as The Signal Mountain Review and The Dead Mule School of Southern Literature. Robert also serves as Prose Editor for The Blue Mountain Review. His debut novel\, The Cicada Tree\, was awarded the Somerset Award for literary fiction. www.robertlgwaltney.com \nBren McClain is the author of the critically acclaimed debut novel\, One Good Mama Bone\, from Pat Conroy’s Story River Books. described as “Charlotte’s Web for grown-ups.” It won the 2017 Willie Morris Award for Southern Fiction and the 2018 Patricia Winn Award for Southern Literature. It was also named Pulpwood Queen 2017 Book of the Year\, a 2017 Great Group Reads by the Women’s National Book Association\, and a Southeastern Independent Booksellers (SIBA) Okra pick. She is at work on her next novel\, TOOK\, which was named gold medalist in the 2016 William Faulkner –William Wisdom Novel-in-Progress. Bren makes her home in the Lowcountry of South Carolina. www.brenmcclain.com \nJ.C. Sasser started her professional career at age twelve\, working as a dishwasher\, waitress\, and cook at a truck stop off Georgia’s I-16. Over her life\, she’s worked as an envelope licker\, tortoise tagger\, lifeguard\, Senate page\, model\, editor\, water-polo coach\, marine biologist\, plant grower\, software consultant\, and 6-Sigma Black Belt. Her debut novel\, Gradle Bird\, won the 2018 Southern Book Prize and the IBPA’s Benjamin Franklin award for Best New Voice in Fiction\, and was a finalist for the Willie Morris Award for Southern Fiction. She currently lives in the south Georgia woods in an old WWII barracks with her husband\, Thomas\, their two sons\, T.C. and Robert Esten\, and dogs Boo Reedy and Batman. www.jcsasserbooks.com \nMeet the Books\nThe fate of the world is often driven by the curiosity of a girl. What happened to the Lost Colony of Roanoke remains a mystery\, but the women who descended from Eleanor Dare have long known the truth lies in what she left behind: a message carved onto a large stone and the contents of her treasured Commonplace Book. Brought from England on Eleanor’s fateful voyage to the New World\, her book was passed down through the fifteen generations of daughters who followed as they came of age. Thirteen-year-old Alice had been next in line to receive it\, but her mother’s tragic death fractured the unbroken legacy and the Dare Stone and the shadowy history recorded in the book faded into memory. Or so Alice hoped. \nIn the waning days of World War Two\, Alice is a young widow and a mother herself when she is unexpectedly presented with her birthright: the deed to Evertell\, her abandoned family home and the history she thought forgotten. Determined to sell the property and step into a future free of the past\, Alice returns to Savannah with her own thirteen-year-old daughter\, Penn\, in tow. But when Penn’s curiosity over the lineage she never knew begins to unveil secrets from beneath every stone and bone and shell of the old house and Eleanor’s book is finally found\, Alice is forced to reckon with the sacrifices made for love and the realities of their true inheritance as daughters of Eleanor Dare. \nIn this sweeping tale from award-winning author Kimberly Brock\, the answers to a real-life mystery may be found in the pages of a story that was always waiting to be written. \n“Some things in this world are meant to burn …” The summer of 1956\, a brood of cicadas descends upon Providence Georgia\, a natural event with supernatural repercussions\, unhinging the life of Analeise Newell\, an eleven-year-old piano prodigy. Amidst this emergence\, dark obsessions are stirred\, uncanny gifts provoked\, and secrets unearthed. \nDuring a visit to Mistletoe\, a plantation owned by the wealthy Mayfield family\, Analeise encounters Cordelia Mayfield and her daughter Marlissa\, both of whom possess an otherworldly beauty.  A whisper and an act of violence perpetrated during this visit by Mrs. Mayfield all converge to kindle Analeise’s fascination with the Mayfields. \nAnaleise’s burgeoning obsession with the Mayfield family overshadows her own seemingly\, ordinary life\, culminating in dangerous games and manipulation\, setting off a chain of cataclysmic events with life-altering consequences—all of it unfolding to the maddening whir of a cicada song. \nA novel of courageous parental love and the instructive\, healing bonds that form between humans and animals. Set in early 1950s rural South Carolina\, One Good Mama Bone chronicles Sarah Creamer’s quest to find her mama bone\, after she is left to care for a boy who is not her own but instead is the product of an affair between her husband and her best friend and neighbor\, a woman she calls Sister. When her husband drinks himself to death\, Sarah\, a dirt-poor homemaker with no family to rely on and the note on the farm long past due\, must find a way for her and young Emerson Bridge to survive. But the more daunting obstacle is Sarah’s fear that her mother’s words\, seared in her memory since she first heard them at the age of six\, were a prophesy\, You ain’t got you one good mama bone in you\, girl. \nWhen Sarah reads in the local newspaper that a boy won $680 with his Grand Champion steer at the recent 1951 Fat Cattle Show & Sale\, she sees this as their financial salvation and finds a way to get Emerson Bridge a steer from a local farmer to compete in the 1952 show. But the young calf is unsettled at Sarah’s farm\, crying out in distress and growing louder as the night wears on. Some four miles away\, the steer’s mother hears his cries and breaks out of a barbed-wire fence to go in search of him. The next morning Sarah finds the young steer quiet\, content\, and nursing a large cow. Inspired by the mother cow’s act of love\, Sarah names her Mama Red. And so Sarah’s education in motherhood begins with Mama Red as her teacher. \nBut Luther Dobbins\, the man who sold Sarah the steer\, has his sights set on winning too\, and\, like Sarah\, he is desperate\, but not for money. Dobbins is desperate for glory\, wanting to regain his lost grand-champion dynasty\, and he will stop at nothing to win. Emboldened by her lessons from Mama Red and her budding mama bone\, Sarah is committed to victory even after she learns the winning steer’s ultimate fate. Will she stop at nothing\, even if it means betraying her teacher? \nA wildly inventive novel that stretches the boundaries of what it costs to love and be loved. Sixteen-year-old Gradle Bird has lived her entire life with her Grandpa\, Leonard\, at a seedy motel and truck stop off Georgia’s I-16. But when Leonard moves her to a crumbling old house rumored to be haunted by the ghost of Ms. Annalee Spivey\, Gradle is plunged into a lush\, magical world much stranger and more dangerous than from the one she came.     \nHere she meets Sonny Joe Stitch\, a Siamese fighting fish connoisseur overdosed on testosterone\, a crippled\, Bible-thumping hobo named Ceif “Tadpole” Walker\, and the only true friend she will ever know\, a schizophrenic genius\, music-man\, and professional dumpster-diver\, D-5 Delvis Miles. As Gradle falls deeper into Delvis’s imaginary and fantastical world\, unsettling dangers lurk\, and when surfaced Gradle discovers unforeseen depths in herself and the people she loves the most.     \nGradle Bird is an unusual tale of self-discovery and redemption that explores the infirmities of fatherly love\, the complexities of human cruelty\, and the consequences of guilt\, proving they are possible to overcome no matter how dark and horrible the cause.  
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/southern-lit-spectacular/
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:Bookstore Romance Day 2022: Welcome Dorothy St. James
DESCRIPTION:Dorothy St. James\, author of cozy mysteries with romantic twists\, will be our Romance Day guest from 1 – 3 pm – We adore all Dorothy’s work; you will too! \n\nMystery author Dorothy St. James was born in New York but raised in South Carolina. She is a former Folly Beach beach bum. And now is a hectic suburb mom\, living in Mt. Pleasant\, South Carolina\, with her husband\, precocious daughter\, slightly (OK\, terribly) needy dogs\, and the friendliest cat you’d ever meet. Though writing has always been a passion for her\, she pursued an undergraduate degree in Wildlife Biology and a graduate degree in Public Administration and Urban Planning. She put her educational experience to use\, having worked in all branches and all levels of government including local\, regional\, state\, and federal. She even spent time during college working for a non-profit environmental watchdog organization. \n* Dorothy St. James is the alter-ego of award-winning multi-published author\, Dorothy McFalls. She enjoys writing in several different genres. Her works have been nominated for many awards including: Romantic Times Reviewers’ Choice Award\, Reviewers International Organization Award\, National Reader’s Choice Award\, CataRomance Reviewers’ Choice Award\, and The Romance Reviews Today Perfect 10! Award. Reviewers have called her work: “amazing”\, “perfect”\, “filled with emotion”\, and “lined with danger.” \n\nWhat is Bookstore Romance Day?\nBookstore Romance Day is a day designed to give independent bookstores an opportunity to celebrate Romance fiction—its books\, readers\, and writers—and to strengthen the relationships between bookstores and the Romance community
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/bookstore-romance-day-2022/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Discussion,Book Signing,Celebration
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SUMMARY:Author Meet & Greet at Summerville Library
DESCRIPTION:Stop by the Summerville library (76 Old Trolley Rd.) to say hi to some of our talented local authors! Learn about their process and inspiration. Books will be available for purchase\, and refreshments will be provided. Main Street Reads will be selling books from several popular local authors there to sign\, including AF Winter\, Regina Williams\, Christina Sinisi\, and Matt Mclaine!
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/local-author-meet-greet/
LOCATION:Summerville Public Library\, 76 Old Trolley Road\, SUMMERVILLE\, SC\, 29485\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Signing,Celebration
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SUMMARY:Third Thursday: Meet the Author - Chris Singleton!
DESCRIPTION:Third Thursday’s downtown block party bash takes place July 21 this month\, with a theme town-wide of Christmas in July. Here at Main Street Reads\, we’ll be featuring famed author\, baseball player and speaker Chris Singleton with his latest release\, Baseball Around the World! ALL Little Leaguers get 10% off their books! \nIt might be America’s favorite pastime\, but baseball isn’t just an American sport! \nFrom Cuba to Japan\, Australia to Italy\, a diverse melting pot of countries and cultures have embraced the ole ballgame. In Baseball Around the World\, you’ll take a multicultural world tour to meet the nations and players who have pushed baseball to international popularity–with a twist\, of course. \nFind out what they eat at Japanese baseball stadiums\, how a gold rush brought baseball to Australia\, why South Korean games are allowed to end in a tie\, and much more in this home run of a book! \nFrom the introduction: People often think of baseball as an American sport. Terms such as “America’s pastime” and the “boys of summer” bring up images of warm summer nights in small towns. Yes\, the game we think of–that we know and love–is rooted in the sandlots and Little League fields across the U.S. But baseball is so much bigger. In many ways\, baseball really is a world sport….As you read this book and learn about baseball around the world\, you’ll see just how much the game unifies us. Regardless of our differences\, our love for the game of baseball is all the same! \nChris Singleton is a former minor league baseball player drafted by the Chicago Cubs. He became a nationally-renowned speaker with a message of resilience\, forgiveness and unity following the loss of his mother in the 2015 Mother Emanuel Church Tragedy in Charleston\, SC. Chris now shares his message with over 60 organizations annually and his clients include: Boeing\, The Houston Texans\, Microsoft\, Biogen\, Volvo\, The Washington Wizards and over 100\,000 students and educators across the world. One of his children’s books\, Different – A Story About Loving Your Neighbor\, was a best seller in its category and has been featured by numerous outlets\, including The Obama Foundation. \nChris’ overall mission when speaking is to inspire his audiences with his story of resilience and to unite millions of people with his belief that\, “Love is Stronger Than Hate.” \nHis other books include Different: A Story of Loving Your Neighbor and Your Life Matters.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/third-thursday-meet-the-author-chris-singleton/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Signing,Third Thursday
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SUMMARY:Book Signing and Talk: Drayton Hall Stories: A Place and Its People by George McDaniel
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a special signing and talk with George McDaniel for his new (April) release of Drayton Hall Stories: A Place and Its People. \nA new portrayal of this 18th-century icon among America’s historic sites\, Drayton Hall Stories: A Place and Its People is the first book in the nation to focus on a site’s recent history using interviews with descendants (both White and Black)\, board members\, staff\, donors\, architects\, historians\, preservationists\, tourism leaders\, and more. \nLike different mosaic pieces\, each interview combines with others to create an engaging picture of this one place\, revealing never-before-shared family moments\, major decisions in preservation and site stewardship\, and pioneering efforts to transform a Southern plantation into a site for racial conciliation. Readers will see Drayton Hall’s people not as stereotypes\, but as the real people they were — and are. \nMaps\, photographs\, lines of descent\, interview questions\, a how-to guide\, and related website\, all provide blueprints for readers who wish to undertake similar endeavors to build community in today’s world. \nDrayton Hall has experienced prosperous times and lean times\, but few people have had a greater impact than George W. McDaniel\, Ph.D.\, executive director for over 26 years. George retired from his post in 2015\, leaving a legacy of visionary preservation\, education and community building.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/book-signing-and-talk-drayton-hall-stories-a-place-and-its-people-by-george-mcdaniel/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Discussion,Book Signing
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SUMMARY:Book Launch Party: Jewel Sweeney's Welcome to Tranquil Springs
DESCRIPTION:A Summerville favorite\, Jewel Sweeney will be celebrating the release of her new novel\, Welcome to Tranquil Springs with us on June 25th and you’re invited to the party! Jewel will be there to sign her new book as well as others in the collection. \nAbout the Book\nJenna lost her mother in high school. The strain of her loss added stress to her relationship with her father. Her only thought was to run off with her boyfriend and get married. What she didn’t know was that her new husband would turn to drinking and become abusive. With nowhere to turn for help\, Jenna takes off to Tennessee in hopes of starting a new life. \nJewel Sweeney is a writer\, educator\, wife\, and mother of two. Her writings include The Adventures of Bugaboo and Ladybug series\, Azalea Cafe\, More Than a Jock\, Blueberry Ballerina\, and several works of non-fiction.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/book-launch-party-jewel-sweeneys-welcome-to-tranquil-springs/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Signing,Celebration
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SUMMARY:Happy Hour Book Signing: Carolina Moonset by Matt Goldman
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a special book signing and Happy Hour (we’ll provide the wine and refreshments) when New York Times bestselling author Matt Goldman joins us for the launch of his brand new novel releasing May 31st from Forge (an imprint of Tor Books): Carolina Moonset. \nABOUT THE BOOK \n\nBoth suspenseful and deeply moving\, Carolina Moonset is an engrossing novel about family\, memories both golden and terrible\, and secrets too dangerous to stay hidden forever\, from New York Times bestselling and Emmy Award-winning author\, Matt Goldman.\n\nJoey Green has returned to Beaufort\, South Carolina\, with its palmettos and shrimp boats\, to look after his ailing father\, who is succumbing to dementia\, while his overstressed mother takes a break. Marshall Green’s short-term memory has all but evaporated\, but\, as if in compensation\, his oldest memories are more vivid than ever. His mind keeps slipping backwards in time\, retreating into long-ago yesterdays of growing up in Beaufort as a boy.\n\nAt first this seems like a blessing of sorts\, with the past providing a refuge from a shrinking future\, but Joey grows increasingly anxious as his father’s hallucinatory arguments with figures from his youth begin to hint at deadly secrets\, scandals\, and suspicions long buried and forgotten. Resurfacing from decades past are mysteries that still have the power to shatter lives—and change everything Joey thought he knew.\n\nEspecially when a new murder brings the police to his door…\n\nABOUT THE AUTHOR\nMatt Goldman is a playwright and Emmy Award-winning television writer for Seinfeld\, Ellen\, and other shows. He brings his signature storytelling abilities and light touch to his Nils Shapiro series\, which begins with Gone to Dust. He lives in Minnesota with his wife\, two dogs\, two cats\, and whichever children happen to be around.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/thursday-happy-hour-book-signing-carolina-moonset-by-matt-goldman/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Signing
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SUMMARY:Booksigning - Tapestry: A Lowcountry Rapunzel
DESCRIPTION:Come on out and meet Sophia Alexander and get a copy of each of the first two award-winning books in her trilogy – Silk: Caroline’s Story AND the brand new release of Tapestry: A Lowcountry Rapunzel \nThe trilogy began with Silk: Caroline’s Story that released last summer. It’s 1899\, and Caroline Corbett is ready for the twentieth century. She’s excited to find work and meet new people—but gets more than expected when a rough-hewn Lowcountry farmer and a small-town doctor both engage her affections. \nThe broad-shouldered\, genial farmer is clear about his desires\, and he’s there for her. The doctor is sophisticated\, educated\, and obviously the right choice—but sees no reason to dwell on certain realities. In trying to decide between them\, Caroline fails to consider the girl Jessie. A young sociopath bent on her own way\, Jessie Bell sees very good reasons to dredge up unpleasant realities—and to create new ones. Before long\, this South Carolina landscape is riddled with the detritus of her intense jealousies\, which have set astonishing and horrifying events into motion.\n \nTapestry released just two weeks ago and promises new adventures: If your stepmother were a sociopath\, how would you know? And who would you turn to? \nLife is not as ordinary as it seems for Gaynelle and Vivian\, who only understand that the woman they now call ‘Mama’ is complicated and difficult to please. Is the romantic love that Gaynelle finds at a too-tender age going to last? And will Vivian uncover the truth about her parentage while recovering from a strange illness? \nRural South Carolina meets the Roaring 20’s in this tale of two sisters who face separation and trauma with the resilience of the young and find their way\, despite everything. \nSophia Alexander is the mother of two college-age children and a number of manuscripts. Her character-driven historical fiction grips readers’ emotions and surprises them with unexpected twists. A full-time author with a passion for genealogy\, she resides near the beautiful Southern city of Savannah\, Georgia\, but studied in the magnificent Pacific Northwest at Bastyr University\, where she earned a doctorate in naturopathic medicine-and so her characters are often found swallowing decoctions or slathering on herbal salves. Her narratives have appeared in local anthologies\, and she was awarded first place in the Savannah Authors 2017 Short Story Contest. Her first novel\, Silk: Caroline’s Story\, debuted Summer 2021 and garnered several accolades: awarded the IndieBRAG medallion\, finalist in the Shelf Unbound 2021 Best Indie Book Awards\, finalist in the category of historical fiction in the 2021 Next Generation Indie Book Awards\, finalist in the category of Family Saga in the 2021 American Fiction Awards\, and shortlisted for the 2021 Goethe Awards by Chanticleer International.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/lowcountry-rapunzel/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Discussion,Book Signing,Celebration
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SUMMARY:Third Thursday Book Signing: The Rice Birds by Lindy Carter!
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a very special book signing for The Rice Birds by Lindy Keane Carter\, which NYT bestselling authors are already calling brilliant! \n“Like the hunted rice birds of South Carolina’s Lowcountry\, two desperate women—an Irish indentured servant and an enslaved servant—flee antebellum Charleston in this meticulously researched and beautifully crafted odyssey to freedom. I loved it.” – Mary Alice Monroe\, New York Times bestselling author of 27 books\, including THE BEACH HOUSE series \n“In a poignant story of two runaway women who befriend each other in 1849 Charleston to survive\, The Rice Birds will steal your heart. The starving Irish immigrant and the enslaved house servant battle a common enemy while seeking to find their loved ones snatched from their arms. Lindy Carter’s transportive prose will carry you through this compelling and splendid story.” –Patti Callahan Henry\, New York Times bestselling author \n“Lindy Keane Carter is a captivating writer of historical fiction and a powerful storyteller. The Rice Birds has tension on every page\, truth that shocks and exposes\, and characters we come to love. I am a big fan of Carter’s writing talent\, and her latest novel is a first-class winner!” – Leah Weiss\, bestselling author of If the Creek Don’t Rise and All the Little Hopes \nThe Rice Birds: In 1849\, twin sisters fleeing Ireland’s famine arrive at New York’s seaport. Only Nora is allowed to get on the boat to South Carolina to fulfill her work contract. On her employer’s vast rice plantation\, an enslaved worker— Pearl—befriends her. After one of them commits a crime\, the girls flee to Charleston\, a dangerous place for runaways. Nora frantically seeks to get back to her sister\, while Pearl tries to find her mother before heading north. \nMeanwhile\, an old enemy’s illegal scheme is about to derail the girls’ plans. \nHistorically accurate\, this newly published work from Evening Post Books draws upon interviews with academics\, historians\, and educators\, as well as dissertations\, histories\, Gullah stories\, cookbooks\, and the diaries of Lowcountry rice planters. The Rice Birds takes the reader beyond the well-known narrative about Charleston’s history to reveal real events and lives that have seen little light in contemporary books. Some stories were so compelling\, they needed little embellishment before being woven into this tale. \nLindy Keane Carter is a graduate of the University of Georgia’s Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication. After writing non-fiction for 30 years\, she signed up for a fiction-writing class at a community college in Maryland. Her short stories won awards in 2003 and 2009 in the South Carolina Arts Commission’s Fiction Project contest. The Rice Birds is her third published novel. Lindy is the mother of two daughters and a son. Visit her at www.facebook.com/LindyCarterAuthor or www.LindyCarter.com.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/third-thursday-book-signing-the-rice-birds-by-lindy-carter/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Signing,Celebration,Third Thursday
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SUMMARY:Book Signing and Talk with Stacy Willingham: A Flicker in the Dark
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE FOR YOUR GUARANTEED SEAT!\nWe’re super excited to bring you a very special event with brilliant debut author Stacy Willingham\, author of the new thriller\, A Flicker in the Dark\, already a New York Times bestselling book! We’ll begin with an “in conversation” with the author\, followed by signing. Refreshments will be served! \nHBO Max is developing the adaptation of A Flicker in the Dark into a limited series\, to be available on their streaming network. Fruit Tree (run by Emma Stone and Dave McCary) and A24 are producing the series. \nThe book will ALSO be our June Thriller Book Club selection\, so grab your copy now and be ready for a great talk about this compelling psychological thriller! \nA New York Times Bestseller: \nWhen Chloe Davis was twelve\, six teenage girls went missing in her small Louisiana town. By the end of the summer\, her own father had confessed to the crimes and was put away for life\, leaving Chloe and the rest of her family to grapple with the truth and try to move forward while dealing with the aftermath. \nNow twenty years later\, Chloe is a psychologist in Baton Rouge and getting ready for her wedding. While she finally has a fragile grasp on the happiness she’s worked so hard to achieve\, she sometimes feels as out of control of her own life as the troubled teens who are her patients. So when a local teenage girl goes missing\, and then another\, that terrifying summer comes crashing back. Is she paranoid\, seeing parallels from her past that aren’t actually there\, or for the second time in her life\, is Chloe about to unmask a killer? \n“A smart\, edge-of-your-seat story with plot twists you’ll never see coming. Stacy Willingham’s debut will keep you turning pages long past your bedtime.” –Karin Slaughter \nFrom debut author Stacy Willingham comes a masterfully done\, lyrical thriller\, certain to be the launch of an amazing career. A Flicker in the Dark is eerily compelling to the very last page.  \n\n\n\nStacy Willingham worked as a copywriter and brand strategist for various marketing agencies before deciding to write fiction full time. She earned her BA in Magazine Journalism from the University of Georgia and MFA in Writing from the Savannah College of Art & Design. \nHer first novel\, A Flicker in the Dark\, was published on January 11\, 2022 by Minotaur Books and February 3\, 2022 by HarperCollins UK. She currently lives in Charleston\, South Carolina\, with her husband\, Britt\, and her Labradoodle\, Mako. \nREGISTER HERE FOR YOUR GUARANTEED SEAT
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/book-signing-and-talk-with-stacy-willingham-a-flicker-in-the-dark/
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: Kerry Peresta's Launch of The Rising
DESCRIPTION:On May 7th (hint – signed books make great Mother’s Day gifts!) Kerry Peresta will be here live\, heading out on tour from Hilton Head\, with her new release\, The Rising\, the second installment in the Olivia Callahan Suspense series (the first book\, The Deadening\, will be available as well). \nABOUT THE BOOK: Olivia Callahan’s quiet\, orderly life is shattered when she regains consciousness in a hospital and discovers she is paralyzed and cannot remember a thing. The fragmented voices she hears around her help her piece together that an apparent assault landed her in the hospital\, but nobody knows who attacked her\, or why. After a chilling struggle to survive\, she awakens from a coma unable to remember what happened to her or anything at all\, except she has been told she is an entirely different person. Or is she? \nNow\, in spite of a brain injury that has rewired her personality\, Olivia is on a mission to reclaim her life. As clarity surfaces and she starts to understand who she was\, she is shocked. Had she really been that person? And if so\, does she want her old life back? \n\nAbout the Author\n\nKerry’s publishing credits include a popular newspaper and e-zine humor column\, The Lighter Side\, (2009-2011); and her debut novel\, The Hunting\, women’s fiction/suspense\, Pen-L Publishing\, released in 2013.\n\nBefore starting to write full-time\, she spent twenty-five years in advertising as an account manager\, creative director\, and copywriter. She is past chapter president of the Maryland Writers’ Association and a current member and presenter of Hilton Head Island Writers’ Network\, and the Sisters in Crime organization.\n\nRecently\, she worked as editor and contributor for Island Communications\, a small\, local publishing house. Her magazine articles have been published in Local Life Magazine\, The Bluffton Breeze\, Lady Lowcountry\, and Island Events Magazine.\n\nHer second book\, The Deadening\, suspense; released February\, 2021\, Kerry is the mother of four adult children. She lives in Hilton Head Island with her husband and three annoying cats. She has a bunch of wonderful grandkids who keep life interesting…
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/book-signing-kerry-perestas-launch-of-the-rising/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Signing,Celebration
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SUMMARY:Meet Gregory Erich Phillips: A Season in Lights
DESCRIPTION:Join us Sunday for a special book signing with Seattle’s award-winning novelist\, Gregory Erich Phillips\, author of The Love of Unfinished Years\, The Exile\, and his newest hit\, A Season in Lights. \nPassion\, ambition and escape in the colorful artistic underworld off-Broadway. \nCammie\, a dancer in her 30s\, has just landed her first part in a show since coming to New York City. Yet the tug of familial obligations and the guilt of what she sacrificed to be there weigh down her dancing feet. The early narrative follows the cast of the show\, with a backstage glimpse into the chaotic and colorful world of struggling performers. \nCammie’s lover\, Tom\, an older piano player\, came to the city as a young man in the 1980s with a story eerily in tune with Cammie’s own. \nThrough their triumphs and failures\, both learn the fleetness of glory\, the sweetness of new love\, and how a dream come true isn’t cherished until it’s passed. The bright lights of the stage intoxicate\, while degradation and despair lurk close behind the curtain. Their stories are marred by two viruses\, AIDS in the 1980s and COVID-19 today\, both of which ravaged the performing arts community\, leaving a permanent scar on those who lived through them. \nCammie thinks she finally has her chance in a major show\, until COVID forces the unthinkable—Broadway being shut down. The physical\, financial and emotional toll this takes on the dancers and musicians of the story is laid bare. The effort it took to survive even the next day in New York City becomes a stark reality for many of the characters. “It took a lot of lucky breaks to make it here. This pandemic would undo a lot of lucky breaks for a lot of people.” \nAward-winning author Gregory Erich Phillips writes stories with strong characters whose lives\, with their many challenges and joys\, resonate with a wide audience. Raised in a literary family\, Gregory began writing at the age of fourteen. His debut novel\, Love of Finished Years\, won the grand prize in the Chanticleer Reviews International Writing Competition and was an Amazon bestseller in historical fiction. It was praised by Publishers Weekly\, which called it “beguiling.” His second novel The Exile won first place in mainstream fiction in the PNWA literary contest. A Season in Lights won the grand prize in the Chanticleer Reviews Somerset award for Contemporary and Literary Fiction and was named a Distinguished Favorite in the 2021 NYC Big Book Awards. The novel was also featured on the cover of Publishers Weekly (Aug. 30 2021). It was named the Best Book of the Year by Annie McDonnell of The Write Review. An accomplished tango dancer and musician\, Gregory has impressed audiences from the West Coast to New York City with his drama and grace on the dance floor. Gregory lives in Seattle\, Washington.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/gregory-erich-phillips-season-lights/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Discussion,Book Signing
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SUMMARY:Independent Bookstore Day 2022: Book Fair on the Square
DESCRIPTION:One day. Hundreds of bookstores.\nFifty states. Join the celebration!\nIndependent Bookstore Day is a one-day national party that takes place at indie bookstores across the country on the last Saturday in April.  Every store is unique and independent\, and every party is different. But in addition to authors\, contests\, and other fun stuff\, there are exclusive books and literary items that you can only get on that day. Not before. Not after. Nowhere else. \nAt Main Street Reads we’ll be celebrating on the square with author chats and readings\, live music\, free treats and lots of giveaways and prizes! \nHere’s the schedule of authors appearing\, and below that featured titles (click on the image to learn more about each title\, and pre-order your selections to have ready for Saturday signings!
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/independent-bookstore-day-2022-book-fair-extraordinaire/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Signing,Celebration,Reader Meet Writer,Reading,Special Sale
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SUMMARY:Book Signing / Talk: Ukweli: Searching for Healing Truth
DESCRIPTION:We are honored to host this signing and book discussion around the brand new release from Charleston’s own Evening Post Books: Ukweli: Searching for Healing Truth. \nYou’ll get to meet Summerville’s own Herb Frazier as well as contributing authors from the project\, and we plan to engage in a substantive discussion… don’t miss this one\, folks. \nUkweli is the Swahili word for truth. This book meets this moment in America as a healing truth to overcome the trauma of slavery and the decades of violence that followed it. The personal accounts and insights from forty-five writers and poets will educate White Americans about the systematic racial bias employed to stymie African American progress. \nUkweli provides insight into the struggles Black people have faced as they’ve made substantial contributions to America\, and helped to define its soul. It shows a part of American history often overlooked or misunderstood. Inspired by a poetry\, lecture\, and dialogue series of the same name organized by poet Horace Mungin in 2020 at Charleston’s McLeod Plantation\, Evening Post Books released Ukweli in February 2022. \nFollowing the signing from 3-4\, we’ll have an open discussion (refreshments served). This is a limited seating event – the link to register is https://www.eventbrite.com/e/book-signing-talk-ukweli-searching-for-healing-truth-tickets-312465762507 \nHerb Frazier is special projects editor at the Charleston City Paper\, a weekly newspaper in his hometown. He’s an author and the former marketing director at Magnolia Plantation and Gardens in Charleston. He has edited and reported for five daily newspapers in the South. When he was on the staff of The Post and Courier in Charleston he was named the S.C. Press Association’s 1990 Journalist of the Year. He is a former Michigan Journalism Fellow at the University of Michigan. He has led journalism workshops in Africa and South America for a federal agency and a Washington\, D.C.-based journalism foundation. He is a member of the Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor Commission.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/book-signing-and-talk-ukweli-searching-for-healing-truth/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Discussion,Book Signing
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