Main Street Reads

BESTSELLERS STAGE: Fabulous Fantasy at Summerville Book Festival
2026-02-28 14:00 - 15:30 (America/New_York) | Flowertown Players Theatre, 133 S. Main St., Summerville, South Carolina, 29483
An Early-Release Fantasy Event: Grab Your Tickets HERE!

Step into a world of magic, myth, and imagination at Fabulous Fantasy, a spellbinding Bestsellers Stage panel at the Flowertown Players Theatre—and one of the most exciting early-release events of the Summerville Book Festival.

Returning to the Saturday stage, Yasmin Angoe makes her highly anticipated leap into fantasy with She Drinks the Light. Thanks to special permission from Penguin Random House, ticket holders will receive the very first signed first editions—days before the official release on March 3.

Joining Angoe for this fantasy-packed conversation is an outstanding lineup of authors, led by moderator Dorothy McFalls, with panelists A.F. Winter, E.M. Etheridge, Denise Lee, and Georgia-based Allen Lyle, whose work blends dark epic fantasy with sci-fi elements.

Expect lively discussion, behind-the-scenes insight into new releases, and a celebration of fantasy in all its forms. A book signing with all featured authors follows the session.Event DetailsDate & Time: Saturday, February 28, 2026 | 2:30 PM(Doors open at 2 pm)Location: Flowertown Players TheatreTicket Type: General AdmissionPrice: $30(This event also included with VIP Saturday Pass & VIP All Access Pass)

Your Ticket Includes📖 One (1) signed first edition of She Drinks the Light (early release!)Books are distributed at event check-in. Guests using the accessible entrance will be checked in by our crew, who will deliver books directly to you.Featured Authors:

Yasmin Angoe

Allen Lyle

Dorothy McFalls (Moderator)

Denise Lee

A.F. Winter

E.M. Etheridge

About the Bestsellers StageBestsellers Stage programming takes place at the Flowertown Players Theatre and anchors the festival’s ticketed events, including Friday night’s Thrill in the ’Ville and Saturday’s romance, fantasy, and Southern fiction panels.🎟 VIP All Access Pass includes all Bestsellers Stage programming with included books🛍 VIP ticket holders receive 10% off any panelist’s books at the theatre bookshop or Main Street Reads🍷 VIP & All Access ticket holders enjoy exclusive admission to the Authors/VIP Reception at Main Street Reads at 6:00 PM🎫 General Admission tickets are available for individual sessions (no reception included)Tickets are available HERE or in-store at Main Street Reads.Advance purchase strongly recommended—most events anticipated to sell out before February 27.

Bestsellers Stage: Strictly Southern
2026-02-28 16:00 - 17:30 | Flowertown Players Theatre, 133 S. Main St., Summerville, South Carolina, 29483
Southern Stories That Sing

Saturday, February 28, 2026

Doors Open: 3:30 PMPanel: 4:00 – 5:00 PMSigning: Immediately followingLocation: Flowertown Players TheatreTicket Type: General AdmissionPrice: $30(Also included with VIP Saturday & VIP All Access passes)

We all love great Southern fiction—and this panel celebrates exactly what makes a Southern story sing. Expect charm and grit, deep roots, unforgettable characters, and heartfelt conversation as standout authors explore the stories that define the South.

This Bestsellers Stage session features T.I. Lowe, with tickets including a signed early-release first edition of her newest novel, South of Somewhere, ahead of its March 3 release. The discussion is moderated by acclaimed author Kristen Ness (At Loggerheads).

Joining them on stage are four more celebrated Southern fiction voices:

Catherine Mann (Lightning in a Mason Jar)

Gervais Hagerty (In Polite Company)

Carolyn Hooker (Leaving Edgefield)

Dan Leach (Junah at the End of the World)

The panel concludes with an on-site signing, followed by the VIP Author Reception at Main Street Reads at 6:00 PM.

Your Ticket Includes

📖 One (1) signed advance-release copy of South of Somewhere by T.I. Lowe

✍️ Access to the post-panel author signing

🎟 Tickets: Available online or in-store at Main Street Reads(Includes one signed book per ticketed attendee)

Blood Rivalry: Release Day Thriller Party!
2026-03-10 17:30 - 19:30
We’re thrilled to welcome Paul Attaway for the release of Blood Rivalry! This event will overlap with our Thrill in the ‘Ville book club so thriller readers can meet the author and grab the signed new release!

“…a fast-paced, beautifully sophisticated political and family thriller. Very highly recommended.” -Readers’ Favorite

“…a compelling Southern saga that masterfully weaves together themes of power, family legacy, and the pursuit of redemption…. a must-read for fans of Southern Gothic and intricate legal dramas.” -Seattle Book Review

“Attaway’s command of character and finely evoked milieu over eras…fascinates and convinces, keeping the pages turning as this character-driven political thriller builds toward an urgent and satisfying confrontation.” -BookLife

“Fans of legal thrillers with as much bite as Blood Rivalry will not want to put this book down. Attaway has delivered one of the best installments in this genre…. emotionally satisfying, yet morally unsettling, and that’s what makes it so intriguing.” -Reader Views, 5 Stars

Perfect for fans of Robert Bailey’s Legacy of Lies, John Grisham’s The Boys from Biloxi, Greg Iles’ Natchez Burning trilogy, and James Lee Burke’s A Private Cathedral.

Blood Rivalry, the third book in the Atkins Family Low Country Saga series, finds Walker and Eli Atkins, living in Charleston, South Carolina, fifteen years after the conclusion of Eli’s Redemption. Eli, a celebrated chef, and Walker, a lawyer, are brothers, building families and careers, each affected by the gruesome murder twenty years ago of Eli’s high school sweetheart. The hunt for the killer, in the public’s eyes, cemented Eli and Walker in roles neither wanted-Eli as the savior and Walker in need of a savior-thus casting a chill over their relationships.

Paul Attaway

Walker sees a chance to play the hero when, through his representation of two clients, he takes on the Governor of South Carolina, Johnny Dunsmore, the eldest son of Colin Dunsmore, the patriarch of a politically powerful family. For fifty years, Colin Dunsmore carefully crafted an image for the family, intent on placing Johnny in the White House. But Walker uncovers a history of deceit and murder that defines the family, and as he pulls at strings, Colin Dunsmore’s tapestry of lies begins to unravel.

Confronted with the Dunsmore’s ruthlessness and the knowledge that they will stop at nothing to win, Walker turns to Eli and together they embark on a cross-country race with the Dunsmores to secure the secrets, that if revealed, would upend their empire.
