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SUMMARY:Scholastic Parents Night: The Power of Summer Reading Sale!
DESCRIPTION:School’s out!\nAt Scholastic Parents Night: The Power of Summer Reading\, a virtual panel of Scholastic authors\, education experts\, and booksellers will give tips and book recommendations that will keep kids excited to read all summer long! \nBe sure to tune in for: \n\nA book recommendation speed-round with an indie bookseller – Ask for recommendations based on your child’s likes and needs!\nInterviews with beloved authors Varian Johnson (Twins and The Parker Inheritance) and Kelly Yang (The Front Desk series)\nTips and tricks to keep your kids reading all summer – and loving it!\nSwag! Attendees who visit the store after the event will receive a goodie bag (on a first come\, first serve basis)\, and all attendees will receive digital activities\, brochures and more!\n\nWe will joined by:\n\nModerator John Schu: Host of Book Joy Live\, author of the popular blog Watch. Read. Connect. and Ambassador of School Libraries for Scholastic Book Fairs.\nVarian Johnson: Award-winning author of several books for children and young adults\, including The Parker Inheritance and Twins\, illustrated by Shannon Wright.\nLauren Savage: Co-founder and owner of the Reading Bug Bookstore and Reading Bug Box in San Carlos\, California and narrator of the Reading Bug Adventures story and music podcast.\nLizette Serrano: VP of Educational Marketing at Scholastic\, Co-founder of the Power of Story initiative and a 2021 Summer Reading Ambassador.\nKelly Yang: Author of the award-winning Front Desk series and founder of The Kelly Yang project.\nYou can find shorter or longer panelist bios\, here\, if you’d prefer to use those instead\n\nCLICK HERE for a list of books you can purchase before or after the event. Print it\, check what you like and drop it by the store any time before May 27th and get 10% off your entire purchase! (Books not yet in stock will arrive by the following week). \nIf you prefer – you can shop from home from the list we’ve created at our BOOKSHOP page HERE! \nWe hope you’ll join us at https://www.facebook.com/events/1887833914708713 \n \n 
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/scholastic-parents-night-the-power-of-summer-reading/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Discussion,Celebration,Story Time,Virtual Author Event
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SUMMARY:Mother's Day Weekend
DESCRIPTION:We’re celebrating moms all weekend long with sales\, treats and gifts. Stop in for yours\, Saturday May 8th 10-6 and Sunday May 9th 11-4!
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/mothers-day-weekend/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Celebration
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SUMMARY:Alice: Alice Ravenel Huger Smith Charleston Renaissance Artist - SPECIAL EVENT at Public Works Art Center!
DESCRIPTION:Just in time for the perfect Mother’s Day gift! ALICE: Alice Ravenel Huger Smith\, Charleston Renaissance Artist\, has come to Main Street Reads and folks\, it is GORGEOUS! A collaboration between authors Dwight McInvall\, Caroline Palmer and Anne Tinker\, along with Middleton Place Foundation and Evening Post Books\, we’re proud to carry this valuable piece of women’s and Lowcountry history in our store AND at Public Works Art Center\, right around the corner! \n\n\n\nProuder still\, we’re collaborating on an event at the Public Works Art Center on May Day (May 1st) that will have the authors there for a chat and LIVE BOOKSIGNING! The perfect space for the perfect book! Proceeds from sales benefit both the Public Works Arts Center AND Middleton Place Foundation. And the book makes the perfect Easter or Mother’s Day gift! Grab your copy at the store early so you’ll have it to bring to the signing as we expect this to be a sell-out event. And\, if you plan on joining us (11 a.m. to 2 p.m.) on the 1st\, then email us now and reserve your spot. \n\n\n\nWant to learn more about the book\, Alice\, and the work that has endured? Check out this video from Edmunton Alston House featuring legendary Charleston artist Jonathan Green: \n 
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/alice-alice-ravenel-huger-smith-charleston-renaissance-artist-special-event-at-public-works-art-center/
LOCATION:Public Works Arts Center\, 135 West Richardson Avenue\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art Show,Book Discussion,Book Signing,Celebration,Reading
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SUMMARY:C. Hope Clark Returns with Reunion on Edisto!
DESCRIPTION:Get ready for the amazing C. Hope Clark to return to her hometown of Summerville (she graduated from SHS) when she visits Main Street Reads to celebrate the launch of her newest book\, Reunion on Edisto (Book 7 of the Edisto Island Mysteries\, April 2021 release). We’ll also have plenty of Hope’s other popular books on hand\, or order them from our Bookshop page HERE.\n\nHope is known for writing award-winning mysteries steeped in South Carolina humidity and personalities. The Carolina Slade Mysteries cover Slade’s investigations under the umbrella of Agriculture\, covering the rural reaches of SC. Crime is a completely different animal in the country! And the Edisto Island Mysteries follow the trials of a female police chief on well-known Edisto Beach.\n\nHaving grown up in Summerville\, and graduated from Summerville High School\, Hope now lives on Lake Murray in central SC and vacations on Edisto. In addition to being a mystery author\, Hope educates writers via speaking and counseling. Her website FundsforWriters.com was chosen by Writer’s Digest for its 101 Best Websites for Writers for the past 18 years. Her newsletter for writers reaches 35\,000 readers each week. www.fundsforwriters.com / www.chopeclark.com \nJoin us for this very special event and celebrate one of Summerville’s own! \nEdisto Beach Police Chief Callie Morgan has no desire to relive her senior year and the nightmare of a murder and a suicide that shook her high school to its core. But when the reunion committee convenes on Edisto Beach for a planning retreat\, she has no choice. Every person on the committee could be a suspect in the unsolved murder\, and one classmate\, now a bestselling author\, threatens to weave them into a tell-all true crime novel. Until she disappears the first night of the committee retreat. \nCallie must sort fact from fiction in a race against the clock to find a cold case murderer who may have just killed again.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/reunion-on-edisto/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Discussion,Book Signing,Celebration
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SUMMARY:Independent Bookstore Day: Book Festival on Hutchinson 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\, treats and lots of giveaways and prizes! \n \nHere’s a look at participating authors! \n\nPeter Cotton: Fred the Snake series (including When Fred the Snake and Friends Explore Charleston)\nCyndie Degnan: His Strength Made Perfect\, Michael’s Story\nMark Epstein: THEY CALL ME PATHFINDER\, Education-Basketball-Equality\nPriscilla Garatti: An Ocean Away\, Missing God\, On a Clear Blue Day\nJohn Gibson: Soul Sprints\nLorna Hollifield: An Ocean at Night\, Tobacco Sun\nAlex Lettau: Yellow Death\nMatthew Loveland: The Artist: Faith\, Science and the Rest of Us\nChristina Sinisi: Christmas Confusion and Christmas on Okracoke\nBob Spearman: Then She Was Dead\, Shrimpin’ Gold\, Turf and Surf\nJulie Packett: Science Night: The Chronicles of Ms. Clarke’s Class\nKatie Sullivan Masalin: Rocks\, Paper\, Flowers\nJewel Sweeney: The Adventures of Bugaboo and Ladybug Series (including Up\, Up and Away)\nKathleen Varn: Ameera Unveiled and Gardenia Duty\nMarybeth Wishart: Parker the Purple Penguin\nKasen Wysong: Colors of the Mayhem\n\n 
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/independent-bookstore-day/
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:Author and Speaker Chris Singleton Returns with His New Release: Your Life Matters
DESCRIPTION:We’re so excited to announce that speaker Chris Singleton\, author of the already wildly popular Different\, will be at Main Street Reads on March 20th to celebrate and discuss his newest book releasing in March\, Your Life Matters. \n\nEmpowering and validating\, Your Life Matters teaches children of all races about Black History and reassures black children everywhere that no matter what they hear no matter what they experience\, no matter what they’re told\, their lives matter. Written by national speaker Chris Singleton\, who lost his own mother in the 2015 Charleston church shooting\, Your Life Matters teaches kids to stand tall in the face of racial adversity and fight for the life they dream of. \nEach page depicts a famous hero from Black history mentoring a child of today and encouraging them to use their mind\, heart\, voice\, and hands in that fight. Hero-mentors in the book include Maya Angelou\, Jackie Robinson\, Martin Luther King\, Jr.\, Aretha Franklin\, Katherine Johnson\, Harriet Tubman\, Frederick Douglas\, Mary McLeod Bethune\, George Washington Carver\, and others. \n\nDon’t miss the chance to meet this local icon\, hear his words of wisdom and inspiration\, and get signed keepsake copies of his books! \nChris Singleton is an inspirational speaker and former professional baseball player who travels the country as a student achievement specialist. Chris has spoken to over 60\,000 students and teachers across the nation and has helped thousands of students and teachers overcome hardships and excel in the classroom. Chris’s speech on overcoming hate with love has been seen or shared millions of times and has gotten him featured on Lifetime\, ESPN E:60\, USA Today\, CNN\, and Fox News. Chris is a proud father of his son\, CJ\, and a proud husband to his high school sweetheart\, Mariana. \n6
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/author-and-speaker-chris-singleton-returns-with-his-new-release-your-life-matters/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Discussion,Book Signing,Celebration,Reading,Story Time
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SUMMARY:Main Street Reads Turns Two Years Old!
DESCRIPTION:Ah\, remember our first birthday? Yep\, last March 1; and just days later\, well\, yeah\, THAT happened. Because we still can’t safely jam us all in for a standing-room only super-hero party\, this year’s Anniversary Celebration is going to look a wee bit different. \nWe’ll still cut a cake on Monday\, March 1st (3 pm)\, and we’ll have lots of individually wrapped slices to pick up that day and throughout the week. PLUS\, it may be our birthday\, but we’re giving YOU the gifts – ALL WEEK LONG we’ll be giving away gift bags with some special goodies for all. \nThis way\, you can help us celebrate throughout the week\, while we continue to keep you\, our favorite readers\, safe and entertained… \nWatch our social pages on Facebook and Instagram for ongoing updates and we’ll SEE YOU ON MAIN STREET!
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/main-street-reads-turns-two-years-old/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Celebration
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SUMMARY:Illicit Intent Launch Party: Hot Romantic Suspense for Valentine's Day Weekend Kickoff! (Virtual Event)
DESCRIPTION:Meet best-selling author Debbie Baldwin with the virtual launch of the second in the Bishop Securities romantic suspense series\, Illicit Intent! Learn about the series and a sneak peek of what’s coming next! Books are available from either our online Bookshop (click on each image for a direct link) or at the store for 10% off the cover price. \nJoin Zoom Meeting\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/86034534250?pwd=OW0xeE9xNkxWWmVRNnpENGVsZzViUT09 \nMeeting ID: 860 3453 4250\nPasscode: 340865
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/illicit-intent-hot-romantic-suspense-for-valentines-day-weekend-kickoff-virtual-event/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Discussion,Celebration,Reader Meet Writer,Virtual Author Event
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SUMMARY:Pulpwood Queens Girlfriend Weekend Zoomathon and Book Fair!
DESCRIPTION:OFFICIAL PROGRAM: PULPWOOD QUEENS AND TIMBER GUYS BOOK CLUB 2021 GIRLFRIEND WEEKEND ZOOMATHON SLUMBER PARTY JANUARY 14-17\, 2021\n \n\nEmail: thepulpwoodqueen@gmail.com Website: www.thepulpwoodqueens.com\n\n \n\nAll attendees\, including featured authors\, presenters\, special guests\, and keynotes are encouraged to wear their pajamas. Please note that Zoom meeting links will be posted and sent to each paid individual attendee’s registered email early morning prior to the launch of each day’s events and are not to be shared. At the conclusion of the event\, each paid attendee will be given access to all panels and keynotes\, which will be recorded\, so that participants can watch GFW in its entirety at their leisure. Later in 2021\, segments will be made public on Kathy L. Murphy’s Pulpwood Queen Channel on YouRube.\n\n \n\nMain Street Reads is our official independent book seller for this event. Please support independents and order our Official 2021 Book Club Selections from here. She also carries picks from 2019 and 2020. All members of International Pulpwood Queen and Timber Guys\, who order books through Main Street Reads are entitled to a 10 percent discount. Identify yourself as a member of the biggest meeting-and-discussing book club in the world\, our International Pulpwood Queens and Timber Guys Book Club Reading Nation.\n\n \nTHURSDAY\, January 14\, 2021\n \n\n2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m EST \nAuthor/Playwright David Valdes will be giving an Author Workshop on Writing.Three Little Words: Write Your Story in Any Genre Join me for a hands-on workshop to jumpstart your story idea\, using character\, conflict\, and motion–the three words at the heart of every novel\, memoir\,  creative nonfiction book\, play\, or movie script. We’ll play with all three concepts in writing exercises and leave with the core of a new narrative in mind. This workshop is appropriate for all levels\, whether it’s your first story or your fortieth! David Valdes is the author of three nonfiction books (Homo Domesticus\, A Little Fruitcake\, and The Rhinestone Sisterhood)\, as well as two young adult novels\, Revengers and Spin Me Right Round (coming from Bloomsbury in 2021). An award-winning playwright\, he is the author of more than 20 plays that have been produced coast to coast\, including The Mermaid Hour and Full Code. He has written columns for the New York Times\, Boston Globe\, Huffington Post\, and Medium. He teaches writing at both Tufts University and Boston Conservatory at Berklee\, and lives outside Boston with his teenage daughter.\n\n \n\nThe Pulpwood Queen Presents:\n\n \n\n 	3:15 p.m. EST Jeannette Brown “The Illusion of Leaving: A Novel”\n 	3:30 p.m. EST Joy Ross Davis “The Madwoman of Preacher’s Cove: A Novel”\n 	4:00 p.m. EST llene English “Hippie Chick: Coming of Age in the ‘60s”\n 	4:15 p.m. EST Steven Manchester “The Menu”\n 	4:30 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. EST Isla Morley “The Last Blue: A Novel” and “Come Sunday: A Novel”\n 	5:00 p.m. EST Jess Montgomery “The Widows”\, “The Hollows” and “The Stills”\n 	5:15 p.m. EST Richard Schwartz with Wendy Carter “Pearl River Mansion: A Novel”\n 	5:30 p.m. EST Mary Helen Sheriff “Boop and Eve’s Road Trip: A Novel” and “Bookish Road Trip!”\n 	5:45 p.m. EST Steve Wiegenstein “Scattered Lights”\n 	6:00 p.m. EST Marci Henna “When We Last Spoke” and “What Lies Ahead” in her Fireside series.\n\n \n\nTHURSDAY NIGHT 7:00 p.m. EST \nKim Harwanko\, author of “Novel Women\,” moderates a panel of her Just Between Friends Book Club Members\, who helped author their first book “Novel Women” and its sequel to be announced.\n\n \nFRIDAY\, January 15\, 2021\n \n\n9:30 a.m. EST\nA Royal Welcome to our IT’S ALL ABOUT THE STORY-themed Girlfriend Weekend Zoomathon Slumber Party Book Club Convention from The Pulpwood Queen KATHY L. MURPHY\, CEO and Founder of The International Pulpwood Queens and Timber Guys Book Club Reading Nation; author of “The Pulpwood Queens’ Tiara Wearing\, Book Sharing Guide to Life” and her latest book “The Pulpwood Queens Celebrate 20 Years” edited by Susan Cushman (published by Brother Mockingbird); and Director of Acquisitions for Lucid House Publishing.\n\n \n\n10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. EST \nKeynote Speaker/Book Club Comedian Marilyn Simon Rothstein “Husbands and Other Sharp Objects” and “Lift and Separate” with NEW book to be announced.\n\n \n\n10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. EST \nKeynote Speaker/Author Janet Skeslien Charles of “The Paris Library: A Novel” joins us from Paris\, France\, courtesy of Simon & Schuster Publishing.\n\n \n\n11:00 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. EST \nKeynote Speaker/Author Mary Morris “All the Way to the Tigers: A Memoir”\n\n \n\n11:45 a.m – 12:00 p.m EST \nAuthor Boo Walker “An Unfinished Story: A Novel” reports in from Spain!\n\n \n\n12:00 p.m. – 12:30 p.m. EST \nKeynote Speaker/Author Reavis Z. Wortham “Hawke’s Fury: A Sonny Hawke Thriller”\n\n \n\n12:30 p.m. EST \nKeynote Editor at Grand Cent2al Publishing/Author Lauren Marino of “Bookish Broads: Women Who Wrote Themselves into History” and “What Would Dolly Do?”\n\n \n\n1:00 p.m. EST \nKeynote Speaker Adriana Trigiani of “The Shoemaker’s Wife: A Novel”\n\n \n\n1:30 p.m. EST LUNCH INTERMISSION \n\n \n\n2:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. EST \nKeynote Speaker/Author Cary J. Broussard\, Founder of the Cinderella to CEO Awards “From Cinderella to CEO: How to Master the 10 Lessons of Fairy Tales to Transform Your Work Life”\n\n \n\n2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. EST\nModerator Susan Peterson of Sue’s Reading Neighborhood and her featured authors:\n\n \n\n 	Barbara Davis “Last of the Moon Girls”\n 	Jax Frey “The Gumbeaux Sistahs” and”Gumbeaux Love: A Novel”\n 	Marjorie Herrera Lewis “When the Men Were Gone: A Novel”\n 	Deborah Mantella\, “My Sweet Vidalia: A Novel”\n\n \n\n3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. EST \nModerator Shari Stauch of Main Street Reads and her featured authors:\n\n \n\n 	Scott Boyer “Temple of Eternity: Book 2 Bobby Ether Series” and Bobby Ether and The Jade Academy: Book 1 Bobby Ether Series”\n 	Joe Palmer “A Mariner’s Tale: A Novel”\n 	Ruthie Landis “Acting Lessons for the Living: Play the Scenes of Your Life with Intention\, Presence\, and Pure Potential: Living\, Acting and Enneagram Master Class”\n 	Gregory Enrich Phillips “A Season in Lights: A Novel in Three Acts”\n\n \n\n4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. EST \nAuthor/Blogger Eileen Harrison Sanchez “Freedom Lessons” of Prose and the Pandemic moderates this authors panel: \n\n \n\n 	Meryl Ain “The Takeaway Men: A Novel”\n 	Johnnie Bernhard “Sisters of the Undertow: Novel”\n 	Mandy Haynes “Sharp as A Serpent’s Tooth: Eva and Other Stories” and “Walking the Wrong Way Home”\n 	Debra DiFulvio Thomas “Luz: A Novel”\n 	Valerie Taylor “What’s Not Said”\n\n \n\n6:00 p.m. \nA MIGHTY BLAZE Keynote Speaker/ Author Caroline Leavitt “With or Without You: A Novel”\n\n \n\n6:30 p.m. \nA MIGHTY BLAZE Keynote Speaker/ Author Jenna Blum “The Lost Family: A Novel” and “Those Who Save Us: A Novel”\n\n \n\n7:00 p.m. EST Intermission \n\n \n\nFRIDAY EVENING 7:30 p.m. EST\nAuthor/Publisher/Moderator Echo Montgomery Garrett\, co-publisher Lucid House Publishing with her authors’ panel (15 minutes each):\n\n \n\n 	Connor Judson Garrett and Kevin N. Garrett “Spellbound Under the Spanish Moss: A Southern Tale of Magic” (the first of a trilogy)\n 	Marilyn Kriete “Paradise Road: A Memoir”\n 	G. Claire “Dreaming in a Time of Dragons”\n 	Andrea Faye Christians “Suspension: A Novel”\n 	Joseph Marshall III “The Cowboy and the Indian: A Novel”\n 	Tamra McAnally Bolton “The Art of Story Keeping: Saving History – One Family at a Time”\n 	Douglas Thompson with Echo Montgomery Garrett “Knock! Knock! Lessons Learned and Stories Shared – A Ride Along with Sales Superstar Douglas Thompson”\n\n \n\nKEYNOTE Vince Spinnato with Mickey Goodman “My Pursuit of Beauty: A Cosmetic Chemist Reveals The Glitz\, The Glam\, and the Batsh*t Crazy” (30 minutes)\n\n \nSATURDAY\, January 16\, 2021\n \n\n10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. EST \nKEYNOTE SPEAKER/Executive Director of the Pat Conroy Literary Center Jonathan Haupt with Holland Perryman\, the center’s intern and a published writer\, give a presentation on Pat Conroy’s reverence for teaching.\n\n \n\n11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. EST \nModerators Annie McDonnell of The Write Review joined by Mike Eberhardt present:\n\n \n\n 	Michelle Cox “A Child Lost: A Henrietta and Inspector Howard Novel Book 5”\n 	Bette Lee Crosby “A Million Little Lies: A Novel”\n 	Claire Fullerton “Little Tea: A Novel”\n 	Laura Kemp “Evening in the Yellow Wood”\n 	Nola Nash “Crescent City Moon: Book 1″ and “Crescent City Sin: Book 2”\n 	Patricia Sands “Drawing Lessons: A Novel”\n 	Diane Zinna “The All-Night Sun: A Novel”\n\n \n\n12:30 p.m. EST \nKeynote Speaker Julie Perkins Cantrell\, author of “Crescendo: The Story of a Musical Genius Who Forever Changed a Southern Town” and four award-winning\, bestselling novels including her debut “Into the Free\,” shares the story behind the story of her TEDTALK.\n\n \n\n1:00 p.m. EST Intermission\n\n \n\n1:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. EST \nKeynote Speaker/Author Michael Farris Smith of “Nick: A Novel”\n\n \n\n2:00 pm to 2:30 p.m. EST \nKeynote Speaker Johnnie Bernhard\, author of “Sisters of the Undertow: A Novel” reveals the story behind the story of her TEDTALK.\n\n \n\n2:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. EST \nKeynote Speaker/Actress Mary Deese Hampton speaks about her husband/actor\, film director James Hampton’s book “What? And Give Up on Show Business?”\n\n \n\n3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. EST \nAuthor Juliette Kobani Hagglund “Raising A Healthy Eater: Quick and Easy Recipes for Babies\, Toddlers and Kids” gives a cooking demonstration.\n\n \n\nThe Pulpwood Queen Presents Authors:\n\n \n\n 	4:00 p.m. EST Stephanie Chance of “Mamma Mia: Saints\, Sinners\, & Escapades” and her Decorate Ornate Tours\, the Official Tour Guide to Italy and Beyond of The Pulpwood Queens and Timber Guys Reading Nation.\n 	4:15 p.m. EST Sara Dahmen “Copper\, Iron\, and Clay: A Smith’s Journey”\n 	4:30 p.m. EST Richard Fifield “The Small Crimes of Tiffany Templeton”\n 	4:45 p.m. EST Carolyn Haines “A Visitation of Angels”\n 	5:00 p.m. EST Pamela Fagan Hutchins of “Live Wire\,” the first in a trilogy\, and also the Host of Wine\, Women\, and Writing!\n 	5:15 p.m. EST R.J. Lee “Cold Reading Murder”\n 	5:30 p.m. EST Leslie Lehr “A Boob’s Life: How America’s Obsession Shaped Me…And You”\n 	5:45 p.m EST Judithe Little “The Chanel Sisters”\n 	6:00 p.m. EST J.L. Oakley “The Quisling Factor”\n 	6:15 p.m. EST Kathleen M. Rodgers “The Flying Cutterbucks: A Novel”\n 	6:30 p.m. EST Rebecca Rosenberg “Champagne Widows: Veuve Clicquot and Napoleon”\n\n \n\n7:00 p.m. EST Intermission \n\n \n\n7:30 p.m. EST \nAward presenters include past recipients of The Doug Marlette Award Jonathan Haupt\, executive director of the Pat Conroy Literary Center and Marly Rusoff of Marly Rusoff Literary Agency; 2019 Pulpwood Queen Book of the Year Author Jesse Montgomery; and 2019 Bonus Book of the Year Author Michael Farris Smith. These distinguished literary figures conduct the Awards Presentation to the following:\n\n \n\n 	2020 Pulpwood Queen Bonus Book of the Year to Kim Michele Richardson “The Bookwoman of Troublesome Creek: A Novel”\n 	2020 Pulpwood Queen Book of the Year to Leila Meacham “Dragonfly: A Novel”\n 	Special Presentation: THE DOUG MARLETTE AWARD presented to an individual for the Lifetime Achievement of Promoting Literacy to Annie McDonnell of The Write Review!\n\n \n\n8:00 p.m. EST\nSilent Auction winners announced. The auction site can be accessed at www.charityauctionstoday.com/auctions/PQ-PCLC2021-19645 \,  Bids will be accepted between noon on Jan. 14 and end at 6:00 p.m. Jan. 16 CST. All proceeds go to The Pat Conroy Literary Center and all your winning bid item(s) will be shipped to YOU with the cost of shipping and handling added to the cost based on the item(s) you win.\n\n \n\nRemarks from KATHY L. MURPHY\, who will announce the theme for 2022 Girlfriend Weekend event and conclude the presentation of 2021 International Pulpwood Queen and Timber Guys Official Book Selections Authors! Congratulations to all of those whose work garnered the Pulpwood Queen Kathy L. Murphy’s 2021 Official Seal of Approval out of more than 600 books that were submitted.\n\n \nSUNDAY\, January 17\, 2021 \n \n\nAn Inside Look at the State of Publishing Today\n\n \n\n11.15 EST\, 10:15 a.m. CST\, 9:15 MST\, 8:15 PST. \nSenior Pastor Henry G. Brinton\, author of “City of Peace\,” of the Fairfax Presbyterian Church in Fairfax\, Virginia\, leads a worship service. His sermon entitled “Unexpected Calls\,” is based on God calling Samuel to lead in 1 Samuel 3:1-19. Here is the link to the church’s YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUObEveHAJhWXUVGYYv_WkQ\n\n \n\nFollowing the Worship Service is an Intermission for Sunday Lunch/Dinner.\n\n \n\n2:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. EST\nKathy L. Murphy in conversation with Special Guest Robert Gray\, editor of Shelf Awareness\, the online publisher insider daily blog on the book publishing world.\n\n \n\n2:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. EST\nCarol Fitzgerald of The Book Reporter interviews bestselling author Cassandra King Conroy “Tell Me A Story: My Life with Pat Conroy”\n\n \n\n3:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. EST \nMarly Rusoff of Marly Rusoff Literary Agency gives a talk on the landscape of publishing today from a top New York literary agent’s perspective.\n\n \n\n4:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. EST \nAnnie McDonnell of The Write Review speaks on the importance of book reviews and how to secure them.\n\n \n\n5:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. EST \nAuthor Douglas Thompson of “Knock! Knock!: Lessons Learned and Stories Shared – A Ride Along with a Sales Superstar Douglas Thompson” gives authors advice on how to craft the perfect elevator pitch for their books.\n\n \n\n5:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. EST \nPulpwood Queen Kathy L. Murphy discusses her new partnership with Kristine “Hall” Ways of Lone Star Literary Life and their shared mission of getting great books in the hands of great readers.\n\n \n\n5:30 p.m. EST \nPublisher Echo Montgomery Garrett gives a presentation on the story behind her writer-centric\, bespoke Lucid House Publishing along with Director of Acquisitions Kathy L. Murphy; Co-Publisher/ Co-Founder Connor Judson Garrett; Director of Design and Technology Jawad Mazhir; YouTube Hostess and Translator Kristel al Issa; and Emmy-nominated screenwriter Jeanette Collins\, who wrote the screenplay for “Spellbound Under the Spanish Moss.”\n\n \n\nOur official hashtag is #PQGirlfriendWeekend for social media posts.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/pulpwood-queens-girlfriend-weekend-zoomathon-and-book-fair/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Club,Book Discussion,Celebration,Virtual Author Event
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SUMMARY:Book Launch Party: Bernard Mansheim's Still a Doctor
DESCRIPTION:Acclaimed author Dr. Bernard Mansheim will be at Main Street Reads Saturday\, January 9th to celebrate the release of his third novel\, Still a Doctor. Social distance rules will apply and safe treats will be served! \n 
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/book-launch-party-bernard-mansheims-still-a-doctor/
CATEGORIES:Book Discussion,Book Signing,Celebration
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SUMMARY:Booksigning: Ruthie Landis with Acting Lessons for Living
DESCRIPTION:On Saturday\, December 19th\, Ruthie will be here LIVE to answer questions and sign her books\, including Acting Lessons for Living\, the new companion Guided Journal\, and her Beyond the Bookclub! Perfect for last-minute holiday gift giving. Refreshments will be served. \nAbout Acting Lessons for Living\nImagine that your life is a hit play\, one that you produce and direct\, a show where you get to pick all the parts\, from your leading role to the bit players. You get to choose the sets\, the lighting\, the costumes\, and even who gets a front row seat\, right up to the final curtain call. \nIn fact\, you don’t need to imagine it because your life is exactly that: a long-running adventure created for your life’s stage by you! \nBest selling author Ruthie Landis weaves her decades of experience in the theatre and as a psychotherapist\, teacher and coach\, with insightful personality concepts found in the Enneagram used by actors and successful “players” the world over\, to guide you through your own hero’s journey – your life’s calling. \nWhether you’re in “pre-production” or wanting to make sure your final bow will invite a standing ovation\, Acting Lessons for Living will engage you\, change you\, and support you in playing the scenes of your own life with crystal clear intention\, full presence\, and a finale that will knock your socks off. \nWe’re also pleased to invite you to a free “Acting Lessons for Living” workshop with Ruthie on Tuesday\, December 15th\, prior to Saturday’s live signing. Time will be allowed after the talk for Q&A. \n 
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/booksigning-ruthie-landis-with-acting-lessons-for-living/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Discussion,Book Signing,Celebration
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SUMMARY:Summerville Christmas Parade
DESCRIPTION:Sunday December 13th (rain date December 20th) will be the annual Christmas parade in historic downtown Summerville! Join us for the festivities and free treats and perhaps a surprise or two… We will have a LIMITED number of seats outside the store\, we encourage you to arrive early! \nThe Summerville Christmas Parade is designed to promote positivity throughout the Town of Summerville while capturing the “spirit of the Christmas holiday.” The parade is a family-friendly\, non-political event that aims to bring the community together to celebrate the season while representing the local traditions and Summerville hospitality. \nMasks will be required at the store and among our guests. Join us to celebrate the season…
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/summerville-christmas-parade/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Celebration
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SUMMARY:Booksigning: Signe Pike with The Forgotten Kingdom!
DESCRIPTION:We’re super excited to have the amazing Signe Pike grace Main Street Reads on Sunday\, December 6th for a special event and book signing. Her best-selling books have been making waves. The Forgotten Kingdom is the second in a trilogy; we’ll also have the first in the trilogy\, The Lost Queen\, on hand to be personally signed. \nRefreshments will be served\, including a special brew of spiced cider to set the mood. Let us know if you plan to attend so we set aside the book(s) for you as this event is expected to sell out. \nThe Forgotten Kingdom: AD 573. Imprisoned in her chamber\, Languoreth awaits news in torment. Her husband and son have ridden off to war against her brother\, Lailoken. She doesn’t yet know that her young daughter\, Angharad\, who was training with Lailoken to become a Wisdom Keeper\, has been lost in the chaos. As one of the bloodiest battles of early medieval Scottish history abandons its survivors to the wilds of Scotland\, Lailoken and his men must flee to exile in the mountains of the Lowlands\, while nine year-old Angharad must summon all Lailoken has taught her to follow her own destiny through the mysterious\, mystical land of the Picts. \nIn the aftermath of the battle\, old political alliances unravel\, opening the way for the ambitious adherents of the new religion: Christianity. Lailoken is half-mad with battle sickness\, and Languoreth must hide her allegiance to the Old Way to survive her marriage to the next Christian king of Strathclyde. Worst yet\, the new King of the Angles is bent on expanding his kingdom at any cost. Now the exiled Lailoken\, with the help of a young warrior named Artur\, may be the only man who can bring the warring factions together to defeat the encroaching Angles. But to do so\, he must claim the role that will forever transform him. He must become the man known to history as “Myrddin.” \n“Intrigue\, rivalry\, and magic among the mists of old Britain–The Forgotten Kingdom is an enchantment of a read! (Kate Quinn\, New York Times bestselling author). \nTake a look at the book trailers below and learn more at https://www.signepike.com/. \n \n \nSigne Pike was born in Ithaca\, NY\, and graduated from Cornell University with her Bachelor of Science in Communication. She worked as an acquisitions editor at Random House and then Penguin\, before leaving to write her first book\, Faery Tale: One Woman’s Search for Enchantment in a Modern World. Pike has spent the past ten years researching and writing about Celtic history\, myth\, folklore and tradition. Her love of history\, the great outdoors\, early medieval and ancient archeology\, and her dedication to historical accuracy has made her social media feeds an informative delight to her readers. \nSigne teaches seminars and workshops internationally on writing and publishing\, as well as on folklore and tradition. Her writing has been published by Salon\, Charleston City Paper\, Book Riot and NPR.org.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/booksigning-signe-pike-with-the-forgotten-kingdom/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Discussion,Book Signing,Celebration
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SUMMARY:Old Time Summerville Christmas Celebration!
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the 2020 Old Time Summerville Christmas Celebration event on Tuesday\, December 1 from 5:30 – 8 p.m. This event will be a modified version of the Town’s traditional tree lighting ceremony. We’ll have treats at Main Street Reads of course\, as will many of our neighbors: \nIn an effort to provide a safe event that does not promote gathering the town will forego the ceremony and countdown of the tree lighting. This year the tree will be lit prior to the event starting. Attendees will be able to stop by anytime during the event to see the lights\, enjoy the tree\, and take photos! \n\n\nThe South Carolina Department of Commerce requires attendees over the age of 3 to wear masks at the event and practice social distancing.\n\nPictures with Santa (Hutchinson Square Bandstand): 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.\nBring your cameras and smiles for socially distant pictures with Santa. The line will close at 7:30 p.m.\n\nLive Window Displays (Various Streets – Map will be Provided): 5:30 – 8 p.m.\nA variety of downtown businesses will prepare gorgeous live displays in their store windows for the public to view and vote on. Below are the businesses that are currently confirmed to participate (list updated as businesses are confirmed):\nHippie Soul – 120 Central Ave.\nFour Green Fields – 117 Central Ave.\nPeople\, Places & Quilts – 129 W. Richardson Ave.\nSweetwater 123 & 123 Etc. – 123 W. Richardson Ave.\nFly Modern Apparel -114 Richardson Ave.\nLowcountry Olive Oil – 103D S. Main St\nHanebrink Jewelers – 112 S. Main St.\nNailed it DIY – 116 S. Main St.\nMain St. Reads – 115 S. Main St.\nEva’s On Main – 129 S. Main St.\nEverything Chic – 126 S. Main St.\n\nHoliday Craft at the Public Works Art Center (135 W. Richardson Ave.) 5:30 – 8:00 p.m.\nAs you walk around and check out the live window displays\, stop by the Public Works Art Center for a creative holiday art activity.\n\nLetters to Santa – (Short Central Ave): 5:30 – 8 p.m.\nThe mailbox and letter writing station will be located on Short Central Ave.\n\nGrab Dinner (Downtown Summerville Restaurants & Food Trucks on Little Main St.) 5:30 – 8 p.m. Visit one of our downtown restaurants or choose from a few food trucks and enjoy dinner at the event.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/old-time-summerville-christmas-celebration/
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SUMMARY:Children's Book Signing: Rebecca Dwight Bruff's Stars of Wonder
DESCRIPTION:Join us Wednesday morning\, 9:30 – 11:30 a.m. when Rebecca Dwight Bruff joins us for story time and a booksigning following for her new highly praised children’s book: Stars of Wonder. Storyteller Colleen Rackleff will read the book for story time and Rebecca will be on hand for Q&A and signing afterwards (hint: makes the perfect Christmas gift!) \n\nIn Stars of Wonder\, five brave and curious children follow a star\, and discover more than they ever imagined: strength\, trust\, love\, boldness\, courage\, and wonder… all the things kids need to know they possess in order to be resilient in this ever-changing world. \nBeautifully illustrated\, STARS OF WONDER will delight children and adults alike in this story of whimsy and wonder\, curiosity and courage\, and great love. \nRebecca Bruff heard the story of Robert Smalls on her first visit to South Carolina. She was so captivated that she left her job and moved across the country to research and write this novel. Bruff earned her Bachelors degree in education (Texas A&M) and Master and Doctorate degrees in theology (Southern Methodist University). In 2017\, she was a scholarship recipient for the prestigious Key West Literary Seminar. She volunteers at the Pat Conroy Literary Center in Beaufort\, South Carolina. She’s published non-fiction\, plays a little tennis\, travels when she can\, and loves life in the lowcountry with her husband and an exuberant golden retriever. Learn more at rebeccabruff.com
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/childrens-book-signing-rebecca-dwight-bruffs-stars-of-wonder/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Club,Book Discussion,Book Signing,Celebration,Story Time
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SUMMARY:Booksigning: Joe Palmer with A Mariner's Tale
DESCRIPTION:Join us Sunday\, November 8th\, from noon ’til 2 pm for a very special signing with Joe Palmer\, hot on the heels of his feature appearance at the Pat Conroy Literary Festival in Beaufort on Saturday! \nWe’ll have refreshments and Joe will chat about his amazing novel. Copies will be on sale at the book club price (10% off) and can be personalized by the author for yourself or the perfect holiday gift. Here’s what other amazing authors are saying about this rich and rewarding tale: \n“A Mariner’s Tale is a stunning debut: a seafaring novel rich with lush imagery and colorful characters from an exciting new voice in Southern fiction. With deft narrative skill\, the author takes the protagonist\, a cynical middle-aged mariner\, and his protege\, a troubled young man\, on a voyage of self-discovery that begins on an island in Florida and ends in an Irish fishing village. You don’t want to miss this beautifully crafted page-turner!” \n– Cassandra King\, bestselling author of Tell Me a Story: My Life with Pat Conroy \n“Hard-edged and gripping.  An intriguing mix of hope and fear.  Fans of Pat Conroy’s evocative novels are going to love this stirring debut.” \n– Steve Berry\, New York Times bestselling author of The Warsaw Protocol \n“A Mariner’s Tale is a richly rendered story scented with sea spray and filled with salty characters seeking grace\, mercy and second chances. Palmer writes with heart and authenticity\, bringing to life an unfortgettable crew worthy of the love and redemption we each hope to find in this life.” – \nNicole Seitz\, author of The Cage-Maker \n“A beautifully drawn sea-faring tale built around a marina full of lovingly flawed characters who have\, in different ways\, been floundered by life; who in rescuing each other\, manage to rescue themselves. Set in the lush beauty of the inlets\, streams and maritime world of North Florida\, A Mariner’s Tale is told with great heart and uncommon compassion by an author who knows the life of tide and salt and of the sea.” \nJanis Owen\, author of American Ghost \nPart nautical yarn\, part romance\, and part coming-of-age story\, A Mariner’s Tale is a page-turner\, but Joe Palmer’s beautiful prose slows the pace to a perfect rhythm\, allowing the reader to participate in the wonders of nature and the resilience of the human heart on a barrier island just off the northeast coast of Florida. \n—Susan Cushman\, author of Friends of the Library and Cherry Bomb\, and editor of Southern Writers on Writing
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/booksigning-joe-palmer-with-a-mariners-tale/
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:Stories on the Square: Celebrating Differences on a Spectacular Saturday
DESCRIPTION:On Saturday morning\, November 7 (10:30 a.m. – Noon)\, we’ll be hosting TWO great children’s books and authors for a Spectacular Stories on the Square and Book Signing! \nJoining us will be Chris Singleton\, inspirational speaker and author of Different and Marybeth Wishart\, former teacher and author of Parker the Purple Penguin. The books will be read aloud and families can purchase copies from us\, personally signed by the authors. Both books carry excellent messages of inclusivity\, are beautifully and vibrantly illustrated\, and (ahem) make perfect holiday gifts! \nAND… our own amazing storytime reader Colleen Ratkleff will be here\, too! \nMeet Chris Singleton\nChris Singleton is a former professional baseball player in the Chicago Cubs organization as well as an inspirational speaker who has traveled the country passionately speaking to over 60\,000 students. Chris has also spread his message through various different media outlets and has been featured on ESPN’s E:60\, Sports Illustrated magazine\, CNN\, and USA Today. \nHis mother\, Sharonda Coleman Singleton\, was murdered along with eight other victims at Mother Emanuel AME church in Downtown Charleston\, South Carolina on June 17th 2015 by a white male who wanted to start a race-related war in the United States. Chris inspired his city and the nation by forgiving the man who murdered his mother and stating that “Love is stronger than hate.” \nChri’s children’s book teaches kids not only to accept\, but to celebrate\, people who are different from them. Different: A Story About Loving Your Neighbor tells the story of Obinna\, a boy who moves from Nigeria to Charleston\, and finds that he doesn’t look\, sound\, or dress like his classmates. Singleton’s mother\, Sharonda\, makes an appearance in the book as Obinna’s teacher\, who reminds him that he is “beautifully and wonderfully made.” It’s a thoughtful tribute to the woman who first taught Singleton about love’s healing power. \nMeet Marybeth Wishart\nMarybeth Wishart is a retired special education teacher who has taught at both the elementary and high school level for over thirty-four years. She is a Connecticut native now living in South Carolina and trying as many new things as possible\, including publishing her first children’s book. \nParker the Purple Penguin is a story she told her own children on their way to school over thirty years ago. Its messages are as relevant now as they were then\, and birthed from the beautiful differences of her classroom kids. Marybeth would love to publish more of her children’s stories and to use Parker the Purple Penguin to support anti-bullying\, diversity\, and children’s literacy programs. \nParker the Purple Penguin doesn’t get why he is ignored and ostracized by his fellow penguins. Why don’t they like him\, when they have so many things in common? Why is he ignored by all of the other penguins just because of his purple coloring? Is there anything Parker can do to try to fit in? \nFollow Parker’s story as he confronts his differences\, and see how the other penguins change their behavior as Parker tries hard to blend in with the crowd. Parker’s tale is a journey of self-discovery as he learns to accept himself in the midst of bullying and peer pressure. \n(Hint: Fans of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer will love this book!)
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/stories-on-the-square-celebrating-differences-on-a-spectacular-saturday/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Discussion,Book Signing,Celebration,Story Time
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201027T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201027T200000
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SUMMARY:Reader Meet Writer: Out! With Actors Miles McKenna and Emily Hampshire
DESCRIPTION:Join activist and actor Miles McKenna in conversation with actor Emily Hampshire\, (Stevie Budd on Schitt’s Creek) to discuss Miles’s new book\, Out!\, the ultimate coming-out survival guide. \nActivist Miles McKenna came out on his YouTube channel in 2017\, documenting his transition to help other teens navigate their identities and take charge of their own coming-out stories. From that wisdom comes Out!\, the ultimate coming-out survival guide. Find validation\, inspiration\, and support for your questions big and small—whether you’re exploring your identity or seeking to understand the experience of an awesome queer person in your life. \nMiles McKenna is an actor and social media icon known for his comedic voice and LGBTQ+ advice and activism. He was recently awarded the Shorty Award for Best LGBTQ+ Account of 2017\, headlined two nationwide tours that covered a total of 35 shows\, and has creatively collaborated with companies like Google\, HBO\, ATT\, and Lyft. Find out more on his YouTube channel\, MilesChronicles\, or on Instagram at @themilesmckenna. \nMontreal native Emily Hampshire can be seen starring in two critically acclaimed and vastly different television series at the same time. Hampshire portrays fan favorite ’Stevie Budd’ in the Emmy Award-winning Schitt’s Creek\, opposite Eugene Levy and Catherine O’Hara. In addition\, she plays ‘Jennifer Goines’ in Syfy/Hulu’s 12 Monkeys. \nTo register and join the Zoom call\, visit this link: \nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_9nCng2J8QeiQzkKfELwQTA
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/reader-meet-writer-out-with-actors-miles-mckenna-and-emily-hampshire/
CATEGORIES:Book Discussion,Celebration,Reader Meet Writer,Reading,Virtual Author Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201023T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201023T193000
DTSTAMP:20260525T064922
CREATED:20201009T031150Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201009T031150Z
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SUMMARY:Launch Party and Booksigning: The Ocean at Night
DESCRIPTION:Join us Friday evening\, October 23rd when author Lorna Hollifield will be at Main Street Reads to celebrate the launch of her second novel\, The Ocean at Night. \nTwo Ways to Participate!\nLorna will be at Main Street Reads from 5:30 to 7:30. She’ll talk a bit about the book on Zoom and to gathered guests (social distance rules will apply)\, followed by book signing. Refreshments will be served. \nTo Join Zoom Meeting:\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/83330080974?pwd=cW9VYVUxVVVHYkJpcFBtd2Vpa3NxUT09\nMeeting ID: 833 3008 0974 Passcode: 744155 \nAbout the Book\nThey’re all lost: a teenage girl from the wrong side of the sand\, a grieving father with a chip on his shoulder\, a ne’er-do-well mother addicted to men\, and a six-year-old girl last seen happily swinging her red sand bucket. \nFolly Beach is a barrier island near Charleston\, South Carolina made famous for making people disappear. Legends of sunken ships\, quarantined drifters\, wartime burial grounds\, and lost Indian tribes have nicknamed the town “Coffin Island.” However\, much of the folklore has been entombed by colorful beach shops\, greasy crab shacks and bustling sunbathers. That is\, until the summer of 2019 when young fossil hunter\, Teal McHone\, becomes the last person to lay eyes on a child snatched from the shoreline on a hot July evening. Suddenly the small beach town once again lives up to its dark reputation\, and the kidnapping ignites a chain of sinister events along the South Carolina coast. Will Teal realize just what she saw in time to save the girl? \nThis coming-of-age\, romantic thriller will keep the pages turning as Teal fights to unearth all that’s hidden beneath the sands and souls on this tiny southern beach. The pull of the ocean tempers the pace of her awakening and the fates of all those caught up in its enigmatic motion. Will the strengthening tide pull the lost further out to sea or finally deliver them safely back to shore? \nMeet the Author\nLorna Hollifield was born in Asheville\, North Carolina\, but now enjoys the “salt life” outside of Charleston\, South Carolina with her family and favorite Springer Spaniel. \nHollifield began her professional writing journey as a tourism and travel blogger before finally breaking into the fiction market when Pen Name Publishing picked up her debut novel\, Tobacco Sun\, in 2017.  Since then Lorna served as President for the South Carolina Writers Association\, has been a featured speaker at numerous literary conferences\, was published in the Fall Lines literary anthology\, and spent a year as the book columnist for Skirt Magazine. \nWhen Lorna isn’t writing\, she is most likely bumming on the beach\, or exploring the never-ending South Carolina LowCountry she loves so much. Her first novel was Tobacco Sun.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/launch-party-and-booksigning-the-ocean-at-night/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Discussion,Book Signing,Celebration,Virtual Author Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Main Street Reads":MAILTO:shari@writerswin.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201015T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201015T200000
DTSTAMP:20260525T064922
CREATED:20201010T152519Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201010T152727Z
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SUMMARY:Join Us for a Spooky Third Thursday!
DESCRIPTION:Enjoy partying out on the square\, sales and treats at Main Street Reads\, and the return of singer/songwriter/guitarist Mike Kaltofen keeping it all festive!
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/join-us-for-a-spooky-third-thursday/
CATEGORIES:Celebration,Third Thursday
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201014T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201014T200000
DTSTAMP:20260525T064922
CREATED:20200927T045739Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201004T080022Z
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SUMMARY:Scholastic Parents Night: You're Invited!
DESCRIPTION:Scholastic Parents Night: Wednesday\, October 14 | 7pm ET / 6pm CT / 5pm MT / 4pm PT \nWe hope you’ll join us for Scholastic Parents Night\, a virtual event designed to make this untraditional school year a little more manageable—and fun! A panel of Scholastic editors and education experts will share learn-at-home tips\, book recommendations\, and more\, and be available for a Q&A. We will joined by: \n\nModerator John Schu –  Host of Book Joy Live\, author of the popular blog Watch. Read. Connect.  and Ambassador of School LIbraries for Scholastic Book Fairs.\nLiza Baker – Vice President and Publisher (Picture Books and Scholastic Early Learners)\nKatie Carella – Executive Editor (Acorn/Branches)\nKatie Woehr – Senior Editor (Bob Books\, I Survived series)\nDavid Saylor – Vice President and Creative Director (Graphix)\n\nAttendees who visit the store after the event will get a goodie bag (on a first-come\, first-serve basis)\, and all attendees will receive digital activities\, brochures and more! Attendees will also be entered to win a book bundle\, which includes \n\nBunBun and BonBon #1: Fancy Friends written and illustrated by Jess Keating\nHello Hedgehog #1: Do You Like My Bike? Written and illustrated by Norm Feuti\nMy Sticker Dictionary from Scholastic Early Learners\nEverything Awesome About Dinosaurs written and illustrated by Mike Lowery\n I Survived the Attacks of September 11\, 2001 by Lauren Tarshis.\n\nWe hope you join us for this special event!\nJoin the event that night HERE: https://youtu.be/d8yLMbam-0o \nGet a look at featured books by clicking below:
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/scholastic-parents-night/
CATEGORIES:Book Discussion,Celebration,Virtual Author Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200924T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200924T210000
DTSTAMP:20260525T064922
CREATED:20200919T202740Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200920T142656Z
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SUMMARY:Author LAUNCH Party! Temple of Eternity by R. Scott Boyer
DESCRIPTION:The Pulpwood Academy and Main Street Reads are hosting a big author LAUNCH PARTY on September 24\, 2020\, the launch date for R. Scott Boyer’s new release\, Temple of Eternity – a stellar sequel to Bobby Ether and the Jade Academy. \n\n\n\nThe event takes place at 8 pm EST (immediately following the Pulpwood Queens meeting at 6:30 pm) – and will feature Scott in discussion with the Pulpwood Queen\, Kathy Murphy\, as well as Shari Stauch of Main Street Reads. \n\n\n\nGet a first look at the book trailers AND get a free gift for your book club just for attending! \n\n\n\nPlease use the following link and password to attend! The event will also be simulcast on Facebook Live and posted to YouTube. \n\n\n\nMeeting ID: 821 4257 7684 Passcode: 092420 Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82142577684?pwd=Vk5mOU5xWWZySkVRUjlCQXdzdHRtdz09 \n\nScott’s books are available at the store as well as through our online ordering HERE. \n\n\n\nDeep in the rain forests of Guatemala\, an ancient Mayan temple holds a mythical secret. The legendary Fountain of Youth lies within\, but not all myths are fairy tales. The temple ruins have been seized by the Core\, a sinister cult determined to unlock the mysteries of immortality. \n\n\n\nWhen their captured friends are spotted near the temple\, Bobby and his cousin Jinx must journey into the dark heart of the jungle to save them. Harnessing their extraordinary abilities\, the boys will undertake an epic quest to fulfill a centuries-old prophecy. \n\n\n\nCut off from their allies\, Bobby and Jinx combat supernatural barriers\, raging rivers\, and deadly beasts. They’ll face savage natives\, vengeful ghosts\, and ruthless mercenaries who can conjure a person’s darkest fears. Past and present will collide\, with the power of eternity on the line. Can Bobby fulfill the prophecy and lay the temple’s spirits to rest? If not\, Bobby and his friends may become permanent inhabitants of the Temple of Eternity. \nNote: Temple of Eternity will be the YA Bookclub choice for October – don’t miss it!
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/author-launch-party-the-temple-of-eternity-by-r-scott-boyer/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Club,Book Discussion,Celebration,Reader Meet Writer,Virtual Author Event
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200914
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200919
DTSTAMP:20260525T064922
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LAST-MODIFIED:20200915T140330Z
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SUMMARY:2020 Annual Sweet Tea Festival: Reimagined - The Sweetest Week Ever!
DESCRIPTION:The 2020 Annual Sweet Tea Festival has been reimagined as the “Sweetest Week Ever!” with a week of events happening in downtown Summerville – and you’re invited\, courtesy of Summerville Dream and all the downtown merchants that make our town sweeter all the time… \nThe Sweetest Week Ever allows participants to adhere to best health practices and social distancing. Celebrates Summerville’s art\, culture\, hospitality and all things that make it just a little sweeter here. Daily events and evening shows\, shop specials\, and more! \nCheck out the schedule below and come join the fun! Main Street Reads will be open later all week long\, so stop by and say “hi” — we’ll have giveaways to help celebrate our Sweetest Week Ever! including Hershey’s kisses at our “Sweetest Kissing Booth” and journal gifts-with-purchase.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/2020-annual-sweet-tea-festival-reimagined/
CATEGORIES:Celebration,Third Thursday
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200909T210000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200909T220000
DTSTAMP:20260525T064922
CREATED:20200830T021929Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200910T004259Z
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SUMMARY:“Wine and Words” Author Carol Van Den Hende in Conversation with Main Street Reads (Virtual Event)
DESCRIPTION:So here’s an uber-cool event! Author and friend of Main Street Reads’ Carol Van Den Hende’s new book releases on October 1st and as an early winner of the American Fiction award\, Goodbye Orchid is already predicted to be a bestseller. So\, on Wednesday\, September 9th we’re going to pour a glass of wine and toast this important work LIVE on Zoom (simulcast on Facebook Live) with Carol\, in conversation with fellow author and screenwriter Meredith Stack\, whose current project is Cannes Film Fest bound! Scroll down for login link and password… \n\n\n\nRising from ashes is hard. Giving up the one you love is harder.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\nThirty-two-year-old Phoenix Walker is an entrepreneur who has built an agency with a heart almost as big as his own. To add to his good fortune\, he’s falling for Orchid Paige\, the beautiful half-Asian marketer who’s collaborated with him on a winning military campaign. They’ve grown close after months working and traveling together. She’s even divulged the trauma in her past that makes her panic over images of injured vets. He’s trying not to cross their professional boundary. Their relationship is at a precipice. Until an accident changes him forever. \nNow\, he’s faced with the hardest decision of his life: Does he burden the woman whose traumatic childhood makes him feel protective of her? Or does true love mean leaving her without explaining why? \nFor fans of ME BEFORE YOU and THE FAULT IN OUR STARS\, GOODBYE\, ORCHID asks…what choice does a wounded hero have when loving his woman means breaking his own heart? \nCarol Van Den Hende is an author and American Fiction Award winner who pens stories of resilience and hope. She’s also a speaker\, strategist\, and serves on nonprofit boards. One secret to her good fortune? Her humorous husband\, fun-loving twins\, and rescue cat\, who prove that love really does conquer all. NOTE: This debut novel by Carol Van Den Hende is inspired by and researched with combat-wounded veterans. A portion of the earnings benefits military personnel and other non-profits. \nHere are the Zoom link and password details:\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/81155277763?pwd=ME9SR3hudzdCQ29zM241MFdHVHJXUT09\nMeeting ID: 811 5527 7763\nPasscode: 518149 \nBring the wine\, we’ll bring the party!
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/wine-and-words-author-carol-van-den-hende-in-conversation-with-meredith-stack-virtual-event/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Discussion,Celebration,Reader Meet Writer,Reading,Virtual Author Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Main Street Reads":MAILTO:shari@writerswin.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200829T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200829T180000
DTSTAMP:20260525T064922
CREATED:20200813T205023Z
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SUMMARY:National Independent Bookstore Day!
DESCRIPTION:What is Independent Bookstore Day?  \nIndependent Bookstore Day is a one-day national party that takes place at indie bookstores across the country on the last Saturday in April but was pushed to August 29th this year. Every store is unique and independent\, and every party is different. For us\, we’ll have surprise giveaways and sales all day long\, so come on out and celebrate with us! \nWhy are we celebrating independent bookstores? \nIndependent bookstores are not just stores\, they’re community centers and local anchors run by passionate readers. They are entire universes of ideas that contain the possibility of real serendipity. They are lively performance spaces and quiet places where aimless perusal is a day well spent. \nIn a world of tweets and algorithms and pageless digital downloads\, bookstores are not a dying anachronism.  They are living\, breathing organisms that continue to grow and expand. In fact\, there are more of them this year than there were last year. And they are at your service.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/national-independent-bookstore-day/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Celebration
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ORGANIZER;CN="Main Street Reads":MAILTO:shari@writerswin.com
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200815
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200816
DTSTAMP:20260525T064922
CREATED:20200812T055828Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200812T055828Z
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SUMMARY:Bookstore Romance Day!
DESCRIPTION:Below is the Bookstore Romance Day 2020 Official Event Schedule for Saturday\, August 15th. Come join the fun online with some great events! NOTE: All times listed are EST \n\n9:00 am  Official opening/welcome with Ambassador Meg Cabot (On the Bookstore Romance Day YouTube channel)\n10:00 am Coffee Break with Mona Shroff (Then\, Now\, Always)\, Delores Fossen (Settling an Old Score) and Cara Bastone (Just a Heartbeat Away)\nNoon An exclusive video from author JR Ward (The Jackal) (On the Bookstore Romance Day YouTube channel)\n1:00 pm Lunch Date with Synithia Williams (Scandalous Secrets)\, Reese Ryan (A Reunion of Rivals)\, and Roan Parrish (Better Than People)\n2:00pm Avon Spotlight panel with Ambassador Meg Cabot (No Offense)\, Talia Hibbert (Take a Hint\, Dani Brown)\, and Alexis Daria (You Had Me at Hola). Moderated by Maureen Lee Lenker of Entertainment Weekly\n3:00pm Rom Coms for Readers from 13 to 113 with authors Sarah Morgenthaler (The Tourist Attraction)\, Annabeth Albert (Conventionally Yours)\, Suzanne Park (The Perfect Escape)\, Miranda Kenneally (Four Days of You and Me)\, K.L. Walther (If We Were Us)\, and Ann Marie Walker (Happy Singles Day)\n4:00pm Tea Time with authors RaeAnne Thayne (Summer at Lake Haven)\, Maisey Yates (The Hero of Hope Springs)\, and Melissa Senate (The Cowboy’s Comeback)\n6:00pm YA HEAs with authors Mason Deaver (I Wish You All the Best)\, Debbie Rigaud (Truly\, Madly\, Royally)\, Lucas Rocha (Where We Go From Here)\, and Leah Johnson (You Should See Me in a Crown)\n7:00pm Cocktail Hour with authors Audrey Carlin (What the Heart Wants)\, Jayci Lee (Secret Crush Seduction)\, and Elia Winters (Hairpin Curves)\n\nBONUS – Sunday\, August 16th\n7:00 pm (ET) Watch Party for The Princess Diaries\, with guest appearance by Meg Cabot
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/bookstore-romance-day/
CATEGORIES:Book Discussion,Celebration,Virtual Author Event
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200714T180000
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SUMMARY:Special Interactive Mixology Event: Which Fork Do I Use with my Bourbon?
DESCRIPTION:Join us for this wonderful Reader Meet Writer interactive mixology event now on July 14th at 5 p.m. – HAPPY HOUR! \nDuring their travels in bourbon country and beyond to conduct tastings and seminars\, entertainment experts Peggy Noe Stevens and Susan Reigler often heard the question\, “How do I do this in my home?” This book is their definitive answer. Which Fork Do I Use with My Bourbon? offers a step-by-step guide to hosting a successful bourbon-tasting party—complete with recipes\, photos\, and tips for beginners and experienced aficionados alike. \nFrom decorations to glassware\, this one-stop resource will guide readers from the day they mail invitations to the moment they welcome guests through the door. Alongside their favorite snack\, entrée\, dessert\, and cocktail recipes\, Stevens and Reigler offer advice on how to set up a bar\, arrange tables\, and pair recipes. Once readers are ready\, Stevens and Reigler move on to advanced pairings for the bourbon foodie and present two innovative examples of tasting parties—a bourbon cocktail soiree and\, of course\, the traditional Kentucky Derby party. Inspired by the hosting traditions of five Kentucky distilleries\, this book promises to motivate bourbon lovers to start their own bourbon-tasting traditions and to expand the expertise of longtime bourbon enthusiasts. \nPeggy Noe Stevens is founder of the Bourbon Women Association and a master bourbon taster. A lifestyle expert\, she is also a professional speaker. As a Bourbon Hall of Fame inductee\, she has planned hundreds of events globally over the last thirty years\, often working with distilleries and master distillers. \nSusan Reigler is a former restaurant critic for the Louisville Courier-Journal and a current correspondent for Bourbon+ and American Whiskey magazines. She has also authored or coauthored six books on bourbon\, including Kentucky Bourbon Country: The Essential Travel Guide and The Kentucky Bourbon Cocktail Book. \nTo shop ALL the books in the Reader Meet Writer Series\, click on the image below!
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/special-interactive-mixology-event-which-fork-do-i-use-with-my-bourbon/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Discussion,Celebration,Virtual Author Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Main Street Reads":MAILTO:shari@writerswin.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200307T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200307T130000
DTSTAMP:20260525T064922
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LAST-MODIFIED:20200302T151048Z
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SUMMARY:"SCARY SATURDAY" Booksigning: Afterlife Series author and podcaster Nicholas A. McGirr
DESCRIPTION:Author and podcaster Nicholas A. McGirr will be gracing Main Street Reads during February’s 3rd Thursday festivities that include\, as always\, free refreshments and lively discussion! \nNick can also get you discount tix to downtown Charleston’s GHOST HUNTING TOUR! \n     \n 
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/3rd-thursday-booksigning-afterlife-series-author-and-podcaster-nicholas-a-mcgirr/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Discussion,Book Signing,Celebration,Third Thursday
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200301T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200301T190000
DTSTAMP:20260525T064922
CREATED:20200216T082626Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200216T082626Z
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SUMMARY:Bookstore Birthday Bash!
DESCRIPTION:Come help us celebrate turning one year old on Sunday\, March 1st\, our official one year anniversary! It’s going to be a superhero Sunday at Main Street Reads\, with an open house\, complete with cake\, music\, door prizes\, and even masks to channel your inner superhero! \nThe shindig begins at 3 p.m. and goes ’til 7 p.m. We’ll be drawing door prizes every fifteen minutes that include Main Street Reads gift cards. \nCome join the celebration as we thank you all for your patronage and encouragement through our first year!
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/bookstore-birthday-bash/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Celebration
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ORGANIZER;CN="Main Street Reads":MAILTO:shari@writerswin.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191219T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191219T200000
DTSTAMP:20260525T064922
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LAST-MODIFIED:20191215T194653Z
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SUMMARY:Booksigning: Third Thursday Features Christmas Confusion!
DESCRIPTION:Meet local author Christina Sinisi at Main Street Reads this Third Thursday when she’ll be here to sign her brand new novel\, Christmas Confusion! Just in time for the holidays – come join us for merriment and a signed copy\, the perfect gift! \nAs always\, our Third Thursday will feature treats and a special performance by local singer\, songwriter and guitarist Mike Kaltofen\, who’s being featured in this week’s Summerville Journal Scene!
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/booksigning-third-thursday-features-christmas-confusion/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Signing,Celebration
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ORGANIZER;CN="Main Street Reads":MAILTO:shari@writerswin.com
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