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SUMMARY:Reader Meet Writer: Confessions on the 7:45 with Lisa Unger (Virtual Event)
DESCRIPTION:Come join us via Zoom (email for link and password) on Thursday October 1 at 7 pm for a discussion with author Lisa Unger about CONFESSIONS ON THE 7:45! \nSelena Murphy is commuting home from her job in the city when the train stalls out on the tracks. She strikes up a conversation with a beautiful stranger in the next seat\, and their connection is fast and easy. The woman introduces herself as Martha and confesses that she’s been stuck in an affair with her boss. Selena\, in turn\, confesses that she suspects her husband is sleeping with the nanny. When the train arrives at Selena’s station\, the two women part ways\, presumably never to meet again. But days later\, Selena’s nanny disappears. Soon Selena finds her once-perfect life upended. As she is pulled into the mystery of the missing nanny\, and as the fractures in her marriage grow deeper\, Selena begins to wonder\, who was Martha really? But she is hardly prepared for what she’ll discover. Expertly plotted and reminiscent of the timeless classic Strangers on a Train\, Confessions on the 7:45 is a stunning web of lies and deceit\, and a gripping thriller about the delicate facades we create around our lives. \nLisa Unger is the New York Times and internationally bestselling author of eighteen novels\, including Confessions on the 7:45. With millions of readers worldwide and books published in twenty-six languages\, Unger is widely regarded as a master of suspense. Her critically acclaimed books have been voted “Best of the Year” or top picks by the Today show\, Good Morning America\, Entertainment Weekly\, Amazon\, IndieBound and others. Her essays have appeared in The New York Times\, Wall Street Journal\, NPR\, and Travel+Leisure. She lives on the west coast of Florida with her family.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/reader-meet-writer-confessions-on-the-745-with-lisa-unger-virtual-event/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
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SUMMARY:Disassembly Required: Book Discussion with Beverly Willett (Virtual Event)
DESCRIPTION:We’re thrilled to host Beverly Willett\, the author of Disassembly Required\, both online via Zoom (On October 8th\, 7 pm) AND live for a book signing in the store on Saturday morning\, October 10th! \nNOTE: Preorder your copy from Main Street Reads and get a 10% discount off the cover price – Your book will be ready to pickup and be signed on Saturday! \nHere are the Zoom details to attend: \nJoin Zoom Meeting:\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/83372134883?pwd=ZEtFVzc5V0MzYmR2LzR4Y0xnYVRhZz09 \nMeeting ID: 833 7213 4883\nPasscode: 100820 \nA raw and riveting memoir\, Disassembly Required invites readers along\, moment by gut-wrenching moment\, on one woman’s journey from betrayal and devastation to resilience and recovery. From learning of her husband’s affair\, to family court\, to life as a single mother\, Beverly Willett perseveres in resisting injustice\, the loss of her family unit\, and the sale of the beautiful Brooklyn Brownstone her family had called home. \nWillett knows selling her house will require taking inventory of her possessions; she does not realize it will require taking inventory of herself. But as she surrenders her hopes for a life that hasn’t turned out the way she imagined\, the world opens back up. And Willett leaps toward it\, embracing uncertainty. \nDisassembly Required is a story of quiet struggle and persistence. Unflinchingly honest in its examination of the discomforts of change\, it celebrates the opportunities for transformation. \nBeverly Willett has written personal essays\, op-eds\, and service pieces for dozens of the nation’s top newspapers and magazines\, including The New York Times\, USA Today\, The Washington Post\, The New York Post\, Newsweek\, The Guardian\, Family Circle\, The Huffington Post\, Prevention\, Woman’s Day\, Salon\, The Daily Beast\, and many more. Appealing to a diverse audience\, she’s written on a wide variety of topics—everything from friendship\, divorce\, and parenting\, to homelessness\, midlife and meditation\, even her wild ride on a Harley on the back roads of Kentucky. \nAn accomplished speaker\, in 2016\, she gave a popular Tedx Talk entitled “How to Begin Again.” She’s also been interviewed on Fox Radio\, Sirius Radio\, iHeart Radio\, Our American Network\, and public radio. In 2017\, she co-produced a documentary about homelessness entitled “Without A Roof\,” which aired on public television. \nBeverly has two grown daughters. A Southern Maryland native and former New York City entertainment lawyer\, she now lives in Savannah\, Georgia. She serves on the boards of the Chatham-Savannah Authority for the Homeless\, the Coalition for Divorce Reform (co-founder)\, the American Traditions Vocal Competition\, and the Flannery O’Connor Childhood Home (President). She is the former Chairman of the Board of NYC’s MCC Theater. She received her B.A. from Penn State University and her J.D. from Catholic University\, Columbus School of Law. \nTo learn more\, visit www.beverlywillett.com\, or follow Beverly on social media at:\nFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/beverly.willett\nTwitter: @BeverlyWillett\nInstagram: @beverlywillettauthor
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/disassembly-required-book-discussion-with-beverly-willett-virtual-event/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Discussion,Book Signing,Reading,Virtual Author Event
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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/
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SUMMARY:Reader Meet Writer: Better Boys\, Better Men with Andrew Reiner
DESCRIPTION:Join us for this Zoom discussion on Thursday\, October 15 from 7-8 pm! Email mainstreetreads@gmail.com for your event link and password: \nIn Better Boys\, Better Men\, cultural critic and New York Times contributor Andrew Reiner argues that men today are working on an outdated model of masculinity\, which prevents them in moments of distress and vulnerability from marshalling the courage\, strength\, and resiliency—the very characteristics we regularly champion in men—they need to thrive in a world vastly different from the ones their fathers and grandfathers grew up in. According to Reiner\, this outdated model of manhood can have devastating effects on the entire culture and\, especially boys and men\, from falling behind in the classroom and rising male unemployment rates to increased levels of depression and disturbing upticks in violence on a mass scale. \nReiner interviews boys and men of all ages\, educators\, counselors\, therapists\, and physicians throughout the United States to better understand what factors are preventing the country’s boys and men from developing the emotional resiliency they need. He also introduces readers to the boys and men at the vanguard of a new masculinity that empowers them to find and express the full range of their humanity. Urgent and necessary\, Better Boys\, Better Men will change the way we talk about boys and men in America today. \nAndrew Reiner is a professor at Towson University\, where he offers the seminar “The Changing Face of Masculinity.” He has written on masculinity and men’s issues for the New York Times\, the Washington Post Magazine\, and Italy’s la Republica . His work has been featured on NPR\, the Canadian Broadcasting Company\, and in Men’s Health\, Forbes\, and The Guardian. He speaks about masculinity regularly at schools and conferences around the world.\n \n 
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/reader-meet-writer-better-boys-better-men-with-andrew-reiner/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
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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
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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/
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