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November 2019
Main Street Writes!
For the inner writer in all of us, join us at our regular Monday evening writers group! Come on out any/every Monday at 6:30 p.m. and bring a few pages with you to share with fellow scribes, or just listen in and learn!
Find out more »Museum Art Show at Main Street Reads!
Our own Summerville Dorchester Museum is collaborating with Main Street Reads to offer a unique Third Thursday event this month, an art show featuring three local artists, and a talk about Summerville area history (will be especially interesting to all you newer Summervillians!) Meet the Artists Therese Haynes: Therese won her first art show in 2nd grade. She has sold paintings of beloved pets, cars, and landscapes for 25+yrs in KY and MI. She moved to Summerville in 2011 offering…
Find out more »FRIDAY Story Time at Main Street Reads
Now that preschool has begun, we're changing up the weekly storytime day! Join us every FRIDAY morning at 10:30 a.m. for some fun story time with reading by Colleen Rackleff - kids of all ages welcome! Treats served and book discounts to all attendees! Colleen's Story Time at Main Street Reads has become one of our featured events each week! We have lots of chairs for younger listeners and plenty of juice boxes and fruit snacks to munch while they…
Find out more »Our Prince of Scribes Writers Conference
Calling all you writers! On November 23, the Our Prince of Scribes Writers Conference will take place at the James Dean Theatre, brought to you by a powerhouse team that includes the Pat Conroy Literary Center, the South Carolina Writers Association (SCWA), the Flowertown Players and of course, Main Street Reads! Join Our Prince of Scribes: Writers Remember Pat Conroy contributing writers Margaret Evans, Jonathan Haupt, Jonathan Sanchez, Alex Sanders, Sean Scapellato, and Lynn Seldon–along with special guests MacKenzie Collier…
Find out more »Main Street Writes
For the inner writer in all of us, we've set up a regular Monday evening writers group that's growing every week! Come on out any/every Monday at 6:30 p.m. and bring a few pages with you to share with fellow scribes, or just listen in and learn!
Find out more »Pulpwood Queens Book Club at Main Street Reads
Our next selection will be The Widows: A Novel by Jess Montgomery. “The Widows kept me on the edge of my seat. Montgomery is a masterful storyteller.” —Lee Martin, author of Pulitzer Prize-Finalist The Bright Forever Kinship, Ohio, 1924: When Lily Ross learns that her husband, Daniel Ross, the town’s widely respected sheriff, is killed while transporting a prisoner, she is devastated and vows to avenge his death. Hours after his funeral, a stranger appears at her door. Marvena Whitcomb,…
Find out more »December 2019
Booksigning: Priscilla K. Garatti
We have a special event planned for you to welcome December! On December 1st (also our singing bookseller Hannah Rose's birthday!) we'll be hosting Charleston author Priscilla K. Garatti! Priscilla K. Garatti is the author of a collection of reflective essays, On A Clear Blue Day; a novel, Missing God; and a memoir, An Ocean Away. An Ocean Away Two stories dramatically entwine through this memoir of a woman’s journey to regain lost love and a lost self. Thirty-five years…
Find out more »Booksigning: James Masciarelli’s Beyond Beauport!
Come on out Thursday evening and meet visiting author James Masciarelli, author of the modern-day pirate tale, Beyond Beauport, a fascinating read that also visits the pirate history of Charleston! In Beyond Beauport Shannon Clarke's childhood dream to become a sea captain is revived when her long-lost seafaring uncle Patrick visits with a salty tale of their maritime family ancestry of pirates and privateers. He shares recovered family letters and artifacts from the Golden Age of Piracy. They take to…
Find out more »Booksigning: Jewel Sweeney and Terri Barnes
On December 7, just in time for more holiday shopping, we'll welcome back authors Jewel Sweeney and Terri Barnes to Main Street Reads, on hand to sign their books for you and friends, and answer questions about their work! Here’s Jewel’s full lineup of her popular children’s book series: Up, Up, & Away: Join Bugaboo & Ladybug as they take a trip in the bright blue skies. Watch them soar like the birds of the air. As the storm approaches,…
Find out more »Booksigning with NYT Best-Selling Children’s Author Melinda Long
A special event indeed on Saturday, December 7 (rescheduled from November 23 after Melinda's injury!) when we host NYT best-selling children's books author Melinda Long to Main Street Reads! Her books on hand for signing will include Art Smart, Science Detective, How I Became a Pirate, Pirates Don't Change Diapers, and, apropos to the season, The Twelve Days of Christmas in South Carolina. Melinda Long began her writing career on a rainy day when she was six. Her mother, tired…
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