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SUMMARY:Thriller Book Club: Bright Young Women
DESCRIPTION:Our Thrill in the ‘Ville Summerville thriller book club is back with a real spine-tingler this month\, Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll! \n\n\n\nAs always\, our book clubs are free and open to all. The book is available for 10% off (book club discount) and we’ll provide treats and wine… you bring the conversation! \n\n\n\nTwo women from opposite sides of the country are brought together by violent acts of the same man\, and become allies and sisters in arms as they pursue the justice that would otherwise elude them in one of the most acclaimed\, highly-anticipated thrillers of the year. Masterfully blending elements of psychological suspense and true crime\, Jessica Knoll–author of the bestselling novel Luckiest Girl Alive and the writer behind the Netflix adaption starring Mila Kunis–delivers a new and exhilarating thriller in Bright Young Women.  \n\n\n\nThe book opens on a Saturday night in 1978\, hours before a soon-to-be-infamous murderer descends upon a Florida sorority house with deadly results. The lives of those who survive\, including sorority president and key witness\, Pamela Schumacher\, are forever changed. Across the country\, Tina Cannon is convinced her missing friend was targeted by the man papers refer to as the All-American Sex Killer–and that he’s struck again. Determined to find justice\, the two join forces as their search for answers leads to a final\, shocking confrontation.  \n\n\n\n\nBlisteringly paced\, Bright Young Women is “Jessica Knoll at her best–an unflinching and evocative novel about the tabloid fascination with evil and the dynamic and brilliant women who have the real stories to tell”  \n(Laura Dave\, New York Times bestselling author of The Last Thing He Told Me)\n\n\n\n\n“a compelling\, almost hypnotic read and I loved it with a passion”  \n(Lisa Jewell\, New York Times bestselling author of None of This Is True).
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/thriller-book-club-bright-young-women/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Club,Book Discussion
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SUMMARY:Honoring Veteran's Day: Book Signing with Award-Winning Military Historian James M. Scott
DESCRIPTION:As we honor our military heroes on Veteran’s Day\, we’re sharing a special signing with you (and perfect gift options before the holidays!) Brilliant author James M. Scott will be at Main Street Reads from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.\, signing his most recent (and many say best) book\, Black Snow: \n\n\n\nSeven minutes past midnight on March 10\, 1945\, nearly 300 American B-29s thundered into the skies over Tokyo. Their payloads of incendiaries ignited a firestorm that reached up to 2\,800 degrees\, liquefying asphalt and vaporizing thousands; sixteen square miles of the city were flattened and more than 100\,000 men\, women\, and children were killed. \n\n\n\nBlack Snow is the story of this devastating operation\, orchestrated by Major General Curtis LeMay\, who famously remarked: “If we lose the war\, we’ll be tried as war criminals.” James M. Scott reconstructs in granular detail that horrific night\, and describes the development of the B-29\, the capture of the Marianas for use as airfields\, and the change in strategy from high-altitude daylight “precision” bombing to low-altitude nighttime incendiary bombing. Most importantly\, the raid represented a significant moral shift for America\, marking the first time commanders deliberately targeted civilians which helped pave the way for the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki five months later. \n\n\n\nDrawing on first-person interviews with American pilots and bombardiers and Japanese survivors\, air force archives\, and oral histories never before published in English\, Scott delivers a harrowing and gripping account\, and his most important and compelling work to date. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nA former Nieman Fellow at Harvard\, James M. Scott is the author of Rampage\, which was named one of the Best Books of 2018 by the editors at Kirkus and Military Times and was chosen as a finalist for the prestigious Gilder Lehrman Prize for Military History by the New York Historical Society.  \n\n\n\nHis other works include Target Tokyo\, a 2016 Pulitzer Prize finalist; The War Below\, and The Attack on the Liberty\, which won the Rear Admiral Samuel Eliot Morison Award. Scott lives with his wife and two children in Mt. Pleasant\, SC.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/honoring-veterans-day-book-signing-with-award-winning-military-historian-james-m-scott/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Discussion,Book Signing
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SUMMARY:Fab Fantasy Club: VE Schwab's Fragile Threads of Power!
DESCRIPTION:YES\, we still have some signed copies available – come grab yours and then join us on book club night for fun discussion and free treats – open to all! \n\n\n\nV. E. Schwab\, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue\, opens another door to a new fantasy series set in the dazzling world of Shades of Magic. Prepare for tangled schemes and perilous adventures with friends old and new in The Fragile Threads of Power.  \n\n\n\nOnce\, there were four worlds\, nestled like pages in a book\, each pulsing with fantastical power and connected by a single city: London. Until the magic grew too fast and forced the worlds to seal the doors between them in a desperate gamble to protect their own. The few magicians who could still open the doors grew more rare as time passed and now\, only three Antari are known in recent memory–Kell Maresh of Red London\, Delilah Bard of Grey London\, and Holland Vosijk\, of White London.  \n\n\n\nBut barely a glimpse of them have been seen in the last seven years–and a new Antari named Kosika has appeared in White London\, taking the throne in Holland’s absence. The young queen is willing to feed her city with blood\, including her own–but her growing religious fervor has the potential to drown it instead. And back in Red London\, King Rhy Maresh is threatened by a rising rebellion\, one determined to correct the balance of power by razing the throne entirely.  \n\n\n\nThese two royals from very different empires now face very similar struggles: how to keep their crowns–and their own heads. Amidst this tapestry of old friends and new enemies\, a girl with an unusual magical ability comes into possession of a device that could change the fate of all four worlds. Her name is Tes\, and she’s the only one who can bring them together–or unravel it all.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/fab-fantasy-book-club-ve-schwabs-fragile-threads-of-power/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Club,Book Discussion
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SUMMARY:Spooktacular Book Launch! Mr. Albert: The Story of an Ex-Person by AF Winter
DESCRIPTION:We’re THRILLED to host the book launch party for A.F. Winter’s latest release\, Mr. Albert: The Story of an Ex-Person.  \n\n\n\nAND\, if you grab your book that day\, you’ll get 10% off your tab next door at Frothy Beard!!!  \n\n\n\nHINT: We’ll have a few food samples on hand at Main Street Reads from our Frothy Beard pals to whet your whistles… \n\n\n\nMr. Albert\, who happens to be dead although his body for some reason has not gotten the memo\, enjoys nothing more than getting plastered in seedy bars on the Jersey shore. In a moment of weakness\, he saves Santo Murphy from committing suicide\, as he’s about to hurl himself into the frigid Atlantic Ocean. \n\n\n\nWhen he discovers Mr. Albert’s secret\, Santo believes his savior must have a higher purpose than intoxication. Santo’s purpose becomes to find Mr. Albert’s purpose and he will not leave Albert’s side until he discovers it… \n\n\n\nMeet the Author\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nMr. Winter has won the South Carolina Playwright’s Festival for his play\, The Colliers. He has three novels in print including the wildly popular Man in the Pandemic\, and four that are yet to be published. His work has appeared in print and online magazines.  \n\n\n\nHis poems have been published in several anthologies and he performs as a featured poet and author in the South Carolina low country. He lives near Charleston\, SC with his dog\, Millie\, and is overjoyed when one of his three exceptional daughters comes to visit.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/spooktacular-book-launch-mr-albert-the-story-of-an-ex-person-by-af-winter/
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:Bestsellers Book Club: Other Birds by Sarah Addison Allen
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an engaging evening discussing our latest book club pick\, Other Birds by Sarah Addison Allen. We’ll supply the evening’s treats and the book is eligible for our 10% book club discount. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHere’s more info – grab a copy\, get reading\, and join us! \n\n\n\nFrom the acclaimed author of Garden Spells comes an enchanting tale of lost souls\, lonely strangers\, secrets that shape us\, and how the right flock can guide you home. Down a narrow alley in the small coastal town of Mallow Island\, South Carolina\, lies a stunning cobblestone building comprised of five apartments. It’s called The Dellawisp and it is named after the tiny turquoise birds who\, alongside its human tenants\, inhabit an air of magical secrecy.  \n\n\n\nWhen Zoey Hennessey comes to claim her deceased mother’s apartment at The Dellawisp\, she meets her quirky\, enigmatic neighbors including a girl on the run\, a grieving chef whose comfort food does not comfort him\, two estranged middle-aged sisters\, and three ghosts. Each with their own story. Each with their own longings. Each whose ending isn’t yet written.  \n\n\n\nWhen one of her new neighbors dies under odd circumstances the night Zoey arrives\, she is thrust into the mystery of The Dellawisp\, which involves missing pages from a legendary writer whose work might be hidden there. She soon discovers that many unfinished stories permeate the place\, and the people around her are in as much need of healing from wrongs of the past as she is.  \n\n\n\nTo find their way they have to learn how to trust each other\, confront their deepest fears\, and let go of what haunts them. Delightful and atmospheric\, Other Birds is filled with magical realism and moments of pure love that won’t let you go. Sarah Addison Allen shows us that between the real and the imaginary\, there are stories that take flight in the most extraordinary ways.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/bestsellers-book-club-other-birds-by-sarah-addison-allen/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Club,Book Discussion
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SUMMARY:Third Thursday: Pirates & Princesses!
DESCRIPTION:Come one\, come all – come costumed if you like!
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/third-thursday-pirates-princesses/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Celebration
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SUMMARY:Thriller Book Club: The Block Party by Jamie Day!
DESCRIPTION:Raves for the hottest thriller of 2023! “This is wicked fun.” –Publishers Weekly  \n\n\n\n“Absolutely amazing. Readers are going to flip!” —Lisa Gardner\, New York Times bestselling author of ONE STEP TOO FAR  \n\n\n\nYep\, readers are raving about The Block Party by Jamie Day – and we’ll be talking about why! As always\, our book clubs are free and open to all – you bring your thoughts\, we’ll bring the treats! \n\n\n\nThis summer\, meet your neighbors. The residents of the exclusive cul-de-sac on Alton Road are entangled in a web of secrets and scandal utterly unknown to the outside world\, and even to each other. On the night of the annual Summer block party\, there has been a murder. But\, who did it and why takes readers back one year earlier\, as rivalries and betrayals unfold–discovering that the real danger lies within their own block and nothing–and no one–is ever as it seems…
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/thriller-book-club-the-block-party-by-jamie-day/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Club,Book Discussion
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SUMMARY:Fantasy Book Club: Godkiller
DESCRIPTION:Join in the lively discussion of this month’s Fab Fantasy pick\, Godkiller by Hannah Kaner! As always\, our book club selections are 10% off\, and we’ll provide treats on the big night. Here’s more about this month’s pick: \n\n\n\n“Godkiller will have you in its grasp from the first pages. . . An extraordinary journey.” — Samantha Shannon\, New York Times bestselling author of The Priory of the Orange Tree \n\n\n\n“Beautifully imagined and intensely felt . . . Godkiller is a bone-rattling fantasy thriller that flies by in a breathtaking rush.” — Joe Hill\, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Locke & Key \n\n\n\nEnter a land of gods and monsters\, soldiers and mercenaries\, secrets and wishes–the explosive #1 internationally bestselling fantasy debut in a new trilogy for fans of The Witcher and Gideon the Ninth \n\n\n\nGods are forbidden in the kingdom of Middren. Formed by human desires and fed by their worship\, there are countless gods in the world–but after a great war\, the new king outlawed them and now pays “godkillers” to destroy any who try to rise from the shadows. \n\n\n\nAs a child\, Kissen saw her family murdered by a fire god. Now\, she makes a living killing them and enjoys it. But all this changes when Kissen is tasked with helping a young noble girl with a god problem. The child’s soul is bonded to a tiny god of white lies\, and Kissen can’t kill it without ending the girl’s life too. \n\n\n\nJoined by a disillusioned knight on a secret quest\, the unlikely group must travel to the ruined city of Blenraden\, where the last of the wild gods reside\, to each beg a favor. Pursued by assassins and demons\, and in the midst of burgeoning civil war\, they will all face a reckoning. Something is rotting at the heart of their world\, and they are the only ones who can stop it. \n\n\n\n“Epic and intimate\, tender and sharp\, Godkiller is a triumph of storytelling.” — Hannah Whitten\, New York Times bestselling author of For the Wolf
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/fantasy-book-club-godkiller/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Club,Book Discussion
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SUMMARY:7th Annual Lowcountry Book Club Convention (Road Trip!)
DESCRIPTION:The nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center will host the 7th annual Lowcountry Book Club Convention on Saturday\, September 30\, at the Culinary Institute of the South at the Technical College of the Lowcountry in Bluffton\, SC. Ideal for book club members\, those interested in joining a book club\, or anyone who simply loves the joy of reading\, the Lowcountry Book Club Convention is presented in partnership with NeverMore Books and the Technical College of the Lowcountry\, and made possible by the generous support of the Pulpwood Queens Books Club\, the largest book club in the U.S. \n\n\n\nTix are $40 with gourmet lunch or $15 w/out lunch. A group of readers and book clubbers from Main Street Reads will leave from the bookstore at 7 a.m. if you’d like to car share – come join the fun! We will ALSO have books at the store from below’s featured authors. If you’d like to get them in advance from us\, you’ll get the 10% book club discount AND we’ll donate 10% of sales back to the Pat Conroy Literary Center. \n\n\n\nThis year’s presenters include musician\, educator\, and bestselling novelist Brendan Slocumb\, author of The Violin Conspiracy (A Good Morning America Book Club Selection) and Symphony of Secrets; master entertainer and chef Johnathon Scott Barrett\, author of Cook & Celebrate: A Collection of Southern Holiday & Party Culinary Traditions; and teenage entrepreneur Sidney Keys III\, creator of the Books N Bros Book Club (featured in Forbes Magazine). The Convention will begin this year with a panel discussion highlighting five lowcountry novelists with new or recently released books: Donna Keel Armer (The Red Starfish)\, Laura Elizabeth (All Is Now Lost)\, Nancy Ritter (Slack Tide)\, Lynn Seldon (Carolina’s Ring)\, and John Warley (Jury of One). \n\n\n\nA gourmet box lunch will be provided by Catering by Debbi Covington. Books by presenting authors will be available for sale and signing. The Culinary Institute of the South will also be offering guided tours of their facility for the convention attendees. The registration fee includes all-day access to all three author events and a tour. \n\n\n\nSCHEDULE OF EVENTS (Saturday\, September 30) \n\n\n\n9:00-9:30 a.m. Check-in Begins \n\n\n\n9:30-10:30 a.m. Lowcountry Novelists Panel Discussion\, featuring Donna Keel Armer (The Red Starfish)\, Laura Elizabeth (All Is Now Lost)\, Nancy Ritter (Slack Tide)\, Lynn Seldon (Carolina’s Ring)\, and John Warley (Jury of One)\, moderated byPat Conroy Literary Center executive director Jonathan Haupt \n\n\n\n10:30-11:00 a.m. Book signing break \n\n\n\n11:00-12:00 p.m. As featured in the Good Morning America Book Club — musician\, educator\, and novelist Brendan Slocumb (The Violin Conspiracy and Symphony of Secrets) in conversation with Jonathan Haupt \n\n\n\n12:00-12:45 p.m.Book signing break & lunch: Gourmet box lunches by Catering by Debbi Covington. (Register by September 20 for lunch) \n\n\n\n12:45-1:45 p.m. Master entertainer and chef Johnathon Scott Barrett\, (Cook & Celebrate: A Collection of Southern Holiday & Party Culinary Traditions) in conversation with Mary Martha Greene (The Cheese Biscuit Queen Tells All) \n\n\n\n1:45-2:15 p.m. Book signing break \n\n\n\n2:15-3:15 p.m. As featured in Forbes Magazine — Sidney Keys III\, author of Books N Bros and founder of the Books N Bros book club\, in conversation with local students. \n\n\n\n3:15-3:45 p.m. Final book signing break and tour of the Culinary Institute of the South.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/7th-annual-lowcountry-book-club-convention-road-trip/
LOCATION:Culinary Institute of the South\, 1 Venture Drive\, Bluffton\, South Carolina\, 29910\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Club,Celebration
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SUMMARY:Living Large Book Club: The Connellys of County Down
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our best sellers book club\, this month discussing The Connellys of County Down by Tracey Lange! As always\, our book clubs are free and open to all – we’ll bring the treats\, you bring the fun! \n\n\n\nFrom Tracey Lange\, the New York Times bestselling author of We Are the Brennans\, comes The Connellys of County Down: a story about fierce family loyalty\, good intentions gone awry\, and the consequences of improbable love.  \n\n\n\nWhen Tara Connelly is released from prison after serving eighteen months on a drug charge\, she knows rebuilding her life at thirty years old won’t be easy. With no money and no prospects\, she returns home to live with her siblings\, who are both busy with their own problems.  \n\n\n\nHer brother\, a single dad\, struggles with the ongoing effects of a brain injury he sustained years ago\, and her sister’s fragile facade of calm and order is cracking under the burden of big secrets. Life becomes even more complicated when the cop who put her in prison keeps showing up unannounced\, leaving Tara to wonder what he wants from her now. While she works to build a new career and hold her family together\, Tara finds a chance at love in a most unlikely place.  \n\n\n\nBut when the Connellys’ secrets start to unravel and threaten her future\, they all must face their worst fears and come clean\, or risk losing each other forever. The Connellys of County Down is a moving novel about testing the bounds of love and loyalty. It explores the possibility of beginning our lives anew\, and reveals the pitfalls of shielding each other from the bitter truth. \n\n\n\nAbout the Author\n\n\n\nTracey Lange was born and raised in New York City. She graduated from the University of New Mexico with a degree in psychology before owning and operating a behavioral healthcare company with her husband for fifteen years. While writing her debut novel\, We Are the Brennans\, she completed the Stanford University online novel writing program. She currently lives in Bend\, Oregon\, with her husband\, two sons\, and beloved German Shepherd.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/living-large-book-club-the-connellys-of-county-down/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
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SUMMARY:Summerville Sweet Tea Fest!
DESCRIPTION:The Sweet Tea Festival is a celebration of the birthplace of sweet tea\, right here in Summerville SC. Our Historic Downtown is transformed into a massive open house / street fair with different food trucks\, artisanal vendors and entertainment.  \n\n\n\nOf course\, there is plenty of sweet tea and you can help select the Tea of the Year by sampling and voting for your favorite! \n\n\n\nHere at Main Street Reads\, look for literary teas and plenty of related reads!
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/summerville-sweet-tea-fest/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Celebration,Special Sale
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SUMMARY:Saturday Book Signing: "Hey Coach\, I Gotta Pee!"
DESCRIPTION:One of Summerville’s own will be here on BOTH Third Thursday AND for Saturday’s Sweet Tea Festival to celebrate the new release of “Hey Coach\, I Gotta Pee!”: A Collection of Amusing Stories from a Youth Coach by Vincent R. Burruano! \n\n\n\nOne of the best parts of coaching boys aged 11 to 14 is you never know what they are going to do or say. Every interaction is a surprise. And while not every surprise is a treat\, it is still an amazing time to help influence the life of another person for the better. Growing up is not an easy journey. youth need the help and support of parents\, family\, teachers\, and coaches. \n\n\n\nYes\, the job of a youth coach goes beyond leading a team. It is about helping children grow\, develop\, explore\, learn\, fail\, succeed\, and eventually become the person they have the potential to become. As John Wooden says\, “A good coach can change a game. A great coach can change a life.”
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/saturday-book-signing-hey-coach-i-gotta-pee/
CATEGORIES:Book Signing,Celebration
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230923T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230923T150000
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SUMMARY:Meet the Author: Bob Spearman
DESCRIPTION:Come on out Saturday\, September 23 to meet Bob Spearman and grab signed copies of his latest two books\, or the whole collection! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWriting on the beaches of South Carolina has proven a productive environmentfor this author\, and on a breezy\, warm afternoon\, you may find him sitting on the sand under an umbrella. His favorite Carolina haunts are Edisto Beach\, the Isle of Palms shoreline\, or on an isolated stretch of Pawleys Island. The relative solitude\, the breath of salt air\, and the rhythm of the sea provide inspiration for plot lines often based in the Carolina Lowcountry. \n\n\n\nBob Spearman grew up in rural South Carolina and now lives with his wife\,Barbara\, at Edisto Beach. Although a son of this area\, he has lived in Georgia\,Texas\, Florida\, and Utah while working as an engineer. After moving back toCharleston\, he started writing fiction as a hobby. He works with several localwriter groups\, and has published five novels\, and a collection of short stories. He is currently working on his sixth novel. Bob is a graduate of The Citadel and holds a master’s degree from the University of Texas.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/meet-the-author-bob-spearman/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Discussion,Book Signing
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230921T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230921T200000
DTSTAMP:20260410T071335
CREATED:20230918T063639Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230918T063641Z
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SUMMARY:Third Thursday Book Signing: Hey Coach\, I Gotta Pee!
DESCRIPTION:One of Summerville’s own will be here on BOTH Third Thursday AND for Saturday’s Sweet Tea Festival to celebrate the new release of “Hey Coach\, I Gotta Pee!”: A Collection of Amusing Stories from a Youth Coach by Vincent R. Burruano! \n\n\n\nOne of the best parts of coaching boys aged 11 to 14 is you never know what they are going to do or say. Every interaction is a surprise. And while not every surprise is a treat\, it is still an amazing time to help influence the life of another person for the better. Growing up is not an easy journey. youth need the help and support of parents\, family\, teachers\, and coaches. \n\n\n\nYes\, the job of a youth coach goes beyond leading a team. It is about helping children grow\, develop\, explore\, learn\, fail\, succeed\, and eventually become the person they have the potential to become. As John Wooden says\, “A good coach can change a game. A great coach can change a life.”
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/third-thursday-book-signing-hey-coach-i-gotta-pee/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Signing,Celebration
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230916T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230916T130000
DTSTAMP:20260410T071335
CREATED:20230827T051344Z
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SUMMARY:Book Signing: Ona Mae's Deli & Bait Shop w/Renee Hodges
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a special signing with author Renee Hodges and her new release\, Ona Mae’s Deli and Bait Shop! \n\n\n\nImmersive\, warm and utterly appealing\, Hodges makes you feel as if she has pulled up a chair and is relaying a story to you as an old friend would. Renée Hodges is an author to watch. — Rachel McMillan\, bestselling author of The London Restoration and the Mozart Code \n\n\n\nBekah’s Sunday-school faith is no match for her grown-up problems. With her fledgling marriage breaking up\, she opts for a do-over. Whitman\, Alabama\, the town of her college alma mater\, seems like a good choice. New degree. New friends. New life. Bekah 2.0. \n\n\n\nLife on campus and her work in Ona Mae’s Deli & Bait Shop introduce Bekah to a surprising range of diverse voices. Each offers appealing promises of truth and peace. Growing up\, she had been taught that God would give her those things\, but he seems like a fairy tale now. She plunges headlong into reinventing herself\, opening up to new people and experiences. \n\n\n\nWhitman is in the midst of its own makeover\, exchanging railroad tracks for bike trails and hushpuppies for hummus. As Bekah navigates her choices\, the town is forced to deal with fifty-year-old wounds when the mystery of the disappearance of five missing Civil Rights workers is unearthed. \n\n\n\nHealing is needed for Bekah and Whitman. Sounds simple. Right? \n\n\n\nA sensitive look at interracial understanding and the challenges of conflicting world views\, Ona Mae’s Deli & Bait Shop is perfect Christian Book Club fiction told through the lives of a community strengthened by forgiveness and grace. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRenée Hodges made a friend in the radiation center waiting room during a skirmish with breast cancer who inspired her to write a short story and that reignited her love for writing. With her three children out of the nest\, she’s concentrated on completing her first two novels\, Ona Mae’s Deli and Bait Shop and Caragin Farm. In downtime\, she and her husband enjoy traveling\, having friends over\, and hanging out in their easy pants watching cop shows and cooking competitions.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/book-signing-ona-maes-deli-bait-shop-w-renee-hodges/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Signing,Celebration
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230912T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230912T200000
DTSTAMP:20260410T071335
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SUMMARY:Thriller Book Club:
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a lively discussion this month about Taylor Adam’s The Last Word! All our book clubs are free and open to all; you bring the chat\, we’ll bring the treats! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAfter posting a negative review of a horror novel\, a woman staying at an isolated beach house begins to wonder if the author is a little touchy–or very\, very dangerous–in this pulse-pounding novel of psychological suspense and terror from the critically acclaimed author of No Exit and Hairpin Bridge. \n\n\n\nEmma Carpenter lives in isolation with her golden retriever Laika\, house-sitting an old beachfront home on the rainy Washington coast. Her only human contact is her enigmatic old neighbor\, Deek\, and (via text) the house’s owner\, Jules. \n\n\n\nOne day\, she reads a poorly written–but gruesome–horror novel by the author H. G. Kane\, and posts a one-star review that drags her into an online argument with none other than the author himself. Soon after\, disturbing incidents start to occur at night. To Emma\, this can’t just be a coincidence. It was strange enough for this author to bicker with her online about a lousy review; could he be stalking her\, too? \n\n\n\nAs Emma digs into Kane’s life and work\, she learns he has published sixteen other novels\, all similarly sadistic tales of stalking and murder. But who is he? How did he find her? And what else is he capable of? \n\n\n\nDisplaying his trademark command of rapid-fire pacing\, unnerving atmosphere\, and razor-sharp characterization\, Taylor Adams once again delivers a diabolically disturbing–and deadly–game of cat and mouse.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/thriller-book-club/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Club,Book Discussion
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230909T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230909T140000
DTSTAMP:20260410T071335
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SUMMARY:Book Signing: Kristen Ness with At Loggerheads!
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a special September book signing with Kristen Ness\, author of the much-anticipated debut novel\, At Loggerheads from Evening Post Books. \n\n\n\nMeet At Loggerheads:\n\n\n\n“Kristen Ness’s At Loggerheads is a thrilling debut novel intertwined with mystery\, nature\, romance\, and betrayal. Set on a lush barrier island\, Ness offers the reader a rich sense of place in a whodunit that reflects on the meaning of home. A must read—especially if you love sea turtles!” —MARY ALICE MONROE\, New York Times bestselling author of 27 books\, including The Beach House series \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMurder on a South Carolina barrier island brings together a sea turtle biologist and a local detective to unravel a mystery that might impact the race for the White House.  \n\n\n\nIn late May\, loggerhead sea turtles should be nesting on Anders Isle and scientist Brooke Edens should feel more at home on the island where she grew up. But something is amiss. When a dead body surfaces along with other big crimes\, Brooke finds herself entangled in a homicide investigation with detective Drew Young\, her closest friend (and sometimes love interest).  \n\n\n\nAt the same time\, a favorite candidate is emerging for the upcoming US presidential election\, and he happens to be the father of Brooke’s ex-fiancé\, who just complicates matters with each visit to the island. While Brooke’s knowledge of sea turtles helps Drew discover and decipher evidence\, the many revelations\, betrayals\, and secrets threaten not only the investigation but also Brooke’s closest relationships and her beloved turtles.  \n\n\n\nWill they be able to untangle the web of crimes and catch the killer before it’s too late? \n\n\n\nCaptivating\, clever\, and timely\, At Loggerheads is a love letter to the barrier islands and coastal towns of the South Carolina Lowcountry\, where the often-opposing forces of Mother Nature and human nature influence what people will do for money\, for power\, and for love.  \n\n\n\nMeet Kristen\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n I’m tall. I write. I stay up late. \n\n\n\nI grew up mostly in South Carolina\, spending countless days with nature and falling in love with the ocean and its creatures on Isle of Palms\, where\, for the past ten years\, I’ve walked the beach at sunrise each summer in search of sea turtle nests as a volunteer for the Island Turtle Team.  \n\n\n\nWhile practicing immigration law for twenty years\, I’ve been moonlighting in pursuit of my lifelong passion for writing and my obsession with marine biology. Writing\, real estate\, politics\, and even publishing run in my blood as the daughter of an English teacher and a land developer\, and the great-granddaughter of the 14th Governor of North Dakota whose family owned and published The Bismarck Tribune.  \n\n\n\nI have a BA in English from Duke University\, a JD from the University of South Carolina School of Law\, and I serve as an appointed member of the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council’s Coral Advisory Panel. I live in Charleston\, SC\, with my husband\, our two children\, and a cat. \n\n\n\nAt Loggerheads is Kristen’s first novel.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/book-signing-kristen-ness-at-loggerheads/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Discussion,Book Signing
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230907T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230907T200000
DTSTAMP:20260410T071335
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SUMMARY:Fab Fantasy Book Club: Immortal Longings
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a lively discussion about this month’s Fab Fantasy pick: Immortal Longings by Chloe Gong! \n\n\n\n#1 New York Times bestselling author Chloe Gong’s adult epic fantasy debut. Inspired by Shakespeare’s Antony and Cleopatra\, Immortal Longings is a fiery collision of power plays\, spilled blood\, and romance amidst a set of deadly games.  \n\n\n\nEvery year\, thousands in the kingdom of Talin will flock to its capital twin cities\, San-Er\, where the palace hosts a set of games. For those confident enough in their ability to jump between bodies\, competitors across San-Er fight to the death to win unimaginable riches. Princess Calla Tuoleimi lurks in hiding. Five years ago\, a massacre killed her parents and left the palace of Er empty…and she was the one who did it. Before King Kasa’s forces in San can catch her\, she plans to finish the job and bring down the monarchy. Her reclusive uncle always greets the victor of the games\, so if she wins\, she gets her opportunity at last to kill him.  \n\n\n\nEnter Anton Makusa\, an exiled aristocrat. His childhood love has lain in a coma since they were both ousted from the palace\, and he’s deep in debt trying to keep her alive. Thankfully\, he’s one of the best jumpers in the kingdom\, flitting from body to body at will. His last chance at saving her is entering the games and winning. Calla finds both an unexpected alliance with Anton and help from King Kasa’s adopted son\, August\, who wants to mend Talin’s ills. But the three of them have very different goals\, even as Calla and Anton’s partnership spirals into something all-consuming.  \n\n\n\nBefore the games close\, Calla must decide what she’s playing for–her lover or her kingdom.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/fab-fantasy-book-club-immortal-longings/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Club,Book Discussion
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230829T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230829T200000
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SUMMARY:Living Large Bookclub: The Summer of Songbirds
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a lively discussion of the new hit from Kristy Woodson Harvey\, The Summer of Songbirds. As always\, treats are on us and all are welcome. The book is available at Main Street Reads for 10% off book club pricing! \n\n\n\nFour women come together to save the summer camp that changed their lives and rediscover themselves in the process in this moving new novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Wedding Veil and the Peachtree Bluff series. Nearly thirty years ago\, in the wake of a personal tragedy\, June Moore bought Camp Holly Springs and turned it into a thriving summer haven for girls. But now\, June is in danger of losing the place she has sacrificed everything for\, and begins to realize how much she has used the camp to avoid facing difficulties in her life. June’s niece\, Daphne\, met her two best friends\, Lanier and Mary Stuart\, during a fateful summer at camp. They’ve all helped each other through hard things\, from heartbreak and loss to substance abuse and unplanned pregnancy\, and the three are inseparable even in their thirties.  \n\n\n\nBut when attorney Daphne is confronted with a relationship from her past–and a confidential issue at work becomes personal–she is faced with an impossible choice. Lanier\, meanwhile\, is struggling with tough decisions of her own. After a run-in with an old flame\, she is torn between the commitment she made to her fiancé and the one she made to her first love. And when a big secret comes to light\, she finds herself at odds with her best friend…and risks losing the person she loves most. But in spite of their personal problems\, nothing is more important to these songbirds than Camp Holly Springs. When the women learn their childhood oasis is in danger of closing\, they band together to save it\, sending them on a journey that promises to open the next chapters in their lives.  \n\n\n\nFrom an author whose “writing coats your soul with heart” (E! Online)\, The Summer of Songbirds is a lyrical and unforgettable celebration of female friendship\, summertime freedom\, and enduring sisterhood–and a love letter to the places and people that make us who we are.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/living-large-bookclub-the-summer-of-songbirds/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Club,Book Discussion
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230826T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230826T140000
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SUMMARY:Book Signing: The Aliens Will Come to Georgia First
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a special book signing with Stephen Hundley\, author of the debut fiction collection\, The Aliens Will Come to Georgia First\, releasing from North Georgia Press this Tuesday. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Aliens Will Come to Georgia First showcases sixteen bizarre\, hard-loving stories set in the foothills\, pinelands\, low country\, and barrier islands of Georgia\, and a few other places\, too. In its pages\, a boy and girl find a body on the marsh\, a delusional nude model takes on the fight of his life\, and a diver visits a sleeping nuclear bomb just a mile from the beach. Tourists eat shrimp and cheer for dolphins while a man falls in love with his television and a handy-woman sees jellyfish-like travelers from outer space. \n\n\n\nHundley’s men and women grapple with death\, distant lovers\, and damaged families as well as sharks\, stray dogs\, and man-eating tigers. This debut collection offers an intimate glimpse into a working class\, American South populated by people who have made themselves acolytes of existential powers-weapons of mass destruction and alien invasions\, the wide ocean and desperate love. This is a book for dreamers and space cadets\, fighters and providers\, and anyone who believes in a connection between the places we come from and the people we become.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nStephen Hundley is the author of The Aliens Will Come to Georgia First (University of North Georgia Press\, 2023) and Bomb Island (Hub City Press\, 2024). He is a fiction editor for Driftwood Press\, book review editor for Southeast Review\, and his stories and poems have appeared in Prairie Schooner\, South Carolina Review\, The Greensboro Review\, and elsewhere. Stephen holds an MA from Clemson\, an MFA from the University of Mississippi\, and is currently completing a PhD in English at Florida State University\, where he is writing a book about the feral horses of Cumberland Island. 
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/book-signing-the-aliens-will-come-to-georgia-first/
CATEGORIES:Book Discussion,Book Signing
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230820T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230820T140000
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SUMMARY:Book Talk with Sally Jacobs - Althea: The Life of Tennis Champion Althea Gibson
DESCRIPTION:The Timrod Library and Main Street Reads present author Sally H. Jacobs to discuss Althea: The Life of Tennis Champion Althea Gibson\, on Sunday\, Aug. 20\, 2 p.m. in the Catherine Stewart Room of the Timrod Library. Tickets are $40 ($30 for members) and include a copy of the book. A reception and book signing will follow. \n\n\n\nAlthea Gibson\, who was born in Silver\, South Carolina\, was the top female tennis player in the world in both 1957 and 1958. She became the first Black woman to appear on the cover of Sports Illustrated and the second to appear on the cover of Time. Seven years later she became the first Black woman to join the Ladies Professional Golf Association. \n\n\n\n“A captivating book that brilliantly reveals an American sports legend long overlooked. Sally Jacobs tells the riveting story of Althea Gibson\, my personal shero\, who overcame daunting odds – on the tennis court and off – to stand at the world pinnacle of her sport and became an inspiration to many.” — Billie Jean King  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn 1950\, three years after Jackie Robinson first walked onto the diamond at Ebbets Field\, the all-white\, upper-crust US Lawn Tennis Association opened its door just a crack to receive a powerhouse player who would integrate “the game of royalty.” The player was a street-savvy young Black woman from Harlem named Althea Gibson who was about as out-of-place in that rarefied and intolerant world as any aspiring tennis champion could be.  \n\n\n\nHer tattered jeans and short-cropped hair drew stares from everyone who watched her play\, but her astonishing performance on the court soon eclipsed the negative feelings being cast her way as she eventually became one of the greatest American tennis champions. Gibson had a stunning career. Raised in New York and trained by a pair of tennis-playing doctors in the South\, Gibson’s immense talent on the court opened the door for her to compete around the world. She won top prizes at Wimbledon and Forest Hills time and time again.  \n\n\n\nThe young woman underestimated by so many wound up shaking hands with Queen Elizabeth II\, being driven up Broadway in a snowstorm of ticker tape\, and ultimately became the first Black woman to appear on the cover of Sports Illustrated and the second to appear on the cover of Time. In a crowning achievement\, Althea Gibson became the No. One ranked female tennis player in the world for both 1957 and 1958. Seven years later she broke the color barrier again where she became the first Black woman to join the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA). In Althea\, prize-winning former Boston Globe reporter Sally H. Jacobs tells the heart-rending story of this pioneer\, a remarkable woman who was a trailblazer\, a champion\, and one of the most remarkable Americans of the twentieth century. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSally H. Jacobs is a former reporter for the Boston Globe\, a winner of the George Polk Award and a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Breaking News Reporting. She is the author of The Other Barack\, a biography of Barack Obama’s father.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/book-talk-with-sally-jacobs-althea-the-life-of-tennis-champion-althea-gibson/
LOCATION:Timrod Library\, 217 Central Avenue\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230819T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230819T180000
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SUMMARY:Bookstore Romance Day!
DESCRIPTION:Ahhh… the joy of a great romance. We’re celebrating all things romance on National Bookstore Romance Day with 10% off any romance title in the store (we’ll have a special display of them to get you started on our favorites) and we’ll discount our literary teas and chocolates that day too… isn’t it romantic?!
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/bookstore-romance-day-3/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Celebration,Special Sale
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230817T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230817T170000
DTSTAMP:20260410T071335
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SUMMARY:August's Third Thursday
DESCRIPTION:On the third Thursday of each month Historic Downtown Summerville transforms into a special marketplace featuring local entertainment\, craft vendors and artisans\, to complement the extended hours of our eclectic shops\, boutiques and restaurants. \n\n\n\nTraffic\n\n\n\nThird Thursday traffic is rerouted 4:00pm until 9:00pm. from the following streets ; Little Main Street\, W Richardson to Central (closed for traffic). ​There is plenty of FREE parking throughout the downtown including the town garage located behind Town Hall.  \n\n\n\nHere at Main Street Reads we have treats and many featured authors… come join the fun!
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/augusts-third-thursday/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Sale,Third Thursday
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230815T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230815T200000
DTSTAMP:20260410T071335
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SUMMARY:Thriller Book Club: Bad Summer People
DESCRIPTION:This month’s Thrill in the ‘Ville will take place on August 15th – and we’ll be chatting about Bad Summer People (the book\, not the neighbors!) Everyone is welcome and we’ll supply the treats! \n\n\n\nEmma Rosenblum’s Bad Summer People is a whip-smart\, propulsive debut about infidelity\, backstabbing\, and murderous intrigue\, set against an exclusive summer haven on Fire Island.“This roiling beach community satire serves up wicked\, clever fun that is White Lotus sharp.” –Kevin Kwan\, New York Times bestselling author of Crazy Rich Asians and Sex and VanityNone of them would claim to be a particularly good person. But who among them is actually capable of murder? Jen Weinstein and Lauren Parker rule the town of Salcombe\, Fire Island every summer. They hold sway on the beach and the tennis court\, and are adept at manipulating people to get what they want. Their husbands\, Sam and Jason\, have summered together on the island since childhood\, despite lifelong grudges and numerous secrets. Their one single friend\, Rachel Woolf\, is looking to meet her match\, whether he’s the tennis pro–or someone else’s husband.  \n\n\n\nBut even with plenty to gossip about\, this season starts out as quietly as any other. Until a body is discovered\, face down\, off the side of the boardwalk. Stylish\, subversive\, and darkly comedic\, this is a story of what’s lurking under the surface of picture-perfect lives in a place where everyone has something to hide.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/thriller-book-club-bad-summer-people/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Club,Book Discussion
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SUMMARY:Wednesday Stories on the Square
DESCRIPTION:Join us every WEDNESDAY morning at 9:30 a.m. for “Stories on the Square\, our outdoor storytime adventure  – kids of all ages welcome! Treats served and student discounts to ALL attendees! \nStorytime at Main Street Reads is a weekly featured event\, held inside when the weather doesn’t permit. We have lots of chairs for younger listeners\, hula-hoops for distancing and plenty of juice boxes and fruit snacks to munch while they listen. \nIn case of inclement weather\, storytime moves inside – we move the furniture and place the hoops and chairs on the floor – we do ask that strollers park outside!
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/wednesday-stories-on-the-square-9/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Reading,Story Time
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SUMMARY:Tax Free Weekend Ends Today
DESCRIPTION:South Carolina’s annual Tax Free Weekend is scheduled for August 4-6\, 2023.\n\n\n\nFor 72 hours\, tax-free items include school supplies\, books\, clothing and accessories\, These tax-free items can be purchased in-store or online.\n\n\n\n\nDid you know? Last year\, South Carolina shoppers bought more than $26.2 million in tax-free items during the Tax Free Weekend! In past years\, shoppers have saved between $2 million and $3 million during the weekend. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBooks\, clothes\, school supplies\, and a variety of other school-year essentials can be purchased free of Sales Tax during South Carolina’s annual 72-hour Tax Free Weekend. The South Carolina Department of Revenue (SCDOR) reminds shoppers that the 2023 Tax Free Weekend runs Friday\, August 4 at 12:00 a.m. through Sunday\, August 6 at 11:59 p.m. \n\n\n\nEligible items can be purchased online and in-store without paying the state’s 6% Sales Tax and any applicable local taxes during Tax Free Weekend\, often called the Sales Tax Holiday. \n\n\n\n“With the increased cost of inflation\, this year’s Sales Tax Holiday is a welcome relief for families. Everyone saves money during Tax Free Weekend\, particularly on back-to-school essentials\,” said SCDOR Director Hartley Powell.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/your-2023-tax-free-weekend-kicks-off-this-friday/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Celebration,Special Sale
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SUMMARY:Book Signing - Indigo Isle!
DESCRIPTION:Join us on August 5th for a special “Meet the Author” with TI Lowe and grab a signed copy of her new release\, Indigo Isle. A story of hanging on and letting go\, of redemption and reconciliation\, and of a love that heals the deepest wounds\, from the author of the breakout Southern fiction bestseller Under the Magnolias. BOTH books will be available for sale and signing\, and treats are on us! \n\n\n\nAbout the Book\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n“Storms show up and there ain’t a thing we can do to stop them.” \n\n\n\nSonny Bates left South Carolina fifteen years ago and never looked back. Now she’s a successful Hollywood location scout who travels the world\, finding perfect places for movie shoots. Home is wherever she lands\, and between her busy schedule and dealing with her boss’s demands\, she has little time to think about the past… until her latest gig lands her a stone’s throw from everything she left behind. \n\n\n\nSearching off the coast of Charleston for a secluded site to film a key scene\, Sonny wanders onto a private barrier island and encounters its reclusive owner\, known by locals as the Monster of Indigo Isle. What she finds is a man much more complex than the myth. \n\n\n\nOnce a successful New York attorney\, Hudson Renfrow’s grief has exiled him to his island for years. He spends his days alone\, tending his fields of indigo\, and he has no interest in serving the intrusive needs of a film company or yielding to Sonny’s determined curiosity. But when a hurricane makes landfall on the Carolina coast\, stranding them together\, an unlikely friendship forms between the two damaged souls.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/book-signing-indigo-isle/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Discussion,Book Signing,Celebration
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SUMMARY:Fab Fantasy Book Club: Ink\, Blood\, Sister\, Scribe
DESCRIPTION:Join your fellow readers for fun discussion\, 10% off book club pricing and free treats on book club night! This month\, Ink\, Blood\, Sister\, Scribe is up for discussion – we’ll see you there! \n\n\n\nA GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK! \n\n\n\n“Astonishing and pristine\, the kind of debut I love to be devastated by\, already so assured and sophisticated that it’s difficult to imagine where the author can go from here. . . . It’s simply a delight from start to finish.” – AMAL EL-MOHTAR\, New York Times Book Review \n\n\n\n“Follow where this novel leads and you will be lost in a bewitching spell\, a book of magic about books of magic . . . extraordinary.” – MARLON JAMES \n\n\n\nIn this spellbinding debut novel\, two estranged half-sisters tasked with guarding their family’s library of magical books must work together to unravel a deadly secret at the heart of their collection–a tale of familial loyalty and betrayal\, and the pursuit of magic and power. \n\n\n\nFor generations\, the Kalotay family has guarded a collection of ancient and rare books. Books that let a person walk through walls or manipulate the elements–books of magic that half-sisters Joanna and Esther have been raised to revere and protect. \n\n\n\nAll magic comes with a price\, though\, and for years the sisters have been separated. Esther has fled to a remote base in Antarctica to escape the fate that killed her own mother\, and Joanna’s isolated herself in their family home in Vermont\, devoting her life to the study of these cherished volumes. But after their father dies suddenly while reading a book Joanna has never seen before\, the sisters must reunite to preserve their family legacy. In the process\, they’ll uncover a world of magic far bigger and more dangerous than they ever imagined\, and all the secrets their parents kept hidden; secrets that span centuries\, continents\, and even other libraries . . . \n\n\n\nIn the great tradition of Ninth House\, The Magicians\, and Practical Magic\, this is a suspenseful and richly atmospheric novel that draws readers into a vast world filled with mystery and magic\, romance\, and intrigue–and marks the debut of an extraordinary new voice in speculative fiction. \n\n\n\n“Ink Blood Sister Scribe is so many things at once: an adventure\, a puzzle\, a twisty thriller\, and a tender romance. . . . I adored it.” – ALIX E. HARROW \n\n\n\n“If\, like me\, you’re a fan of Holly Black and Leigh Bardugo\, pick up this book at once.” — KELLY LINK
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/fab-fantasy-book-club-ink-blood-sister-scribe/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Club,Book Discussion
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SUMMARY:Living Large - Bestsellers Book Club This Month: The Paris Daughter by Kristin Harmel!
DESCRIPTION:Join us Tuesday\, July 25th for an exhilarating discussion around Kristin Harmel’s latest hit\, The Paris Daughter. As always\, our clubs are free and open to all. Treats will be served and Kristin’s book is available at Main Street Reads at the 10% off book club discount – see you on Main Street! \n\n\n\nAbout the Book\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFrom the bestselling author of the “heart-stopping tale of survival and heroism” (People) The Book of Lost Names comes a gripping historical novel about two mothers who must make unthinkable choices in the face of the Nazi occupation.  \n\n\n\nParis\, 1939: Young mothers Elise and Juliette become fast friends the day they meet in the beautiful Bois de Boulogne. Though there is a shadow of war creeping across Europe\, neither woman suspects that their lives are about to irrevocably change.  \n\n\n\nWhen Elise becomes a target of the German occupation\, she entrusts Juliette with the most precious thing in her life–her young daughter\, playmate to Juliette’s own little girl. But nowhere is safe in war\, not even a quiet little bookshop like Juliette’s Librairie des Rêves.  \n\n\n\nWhen a bomb falls on their neighborhood\, Juliette’s world is destroyed along with it. More than a year later\, with the war finally ending\, Elise returns to reunite with her daughter\, only to find her friend’s bookstore reduced to rubble–and Juliette nowhere to be found. What happened to her daughter in those last\, terrible moments? Juliette has seemingly vanished without a trace\, taking all the answers with her. Elise’s desperate search leads her to New York–and to Juliette–one final\, fateful time. An “exquisite and gut-wrenching novel” (Lisa Barr\, New York Times bestselling author) you won’t soon forget\, The Paris Daughter is also a sweeping celebration of resilience\, motherhood\, and love.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/living-large-bestsellers-book-club-this-month-the-paris-daughter-by-kristin-harmel/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Club,Book Discussion
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SUMMARY:Third Thursday: Christmas in July
DESCRIPTION:This month’s Third Thursday kicks off Christmas in July weekend! \nWe’ll have treats at the bookstore and sales galore\, including 1/2 price items\, a $2 table\, AND 20% off ALL local interest/local author items in our Lowcountry Cove. \nSee you on Main Street!
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/third-thursday-christmas-in-july-2/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Celebration,Special Sale,Third Thursday
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