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SUMMARY:Book Signing: Cheryl Oliver's Ghosts of the Hunley
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an exciting signing and conversation about the Hunley with author Cheryl Oliver\, and grab a copy of her newest work\, Ghosts of the Hunley! \nThis book is the first of a series related to the men of the H.L. Hunley Submarine\, the first submarine to sink an enemy ship. In this book it covers the life story of Horace Lawson Hunley\, and the first people in his life that made a difference in his plan to build a submarine. \nSome of them are as follows: His friend Robert Ruffin Barrow who helped finance the submarine. Hunley’s friend and co-worker Francis Hanson Hatch. The first commander John Scott of his fishboat submarines Pioneer. Others have written of the submarine. \nThis series is about the men involved in making the sub a reality\, whether by financing\, building\, designing\, seeking\, advising\, approving\, writing letters\, or diary entries. Each book in the series includes crew members of the submarine and all of those who had a hand in making the H.L. Hunley become a reality. \nCheryl Oliver was born in Arlington\, Virginia and grew up where local news was National news. She graduated from Marymount University in Arlington\, Virginia. Cheryl is a speaker\, historian\, genealogist; and  a member of the DAR\, UDC\, Descendants of Jamestown\, Virginia\, and applied to  Colonial Dames. Her first ancestor came over to Virginia in 1608. Other ancestors came in 1617\, some settled in Virginia and some in the Carolinas\, and branched out to all the other southern states. \nCheryl has lived in South Carolina for well over 12 years. She lives in Summerville where she enjoys being in warm weather and activities with Tim. Cheryl enjoys gardening\, visiting historical sights and nature. She is a professional genealogist and a member of the National Genealogical Society. She is a member of the UDC and participates in UDC activities. She has been involved with the SCV\, and participates in the Magnolia Cemetery Ghost Walks\, the H.L. Hunley Memorial Services\, Confederate Memorial Services throughout the south\, several parades in South Carolina\, Georgia\, and Virginia. She enjoys attending and participating in reenactments and has been a speaker at many SCV camps and other groups throughout the south. Her books have become popular\, and her greatest joy is educating and sharing history.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/book-signing-cheryl-olivers/
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:Thriller Book Club November: Wrong Place\, Wrong Time by Gillian McAllister
DESCRIPTION:Join us to chat about the new and amazing thriller from Gillian McAllister\, Wrong Place\, Wrong Time– We’ll bring the treats – you bring the community!\n \nINSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER – A REESE’S BOOK CLUB PICK \n“It’s perfection\, every word\, every moment. A masterpiece . . . One of the best books I’ve ever read.” –Lisa Jewell\, #1 New York Times bestselling author \n“Absolutely AMAZING. The plot is astonishing–original and ingenious. But it’s much more than that; the love Jen has for her son and her husband is beautiful. The stakes are so high because they’re so meaningful.” –Marin Keyes\, internationally bestselling author \n“A brilliantly genre-bending\, mind-twisting answer to the question How far would you go to save your child?” –Ruth Ware\, #1 New York Times bestselling author \nFrom UK bestselling author Gillian McAllister comes an astonishing\, compulsively twisty psychological thriller about a mother who witnesses her teenage son stab a man and then seizes on an unconventional way to try to save him\, deemed “clever\, original\, and so addictive it should come with a warning” by Alice Feeney\, bestselling author of Rock Paper Scissors \nCan you stop a murder after it’s already happened? \nLate October. After midnight. You’re waiting up for your seventeen-year-old son. He’s past curfew. As you watch from the window\, he emerges\, and you realize he isn’t alone: he’s walking toward a man\, and he’s armed. \nYou can’t believe it when you see him do it: your funny\, happy teenage son\, he kills a stranger\, right there on the street outside your house. You don’t know who. You don’t know why. You only know your son is now in custody\, his future shattered. \nThat night you fall asleep in despair. All is lost. \nUntil you wake . . . \n. . . and it is yesterday. \nAnd then you wake again . . . \n. . . and it is the day before yesterday. \nEvery morning you wake up a day earlier\, another day before the murder. With another chance to stop it. Somewhere in the past lies an answer. The trigger for this crime–and you don’t have a choice but to find it . . . \n“Another ingeniously plotted genre-bender… McAllister succeeds in making us care\, and the result is a tour de force.” — The Guardian \n“This entertaining look at motherhood and memory will resonate with many. — Publishers Weekly
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/thriller-book-club-november-wrong-place-wrong-time-by-gillian-mcallister/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Club,Book Discussion
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SUMMARY:Oktoberfest on the Square!
DESCRIPTION:RESCHEDULED FROM OCTOBER 1st – The Summerville Oakbrook Rotary Club and the Summerville Evening Rotary Club are presenting their annual Summerville Rotary Oktoberfest – stop by the store to see all the newest fall titles! \nThis is a family-friendly event with games\, music\, food and beer. Located in Hutchinson Square right across the street. Admission is FREE\, and they’ll have food and beverages available for purchase. Learn more at https://summervilleoktoberfest.com/
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/oktoberfest-on-the-square/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Celebration
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SUMMARY:Book Launch: The Virus by Nicole Seitz!
DESCRIPTION:We’re thrilled to welcome the lowcountry’s own wildly popular Nicole Seitz. (If you haven’t read The Cage Maker – it’s one of our favorite books in the store!) Now\, she has a YA series that’s making waves – you won’t want to miss this chance to grab signed copies of Nicole’s adult and YA titles on November 5th (just in time for holiday gift giving!\n\nAbout The Virus\n\n\nFaith\, not fear\, should spread like a virus. A new day has dawned. Those without the mark are considered a virus to be cleansed from the Global Union. Pets are being targeted to lead the enemy to their owners in hiding. When the students of Heaventree receive their new assignments\, Cornelius questions his ability to lead a team into danger. How can he trust his teammate\, Atlys\, after she showed her lack of loyalty in the building challenge? And does his mentor\, Mr. Deal\, truly understand these end times\, or is he in over his head? \nFlare\, Corn’s sister\, is growing closer to Josh\, and has been tasked with protecting Heaventree’s invisible dome. Can she truly use her creative gifts to keep her friends safe and the campus hidden? Filled with pet rescues\, ancient books\, and hidden passageways\, Book 2 of the House of Heaventree series is a page-turning continuation of The Firstborn. In The Virus\, war rages just beyond the walls of Heaventree\, while the students battle within for faith\, trust and unity. \n\n\nAbout the Author\n\nNicole Seitz is a writer\, editor\, educator\, illustrator and artist. She paints the covers of her novels and teaches visual arts and creative writing at a local Christian school. She was inspired to begin writing a series for teens with a Christian worldview\, one that would spark their interest in Biblical prophecy as well as encourage endurance and perseverance.  \nSeitz is the author of two YA novels\, The Firstborn and The Virus (House of Heaventree Books 1 and 2) as well as seven adult novels: The Cage-maker; Beyond Molasses Creek; The Inheritance of Beauty; Saving Cicadas; A Hundred Years of Happiness; Trouble the Water; and The Spirit of Sweetgrass.  \nShe is also the editor of When You Pass Through Waters: Words of Hope and Healing from Your Favorite Authors and coeditor of Our Prince of Scribes: Writers Remember Pat Conroy.  \nNicole graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s School of Journalism and has a degree in Illustration from Savannah College of Art & Design. Visit her website at www.nicoleseitz.com for more information.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/book-launch-the-virus-by-nicole-seitz/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Discussion,Book Signing
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SUMMARY:Happy Halloween and Trick or Treat!
DESCRIPTION:We’ll have free treats for trick or treaters… we also still have 50% off Halloween titles available\, most for under $5 – a great alternative to that sugar overdose. Enjoy our spooktacular decorations\, sales on Harry Potter titles and more! \nWearing a costume? Take your selfies with a spooky book or two!
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/happy-halloween-and-trick-or-treat/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Celebration
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SUMMARY:Saturday: No Tricks and All Treats
DESCRIPTION:From 10 a.m – 1 pm\, trick or treaters can enjoy treats all around the downtown area from the farmers market to Hutchinson “Scare” — bring the wee ones – we’ll have plenty of options (one cauldron nut/dairy free!)
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/saturday-no-tricks-and-all-treats/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Celebration
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SUMMARY:Third Thursday: Hutchinson "SCARE"
DESCRIPTION:Join in the fun as Summerville turns our Historic Downtown into a special Halloween Marketplace with artisans\, specialty foods\, eclectic shop\, and entertainment\, live on Hutchinson Square!
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/third-thursday-hutchinson-scare/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Celebration,Third Thursday
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SUMMARY:Living Large Bookclub: The Book Haters Book Club!
DESCRIPTION:FREE AND OPEN TO ALL! \n“This sparkling novel starts with high energy and unique characters that move from one surprise to another.” —Ann Garvin\, USA TODAY bestselling author  \nAll it takes is the right book to turn a Book Hater into a Book Lover… \nThat was what Elliot–the beloved co-owner of Over the Rainbow Bookshop–believed before his untimely passing. He always had the perfect book suggestion for the self-proclaimed Book Hater. Now his grief-ridden business partner\, Irma\, has agreed to sell the cozy Over the Rainbow to condo developers. \nBut others won’t give up the bookshop without a fight. When Irma breaks the news to her daughters\, Bree and Laney\, and Elliot’s romantic partner\, Thom\, they are aghast. Over the Rainbow has been Bree and Laney’s sanctuary since childhood\, and Thom would do anything to preserve Elliot’s legacy. Together they conspire to save the bookshop\, even if it takes some snooping\, gossip and minor sabotage. \nFilled with humor\, family hijinks and actual reading recommendations\, The Book Haters’ Book Club is the ideal feel-good read. It’s a love letter to everyday heroes–those booksellers and librarians dedicated to putting the right books in the right hands every day.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/living-large-bookclub-the-book-haters-book-club/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Club,Book Discussion
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SUMMARY:October Thriller Club: They Come at Knight
DESCRIPTION:FREE AND OPEN TO ALL! \nYasmin Angoe’s They Come at Knight is the heart-pounding second installment in the Nena Knight series about an intrepid female assassin who will stop at nothing to protect her family. \nFor elite assassin Nena Knight\, eliminating dangerous players on the world stage is part of the job. The Tribe\, a powerful business syndicate in Africa\, ensures that she has those opportunities. But for Nena\, the Tribe is more than just her employer; it’s an organization that supports the African people—until it turns on itself. \nAs Nena embarks on a new mission\, a violent siege by a paramilitary group throws the Tribe into chaos\, and mysterious acts of violence plague the Tribe’s territories. As the attacks escalate\, Nena suspects a different kind of enemy at play: someone on the inside\, determined to undermine the Tribe’s leaders. \nAs this new threat closes in on her own family\, Nena enlists a team to root out the danger. But as she gets closer to the truth\, she will have to risk everything to protect the future she holds dear—even if it means facing off with an enemy she never expected. \nYasmin Angoe is the author of the critically acclaimed Her Name Is Knight\, first book in the Nena Knight trilogy. She is a first-generation Ghanaian American and the recipient of the 2020 Eleanor Taylor Bland Award for Emerging Writers of Color. Her Name Is Knight came in #1 on multiple Amazon Bestseller charts and is an Editor’s Pick for Best Mystery\, Thriller\, & Suspense. \nYasmin is a nominee for the Anthony Awards for Best First Book and the AAMBC Awards for Debut Author of the Year. Her work has received numerous recognitions\, Best Of lists\, and a Library Journal Starred Review. Her book has appeared in Woman’s World Book Club\, POPSUGAR\, Nerd Daily\, the Washington Independent Review of Books\, Oprah Daily and other platforms. Yasmin is a former educator and received a Kirkus Review calling Her Name Is Knight\, “A parable of reclaiming personal and tribal identity by seizing power at all costs”.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/october-thriller-club-they-come-at-knight/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Club,Book Discussion
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SUMMARY:8th Summerville Dream Machines Auto Show
DESCRIPTION:Lowcountry Muscle Car is holding their 8th Annual Summerville Dream Machines Open Auto Show at Hutchinson Square on Saturday\, October 8th from 9:00am to 3:00pm. The event will support The Summerville Miracle League. \nThe Lowcountry Muscle Car is a non-profit auto club dedicated to everything fast. From vintage American muscle cars and trucks\, to home-built custom street rods\, to today’s high-tech performance vehicles. Big block or small block\, Ford\, Chevy or Mopar…
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/8th-annual-summerville-dream-machines-auto-show/
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SUMMARY:PQ Book Club: Orchid Blooming by Carol Van Den Hende - VIRTUAL
DESCRIPTION:We loved Goodbye Orchid\, now comes Orchid Blooming and we’ll have Carol join us via Zoom (participants will all join via Zoom that evening…) \nA childhood tragedy followed her into adulthood. Will she ever trust in happiness again? If you like heart-warming characters overcoming trauma\, then you’ll adore award-winning Carol Van Den Hende’s emotionally satisfying page-turner. \nZoom Details: \nTopic: Orchid Blooming Book Club\nTime: Sep 29\, 2022 06:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) \nJoin Zoom Meeting\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/87937134418?pwd=L1JhRUw0THhyMkp5Y3Qxa1ZvcGlYQT09 \nMeeting ID: 879 3713 4418\nPasscode: 606115
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/pq-book-club-orchid-blooming-by-carol-van-den-hende/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Club,Book Discussion
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SUMMARY:Meet the Author: Judi Lauren - Jordie & Joey Fell From the Sky
DESCRIPTION:Twin brothers Jordie and Joey have never met their parents. Maybe it’s because they aren’t from this planet? \nWhen another kid at school tried to force Jordie to show him the “crop circles” on his back that prove he’s an alien\, it was Joey who took the kid to the ground. And when the twins got kicked out of their foster home because Joey kissed the other boy who lived there\, it was Jordie who told him everything would be okay. And as long as Jordie and Joey are together\, it will be. But when the principal calls their current foster mother about a fight at school\, the boys know she’ll be done with them. And\, from spying in their file\, they also know they’re going to be separated. \nDetermined to face the world side by side rather than without one another\, Jordie and Joey set off to find their birth parents. From Arizona to Roswell to Area 51 in the Nevada desert\, the twins begin a search for where they truly belong. But Jordie’s about to discover that family isn’t always about the ones who bring you into the world\, but the ones who help you survive it. \n\nJudi Lauren has been reading since she could first hold a book. Following her passion for working with words\, she began writing books for kids and teens about family\, friendship\, and surviving impossible things. When not writing\, she spends time editing for Radish Fiction and thinking about her dream job: working in a tiny bookshop in a rainy city.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/meet-the-author-judi-lauren-jordie-joey-fell-from-the-sky/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Discussion,Book Signing
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SUMMARY:"Living Large" Book Club: The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams
DESCRIPTION:Free and open to all\, our Living Large book club is for those great books we ALL should be reading. You’ll love this one! \nNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER – REESE’S BOOK CLUB PICK – “Delightful . . . [a] captivating and slyly subversive fictional paean to the real women whose work on the Oxford English Dictionary went largely unheralded.”–The New York Times Book Review  \n“A marvelous fiction about the power of language to elevate or repress.”–Geraldine Brooks\, New York Times bestselling author of People of the Book \nEsme is born into a world of words. Motherless and irrepressibly curious\, she spends her childhood in the Scriptorium\, an Oxford garden shed in which her father and a team of dedicated lexicographers are collecting words for the very first Oxford English Dictionary. Young Esme’s place is beneath the sorting table\, unseen and unheard. One day a slip of paper containing the word bondmaid flutters beneath the table. She rescues the slip and\, learning that the word means “slave girl\,” begins to collect other words that have been discarded or neglected by the dictionary men. \nAs she grows up\, Esme realizes that words and meanings relating to women’s and common folks’ experiences often go unrecorded. And so she begins in earnest to search out words for her own dictionary: the Dictionary of Lost Words. To do so she must leave the sheltered world of the university and venture out to meet the people whose words will fill those pages. \nSet during the height of the women’s suffrage movement and with the Great War looming\, The Dictionary of Lost Words reveals a lost narrative\, hidden between the lines of a history written by men. Inspired by actual events\, author Pip Williams has delved into the archives of the Oxford English Dictionary to tell this highly original story. The Dictionary of Lost Words is a delightful\, lyrical\, and deeply thought-provoking celebration of words and the power of language to shape the world.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/living-large-book-club-the-dictionary-of-lost-words-by-pip-williams/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Club,Book Discussion
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SUMMARY:Banned Books Week: Read Dangerously!
DESCRIPTION:Banned Books Week (Sep. 18-24 this year) is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read. The week spotlights current and historical attempts to censor books in libraries and schools. It brings together the entire book community — librarians\, booksellers\, publishers\, journalists\, teachers\, and readers of all types — in shared support of the freedom to seek and express ideas\, even those some consider unorthodox or unpopular. \nThe books featured during Banned Books Week have all been targeted for removal or restriction in libraries and schools. By focusing on efforts across the country to remove or restrict access to books\, Banned Books Week draws national attention to the harms of censorship. \nWe’ll have a special display with tons of banned books that are often surprising\, with incentives for banned book purchases\, so stop on by!
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/banned-books-week-read-dangerously/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Discussion,Celebration
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SUMMARY:Thriller Book Club: The It Girl by Ruth Ware
DESCRIPTION:Join us for Yasmin Angoe’s book release and stay on to discuss The It Girl by Ruth Ware! Treats served\, open to all… \nINSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER \nThe #1 New York Times bestselling author of the “claustrophobic spine-tingler” (People) One by One returns with an unputdownable mystery following a woman on the search for answers a decade after her friend’s murder.  \nApril Clarke-Cliveden was the first person Hannah Jones met at Oxford. \nVivacious\, bright\, occasionally vicious\, and the ultimate It girl\, she quickly pulled Hannah into her dazzling orbit. Together\, they developed a group of devoted and inseparable friends–Will\, Hugh\, Ryan\, and Emily–during their first term. By the end of the year\, April was dead. \nNow\, a decade later\, Hannah and Will are expecting their first child\, and the man convicted of killing April\, former Oxford porter John Neville\, has died in prison. Relieved to have finally put the past behind her\, Hannah’s world is rocked when a young journalist comes knocking and presents new evidence that Neville may have been innocent. As Hannah reconnects with old friends and delves deeper into the mystery of April’s death\, she realizes that the friends she thought she knew all have something to hide…including a murder. \n“The Agatha Christie of our generation” (David Baldacci\, #1 New York Times bestselling author) proves once again that she is “as ingenious and indefatigable as the Queen of Crime” (The Washington Post) with this propulsive murder mystery that will keep you on the edge of your seat.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/thriller-book-club-the-it-girl-by-ruth-ware/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Club,Book Discussion
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SUMMARY:A Special Meet the Author: Yasmin Angoe - They Come at Knight
DESCRIPTION:You’ll all remember last year’s wonderful signing and book club with Yasmin Angoe’s Her Name is Knight. Now comes They Come at Knight and Yasmin will be here LIVE on Tuesday\, September 13th (prior to our thriller book club). We’ll then discuss the book at October’s Thrill in the ‘Ville! \nAt 7 p.m. there’ll be a Zoom meeting to invite everyone in from coast to coast to meet Yasmin and learn more about the book! Zoom info to login: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81733528743?pwd=ZDl2TnIwY2hsdWVTckN3ZWRrLzZPdz09\nMeeting ID: 817 3352 8743  Passcode: 091322 \nYasmin Angoe’s They Come at Knight is the heart-pounding second installment in the Nena Knight series about an intrepid female assassin who will stop at nothing to protect her family. \nFor elite assassin Nena Knight\, eliminating dangerous players on the world stage is part of the job. The Tribe\, a powerful business syndicate in Africa\, ensures that she has those opportunities. But for Nena\, the Tribe is more than just her employer; it’s an organization that supports the African people—until it turns on itself. \nAs Nena embarks on a new mission\, a violent siege by a paramilitary group throws the Tribe into chaos\, and mysterious acts of violence plague the Tribe’s territories. As the attacks escalate\, Nena suspects a different kind of enemy at play: someone on the inside\, determined to undermine the Tribe’s leaders. \nAs this new threat closes in on her own family\, Nena enlists a team to root out the danger. But as she gets closer to the truth\, she will have to risk everything to protect the future she holds dear—even if it means facing off with an enemy she never expected. \n \nYasmin Angoe is the author of the critically acclaimed Her Name Is Knight\, first book in the Nena Knight trilogy. She is a first-generation Ghanaian American and the recipient of the 2020 Eleanor Taylor Bland Award for Emerging Writers of Color. Her Name Is Knight came in #1 on multiple Amazon Bestseller charts and is an Editor’s Pick for Best Mystery\, Thriller\, & Suspense. \nYasmin is a nominee for the Anthony Awards for Best First Book and the AAMBC Awards for Debut Author of the Year. Her work has received numerous recognitions\, Best Of lists\, and a Library Journal Starred Review. Her book has appeared in Woman’s World Book Club\, POPSUGAR\, Nerd Daily\, the Washington Independent Review of Books\, Oprah Daily and other platforms. Yasmin is a former educator and received a Kirkus Review calling Her Name Is Knight\, “A parable of reclaiming personal and tribal identity by seizing power at all costs”.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/a-special-meet-the-author-yasmin-angoe-they-come-at-knight/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Discussion,Book Signing
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SUMMARY:Meet the Author: Dana Ridenour - The Lexie Montgomery FBI Series
DESCRIPTION:On Saturday\, September 10th we’re thrilled to welcome lowcountry author and former FBI agent Dana Ridenour\, architect behind the Lexie Montgomery FBI Series! \nDana is the award-winning author of Behind The Mask\, Beyond The Cabin\, and Below The Radar. She is a retired FBI agent who spent most of her career as an FBI undercover operative infiltrating criminal organizations including the Animal Liberation Front\, the subject of her new book\, Below The Radar. The characters from her novels are in development for television. \nJoin us – free and open to all – treats will be served! Learn more about Dana and her work at www.danaridenour.net \n \n  \n 
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/meet-the-author-dana-ridenour-the-lexie-montgomery-fbi-series/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Signing
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SUMMARY:Southern Lit Spectacular!
DESCRIPTION:GRAB YOUR TICKETS HERE!\nThis will be THE event of the season at Main Street Reads – four incredible authors\, four seriously amazing books\, UNPLUGGED at the wonderful James Dean Theatre\, followed by a book signing and private reception for ticket holders back at the bookstore! \nDramatic readings and conversations with these wildly popular\, award-winning novelists will be the centerpiece of this Southern Lit Spectacular at 2 p.m. Sept. 4 at the James Dean Theater right up the block from us.\n\n\nThe program will include The Lost Book of Eleanor Dare by Kimberly Brock\, The Cicada Tree by Robert Gwaltney\, One Good Mama Bone by Bren McClain\, and the all-new edition of Gradle Bird by JC Sasser. A portion of book sales will benefit the Timrod Library. \n\nGeneral tickets include a gift certificate to use towards any of the books and a souvenir program signed by all the authors\, as well as food and drink at the signing reception following the performance! VIP tickets include seating in the first five rows and one each of ALL four books. Seating is limited – reserve your tix today!\n\n \nMeet the Authors\nKimberly Brock is the bestselling author of The Lost Book of Eleanor Dare (Harper Muse) and her award-winning debut\, The River Witch. Eleanor Dare spent three weeks on The Southern Independent Booksellers Bestseller List. A former actor and special needs educator\, in 2014\, Kimberly founded Tinderbox Writer’s Workshop\, a transformative creative experience for women in the arts. Kimberly has served as a guest lecturer for many regional and national groups\, including The Women’s Fiction Writer’s annual conference and The Pat Conroy Literary Center. She lives near Atlanta with her husband and three children. www.kimberlybrockbooks.com \nRobert Gwaltney\, award-winning writer of southern fiction\, is a graduate of Florida State University. He resides in Atlanta Georgia where he is an active member of the literary community. By day\, he serves as Vice President of Easter Seals North Georgia\, Inc.\, Children Services\, a non-profit supporting children with disabilities and other special needs. Robert’s work has appeared in such publications as The Signal Mountain Review and The Dead Mule School of Southern Literature. Robert also serves as Prose Editor for The Blue Mountain Review. His debut novel\, The Cicada Tree\, was awarded the Somerset Award for literary fiction. www.robertlgwaltney.com \nBren McClain is the author of the critically acclaimed debut novel\, One Good Mama Bone\, from Pat Conroy’s Story River Books. described as “Charlotte’s Web for grown-ups.” It won the 2017 Willie Morris Award for Southern Fiction and the 2018 Patricia Winn Award for Southern Literature. It was also named Pulpwood Queen 2017 Book of the Year\, a 2017 Great Group Reads by the Women’s National Book Association\, and a Southeastern Independent Booksellers (SIBA) Okra pick. She is at work on her next novel\, TOOK\, which was named gold medalist in the 2016 William Faulkner –William Wisdom Novel-in-Progress. Bren makes her home in the Lowcountry of South Carolina. www.brenmcclain.com \nJ.C. Sasser started her professional career at age twelve\, working as a dishwasher\, waitress\, and cook at a truck stop off Georgia’s I-16. Over her life\, she’s worked as an envelope licker\, tortoise tagger\, lifeguard\, Senate page\, model\, editor\, water-polo coach\, marine biologist\, plant grower\, software consultant\, and 6-Sigma Black Belt. Her debut novel\, Gradle Bird\, won the 2018 Southern Book Prize and the IBPA’s Benjamin Franklin award for Best New Voice in Fiction\, and was a finalist for the Willie Morris Award for Southern Fiction. She currently lives in the south Georgia woods in an old WWII barracks with her husband\, Thomas\, their two sons\, T.C. and Robert Esten\, and dogs Boo Reedy and Batman. www.jcsasserbooks.com \nMeet the Books\nThe fate of the world is often driven by the curiosity of a girl. What happened to the Lost Colony of Roanoke remains a mystery\, but the women who descended from Eleanor Dare have long known the truth lies in what she left behind: a message carved onto a large stone and the contents of her treasured Commonplace Book. Brought from England on Eleanor’s fateful voyage to the New World\, her book was passed down through the fifteen generations of daughters who followed as they came of age. Thirteen-year-old Alice had been next in line to receive it\, but her mother’s tragic death fractured the unbroken legacy and the Dare Stone and the shadowy history recorded in the book faded into memory. Or so Alice hoped. \nIn the waning days of World War Two\, Alice is a young widow and a mother herself when she is unexpectedly presented with her birthright: the deed to Evertell\, her abandoned family home and the history she thought forgotten. Determined to sell the property and step into a future free of the past\, Alice returns to Savannah with her own thirteen-year-old daughter\, Penn\, in tow. But when Penn’s curiosity over the lineage she never knew begins to unveil secrets from beneath every stone and bone and shell of the old house and Eleanor’s book is finally found\, Alice is forced to reckon with the sacrifices made for love and the realities of their true inheritance as daughters of Eleanor Dare. \nIn this sweeping tale from award-winning author Kimberly Brock\, the answers to a real-life mystery may be found in the pages of a story that was always waiting to be written. \n“Some things in this world are meant to burn …” The summer of 1956\, a brood of cicadas descends upon Providence Georgia\, a natural event with supernatural repercussions\, unhinging the life of Analeise Newell\, an eleven-year-old piano prodigy. Amidst this emergence\, dark obsessions are stirred\, uncanny gifts provoked\, and secrets unearthed. \nDuring a visit to Mistletoe\, a plantation owned by the wealthy Mayfield family\, Analeise encounters Cordelia Mayfield and her daughter Marlissa\, both of whom possess an otherworldly beauty.  A whisper and an act of violence perpetrated during this visit by Mrs. Mayfield all converge to kindle Analeise’s fascination with the Mayfields. \nAnaleise’s burgeoning obsession with the Mayfield family overshadows her own seemingly\, ordinary life\, culminating in dangerous games and manipulation\, setting off a chain of cataclysmic events with life-altering consequences—all of it unfolding to the maddening whir of a cicada song. \nA novel of courageous parental love and the instructive\, healing bonds that form between humans and animals. Set in early 1950s rural South Carolina\, One Good Mama Bone chronicles Sarah Creamer’s quest to find her mama bone\, after she is left to care for a boy who is not her own but instead is the product of an affair between her husband and her best friend and neighbor\, a woman she calls Sister. When her husband drinks himself to death\, Sarah\, a dirt-poor homemaker with no family to rely on and the note on the farm long past due\, must find a way for her and young Emerson Bridge to survive. But the more daunting obstacle is Sarah’s fear that her mother’s words\, seared in her memory since she first heard them at the age of six\, were a prophesy\, You ain’t got you one good mama bone in you\, girl. \nWhen Sarah reads in the local newspaper that a boy won $680 with his Grand Champion steer at the recent 1951 Fat Cattle Show & Sale\, she sees this as their financial salvation and finds a way to get Emerson Bridge a steer from a local farmer to compete in the 1952 show. But the young calf is unsettled at Sarah’s farm\, crying out in distress and growing louder as the night wears on. Some four miles away\, the steer’s mother hears his cries and breaks out of a barbed-wire fence to go in search of him. The next morning Sarah finds the young steer quiet\, content\, and nursing a large cow. Inspired by the mother cow’s act of love\, Sarah names her Mama Red. And so Sarah’s education in motherhood begins with Mama Red as her teacher. \nBut Luther Dobbins\, the man who sold Sarah the steer\, has his sights set on winning too\, and\, like Sarah\, he is desperate\, but not for money. Dobbins is desperate for glory\, wanting to regain his lost grand-champion dynasty\, and he will stop at nothing to win. Emboldened by her lessons from Mama Red and her budding mama bone\, Sarah is committed to victory even after she learns the winning steer’s ultimate fate. Will she stop at nothing\, even if it means betraying her teacher? \nA wildly inventive novel that stretches the boundaries of what it costs to love and be loved. Sixteen-year-old Gradle Bird has lived her entire life with her Grandpa\, Leonard\, at a seedy motel and truck stop off Georgia’s I-16. But when Leonard moves her to a crumbling old house rumored to be haunted by the ghost of Ms. Annalee Spivey\, Gradle is plunged into a lush\, magical world much stranger and more dangerous than from the one she came.     \nHere she meets Sonny Joe Stitch\, a Siamese fighting fish connoisseur overdosed on testosterone\, a crippled\, Bible-thumping hobo named Ceif “Tadpole” Walker\, and the only true friend she will ever know\, a schizophrenic genius\, music-man\, and professional dumpster-diver\, D-5 Delvis Miles. As Gradle falls deeper into Delvis’s imaginary and fantastical world\, unsettling dangers lurk\, and when surfaced Gradle discovers unforeseen depths in herself and the people she loves the most.     \nGradle Bird is an unusual tale of self-discovery and redemption that explores the infirmities of fatherly love\, the complexities of human cruelty\, and the consequences of guilt\, proving they are possible to overcome no matter how dark and horrible the cause.  
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/southern-lit-spectacular/
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:Labor Day Loyalty All Weekend Long
DESCRIPTION:Take 10% off storewide if you’re on our loyalty list – and if you’re not\, you can sign up quickly on checkout to get the discount! Offer good Saturday\, Sunday and Monday. \nHave a happy and safe Labor Day weekend.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/labor-day-loyalty-all-weekend-long/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Celebration
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SUMMARY:Thursday August PQ Book Club: Every Now and Then by Lesley Kagen
DESCRIPTION:For fans of Where the Crawdads Sing and This Tender Land comes a heartfelt story about three young girls searching for adventure during the summer of 1960 from the New York Times bestselling author of Whistling in the Dark. \nCome join us for treatss and book talk! Open to all… \nThat summer would change us . . . forever. \nThe summer of 1960 was the hottest ever for Summit\, Wisconsin. For kids seeking relief from the heat\, there was a creek to be swum in\, sprinklers to run through\, and ice cream at Whitcomb’s Drugstore. But for Frankie\, Viv\, and Biz\, eleven-year-old best friends\, it would forever be remembered as the summer that evil paid a visit to their small town–and took their young lives as they’d known them as a souvenir. \nWith a to-do list in hand\, the girls set forth from their hideout to make their mark on that summer\, but when three patients escape from Broadhurst Mental Institution\, their idyllic lives take a sinister turn. Determined to uncover long-held secrets\, the girls have no idea that what they discover could cost them their lives and the ones they hold dear. \nSix decades later\, Biz\, now a bestselling novelist\, remembers that long ago summer and how it still haunts her and her lifelong friends in Every Now and Then\, a story about the ties that bind us\, the timelessness of grief and guilt–and the everlasting hope for redemption.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/august-pulpwood-queens-book-club-every-now-and-then-by-lesley-kagen/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Club,Book Discussion
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SUMMARY:Bookstore Romance Day 2022: Welcome Dorothy St. James
DESCRIPTION:Dorothy St. James\, author of cozy mysteries with romantic twists\, will be our Romance Day guest from 1 – 3 pm – We adore all Dorothy’s work; you will too! \n\nMystery author Dorothy St. James was born in New York but raised in South Carolina. She is a former Folly Beach beach bum. And now is a hectic suburb mom\, living in Mt. Pleasant\, South Carolina\, with her husband\, precocious daughter\, slightly (OK\, terribly) needy dogs\, and the friendliest cat you’d ever meet. Though writing has always been a passion for her\, she pursued an undergraduate degree in Wildlife Biology and a graduate degree in Public Administration and Urban Planning. She put her educational experience to use\, having worked in all branches and all levels of government including local\, regional\, state\, and federal. She even spent time during college working for a non-profit environmental watchdog organization. \n* Dorothy St. James is the alter-ego of award-winning multi-published author\, Dorothy McFalls. She enjoys writing in several different genres. Her works have been nominated for many awards including: Romantic Times Reviewers’ Choice Award\, Reviewers International Organization Award\, National Reader’s Choice Award\, CataRomance Reviewers’ Choice Award\, and The Romance Reviews Today Perfect 10! Award. Reviewers have called her work: “amazing”\, “perfect”\, “filled with emotion”\, and “lined with danger.” \n\nWhat is Bookstore Romance Day?\nBookstore Romance Day is a day designed to give independent bookstores an opportunity to celebrate Romance fiction—its books\, readers\, and writers—and to strengthen the relationships between bookstores and the Romance community
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/bookstore-romance-day-2022/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Discussion,Book Signing,Celebration
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SUMMARY:August Third Thursday: Dog Days with Cool Treats!
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. \nThird Thursday’s downtown block party bash features an appropriate “dog days” theme – we’ll have a surprise at the store guaranteed to cool you off…
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/august-third-thursday-dog-days-with-cool-treats/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
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SUMMARY:August Living Large Book Club: Florida Woman by Deb Rogers
DESCRIPTION:August’s “Living Large book club selection\, Florida Woman\, offers a perfect blend of humor\, intrigue and quirkiness wrapped in a southern fiction blanket – we think you’re going to love it! \nA gleefully dark and entertaining debut for fans of Kevin Wilson and Karen Russell\, about one young woman’s sensational summer at a Floridian wildlife center for exotic monkeys \nJamie is a Florida Woman. She grew up on the beach\, thrives in humidity\, has weathered more hurricanes than she can count\, and now\, after going viral for an outrageous crime she never meant to commit in the first place\, she has the requisite headline to her name. But when the chance comes for her to escape viral infamy and imminent jail time by taking a community service placement at Atlas\, a shelter for rescued monkeys\, it seems like just the fresh start Jamie needs to finally get her life back on track — until it’s not. \nSomething sinister stirs in the palmetto woods surrounding her cabin\, and secrets lurk among the three beguiling women who run the shelter and affectionately take Jamie under their wing for the summer. She hears the distant screams of monkeys each night; the staff perform cryptic\, lakeside sacrifices to honor Atlas; and the land\, which has long been abandoned by citrus farmers and theme park developers alike\, now proves to be dangerously\, relentlessly untamed. \nAs Jamie ventures deeper into the offbeat world and rituals of Atlas\, her summer is soon set to inspire an even stranger Florida headline than she ever could’ve imagined. \nTreats served\, join the fun!
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/august-living-large-book-club-florida-woman-by-deb-rogers/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Club,Book Discussion,Celebration,Writers Group
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SUMMARY:Thriller Book Club August: The House Across the Lake by Riley Sager
DESCRIPTION:Come join us for treats and book talk! The New York Times bestselling author of Final Girls and Survive the Night is back with his “best plot twist yet.” (People\, Best Summer Books) Be careful what you watch for . . .  Casey Fletcher\, a recently widowed actress trying to escape a streak of bad press\, has retreated to the peace and quiet of her family’s lake house in Vermont. Armed with a pair of binoculars and several bottles of bourbon\, she passes the time watching Tom and Katherine Royce\, the glamorous couple living in the house across the lake. \n\n\n\nThey make for good viewing–a tech innovator\, Tom is powerful; and a former model\, Katherine is gorgeous. One day on the lake\, Casey saves Katherine from drowning\, and the two strike up a budding friendship. But the more they get to know each other–and the longer Casey watches–it becomes clear that Katherine and Tom’s marriage isn’t as perfect as it appears. \n\n\n\nWhen Katherine suddenly vanishes\, Casey immediately suspects Tom of foul play. What she doesn’t realize is that there’s more to the story than meets the eye–and that shocking secrets can lurk beneath the most placid of surfaces. Packed with sharp characters\, psychological suspense\, and gasp-worthy plot twists\, Riley Sager’s The House Across the Lake is the ultimate es
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/thriller-book-club-august-the-house-across-the-lake-by-riley-sager/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Club,Book Discussion
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SUMMARY:Author Meet & Greet at Summerville Library
DESCRIPTION:Stop by the Summerville library (76 Old Trolley Rd.) to say hi to some of our talented local authors! Learn about their process and inspiration. Books will be available for purchase\, and refreshments will be provided. Main Street Reads will be selling books from several popular local authors there to sign\, including AF Winter\, Regina Williams\, Christina Sinisi\, and Matt Mclaine!
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/local-author-meet-greet/
LOCATION:Summerville Public Library\, 76 Old Trolley Road\, SUMMERVILLE\, SC\, 29485\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Signing,Celebration
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SUMMARY:Third Thursday: Meet the Author - Chris Singleton!
DESCRIPTION:Third Thursday’s downtown block party bash takes place July 21 this month\, with a theme town-wide of Christmas in July. Here at Main Street Reads\, we’ll be featuring famed author\, baseball player and speaker Chris Singleton with his latest release\, Baseball Around the World! ALL Little Leaguers get 10% off their books! \nIt might be America’s favorite pastime\, but baseball isn’t just an American sport! \nFrom Cuba to Japan\, Australia to Italy\, a diverse melting pot of countries and cultures have embraced the ole ballgame. In Baseball Around the World\, you’ll take a multicultural world tour to meet the nations and players who have pushed baseball to international popularity–with a twist\, of course. \nFind out what they eat at Japanese baseball stadiums\, how a gold rush brought baseball to Australia\, why South Korean games are allowed to end in a tie\, and much more in this home run of a book! \nFrom the introduction: People often think of baseball as an American sport. Terms such as “America’s pastime” and the “boys of summer” bring up images of warm summer nights in small towns. Yes\, the game we think of–that we know and love–is rooted in the sandlots and Little League fields across the U.S. But baseball is so much bigger. In many ways\, baseball really is a world sport….As you read this book and learn about baseball around the world\, you’ll see just how much the game unifies us. Regardless of our differences\, our love for the game of baseball is all the same! \nChris Singleton is a former minor league baseball player drafted by the Chicago Cubs. He became a nationally-renowned speaker with a message of resilience\, forgiveness and unity following the loss of his mother in the 2015 Mother Emanuel Church Tragedy in Charleston\, SC. Chris now shares his message with over 60 organizations annually and his clients include: Boeing\, The Houston Texans\, Microsoft\, Biogen\, Volvo\, The Washington Wizards and over 100\,000 students and educators across the world. One of his children’s books\, Different – A Story About Loving Your Neighbor\, was a best seller in its category and has been featured by numerous outlets\, including The Obama Foundation. \nChris’ overall mission when speaking is to inspire his audiences with his story of resilience and to unite millions of people with his belief that\, “Love is Stronger Than Hate.” \nHis other books include Different: A Story of Loving Your Neighbor and Your Life Matters.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/third-thursday-meet-the-author-chris-singleton/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Signing,Third Thursday
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ORGANIZER;CN="Main Street Reads":MAILTO:shari@writerswin.com
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SUMMARY:Living Large Bookclub July: The Bloomsbury Girls
DESCRIPTION:Join us for fun\, food\, and lively discussion around The Bloomsbury Girls by Natalie Jenner! \n*Named a Most Anticipated Book of 2022 by Katie Couric Media\, the CBC\, the Globe and Mail\, BookBub\, POPSUGAR\, SheReads\, Women.com and more!*\n\nNatalie Jenner\, the internationally bestselling author of The Jane Austen Society\, returns with a compelling and heartwarming story of post-war London\, a century-old bookstore\, and three women determined to find their way in a fast-changing world in Bloomsbury Girls. \nBloomsbury Books is an old-fashioned new and rare book store that has persisted and resisted change for a hundred years\, run by men and guided by the general manager’s unbreakable fifty-one rules. But in 1950\, the world is changing\, especially the world of books and publishing\, and at Bloomsbury Books\, the girls in the shop have plans: \nVivien Lowry: Single since her aristocratic fiance was killed in action during World War II\, the brilliant and stylish Vivien has a long list of grievances–most of them well justified and the biggest of which is Alec McDonough\, the Head of Fiction. \nGrace Perkins: Married with two sons\, she’s been working to support the family following her husband’s breakdown in the aftermath of the war. Torn between duty to her family and dreams of her own. \nEvie Stone: In the first class of female students from Cambridge permitted to earn a degree\, Evie was denied an academic position in favor of her less accomplished male rival. Now she’s working at Bloomsbury Books while she plans to remake her own future. \nAs they interact with various literary figures of the time–Daphne Du Maurier\, Ellen Doubleday\, Sonia Blair (widow of George Orwell)\, Samuel Beckett\, Peggy Guggenheim\, and others–these three women with their complex web of relationships\, goals and dreams are all working to plot out a future that is richer and more rewarding than anything society will allow.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/living-large-bookclub-july-the-bloomsbury-girls/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Club,Book Discussion
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ORGANIZER;CN="Main Street Reads":MAILTO:shari@writerswin.com
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SUMMARY:Thriller Bookclub July: The Ravaged!
DESCRIPTION:Join us for lively discussion\, treats and talk about The Ravaged by Norman Reedus. Free and open to all! \nThe highly anticipated debut novel from Norman Reedus\, acclaimed star of The Walking Dead \nThis country wasn’t built on good–only fought for with good intentions. \nJack’s dying mother told him\, Run and never look back. He spent his life amassing wealth\, but after losing his family\, he has no one to share it with. Alone with his demons and a backpack\, he heads to South America\, where people with nothing teach him what matters. \nAfter thrashing his dog-abusing boss\, Hunter learns of his father’s death in a mysterious fire. Biker buddies Nugget and Itch ride with him from North Carolina to California. Stories from his father’s life help ease the struggles of small-town Americans. Hunter discovers a secret past. \nSeventeen-year-old Anne flees Tennessee after her older brother attacks her. She whacks him with a skillet and hops a freight to Alabama with her best friend. Living hand to mouth\, they build friendships\, uncovering something they never had: family. \nThe Ravaged is a fast-paced\, up-in-your-face novel of gritty realism\, exploring three different personal quests with eerily parallel outcomes. \n 
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/thriller-bookclub-july-the-ravaged/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Club,Book Discussion
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ORGANIZER;CN="Main Street Reads":MAILTO:shari@writerswin.com
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SUMMARY:Book Signing and Talk: Drayton Hall Stories: A Place and Its People by George McDaniel
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a special signing and talk with George McDaniel for his new (April) release of Drayton Hall Stories: A Place and Its People. \nA new portrayal of this 18th-century icon among America’s historic sites\, Drayton Hall Stories: A Place and Its People is the first book in the nation to focus on a site’s recent history using interviews with descendants (both White and Black)\, board members\, staff\, donors\, architects\, historians\, preservationists\, tourism leaders\, and more. \nLike different mosaic pieces\, each interview combines with others to create an engaging picture of this one place\, revealing never-before-shared family moments\, major decisions in preservation and site stewardship\, and pioneering efforts to transform a Southern plantation into a site for racial conciliation. Readers will see Drayton Hall’s people not as stereotypes\, but as the real people they were — and are. \nMaps\, photographs\, lines of descent\, interview questions\, a how-to guide\, and related website\, all provide blueprints for readers who wish to undertake similar endeavors to build community in today’s world. \nDrayton Hall has experienced prosperous times and lean times\, but few people have had a greater impact than George W. McDaniel\, Ph.D.\, executive director for over 26 years. George retired from his post in 2015\, leaving a legacy of visionary preservation\, education and community building.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/book-signing-and-talk-drayton-hall-stories-a-place-and-its-people-by-george-mcdaniel/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Discussion,Book Signing
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SUMMARY:Book Launch Party: Jewel Sweeney's Welcome to Tranquil Springs
DESCRIPTION:A Summerville favorite\, Jewel Sweeney will be celebrating the release of her new novel\, Welcome to Tranquil Springs with us on June 25th and you’re invited to the party! Jewel will be there to sign her new book as well as others in the collection. \nAbout the Book\nJenna lost her mother in high school. The strain of her loss added stress to her relationship with her father. Her only thought was to run off with her boyfriend and get married. What she didn’t know was that her new husband would turn to drinking and become abusive. With nowhere to turn for help\, Jenna takes off to Tennessee in hopes of starting a new life. \nJewel Sweeney is a writer\, educator\, wife\, and mother of two. Her writings include The Adventures of Bugaboo and Ladybug series\, Azalea Cafe\, More Than a Jock\, Blueberry Ballerina\, and several works of non-fiction.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/book-launch-party-jewel-sweeneys-welcome-to-tranquil-springs/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Signing,Celebration
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