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SUMMARY:Reader Meet Writer: Lee Smith Blue Marlin (Virtual Event)
DESCRIPTION:Join our special Reader Meet Writer virtual event on Tuesday\, April 21st at 4:00 p.m. \nBorn in the small coal-mining town of Grundy\, Virginia\, Lee Smith began writing stories at the age of nine and selling them for a nickel apiece. Since then\, she has written seventeen works of fiction\, including Fair and Tender Ladies\, Oral History\, and\, most recently\, Guests on Earth. She has received many awards\, including the North Carolina Award for Literature and an Academy Award in Fiction from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Her novel The Last Girls was a New York Times bestseller as well as winner of the Southern Book Critics Circle Award. She lives in Hillsborough\, North Carolina\, with her husband\, the writer Hal Crowther. \nNow comes this gem of a novella\, which Smith names one of her favorite works of her illustrious career. \nLee Smith’s masterful storytelling manifests in this jewel of a novella that follows Jenny\, an adventurous thirteen-year-old\, down to Key West for a patched-up family vacation following the discovery of her father’s affair. Jenny confronts the frailty of family life while vying for the attention of dreamy actor Tony Curtis and even a role in his latest movie. \nAvailable for the first time as a stand-alone novella\, this book centers on the Blue Marlin Motel\, where Jenny\, her beautiful socialite mother\, and chastened father share their sunny days with movie stars who are in town to film the 1959 classic\, Operation Petticoat. Blue Marlin showcases this iconic writer at her best: sharp characterizations\, perfect pitch\, generous humor\, and a quietly profound understanding of human nature.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/reader-meet-writer-lee-smith-blue-marlin/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Club,Book Discussion,Virtual Author Event
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SUMMARY:The Coyotes of Carthage (Virtual Event)
DESCRIPTION:We’re delivering authors to your living room! The next author in the Okra Pick series is Steven Wright.  He will be talking with us about his debut novel The Coyotes of Carthage and answering your questions. Steven is one of many authors we’ll be bringing into your living room. \n“Steven Wright’s The Coyotes of Carthage is a novel steeped in atmosphere and laced with menace. It’s a political potboiler masking as a buddy drama\, a treatise on race and class packaged as a fish-out-of-water tale. Wright’s novel is what so few novels are: a page-turner with a conscience\, a burner of a read with something to say. If House of Cards and True Detective made a novel\, it would be Coyotes of Carthage. It’s a great novel and one hell of a debut.” – Wiley Cash\, 2020 Conroy Legacy Award Recipient \nHere are the details you need:\nDate: April 16\nTime: 5 PM EDT\nRSVP: mainstreetreads@gmail.com\nAttendance is limited. \nWhen you elect to attend\, we will email you on Thursday morning with the link to this virtual event and the password\, plus the link to purchase books if you so choose! Happy Reading! You can order The Coyotes of Carthage ONLINE or call us with your order – we can ship direct to you or bring it to you curbside. \nMeet Steven Wright\nSteven Wright is a clinical associate professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Law School\, where he codirects the Wisconsin Innocence Project. From 2007 to 2012 he served as a trial attorney in the Voting Section of the United States Department of Justice. He has written numerous essays about race\, criminal justice\, and election law for the New York Review of Books. \nThe Coyotes of Carthage: Ecco | April 14\, 2020 | 9780062951663\nRead a FREE Sample Chapter HERE\n“With this splendid debut\, Steven Wright announces his arrival as a major new voice in the world of political thrillers. I enjoyed it immensely.” —John Grisham \nA blistering and thrilling debut—a biting exploration of American politics\, set in a small South Carolina town\, about a political operative running a dark money campaign for his corporate clients \nDre Ross has one more shot. Despite being a successful political consultant\, his aggressive tactics have put him on thin ice with his boss\, Mrs. Fitz\, who plucked him from juvenile incarceration and mentored his career. She exiles him to the backwoods of South Carolina with $250\,000 of dark money to introduce a ballot initiative on behalf of a mining company. The goal: to manipulate the locals into voting to sell their pristine public land to the highest bidder. \nDre arrives in God-fearing\, flag-waving Carthage County\, with only Mrs. Fitz’s well-meaning yet naïve grandson Brendan as his team. Dre\, an African-American outsider\, can’t be the one to collect the signatures needed to get on the ballot. So he hires a blue-collar couple\, Tyler Lee and his pious wife\, Chalene\, to act as the initiative’s public face. \nUnder Dre’s cynical direction\, a land grab is disguised as a righteous fight for faith and liberty. As lines are crossed and lives ruined\, Dre’s increasingly cutthroat campaign threatens the very soul of Carthage County and perhaps the last remnants of his own humanity. \nA piercing portrait of our fragile democracy and one man’s unraveling\, The Coyotes of Carthage paints a disturbingly real portrait of the American experiment in action.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/steven-wright-the-coyotes-of-carthage-virtual-event/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Discussion,Reading,Virtual Author Event
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SUMMARY:Booksigning: Marie Crow with Abigail and Her Pet Zombie
DESCRIPTION:So excited to announce that author Marie Crow will join us March 21st at Main Street Reads…\n\nMarie Crow weaves her stories around the human element of the horror versus the “monsters” themselves. She believes that the real horror of life does not come from the expected\, but from the unexpected responses of the human nature and what depths of trauma a person has to survive in certain situations.\n\nShe began writing The Risen series when feeling that the popular genre was slipping too deep into the realm of pure “slasher” and forgetting what the horror of zombies can mean for a story.\nNow with her children’s series launched\, Marie hopes to use her favorite “monster” as a teaching tool to inspire children to understand that not everything that looks scary\, is scary. With Abigail and Her Pet Zombie series\, Marie hopes to further spread her love for all things “that go bump in the night” with small children\, showing them that it’s okay to be different and to embrace those same differences in those around them. \n         \n    \n \n 
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/booksigning-marie-crow-with-abigail-and-her-pet-zombie/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Discussion,Book Signing
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SUMMARY:"SCARY SATURDAY" Booksigning: Afterlife Series author and podcaster Nicholas A. McGirr
DESCRIPTION:Author and podcaster Nicholas A. McGirr will be gracing Main Street Reads during February’s 3rd Thursday festivities that include\, as always\, free refreshments and lively discussion! \nNick can also get you discount tix to downtown Charleston’s GHOST HUNTING TOUR! \n     \n 
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/3rd-thursday-booksigning-afterlife-series-author-and-podcaster-nicholas-a-mcgirr/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Discussion,Book Signing,Celebration,Third Thursday
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SUMMARY:Bookstore Birthday Bash!
DESCRIPTION:Come help us celebrate turning one year old on Sunday\, March 1st\, our official one year anniversary! It’s going to be a superhero Sunday at Main Street Reads\, with an open house\, complete with cake\, music\, door prizes\, and even masks to channel your inner superhero! \nThe shindig begins at 3 p.m. and goes ’til 7 p.m. We’ll be drawing door prizes every fifteen minutes that include Main Street Reads gift cards. \nCome join the celebration as we thank you all for your patronage and encouragement through our first year!
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/bookstore-birthday-bash/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Celebration
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SUMMARY:Booksigning: Thoughts Along the Way with Herman Dixon
DESCRIPTION:How are those New Year’s resolutions coming? Anyone out there (like us) procrastinating a bit? Well jump off the couch and come on out Saturday\, February 29th to meet local inspiring author and speaker Herman Dixon and grab a copy of his incredibly inspiring book\, Thoughts Along the Way. Learn more at https://thinkbigdixon.com \nThoughts Along the Way is a valuable resource for individual and leaders alike to better tackle the stresses and demands of life and career. \nAbout Herman Dixon\nHerman Dixon is an author\, speaker\, facilitator and advisor who resides in the Charleston\, SC metro area. He brings nearly 50 years of practical business experience from a varied range of entrepreneurial and corporation settings. His work focuses on assisting those who strive to reach higher levels of excellence in their professional and personal endeavors. \nAffectionally known as the “Hermanator” for his ability to tackle tough issues and seemingly winless situations\, Dixon has helped business owners\, leaders\, managers\, teams and other executives to become more impactful in their roles and achieve clarity in their vision and mission. \nAs an author and speaker\, Herman has opened the inquisitive minds of others to workable solutions and the inspiration to better discover the true meaning of a happy life and the enthusiasm to positively impact others. His various articles and programs clearly reflect his hands-on practical work experience. \nAs a facilitator\, Herman has enabled many to better understand the need and impact of such things as strategic planning\, the true essence of leadership and the impact of an ethical approach in professional and personal disciplines. \nHis forthcoming books\, Confessions of A Poor Country Boy\, The 12 Traits for Effective Living\, and Achievement provide a practical supplement to Herman’s contention that within everyone lies the answer to personal success. It simply needs to be “mined” properly so that its rise to the surface builds a lasting foundation for achievement to grow.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/booksigning-thoughts-along-the-way-with-herman-dixon/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Discussion,Book Signing
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SUMMARY:Booksigning: Growing Up Gullah in the Lowcountry
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the launch of Growing Up Gullah in the Lowcountry when author Josie Olsvig will be here to sign copies – a perfect time to launch this important book as we wrap up African American History Month! \nThis is a bright\, colorful and informative children’s book about the Gullah culture derived from West African slave descendants. It is a book that may be used to explain differing cultures and black history. The author acquaints the reader with heirs’ property\, the parcels of land many of the Gullah live on in the Lowcountry and surrounding Sea Islands acquired by freedmen after the Civil War. \nOther numerous aspects of the Gullah culture are introduced including sweetgrass basket making\, a time-honored tradition brought from West Africa\, herbal medicines\, Southern cooking which incorporates many plants and vegetables brought from Africa\, as well as the importance of faith and family. Certain points about the Civil War are discussed and the African American hero Robert Smalls is introduced. All of this is conveyed through the use of thirty colorful illustrations designed by a Lowcountry artist. \nA parent/teacher guide\, as well as discussion questions\, are included in the work. \nAbout Josie Olsvig \nFollowing more than thirty years in public service as an attorney and human rights advocate\, Josie retired and moved along with her husband to the Charleston\, South Carolina area. After experiencing a series of vivid dreams about an enslaved woman and her white master\, the author began to research the Gullah culture\, race-based slavery and the history of Charleston. Based on five years of research\, site visits and interviews with Gullahs\, the author penned this book for children and a soon to be released historical novel.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/booksigning-growing-up-gullah-in-the-lowcountry/
CATEGORIES:Book Discussion,Book Signing,Reading
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SUMMARY:Book Signing: Soul Sprints with John Gibson
DESCRIPTION:Soul Sprints is a football tale of love\, friendship\, tolerance\, and the ties of family and community that bind\, even in the unceasing presence of bitterness and prejudice in post-9/11 America.: \nLake Barrow\, Florida is a small\, central Florida farming community that prides itself on loving three things: faith\, family\, and the mighty Spartans of Sims County High. The tiny Bible-belt town is also home to a long-standing feud between two of its most prominent families\, the Gills and the Danforths. \nJayce Leonard is a hometown football hero from Lake Barrow who is all too familiar with the Gill-Danforth controversy. After achieving success as a college quarterback at a small university\, Jayce is called home in 2003 to coach at his alma mater at the age of twenty-four\, making him the youngest high school head coach in the state of Florida. However\, he soon finds himself squarely in the middle of his hometown’s checkered history again as he seeks to start a family and successfully lead his beloved Spartans on the gridiron. Alongside him is his college teammate and best friend\, Soul Rasheed. "Coach Soul\," as he is known to the team\, is a Muslim and former favorite receiving target of Jayce's whose enthusiasm and charisma quickly endear him to the players. However\, Soul's presence in Lake \nBarrow – along with his faith – soon generates fresh strife in the midst of the ongoing discord that has plagued Jayce’s small town for years. \nJoin us for the booksigning and lively discussion. Refreshments will be served!
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/book-signing-soul-sprints-with-john-gibson/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Discussion,Book Signing
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SUMMARY:Booksigning: Featuring Nicole Musap and Heather Lyn Mann!
DESCRIPTION:February 15th (yep\, the day after Valentine’s Day!) will be a special day at Main Street Reads when we host TWO authors and two wonderful books! \nNicole Musap is a Certified Holistic Health and Life Coach. Her book\, Feel It. Heal It. Let It Go: Taking Power Back From Your Pain shares her experiences growing up in an atmosphere where addiction\, denial\, lying\, and keeping secrets was the norm. Within the chapters\, you will be guided through a journey that taps upon eye-opening topics. This book offers three revelations of action to transform behavior from self-defeating to life-enhancing. Feeling the pain\, healing from the pain and then letting go of that pain. With anecdotes and usable insights drawn from personal experiences\, Nicole shares ideas that have helped her overcome pain\, fear and confusion and how to approach life’s challenges with confidence\, love\, courage\, and even humor. \n \nNicole empowers women to shed what no longer serves them through transformational coaching and personal growth workshops. When Nicole is not coaching or writing\, you can probably find her on her purple beach cruiser with an iced coffee sitting in the cupholder. Nicole and her husband are blessed with three tiny humans and love to experience the world’s immense beauty by traveling abroad. \nSpeaking of traveling\, our other featured author\, Heather Lyn Mann\, was a battle–weary environmental advocate in Madison\, Wisconsin\, struggling over what to do about climate change when she and her husband decided to explore the Atlantic on a small sloop. Her memoir\, Ocean of Insight: A Sailor’s Voyage from Despair to Hope\, spans six years living afloat through disasters and discoveries—life-threatening storms\, the boredom of isolation\, societies on the brink of extinction\, sinking ships\, colorful Caribbean characters\, near collisions\, a pirate scare\, and more. Throughout\, the ocean becomes Mann’s teacher\, transforming her with uncompromising lessons on how to harmonize with natural order\, the exact moments and ways to let in fearlessness\, resilience\, happiness\, impermanence\, balance\, compassion\, skillful action\, and beginner’s mind. \nHer suspenseful\, sometimes hilarious\, and always heart–warming journey of body and mind\, shaped by ancient Buddhist teachings\, entertains as it charts reality’s depths and danger zones so arm–chair adventurers\, spiritual seekers\, and the climate concerned can navigate tumultuous waters and arrive together on the shore of planetary well–being. \nIn other words – we’re looking forward to a most excellent day of thoughtful discussion and brilliant insights from these two authors! \nNicole and Heather’s books will both be available for sale and signing and refreshments will be served!
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/booksigning-featuring-nicole-musap-and-heather-lyn-mann/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Discussion,Book Signing
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SUMMARY:Booksigning: Child of Wrath with JB Biggs
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a booksigning and chat with author of Child of Wrath\, JB Biggs! Spanning 30 years\, Child of Wrath is the story of Jonah\, initially a tough ten-year old survivor who wants nothing more than a real home where he can be a normal kid. \nJonah’s erratic and abusive father leads the family on an endless nomadic quest for the next “great thing.” This dangerous odyssey brings the Franklin family to one cult-like compound after another\, culminating in a caged life in a missionary compound in the highlands of Papua\, New Guinea where Jonah will do almost anything to escape. \nThis coming of age tale climaxes in joining the Israeli para-troopers and fighting in a war in the Middle East.\nCan a child of wrath escape the insanity\, become his own man\, and ultimately create a home for his own son in the aftermath of a train-wreck of a childhood?
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/booksigning-child-of-wrath-with-jb-biggs/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Discussion,Book Signing
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SUMMARY:Book Signing: School System Reform: How and Why is a Price-less Tale
DESCRIPTION:The University of Texas at San Antonio economics professor Dr. John D. Merrifield is in town and will be at Main Street Reads to discuss his recent release\, School System Reform: How and Why is a Price-less Tale.\n\n  \n\nMerrifield’s book identifies root causes of persistently disappointing classroom outcomes\, identifies the policy root causes of the classroom causes of our Nation at Risk\, persistently low school system performance\, and then lays out a strategy for identifying the key elements of a high-performing school system\, and achieving their implementation.\n\n \n\nTeachers and parents will find this discussion particularly interesting. Dr. Merrifield will be at the store from 4 – 6 p.m. this Saturday\, January 25th.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/book-signing-school-system-reform-how-and-why-is-a-price-less-tale/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
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SUMMARY:Medical Mystery and Mayhem! Booksigning with Alex Lettau and Roger Newman
DESCRIPTION:Hold onto your medical devices folks\, because doctors Alex Lettau and Roger Newman will be at Main Street Reads to sign copies of their medical thrillers on Saturday\, January 18th! Each has approached their books with that particular insider knowledge that make the reads realistic – this is an event you won’t want to miss! \n 
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/medical-mystery-and-mayhem-booksigning-with-alex-lettau-and-roger-newman/
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:20200105T120000
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SUMMARY:Booksigning: Jondalyn Holmes
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URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/booksigning-jondalyn-holmes/
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SUMMARY:Booksigning: 90 Days at a Time and Team Positive w/ Thom and Todd Schmenk
DESCRIPTION:The perfect way to kick off the New Year/New You theme at Main Street Reads! On January 2\, 2020\, authors Thom Shmenk and his son and co-author of Team Positive Todd Schmenk will be signing from 5:30 – 7:00 p.m. 90 Days at a Time is Thom’s own tale of his journey surviving a leiomyosarcoma and is the starting point of Team Positive\, written by Thom and his oldest son\, Todd Schmenk\, is an expansion of what they learned and applying those principles to anyone facing a life-changing diagnosis. Together they used their experience and training to publish a ‘How To’ guide for people on their own journey or those supporting people facing a significant diagnosis. \nThom Schmenk is an early-retired Ohio firefighter and a retired SC government administrator who has lived in South Carolina for over 20 years. Thom and his wife Judy have been residents of the Summerville area since 2006. Thom is a six-year sarcoma survivor who now dedicates his time to spreading awareness\, support and optimism for others on their own cancer journey. Thom does public speaking and participates in fundraising efforts to support cancer research.  In June\, 2019 MUSC Hollings Cancer Center presented him with the Harper Drolet Award in Honor of Courage\, Strength\, and Hope for his Dedication in Supporting Cancer Research. \nTodd Schmenk is a licensed mental health counselor and adjunct professor\, with over twenty years of experience in the mental and behavioral health field helping patients work through chronic health\, anxiety\, and adjustment issues. His approach and body of work is a compilation of past experiences starting as a Patient Educator for the Cleveland Clinic Foundation\, followed by continued engagements as a Health Educator for the York City Bureau of Health\,  a Health Consultant for the corporate sector\, and as a Clinical Mental Health Counselor for several behavioral health agencies and now his own private practice\, AQAL Therapies\, located in Providence\, Rhode Island. www.ToddSchmenk.com \n 
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/booksigning-90-days-at-a-time-and-team-positive-w-thom-and-todd-schmenk/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Signing
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191228T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191228T130000
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SUMMARY:Booksigning: Meet Author Cheryl Oliver
DESCRIPTION:On Saturday\, December 28th\, we’re pleased to host local author Cheryl Oliver\, with the release of her latest book\, My Best Friend is Gone\, about her daughter Jennifer\, killed by a drunk driver in 2017. Cheryl wants to help others through their grieving process\, especially during the Holiday season. \nA Virginia native\, Cheryl Oliver grew up near Washington D.C.Aside from “My Best Friend is Gone” biography about her daughter\, Oliver has written 7 historical non-fiction books. A graduate of Marymount University\, she is a member of the National Genealogical Association\, DAR\, UDC\, in process with Colonial Dames\, and was invited to join the Descendants of Jamestown\, VA. She lives in Summerville\, SC\, enjoys reading and tending to her beautiful garden flowers. She is currently working on a book about all the men behind the designing\, building\, training\, and sailing of the H. L. Hunley.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/booksigning-meet-author-cheryl-oliver/
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:20191227T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191227T190000
DTSTAMP:20260412T095216
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SUMMARY:Booksigning: Acting Lessons for Living AND Beyond the Bookclub
DESCRIPTION:On Friday\, December 27th\, we’re off to an early start with our “New Year – New You” theme when Chicago author Ruthie Landis will be in town and has graciously agreed to join us to sign copies of her newest release\, Acting Lessons for Living\, as well as her release from earlier this year\, Beyond the Bookclub: We Are the Books We Must Read. \nLOTS of fodder for discussion in both these wonderful\, heartfelt books — we hope you’ll join us for a chat and free refreshments! \n 
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/booksigning-acting-lessons-for-living-and-beyond-the-bookclub/
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:20191219T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191219T200000
DTSTAMP:20260412T095216
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SUMMARY:Booksigning: Third Thursday Features Christmas Confusion!
DESCRIPTION:Meet local author Christina Sinisi at Main Street Reads this Third Thursday when she’ll be here to sign her brand new novel\, Christmas Confusion! Just in time for the holidays – come join us for merriment and a signed copy\, the perfect gift! \nAs always\, our Third Thursday will feature treats and a special performance by local singer\, songwriter and guitarist Mike Kaltofen\, who’s being featured in this week’s Summerville Journal Scene!
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/booksigning-third-thursday-features-christmas-confusion/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Signing,Celebration
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191215T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191215T140000
DTSTAMP:20260412T095216
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SUMMARY:Booksigning: Prayers of an Adoptee with Alison Holley
DESCRIPTION:On Sunday\, December 15\, we’ll proudly host Summerville native Alison Holley\, celebrating the release of her debut novel\, Prayers of an Adoptee. \nBased on a true story\, Prayers of an Adoptee is about the life of Alexandra\, a woman who was adopted at birth and spent decades searching for her biological family. Although she was raised by wonderful parents in a loving family\, as a teenager\, she began to feel an unexplained void in her life. This void sparked her need to solve the mystery of her past and find the family she had never known. \nDuring her teenage years and throughout her adult life\, with help from her adoptive parents and her husband Teddy\, she searched and prayed for clues that would lead to her biological family. But early in her search\, Alexandra realized that the pieces of the puzzle-the answers to her prayers-would be revealed only in God’s timing. \nAlison Holley is a first-time author and has launched her book\, based on her decades-long search for her biological family. She is a native of Summerville\, SC. She now resides with her husband in Bluffton\, SC. She has two grown children. Alison loves sitting on her back porch\, enjoying the coastal wildlife\, while working on her second book. Find her at https://www.facebook.com/alisonholley100/ and on Instagram.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/booksigning-prayers-of-an-adoptee-with-alison-holley/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Signing
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191214T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191214T170000
DTSTAMP:20260412T095216
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SUMMARY:In Conversation: Dr. Benjamin B. Alexander and JC Sasser Discuss Flannery O'Connor (Booksigning)
DESCRIPTION:On December 14\, JC Sasser\, author of the wildly popular 2018 Southern Fiction winning Gradle Bird\, and Ben Alexander\, editor of Good Things Out of Nazareth\, a much-anticipated collection of many of Flannery O’Connor’s unpublished letters\, will be at Main Street Reads to discuss brilliant southern fiction and the great lady herself. \nFlannery O’Connor is a master of twentieth-century American fiction\, joining\, since her untimely death in 1964\, the likes of Hawthorne\, Hemingway\, and Faulkner. Those familiar with her work know that her powerful ethical vision was rooted in a quiet\, devout faith and informed all she wrote and did. \n\n\nYou’ll have the opportunity to get signed copies of both Gradle Bird AND Good Things out of Nazareth\, touted as a literary treasure of over one hundred unpublished letters from National Book Award-winning author Flannery O’Connor and her circle of extraordinary friends. \nGood Things Out of Nazareth is a collection of many of O’Connor’s previously unpublished letters—along with those of literary luminaries such as Walker Percy (The Moviegoer)\, Caroline Gordon (None Shall Look Back)\, Katherine Anne Porter (Ship of Fools)\, Robert Giroux and movie critic Stanley Kauffmann. The letters explore such themes as creativity\, faith\, suffering\, and writing. Brought together\, they form a riveting literary portrait of these friends\, artists\, and thinkers. Here we find their joys and loves\, as well as their trials and tribulations as they struggle with doubt and illness while championing their beliefs and often confronting racism in American society during the civil rights era. \n\nJC Sasser’s work has been compared by other great southern authors to Flannery O’Connor\, and Sasser says she’s been a huge influence on her own work\, so this will be a VERY engaging discussion!\n\nPraise for Good Things Out of Nazareth\n“An epistolary group portrait that will appeal to readers interested in the Catholic underpinnings of O’Connor’s life and work… These letters by the National Book Award–winning short story writer and her friends alternately fit and break the mold. Anyone looking for Southern literary gossip will find plenty of barbs… But there’s also higher-toned talk on topics such as the symbolism in O’Connor’s work and the nature of free will.”—Kirkus Reviews\n \n“A fascinating set of Flannery O’Connor’s correspondence . . . The compilation is highlighted by gems from O’Connor’s writing mentor\, Caroline Gordon. . . . While O’Connor’s milieu can seem intimidatingly insular\, the volume allows readers to feel closer to the writer\, by glimpsing O’Connor’s struggles with lupus\, which sometimes leaves her bedridden or walking on crutches\, and by hearing her famously strong Georgian accent in the colloquialisms she sprinkles throughout the letters. . . . This is an important addition to the knowledge of O’Connor\, her world\, and her writing.”—Publishers Weekly\n\n\nPraise for Gradle Bird\n\n“J.C. Sasser takes us on a romp of an adventure through the life\, eyes and heart of Gradle Bird‘s dark and twisted\, but loving and hilarious world in rural Georgia. Gradle Bird reads like it was written\, in collaboration\, by the ghosts of Flannery O’Connor and Florence King\, while finishing off a bottle of Battlefield Bourbon. And truth is\, if it had been the fruit of the ghosts of two of the South’s darkest and wittiest writers\, we could only hope that they would continue the collaboration. But we’re in luck as J.C. Sasser is alive and well and\, hopefully\, will be telling her stories for years to come. It’s a wonderful story\, a wonderful book.” – Robert Hicks\, author of The Widow of the South and The Orphan Mother \n“Think Flannery O’Connor riffing Elmore Leonard and you get some sense of this wildly inventive\, picaresque novel that stretches the boundaries of what it means to be family and what it costs to love and be loved.  But don’t get me wrong. J.C. Sasser writes in her own lyrical style\, weaving often tragicomic events into a mosaic of  sometimes hallucinogenic wonder.  Her characters seemed swept up in an arc of ever-pending disaster. And yet in the unforgettable presence of Gradle Bird herself\, the book’s 16-year-old chief protagonist\,  you learn how redemption can stumble into our lives at the unlikeliest of times from the unlikeliest of places.” –Ken Wells\, author of Meely LaBauve \n“Anyone who doesn’t fall in love with Gradle Bird\, the character\, might want to stop by an Urgent Care facility for an EKG. Anyone not totally mesmerized by the world depicted in Gradle Bird\, the novel\, might as well forfeit his or her Human Being ID card. J.C. Sasser’s invented a complex\, big-hearted\, dirt-road-smart protagonist surrounded by hilarious one-of-a-kind characters (and a ghost). Absurd\, yet utterly believable. Southern\, yet universal. I’m jealous.” –George Singleton\, author of The Half-Mammals of Dixie\nThis special event takes place between 2 and 5 p.m. — The spirited discussion will begin promptly at 3 p.m. and refreshments will be served!  Following their conversation\, JC and Ben will take questions from the audience.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/in-conversation-ben-alexander-and-jc-sasser-discuss-flannery-oconnor-booksigning/
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:20191207T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191207T170000
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SUMMARY:Booksigning with NYT Best-Selling Children's Author Melinda Long
DESCRIPTION:A special event indeed on Saturday\, December 7 (rescheduled from November 23 after Melinda’s injury!) when we host NYT best-selling children’s books author Melinda Long to Main Street Reads! \nHer books on hand for signing will include Art Smart\, Science Detective\, How I Became a Pirate\, Pirates Don’t Change Diapers\, and\, apropos to the season\, The Twelve Days of Christmas in South Carolina. \nMelinda Long began her writing career on a rainy day when she was six.  Her mother\, tired of hearing how bored Melinda was\, told her to write a story about Yogi Bear and friends.  She even gave Melinda a typewriter to use. It was so much fun\, Melinda just kept writing. Now it’s one of her favorite things to do. Melinda lives in South Carolina not far from two pirate hangouts.  She enjoys reading\, acting\, and visiting schools to talk to kids about writing. \n 
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/booksigning-with-nyt-best-selling-childrens-author-melinda-long/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Signing
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191207T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191207T120000
DTSTAMP:20260412T095216
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SUMMARY:Booksigning: Jewel Sweeney and Terri Barnes
DESCRIPTION:On December 7\, just in time for more holiday shopping\, we’ll welcome back authors Jewel Sweeney and Terri Barnes to Main Street Reads\, on hand to sign their books for you and friends\, and answer questions about their work! \nHere’s Jewel’s full lineup of her popular children’s book series: \n\nUp\, Up\, & Away: Join Bugaboo & Ladybug as they take a trip in the bright blue skies. Watch them soar like the birds of the air. As the storm approaches\, will they be okay?\nOut of This World: Bugaboo & Ladybug have a long trip to take. They will join the space team to blast off to Planet Mormorfar! Join them as they meet out of this world friends.\nThe Fire Breathing Dragon: Oh no! The fire breathing dragon has awakened and is making his way through Buggleland. Knight Bugaboo must defeat the dragon to save Princess Ladybug.\n\nJewel is also the author of adult titles: A Time to Walk\, The Path Unseen\, Running 101 and Conditioning 201\, which will also be available for signing at her book event!\n\n\nTerri Barnes is the author of Spouse Calls: Messages From a Military Life. Terri takes readers beyond the headlines and homecoming videos for an inside look at the day-to-day hardships\, victories\, and many ways military life shapes\, challenges\, and enriches its families.Through poignant personal stories\, incisive interviews\, and emotive reflections\, Terri s military life columns create a historical snapshot of American and world affairs\, preserving an important piece of our nation’s culture.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/1523/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Signing
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191205T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191205T190000
DTSTAMP:20260412T095216
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SUMMARY:Booksigning: James Masciarelli's Beyond Beauport!
DESCRIPTION:Come on out Thursday evening and meet visiting author James Masciarelli\, author of the modern-day pirate tale\, Beyond Beauport\, a fascinating read that also visits the pirate history of Charleston! \nIn Beyond Beauport \nShannon Clarke’s childhood dream to become a sea captain is revived when her long-lost seafaring uncle Patrick visits with a salty tale of their maritime family ancestry of pirates and privateers. He shares recovered family letters and artifacts from the Golden Age of Piracy. \nThey take to the sea in Patrick’s brigantine to follow the siren song of their ancestors in quest of destiny\, truth and treasure. The voyage is fraught with raw forces of nature\, past traumas and present day sea robbers\, as their talents and beliefs of family\, identity and purpose are shaken to the core. \nJames Masciarelli is a writer\, entrepreneur\, and storyteller with deep experience of the human condition from his work with individuals\, families\, and organizations in crisis\, growth and change. Writing and use of story enabled him to move ideas through organizations in his social work\, human resource\, and business career. His creative fiction focuses on stories of change and transformation by the sea. He resides in Naples\, Florida and his homeport\, Gloucester\, Massachusetts with his creative wife and twin beagles.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/booksigning-james-masciarellis-beyond-beauport/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Signing
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191201T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191201T140000
DTSTAMP:20260412T095216
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SUMMARY:Booksigning: Priscilla K. Garatti
DESCRIPTION:We have a special event planned for you to welcome December! On December 1st (also our singing bookseller Hannah Rose’s birthday!) we’ll be hosting Charleston author Priscilla K. Garatti! \nPriscilla K. Garatti is the author of a collection of reflective essays\, On A Clear Blue Day; a novel\, Missing God; and a memoir\, An Ocean Away. \nAn Ocean Away\nTwo stories dramatically entwine through this memoir of a woman’s journey to regain lost love and a lost self. \nThirty-five years ago\, a teenage girl boards an ocean liner and meets the Italian boy who becomes the love of her life. Through a series of synchronous events she finds him again and must confront the painstaking choices it will take to love him again. \nMissing God\nWhen Emily King finds herself jolted into early widowhood after her husband’s heart attack\, she cannot seem to find her bearings in a once predictable world. Desperate for any bit of consolation to soothe her raw heart\, she seeks the solace of the Sea Islands that stretch out along the coastline of South Carolina. \nDuring one her sojourns\, she meets a winsome child named Ocean. The little boy and his mother enter Emily’s life bearing gifts—warmth\, laughter\, gritty strength and the friendship of an African man named Cannon to whom Emily finds herself surprisingly drawn. \nThese four unlikely companions help each other navigate the treacherous terrain of grief\, bound together even more tightly as they seek to rescue Ocean when he falls into dangerous hands. \nOn A Clear Blue Day\nPeople often feel alone and isolated in our performance-based culture. They have a deep desire to be validated and accepted for who they are. To be loved—to know the love of a God who does not reject them. \nWith lyrical prose and a blend of lush images\, Priscilla moves you through the seasons of the year taking on such topics as regret\, vulnerability\, loneliness\, intimacy and imperfection. In each essay she weaves a divine thread through the quotidian. \nMeet Priscilla\nIn 2018\, Priscilla was selected as an emerging writer in South Carolina\, with both fiction and non-fiction works appearing in anthologies compiled by Z Publishing. On A Clear Blue Day won an Enduring Light medal in the 2017 Illumination Book Awards. And In 2019\, Z Publishing once again featured Priscilla as one of America’s emerging authors in their literary fiction anthology for The Carolinas. Look for her latest book\, The Light By Which We See in February 2020.  Priscilla currently resides with her Italian husband near a tidal creek in Charleston\, South Carolina. Find her at priscillakgaratti.com and on Instagram and Twitter.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/booksigning-priscilla-k-garatti/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Signing
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191123T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191123T183000
DTSTAMP:20260412T095216
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SUMMARY:Our Prince of Scribes Writers Conference
DESCRIPTION:Calling all you writers! On November 23\, the Our Prince of Scribes Writers Conference will take place at the James Dean Theatre\, brought to you by a powerhouse team that includes the Pat Conroy Literary Center\, the South Carolina Writers Association (SCWA)\, the Flowertown Players and of course\, Main Street Reads! \nJoin Our Prince of Scribes: Writers Remember Pat Conroy contributing writers Margaret Evans\, Jonathan Haupt\, Jonathan Sanchez\, Alex Sanders\, Sean Scapellato\, and Lynn Seldon–along with special guests MacKenzie Collier and Cele Seldon–for a lively series of four writers workshops and a panel discussion at Summerville’s Flowertown Players Theatre on Saturday\, November 23. \nALL-DAY REGISTRATION (includes all 4 workshops and the panel discussion; lunch on your own): $50 for SCWA members and $70 for non-members. \nFor Readers:\nOUR PRINCE OF SCRIBES panel discussion only (does not include workshops): $10.00. \nREGISTER HERE!
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/our-prince-of-scribes-writers-conference/
LOCATION:James Dean Theatre\, 133 S Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Discussion,Celebration,Reading,Writers Group
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191121T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191121T193000
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SUMMARY:Museum Art Show at Main Street Reads!
DESCRIPTION:Our own Summerville Dorchester Museum is collaborating with Main Street Reads to offer a unique Third Thursday event this month\, an art show featuring three local artists\, and a talk about Summerville area history (will be especially interesting to all you newer Summervillians!)\n\nMeet the Artists\n\nTherese Haynes: Therese won her first art show in 2nd grade. She has sold paintings of beloved pets\, cars\, and landscapes for 25+yrs in KY and MI. She moved to Summerville in 2011 offering her talent to Dorchester Summerville Museum and Crossroads Church. She was commissioned to complete two historical murals for both Museums (St George). Dorchester Co Parks and Rec commissioned Ms. Haynes for 12 works of art for Rosebrock Parks 1.5 mile hiking trail and completed a large tribute to Saul Alexander arriving in Summerville\, invited to display her complete collection by the Charleston Co Library for a Gallery Showing. She has competed Internationally for the Archdiocese of Michigan and has won juried competitions. She was last year’s People’s Choice Award and second place winner in Summerville Artist’s Guild City Gallery competition in 2018. She is currently competing in this year’s show thru Nov 30 at N Charleston Coliseum.\n\n\nDr. Ed West: Dr. West is a knowledgeable and eloquent historian for Dorchester County as well as the town of Summerville. He is often a frequent speaker as part of the museum’s series on local people and historical events.  He also consults on many of the exhibits and artifacts on display in our museum. Ed West “EW” had a truly wonderful art teacher in high school and then suppressed his muse for fifty years.  He now enjoys developing paintings depictiing aspects of American history\, particularly pertaining to Summerville. He has been influenced by N.C. Wyeth and Norman Rockwell and thinks of himself more as an illustrator than as an artist.\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFrank DeLoach: In summer 2000\, the Field Museum in Chicago unveiled the largest\, best preserved and most complete T-rex ever found. Frank DeLoach was working in the Paleontology prep lab on specimens from Madagascar\, but spent free time sketching the new exhibit. He was surrounded by large groups\, who wanted to ask questions about the dinosaur. Museum admin transferred Frank from Paleontology to Education\, where he was appointed “Artist-on-floor\,” a 6-week reassignment that lasted over three years. This was the beginning of a new occupation away from the sciences. Frank began painting in other locations\, such as Millennium Park\, Chicago Botanical Gardens and the Chicago Bears Soldiers Field. Frank and Andrea moved to Charleston and Frank continues to work in locations in the city and Angel Oak. Frank is presenting three small canvases of Angel Oak and the beautiful homes on the Battery. His paintings are in museums and private collections throughout the U.S.\, Asia\, and Europe. Frank is not currently represented by any galleries or studios in the Low Country. \nAs always\, we’ll also be featuring the artistic guitar stylings of Summerville’s own Michael Kaltofen\, so come enjoy some art\, books\, music and local history with us! And yes\, refreshments will be served…
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/museum-art-show-at-main-street-reads/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art Show,Celebration
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191116T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191116T130000
DTSTAMP:20260412T095216
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SUMMARY:Booksigning: C. Hope Clark Introducing Edisto Tidings!
DESCRIPTION:Get ready for the amazing C. Hope Clark to return to her hometown of Summerville (she graduated from SHS) when she visits Main Street Reads to celebrate the launch of her newest book\, Edisto Tidings (Book 6 of the Edisto Island Mysteries\, October 2019 release). We’ll also have plenty of Hope’s other popular books on hand!\n\nHope is known for writing award-winning mysteries steeped in South Carolina humidity and personalities. The Carolina Slade Mysteries cover Slade’s investigations under the umbrella of Agriculture\, covering the rural reaches of SC. Crime is a completely different animal in the country! And the Edisto Island Mysteries follow the trials of a female police chief on well-known Edisto Beach.\n\nHaving grown up in Summerville\, and graduated from Summerville High School\, Hope now lives on Lake Murray in central SC and vacations on Edisto. In addition to being a mystery author\, Hope educates writers via speaking and counseling. Her website FundsforWriters.com was chosen by Writer’s Digest for its 101 Best Websites for Writers for the past 18 years. Her newsletter for writers reaches 35\,000 readers each week. www.fundsforwriters.com / www.chopeclark.com\n\nEdisto Tidings: Edisto Island Mysteries Book 6\n\nWhen the discovery of a body on a vacant lot puts an end to Police Chief Callie Morgan’s surprise birthday party\, Christmas week loses some of its charm. Not only does she know the dead man\, he’s a relation . . . of sorts. Soon she’s juggling a murder investigation and a rash of burglaries that may have been committed by the mythical Edisto Santa—a holiday secret Santa\, who may have taken a page from Robin Hood’s book and begun robbing from the tourist rich and giving to the local poor. \nSince the suspects for both crimes are Edisto residents\, no matter how delicately Callie treads\, this holiday season will pit Callie against her beloved Edisto and leave her feeling like the Grinch\, Scrooge\, and Old Man Potter rolled into one. But she has no choice. Murder trumps Santa. This year Callie is making a list and checking it twice. \nPraise for C. Hope Clark: “A sparkling Edisto Island setting\, a flawed heroine\, a riveting mystery.”—Karen White\, New York Times bestselling author. \nHope Clark’s books have been honored as winners of the Epic Award\, Silver Falcion Award\, the Daphne du Maurier Award. \n\nJoin us for this very special event and celebrate one of Summerville’s own!
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/booksigning-c-hope-clark-introducing-edisto-tidings/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Signing
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SUMMARY:Book Launch Party: Janice Neal Meyer's A Low Country Advent
DESCRIPTION:Come join author Janice Neal Meyer for the official launch of her book\, A Low Country Advent on Sunday\, November 10th! \nA Low Country Advent is a guided daily devotional inviting all to engage together in reflection\, meditation\, conversation and prayer. It is an invitation to the opportunity to begin the new church and calendar year reaching out across all divisions of faith\, denominations\, cultural or other walls to consider our one humanity toward true love\, peace and hope for all. \nSouth Carolina native Janice Neal Meyer serves as a hospice chaplain. She holds a MDiv.\, including studies in Ethics\, Theology and Public Policy and post-graduate residencies in Clinical Pastoral Care. She is active in her local church and other ecumenical community ministries. Her published articles have appeared in The Post and Courier and All About Seniors. \n  \n 
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/book-launch-party-janice-neal-meyers-a-low-country-advent/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Signing,Celebration
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SUMMARY:Booksigning: E.D. Baker with The Power of a Princess
DESCRIPTION:Come join us on November 9th for a special booksigning with beloved children’s author E.D. Baker\, highlighting the brand new release of The Power of a Princess\, an adventurous tale about a princess who is more than what she seems — and a kingdom whose fate rests in her hands. \nAislin is more than just a princess. Born to a fairy king and pedrasi queen\, she’s strong\, smart\, and brave\, with magical gifts she’s only beginning to discover. Aislin has spent her whole life keeping her family’s gifts hidden from the non-magic folk who surround her kingdom\, and is shocked to find out the humans knew about these enchantments all along. But when the fairies decide to move back onto human territory\, it soon becomes clear that some will not be happy about this change. \nAs she sets out to restore the balance\, Aislin chooses a surprising group of young women to join her – girls she knows are brave and loyal\, but who don’t have the qualities of typical guards or princess confidantes. Things only get more complicated when an old foe appears\, surely up to no good. The princess knows she has the power and ingenuity to stand up for herself and her kingdom\, especially with her friends by her side – will that be enough to set things right? \nE. D. Baker is the author of many beloved books for young readers\, including The Frog Princess\, which was the inspiration for Disney’s The Princess and the Frog. A classic and original fairy tale that celebrates goodness in all shapes and sizes\, More than a Princess will resonate with readers who love magic\, suspense\, girl power\, and adventure.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/booksigning-e-d-baker-with-the-power-of-a-princess/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Signing,Celebration
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ORGANIZER;CN="Main Street Reads":MAILTO:shari@writerswin.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191031T170000
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SUMMARY:Spooktacular Halloween Booksigning: Haunted Summerville!
DESCRIPTION:On Thursday\, October 31\, Halloween Night\, Main Street Reads will have treats\, free book bucks to anyone in costume AND we’ll host Bruce Orr\, author of several books about the south\, including: \n\nSix Miles to Charleston – The True Story of John and Lavinia Fisher\nHaunted Summerville\, South Carolina\nGhosts of Berkeley County\, South Carolina\nGhosts of the USS Yorktown – The Phantoms of Patriots Point\nLost in Legend – South Carolina’s Coastal Ghosts and Lore\n\nBruce has consulted with the Travel Channel’s “Ghost Adventures” and “Mysteries at the Museum\,” the Biography Channel’s “My Ghost Story\,” and Syfy Channel’s “Ghost Hunters.” His first work\, Six Miles to Charleston\, was featured in the 2011 finale on Ghost Adventures. \nCome out and meet this famed author and get your signed copy of Haunted Summerville or Lost in Legend (we’ll also have a limited number of his other books on hand for fans!)
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/spooktacular-halloween-booksigning-haunted-summerville/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Signing,Celebration
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ORGANIZER;CN="Main Street Reads":MAILTO:shari@writerswin.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191026T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191026T120000
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SUMMARY:Booksigning: Julian Buxton with The Ghosts of Charleston!
DESCRIPTION:Just in time for Halloween at Main Street Reads in Spooky Summerville – the definitve book on The Ghosts of Charleston! \nOur near neighbor Charleston is one of the most haunted cities in North America. Julian Buxton (owner\, with Polly Buxton of Charleston’s Buxton Books) will be on hand to tell chilling stories about the ghosts that inhabit Charleston’s historical buildings. Timeless legends and recent accounts of spirits abound in this wonderful book\, which you’ll have the opportunity to have signed and personalized by Julian! \nStories include: the Gentleman Ghost and Headless torso of the Battery Carriage House Inn\, the despairing ghost in the beautiful Aiken-Rhett House\, the tragic death of a young doctor and his return to a house on Church Street\, and the ghost car on the imposing Cooper River Bridge\, among many others. These are the stories behind the haunts of the Holy City. \nJulian Buxton III is also the owner of Tour Charleston and an ambassador for the city to thousands of people discovering it for the first time. His popular ghost tours have become a model for ghost tours around the country.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/booksigning-julian-buxton-with-the-ghosts-of-charleston/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Signing
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