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SUMMARY:Booksigning: Josie Olsvig Debuts Gullah Tears
DESCRIPTION:We invite you to join us Saturday afternoon\, November 7th\, to celebrate the debut of a lowcountry historical novel and book signing with the author\, Josie Olsvig! \nGullah Tears: In the Deep South of antebellum Charleston\, enslaved Gullah woman Hentie survives the day-to-day sufferings brought on by the white planter society that controls the institution of slavery. From Hentie’s abduction and confinement on a slaver ship\, we follow her journey of pain and despair as she begins her new life in a land that causes her much heartache and oppression. Her circumstances are buoyed by the warmth\, love\, and support of her fellow enslaved workers\, who lift her up and encourage her to continue on. \nJosie Olsvig is a new Southern author who lives outside Charleston. A former attorney\, Josie spent her career addressing child abuse\, domestic violence\, and sexual assault. Her call to service was spurred by growing up in poverty in the inner city\, experiencing hardship\, strife\, and violence. Josie worked for nearly thirty years as a public servant and advocate. In the twilight of her career\, Josie served on a statewide committee to combat human trafficking in her home state of Ohio. \nAfter moving to the South\, she became deeply interested in the Gullah culture and race-based slavery. Leveraging her legal research skills\, she interviewed Gullah slave descendants\, conducted site visits\, and researched archival records. Her first book\, Growing Up Gullah in the Lowcountry\, is a children’s picture book about the Gullah culture\, heirs’ property\, and the history of Charleston. Gullah Tears is Josie’s debut historical fiction novel\, the first in a series.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/booksigning-josie-olsvig-debuts-gullah-tears/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
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SUMMARY:Stories on the Square: Celebrating Differences on a Spectacular Saturday
DESCRIPTION:On Saturday morning\, November 7 (10:30 a.m. – Noon)\, we’ll be hosting TWO great children’s books and authors for a Spectacular Stories on the Square and Book Signing! \nJoining us will be Chris Singleton\, inspirational speaker and author of Different and Marybeth Wishart\, former teacher and author of Parker the Purple Penguin. The books will be read aloud and families can purchase copies from us\, personally signed by the authors. Both books carry excellent messages of inclusivity\, are beautifully and vibrantly illustrated\, and (ahem) make perfect holiday gifts! \nAND… our own amazing storytime reader Colleen Ratkleff will be here\, too! \nMeet Chris Singleton\nChris Singleton is a former professional baseball player in the Chicago Cubs organization as well as an inspirational speaker who has traveled the country passionately speaking to over 60\,000 students. Chris has also spread his message through various different media outlets and has been featured on ESPN’s E:60\, Sports Illustrated magazine\, CNN\, and USA Today. \nHis mother\, Sharonda Coleman Singleton\, was murdered along with eight other victims at Mother Emanuel AME church in Downtown Charleston\, South Carolina on June 17th 2015 by a white male who wanted to start a race-related war in the United States. Chris inspired his city and the nation by forgiving the man who murdered his mother and stating that “Love is stronger than hate.” \nChri’s children’s book teaches kids not only to accept\, but to celebrate\, people who are different from them. Different: A Story About Loving Your Neighbor tells the story of Obinna\, a boy who moves from Nigeria to Charleston\, and finds that he doesn’t look\, sound\, or dress like his classmates. Singleton’s mother\, Sharonda\, makes an appearance in the book as Obinna’s teacher\, who reminds him that he is “beautifully and wonderfully made.” It’s a thoughtful tribute to the woman who first taught Singleton about love’s healing power. \nMeet Marybeth Wishart\nMarybeth Wishart is a retired special education teacher who has taught at both the elementary and high school level for over thirty-four years. She is a Connecticut native now living in South Carolina and trying as many new things as possible\, including publishing her first children’s book. \nParker the Purple Penguin is a story she told her own children on their way to school over thirty years ago. Its messages are as relevant now as they were then\, and birthed from the beautiful differences of her classroom kids. Marybeth would love to publish more of her children’s stories and to use Parker the Purple Penguin to support anti-bullying\, diversity\, and children’s literacy programs. \nParker the Purple Penguin doesn’t get why he is ignored and ostracized by his fellow penguins. Why don’t they like him\, when they have so many things in common? Why is he ignored by all of the other penguins just because of his purple coloring? Is there anything Parker can do to try to fit in? \nFollow Parker’s story as he confronts his differences\, and see how the other penguins change their behavior as Parker tries hard to blend in with the crowd. Parker’s tale is a journey of self-discovery as he learns to accept himself in the midst of bullying and peer pressure. \n(Hint: Fans of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer will love this book!)
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/stories-on-the-square-celebrating-differences-on-a-spectacular-saturday/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Discussion,Book Signing,Celebration,Story Time
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SUMMARY:Reader Meet Writer: Out! With Actors Miles McKenna and Emily Hampshire
DESCRIPTION:Join activist and actor Miles McKenna in conversation with actor Emily Hampshire\, (Stevie Budd on Schitt’s Creek) to discuss Miles’s new book\, Out!\, the ultimate coming-out survival guide. \nActivist Miles McKenna came out on his YouTube channel in 2017\, documenting his transition to help other teens navigate their identities and take charge of their own coming-out stories. From that wisdom comes Out!\, the ultimate coming-out survival guide. Find validation\, inspiration\, and support for your questions big and small—whether you’re exploring your identity or seeking to understand the experience of an awesome queer person in your life. \nMiles McKenna is an actor and social media icon known for his comedic voice and LGBTQ+ advice and activism. He was recently awarded the Shorty Award for Best LGBTQ+ Account of 2017\, headlined two nationwide tours that covered a total of 35 shows\, and has creatively collaborated with companies like Google\, HBO\, ATT\, and Lyft. Find out more on his YouTube channel\, MilesChronicles\, or on Instagram at @themilesmckenna. \nMontreal native Emily Hampshire can be seen starring in two critically acclaimed and vastly different television series at the same time. Hampshire portrays fan favorite ’Stevie Budd’ in the Emmy Award-winning Schitt’s Creek\, opposite Eugene Levy and Catherine O’Hara. In addition\, she plays ‘Jennifer Goines’ in Syfy/Hulu’s 12 Monkeys. \nTo register and join the Zoom call\, visit this link: \nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_9nCng2J8QeiQzkKfELwQTA
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/reader-meet-writer-out-with-actors-miles-mckenna-and-emily-hampshire/
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SUMMARY:Launch Party and Booksigning: The Ocean at Night
DESCRIPTION:Join us Friday evening\, October 23rd when author Lorna Hollifield will be at Main Street Reads to celebrate the launch of her second novel\, The Ocean at Night. \nTwo Ways to Participate!\nLorna will be at Main Street Reads from 5:30 to 7:30. She’ll talk a bit about the book on Zoom and to gathered guests (social distance rules will apply)\, followed by book signing. Refreshments will be served. \nTo Join Zoom Meeting:\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/83330080974?pwd=cW9VYVUxVVVHYkJpcFBtd2Vpa3NxUT09\nMeeting ID: 833 3008 0974 Passcode: 744155 \nAbout the Book\nThey’re all lost: a teenage girl from the wrong side of the sand\, a grieving father with a chip on his shoulder\, a ne’er-do-well mother addicted to men\, and a six-year-old girl last seen happily swinging her red sand bucket. \nFolly Beach is a barrier island near Charleston\, South Carolina made famous for making people disappear. Legends of sunken ships\, quarantined drifters\, wartime burial grounds\, and lost Indian tribes have nicknamed the town “Coffin Island.” However\, much of the folklore has been entombed by colorful beach shops\, greasy crab shacks and bustling sunbathers. That is\, until the summer of 2019 when young fossil hunter\, Teal McHone\, becomes the last person to lay eyes on a child snatched from the shoreline on a hot July evening. Suddenly the small beach town once again lives up to its dark reputation\, and the kidnapping ignites a chain of sinister events along the South Carolina coast. Will Teal realize just what she saw in time to save the girl? \nThis coming-of-age\, romantic thriller will keep the pages turning as Teal fights to unearth all that’s hidden beneath the sands and souls on this tiny southern beach. The pull of the ocean tempers the pace of her awakening and the fates of all those caught up in its enigmatic motion. Will the strengthening tide pull the lost further out to sea or finally deliver them safely back to shore? \nMeet the Author\nLorna Hollifield was born in Asheville\, North Carolina\, but now enjoys the “salt life” outside of Charleston\, South Carolina with her family and favorite Springer Spaniel. \nHollifield began her professional writing journey as a tourism and travel blogger before finally breaking into the fiction market when Pen Name Publishing picked up her debut novel\, Tobacco Sun\, in 2017.  Since then Lorna served as President for the South Carolina Writers Association\, has been a featured speaker at numerous literary conferences\, was published in the Fall Lines literary anthology\, and spent a year as the book columnist for Skirt Magazine. \nWhen Lorna isn’t writing\, she is most likely bumming on the beach\, or exploring the never-ending South Carolina LowCountry she loves so much. Her first novel was Tobacco Sun.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/launch-party-and-booksigning-the-ocean-at-night/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Discussion,Book Signing,Celebration,Virtual Author Event
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SUMMARY:Living Large Bookclub: October Pick - The Library of Lost and Found
DESCRIPTION:To celebrate best-selling authors\, local favorites and anything we all deem large for the month\, we offer up our Living Large Bookclub\, and next up on October 20th is The Library of Lost and Found by Phaedra Patrick. \n“Sweet and resonant.” —People\, “Best New Books” Pick \n“A heartwarming and tender tale of growth and redemption…. Curl up by the fire with a cup of tea and a biscuit and be entranced by this delightful story.” —Library Journal\, starred review \nTime: Oct 20\, 2020 06:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) \nJoin Zoom Meeting at:\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/84550929622?pwd=azZvQXR3NEpGQzhWTVZBU3dCQjRIQT09\nMeeting ID: 845 5092 9622\nPasscode: 102020 \nA librarian’s discovery of a mysterious book sparks the journey of a lifetime in the delightful new novel from the international bestselling author of The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper \nLibrarian Martha Storm has always found it easier to connect with books than people–though not for lack of trying. She keeps careful lists of how to help others in her superhero-themed notebook. And yet\, sometimes it feels like she’s invisible. \nAll of that changes when a book of fairy tales arrives on her doorstep. Inside\, Martha finds a dedication written to her by her best friend–her grandmother Zelda–who died under mysterious circumstances years earlier. When Martha discovers a clue within the book that her grandmother may still be alive\, she becomes determined to discover the truth. As she delves deeper into Zelda’s past\, she unwittingly reveals a family secret that will change her life forever. \nFilled with Phaedra Patrick’s signature charm and vivid characters\, The Library of Lost and Found is a heartwarming and poignant tale of how one woman must take control of her destiny to write her own happy ending.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/living-large-bestsellers-bookclub/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Club,Book Discussion
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SUMMARY:Reader Meet Writer: Better Boys\, Better Men with Andrew Reiner
DESCRIPTION:Join us for this Zoom discussion on Thursday\, October 15 from 7-8 pm! Email mainstreetreads@gmail.com for your event link and password: \nIn Better Boys\, Better Men\, cultural critic and New York Times contributor Andrew Reiner argues that men today are working on an outdated model of masculinity\, which prevents them in moments of distress and vulnerability from marshalling the courage\, strength\, and resiliency—the very characteristics we regularly champion in men—they need to thrive in a world vastly different from the ones their fathers and grandfathers grew up in. According to Reiner\, this outdated model of manhood can have devastating effects on the entire culture and\, especially boys and men\, from falling behind in the classroom and rising male unemployment rates to increased levels of depression and disturbing upticks in violence on a mass scale. \nReiner interviews boys and men of all ages\, educators\, counselors\, therapists\, and physicians throughout the United States to better understand what factors are preventing the country’s boys and men from developing the emotional resiliency they need. He also introduces readers to the boys and men at the vanguard of a new masculinity that empowers them to find and express the full range of their humanity. Urgent and necessary\, Better Boys\, Better Men will change the way we talk about boys and men in America today. \nAndrew Reiner is a professor at Towson University\, where he offers the seminar “The Changing Face of Masculinity.” He has written on masculinity and men’s issues for the New York Times\, the Washington Post Magazine\, and Italy’s la Republica . His work has been featured on NPR\, the Canadian Broadcasting Company\, and in Men’s Health\, Forbes\, and The Guardian. He speaks about masculinity regularly at schools and conferences around the world.\n \n 
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/reader-meet-writer-better-boys-better-men-with-andrew-reiner/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Discussion,Reader Meet Writer,Reading,Virtual Author Event
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SUMMARY:Join Us for a Spooky Third Thursday!
DESCRIPTION:Enjoy partying out on the square\, sales and treats at Main Street Reads\, and the return of singer/songwriter/guitarist Mike Kaltofen keeping it all festive!
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/join-us-for-a-spooky-third-thursday/
CATEGORIES:Celebration,Third Thursday
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SUMMARY:Scholastic Parents Night: You're Invited!
DESCRIPTION:Scholastic Parents Night: Wednesday\, October 14 | 7pm ET / 6pm CT / 5pm MT / 4pm PT \nWe hope you’ll join us for Scholastic Parents Night\, a virtual event designed to make this untraditional school year a little more manageable—and fun! A panel of Scholastic editors and education experts will share learn-at-home tips\, book recommendations\, and more\, and be available for a Q&A. We will joined by: \n\nModerator John Schu –  Host of Book Joy Live\, author of the popular blog Watch. Read. Connect.  and Ambassador of School LIbraries for Scholastic Book Fairs.\nLiza Baker – Vice President and Publisher (Picture Books and Scholastic Early Learners)\nKatie Carella – Executive Editor (Acorn/Branches)\nKatie Woehr – Senior Editor (Bob Books\, I Survived series)\nDavid Saylor – Vice President and Creative Director (Graphix)\n\nAttendees who visit the store after the event will get a goodie bag (on a first-come\, first-serve basis)\, and all attendees will receive digital activities\, brochures and more! Attendees will also be entered to win a book bundle\, which includes \n\nBunBun and BonBon #1: Fancy Friends written and illustrated by Jess Keating\nHello Hedgehog #1: Do You Like My Bike? Written and illustrated by Norm Feuti\nMy Sticker Dictionary from Scholastic Early Learners\nEverything Awesome About Dinosaurs written and illustrated by Mike Lowery\n I Survived the Attacks of September 11\, 2001 by Lauren Tarshis.\n\nWe hope you join us for this special event!\nJoin the event that night HERE: https://youtu.be/d8yLMbam-0o \nGet a look at featured books by clicking below:
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/scholastic-parents-night/
CATEGORIES:Book Discussion,Celebration,Virtual Author Event
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SUMMARY:Storytime! Wednesday Stories on the Square
DESCRIPTION:Join us every WEDNESDAY morning at 9:30 a.m. for “Stories on the Square\, our outdoor storytime adventures with reading by Colleen Rackleff – kids of all ages welcome! Treats served and student discounts to ALL attendees! \nColleen’s Story Time at Main Street Reads has become one of our featured events and we’re so excited to be back\, doing the events outside to ensure proper social distancing. We have lots of chairs for younger listeners and plenty of juice boxes and fruit snacks to munch while they listen.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/storytime-wednesday-stories-on-the-square/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Reading,Story Time
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SUMMARY:Thrill in the 'Ville Bookclub: When No One is Watching by Alyssa Cole
DESCRIPTION:For Summerville lovers of mystery and thrillers\, our Thrill in the ‘Ville Book Club meets on the second Tuesday of each month\, October 13th this month! We’ll be talking about the sensational When No One is Watching by Alyssa Cole. \nWe’ll be meeting in person at Main Street Reads OR you can join us virtually via Zoom: \nTopic: Thrill in the ‘Ville: When No One is Watching\nTime: Oct 13\, 2020 06:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) \nJoin Zoom Meeting\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/89277404437?pwd=V1hwR0R5U0FCTVhDcDJsL00rVXA2QT09 \nMeeting ID: 892 7740 4437\nPasscode: 513697 \nRear Window meets Get Out in this gripping thriller from a critically acclaimed and New York Times Notable author\, in which the gentrification of a Brooklyn neighborhood takes on a sinister new meaning… \nSydney Green is Brooklyn born and raised\, but her beloved neighborhood seems to change every time she blinks. Condos are sprouting like weeds\, FOR SALE signs are popping up overnight\, and the neighbors she’s known all her life are disappearing. To hold onto her community’s past and present\, Sydney channels her frustration into a walking tour and finds an unlikely and unwanted assistant in one of the new arrivals to the block–her neighbor Theo. \nBut Sydney and Theo’s deep dive into history quickly becomes a dizzying descent into paranoia and fear. Their neighbors may not have moved to the suburbs after all\, and the push to revitalize the community may be more deadly than advertised. \nWhen does coincidence become conspiracy? Where do people go when gentrification pushes them out? Can Sydney and Theo trust each other–or themselves–long enough to find out before they too disappear? \nCopies are available at Main Street Reads at the 10% book club discount price. Prefer to order online? CLICK HERE
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/thrill-in-the-ville-bookclub/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Club,Book Discussion
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SUMMARY:Booksigning: Disassembly Required's Beverly Willett LIVE at MSR!
DESCRIPTION:We’re thrilled to host Beverly Willett\, the author of Disassembly Required\, both online via Zoom (On October 8th\, 7 pm) AND live for a book signing in the store on Saturday morning\, October 10th! \nNOTE: Preorder your copy from Main Street Reads and get a 10% discount off the cover price – Your book will be ready to pickup and be signed on Saturday! \nA raw and riveting memoir\, Disassembly Required invites readers along\, moment by gut-wrenching moment\, on one woman’s journey from betrayal and devastation to resilience and recovery. From learning of her husband’s affair\, to family court\, to life as a single mother\, Beverly Willett perseveres in resisting injustice\, the loss of her family unit\, and the sale of the beautiful Brooklyn Brownstone her family had called home. \nWillett knows selling her house will require taking inventory of her possessions; she does not realize it will require taking inventory of herself. But as she surrenders her hopes for a life that hasn’t turned out the way she imagined\, the world opens back up. And Willett leaps toward it\, embracing uncertainty. \nDisassembly Required is a story of quiet struggle and persistence. Unflinchingly honest in its examination of the discomforts of change\, it celebrates the opportunities for transformation. \nBeverly Willett has written personal essays\, op-eds\, and service pieces for dozens of the nation’s top newspapers and magazines\, including The New York Times\, USA Today\, The Washington Post\, The New York Post\, Newsweek\, The Guardian\, Family Circle\, The Huffington Post\, Prevention\, Woman’s Day\, Salon\, The Daily Beast\, and many more. Appealing to a diverse audience\, she’s written on a wide variety of topics—everything from friendship\, divorce\, and parenting\, to homelessness\, midlife and meditation\, even her wild ride on a Harley on the back roads of Kentucky. \nAn accomplished speaker\, in 2016\, she gave a popular Tedx Talk entitled “How to Begin Again.” She’s also been interviewed on Fox Radio\, Sirius Radio\, iHeart Radio\, Our American Network\, and public radio. In 2017\, she co-produced a documentary about homelessness entitled “Without A Roof\,” which aired on public television. \nBeverly has two grown daughters. A Southern Maryland native and former New York City entertainment lawyer\, she now lives in Savannah\, Georgia. She serves on the boards of the Chatham-Savannah Authority for the Homeless\, the Coalition for Divorce Reform (co-founder)\, the American Traditions Vocal Competition\, and the Flannery O’Connor Childhood Home (President). She is the former Chairman of the Board of NYC’s MCC Theater. She received her B.A. from Penn State University and her J.D. from Catholic University\, Columbus School of Law. \nTo learn more\, visit www.beverlywillett.com\, or follow Beverly on social media at:\nFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/beverly.willett\nTwitter: @BeverlyWillett\nInstagram: @beverlywillettauthor
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/booksigning-disassembly-required-author-beverly-willett-live-at-main-street-reads/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Discussion,Book Signing,Reading
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SUMMARY:Disassembly Required: Book Discussion with Beverly Willett (Virtual Event)
DESCRIPTION:We’re thrilled to host Beverly Willett\, the author of Disassembly Required\, both online via Zoom (On October 8th\, 7 pm) AND live for a book signing in the store on Saturday morning\, October 10th! \nNOTE: Preorder your copy from Main Street Reads and get a 10% discount off the cover price – Your book will be ready to pickup and be signed on Saturday! \nHere are the Zoom details to attend: \nJoin Zoom Meeting:\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/83372134883?pwd=ZEtFVzc5V0MzYmR2LzR4Y0xnYVRhZz09 \nMeeting ID: 833 7213 4883\nPasscode: 100820 \nA raw and riveting memoir\, Disassembly Required invites readers along\, moment by gut-wrenching moment\, on one woman’s journey from betrayal and devastation to resilience and recovery. From learning of her husband’s affair\, to family court\, to life as a single mother\, Beverly Willett perseveres in resisting injustice\, the loss of her family unit\, and the sale of the beautiful Brooklyn Brownstone her family had called home. \nWillett knows selling her house will require taking inventory of her possessions; she does not realize it will require taking inventory of herself. But as she surrenders her hopes for a life that hasn’t turned out the way she imagined\, the world opens back up. And Willett leaps toward it\, embracing uncertainty. \nDisassembly Required is a story of quiet struggle and persistence. Unflinchingly honest in its examination of the discomforts of change\, it celebrates the opportunities for transformation. \nBeverly Willett has written personal essays\, op-eds\, and service pieces for dozens of the nation’s top newspapers and magazines\, including The New York Times\, USA Today\, The Washington Post\, The New York Post\, Newsweek\, The Guardian\, Family Circle\, The Huffington Post\, Prevention\, Woman’s Day\, Salon\, The Daily Beast\, and many more. Appealing to a diverse audience\, she’s written on a wide variety of topics—everything from friendship\, divorce\, and parenting\, to homelessness\, midlife and meditation\, even her wild ride on a Harley on the back roads of Kentucky. \nAn accomplished speaker\, in 2016\, she gave a popular Tedx Talk entitled “How to Begin Again.” She’s also been interviewed on Fox Radio\, Sirius Radio\, iHeart Radio\, Our American Network\, and public radio. In 2017\, she co-produced a documentary about homelessness entitled “Without A Roof\,” which aired on public television. \nBeverly has two grown daughters. A Southern Maryland native and former New York City entertainment lawyer\, she now lives in Savannah\, Georgia. She serves on the boards of the Chatham-Savannah Authority for the Homeless\, the Coalition for Divorce Reform (co-founder)\, the American Traditions Vocal Competition\, and the Flannery O’Connor Childhood Home (President). She is the former Chairman of the Board of NYC’s MCC Theater. She received her B.A. from Penn State University and her J.D. from Catholic University\, Columbus School of Law. \nTo learn more\, visit www.beverlywillett.com\, or follow Beverly on social media at:\nFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/beverly.willett\nTwitter: @BeverlyWillett\nInstagram: @beverlywillettauthor
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/disassembly-required-book-discussion-with-beverly-willett-virtual-event/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Discussion,Book Signing,Reading,Virtual Author Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201008T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201008T193000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20200919T203812Z
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SUMMARY:Young Adult Book Club
DESCRIPTION:THIS MONTH: The YA Book Club is reading R. Scott Boyer’s new release\, Temple of Eternity – a stellar sequel to Bobby Ether and the Jade Academy. \nDeep in the rain forests of Guatemala\, an ancient Mayan temple holds a mythical secret. The legendary Fountain of Youth lies within\, but not all myths are fairy tales. The temple ruins have been seized by the Core\, a sinister cult determined to unlock the mysteries of immortality. \nWhen their captured friends are spotted near the temple\, Bobby and his cousin Jinx must journey into the dark heart of the jungle to save them. Harnessing their extraordinary abilities\, the boys will undertake an epic quest to fulfill a centuries-old prophecy. \nCut off from their allies\, Bobby and Jinx combat supernatural barriers\, raging rivers\, and deadly beasts. They’ll face savage natives\, vengeful ghosts\, and ruthless mercenaries who can conjure a person’s darkest fears. Past and present will collide\, with the power of eternity on the line. Can Bobby fulfill the prophecy and lay the temple’s spirits to rest? If not\, Bobby and his friends may become permanent inhabitants of the Temple of Eternity. \nIf you’d prefer to attend via ZOOM: \nTopic: YA Book ClubTime: Oct 8\, 2020 06:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) \nJoin Zoom Meetinghttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/89110759035?pwd=VXdabEdlS2xZTHdXR2k5cGJSb3dJZz09https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89110759035?pwd=VXdabEdlS2xZTHdXR2k5cGJSb3dJZz09Meeting ID: 891 1075 9035Passcode: 690048 \nSPECIAL LAUNCH EVENT – Get a Sneak Peek!\nThe Pulpwood Academy and Main Street Reads are hosting a big author LAUNCH PARTY on September 24\, 2020\, the launch date for R. Scott Boyer’s new release\, Temple of Eternity – a stellar sequel to Bobby Ether and the Jade Academy. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe event takes place at 8 pm EST (immediately following the Pulpwood Queens meeting at 6:30 pm) – and will feature Scott in discussion with the Pulpwood Queen\, Kathy Murphy\, as well as Shari Stauch of Main Street Reads. \n\n\n\nGet a first look at the book trailers AND get a free gift for your book club just for attending! \n\n\n\nPlease use the following link and password to attend! The event will also be simulcast on Facebook Live and posted to YouTube. \n\n\n\nMeeting ID: 821 4257 7684 Passcode: 092420 Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82142577684?pwd=Vk5mOU5xWWZySkVRUjlCQXdzdHRtdz09 \n\nScott’s books are available at the store as well as through our online ordering HERE.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/young-adult-book-club/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Club,Book Discussion
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201001T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201001T200000
DTSTAMP:20260411T111108
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SUMMARY:Reader Meet Writer: Confessions on the 7:45 with Lisa Unger (Virtual Event)
DESCRIPTION:Come join us via Zoom (email for link and password) on Thursday October 1 at 7 pm for a discussion with author Lisa Unger about CONFESSIONS ON THE 7:45! \nSelena Murphy is commuting home from her job in the city when the train stalls out on the tracks. She strikes up a conversation with a beautiful stranger in the next seat\, and their connection is fast and easy. The woman introduces herself as Martha and confesses that she’s been stuck in an affair with her boss. Selena\, in turn\, confesses that she suspects her husband is sleeping with the nanny. When the train arrives at Selena’s station\, the two women part ways\, presumably never to meet again. But days later\, Selena’s nanny disappears. Soon Selena finds her once-perfect life upended. As she is pulled into the mystery of the missing nanny\, and as the fractures in her marriage grow deeper\, Selena begins to wonder\, who was Martha really? But she is hardly prepared for what she’ll discover. Expertly plotted and reminiscent of the timeless classic Strangers on a Train\, Confessions on the 7:45 is a stunning web of lies and deceit\, and a gripping thriller about the delicate facades we create around our lives. \nLisa Unger is the New York Times and internationally bestselling author of eighteen novels\, including Confessions on the 7:45. With millions of readers worldwide and books published in twenty-six languages\, Unger is widely regarded as a master of suspense. Her critically acclaimed books have been voted “Best of the Year” or top picks by the Today show\, Good Morning America\, Entertainment Weekly\, Amazon\, IndieBound and others. Her essays have appeared in The New York Times\, Wall Street Journal\, NPR\, and Travel+Leisure. She lives on the west coast of Florida with her family.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/reader-meet-writer-confessions-on-the-745-with-lisa-unger-virtual-event/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Discussion,Reader Meet Writer,Virtual Author Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200930T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200930T100000
DTSTAMP:20260411T111108
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LAST-MODIFIED:20200828T190110Z
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SUMMARY:Wednesday Stories on the Square
DESCRIPTION:Join us every WEDNESDAY morning at 9:30 a.m. for “Stories on the Square\, our outdoor storytime adventures with reading by Colleen Rackleff – kids of all ages welcome! Treats served and student discounts to ALL attendees! \nColleen’s Story Time at Main Street Reads has become one of our featured events and we’re so excited to be back\, doing the events outside to ensure proper social distancing. We have lots of chairs for younger listeners and plenty of juice boxes and fruit snacks to munch while they listen.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/wednesday-stories-on-the-square-5/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Story Time
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ORGANIZER;CN="Main Street Reads":MAILTO:shari@writerswin.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200929T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200929T180000
DTSTAMP:20260411T111108
CREATED:20200829T163601Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200829T163625Z
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SUMMARY:Reader Meet Writer: Down Along with That Devil’s Bones with Connor Town O'Neill
DESCRIPTION:Join us Tuesday\, September 29\, 2020 from 5-6 pm for a great conversation with Connor Town O’Neill\, author of In Down Along with That Devil’s Bones. You must email us at mainstreetreads@gmail.com for your link and password to attend. This event is FREE to our readers!\n \nJournalist Connor Towne O’Neill takes a deep dive into American history\, exposing the still-raging battles over monuments dedicated to one of the most notorious Confederate generals\, Nathan Bedford Forrest. Through the lens of these conflicts\, O’Neill examines the legacy of white supremacy in America\, in a sobering and fascinating work sure to resonate with readers of Tony Horwitz\, Timothy B. Tyson\, and Robin DiAngelo. \nWhen O’Neill first moved to Alabama\, as a white Northerner\, he felt somewhat removed from the racism Confederate monuments represented. Then one day in Selma\, he stumbled across a group of citizens protecting a monument to Forrest\, the officer who became the first Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan and whom William Tecumseh Sherman referred to as “that devil.” O’Neill sets off to visit other disputed memorials to Forrest across the South\, talking with men and women who believe they are protecting their heritage\, and those who have a different view of the man’s poisonous history. \nO’Neill’s reporting and thoughtful\, deeply personal analysis make it clear that white supremacy is not a regional affliction but is in fact coded into the DNA of the entire country. Down Along with That Devil’s Bones presents an important and eye-opening account of how we got from Appomattox to Charlottesville\, and where\, if we can truly understand and transcend our past\, we could be headed next. \nConnor Towne O’Neill’s writing has appeared in New York magazine\, Vulture\, Slate\, RBMA\, and the Village Voice\, and he works as a producer on the NPR podcast White Lies. Originally from Lancaster\, Pennsylvania\, he lives in Auburn\, Alabama\, where he teaches at Auburn University and with the Alabama Prison Arts + Education Project. This is his first book.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/reader-meet-writer-down-along-with-that-devils-bones-with-connor-town-oneill/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Discussion,Reader Meet Writer,Virtual Author Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200924T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200924T210000
DTSTAMP:20260411T111108
CREATED:20200919T202740Z
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SUMMARY:Author LAUNCH Party! Temple of Eternity by R. Scott Boyer
DESCRIPTION:The Pulpwood Academy and Main Street Reads are hosting a big author LAUNCH PARTY on September 24\, 2020\, the launch date for R. Scott Boyer’s new release\, Temple of Eternity – a stellar sequel to Bobby Ether and the Jade Academy. \n\n\n\nThe event takes place at 8 pm EST (immediately following the Pulpwood Queens meeting at 6:30 pm) – and will feature Scott in discussion with the Pulpwood Queen\, Kathy Murphy\, as well as Shari Stauch of Main Street Reads. \n\n\n\nGet a first look at the book trailers AND get a free gift for your book club just for attending! \n\n\n\nPlease use the following link and password to attend! The event will also be simulcast on Facebook Live and posted to YouTube. \n\n\n\nMeeting ID: 821 4257 7684 Passcode: 092420 Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82142577684?pwd=Vk5mOU5xWWZySkVRUjlCQXdzdHRtdz09 \n\nScott’s books are available at the store as well as through our online ordering HERE. \n\n\n\nDeep in the rain forests of Guatemala\, an ancient Mayan temple holds a mythical secret. The legendary Fountain of Youth lies within\, but not all myths are fairy tales. The temple ruins have been seized by the Core\, a sinister cult determined to unlock the mysteries of immortality. \n\n\n\nWhen their captured friends are spotted near the temple\, Bobby and his cousin Jinx must journey into the dark heart of the jungle to save them. Harnessing their extraordinary abilities\, the boys will undertake an epic quest to fulfill a centuries-old prophecy. \n\n\n\nCut off from their allies\, Bobby and Jinx combat supernatural barriers\, raging rivers\, and deadly beasts. They’ll face savage natives\, vengeful ghosts\, and ruthless mercenaries who can conjure a person’s darkest fears. Past and present will collide\, with the power of eternity on the line. Can Bobby fulfill the prophecy and lay the temple’s spirits to rest? If not\, Bobby and his friends may become permanent inhabitants of the Temple of Eternity. \nNote: Temple of Eternity will be the YA Bookclub choice for October – don’t miss it!
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/author-launch-party-the-temple-of-eternity-by-r-scott-boyer/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Club,Book Discussion,Celebration,Reader Meet Writer,Virtual Author Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200924T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200924T200000
DTSTAMP:20260411T111108
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LAST-MODIFIED:20200920T142529Z
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SUMMARY:Pulpwood Queens Book Club at Main Street Reads
DESCRIPTION:The PQ bookclub meets on the 4th Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. On September 24th we’re discussing Dragonfly by Leila Meacham!\n \nJoin us live in the store at 6:30 OR via Zoom. ALL ARE WELCOME!  \n\nAt the height of WWII\, five idealistic young Americans receive a mysterious letter from the OSS\, asking them if they are willing to fight for their country. The men and women from very different backgrounds–a Texan athlete with German roots\, an upper-crust son of a French mother and a wealthy businessman\, a dirt-poor Midwestern fly fisherman\, an orphaned fashion designer\, and a ravishingly beautiful female fencer from Princeton — all answer the call of duty\, but each for a secret reason of his or her own. They bond immediately\, in a group code-named DRAGONFLY. \nSoon after their training\, they are dropped behind enemy lines and take up their false identities\, isolated from one another except for a secret drop-box\, but in close contact with the powerful Nazi elite who have Paris under siege. \nThus begins a dramatic and riveting cat-and-mouse game\, as the young Americans seek to stay under the radar until a fatal misstep leads to the capture and the firing-squad execution of one of their team. But…is everything as it seems\, or is this one more elaborate act of spycraft? \n\nThe book is available at the book club discount price at Main Street Reads! Prefer to order the book online? Use our easy link! https://bookshop.org/shop/mainstreetreads \nLeila Meacham is a writer and former teacher who lives in San Antonio\, Texas. She is the author of the bestselling novels Roses\, Somerset and Tumbleweeds.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/pulpwood-queens-book-club-at-main-street-reads/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Club,Book Discussion,Reader Meet Writer,Reading,Virtual Author Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Main Street Reads":MAILTO:shari@writerswin.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200917T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200917T200000
DTSTAMP:20260411T111108
CREATED:20200829T162520Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200829T162628Z
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SUMMARY:Reader Meet Writer: Prejudential: Black America and the Presidents Margaret Kimberley (Virtual Event)
DESCRIPTION:Meet author Margaret Kimberley with a frank discussion about her work\, Prejudential: Black America and the Presidents. Email us at mainstreetreads@gmail.com for your link and password! \n“Margaret Kimberley gives us an intellectual gem of prophetic fire about all the U.S. presidents and their deep roots in the vicious legacy of white supremacy and predatory capitalism. Such truths seem more than most Americans can bear\, though we ignore her words at our own peril!” \n~ Cornel West\, author of Race Matters \nPrejudential is a concise\, authoritative exploration of America’s relationship with race and black Americans through the lens of the presidents who are elected to represent and govern all of its people. Throughout the history of the United States\, numerous presidents have been remembered as slaveholders\, bigots and inciters of racial violence\, but were others generally regarded as more sympathetic to the plight and interests of black Americans—such as Lincoln\, FDR and Clinton—really much better? And what of all the presidents whose interactions with and impacts on the lives of black America are hardly considered at all? Over the course of 45 chapters—one for each president—Kimberley examines the condition of black America through the attitudes and actions of the highest elected official in the country. This is not meant to be a definitive examination of the topic but rather an informative and engaging guide that illustrates the merits and especially the shortcomings of even those presidents considered more progressive than their contemporaries on race issues. By casting sunlight on an aspect of American history that is largely overlooked\, Prejudential aims to increase awareness in a manner that will facilitate discussion and understanding. \nMargaret Kimberley is a New York-based writer and activist for peace and justice issues. Dr. Cornel West has called her “one the few great truth tellers who\, along with Glen Ford\, Adolph Reed\, Jr. and Bruce Dixon\, preserved her integrity during the Obama years.” She has been an Editor and Senior Columnist for Black Agenda Report since its inception in 2006. Her work has appeared in the Dallas Morning News\, Consortium News\, American Herald Tribune and CounterPunch. She is a contributor to the anthology\, In Defense of Julian Assange. She is a graduate of Williams College and lives in New York City.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/reader-meet-writer-prejudential-black-america-and-the-presidents-margaret-kimberley-virtual-event/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Discussion,Reader Meet Writer,Virtual Author Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200916T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200916T100000
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SUMMARY:Wednesday Stories on the Square
DESCRIPTION:Join us every WEDNESDAY morning at 9:30 a.m. for “Stories on the Square\, our outdoor storytime adventures with reading by Colleen Rackleff – kids of all ages welcome! Treats served and student discounts to ALL attendees! \nColleen’s Story Time at Main Street Reads has become one of our featured events and we’re so excited to be back\, doing the events outside to ensure proper social distancing. We have lots of chairs for younger listeners and plenty of juice boxes and fruit snacks to munch while they listen.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/wednesday-stories-on-the-square-4/
CATEGORIES:Story Time
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200915T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200915T160000
DTSTAMP:20260411T111108
CREATED:20200824T054321Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200824T054321Z
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SUMMARY:Reader Meet Writer: Set My Heart to Five with Simon Stephenson (Virtual Event)
DESCRIPTION:Join us September 15th from 3-4 p.m. for an enlightening conversation with Simon Stephenson about his new release\, Set My Heart to Five. Remember to email mainstreetreads@gmail.com for the event link and password to attend! \nFor fans of Fredrik Backman and Gail Honeyman\, a delightfully entertaining\, deceptively poignant debut novel about a human-like bot named Jared\, whose emotional awakening leads him on an unforgettable quest for connection\, belonging and possibly even true love. \nJared works as a dentist in small town Michigan. His life is totally normal\, except for one thing. He is a bot\, engineered with human DNA to look and act like a real person. \nOne day at a screening of classic movie\, Jared feels a strange sensation around his eyes. Everyone knows that bots can’t feel emotions\, but as the theater lights come on\, Jared could swear he’s crying. Confused\, he decides to watch more old movies to figure out what’s happening. The process leads to an emotional awakening that upends his existence. Jared\, it turns out\, can feel. \nOvercome with a full range of emotions\, and facing an imminent reset\, Jared heads west\, determined to forge real connections. He yearns to find his mother\, the programmer who created him. He dreams of writing a screenplay that will change the world. Along the way he might even fall in love. But a bot with feelings is a dangerous proposition\, and Jared’s new life could come to an end before it truly begins. \nDelightfully entertaining and deceptively moving\, Set My Heart to Five is a profound exploration of what makes us human\, and a love letter to outsiders everywhere. \nSimon Stephenson previously wrote Let Not the Waves of the Sea (John Murray)\, a memoir about the loss of his brother in the Indian ocean tsunami. It won Best First Book at the Scottish Book Awards\, was a Book of the Week on BBC Radio 4\, and a Daily Telegraph Book of the Year. Since then he has been dividing his time between the UK and LA\, where he works as a screenwriter\, most recently at Pixar Animation Studios.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/reader-meet-writer-set-my-heart-to-five-with-simon-stephenson-virtual-event/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Discussion,Reader Meet Writer,Virtual Author Event
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200914
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200919
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SUMMARY:2020 Annual Sweet Tea Festival: Reimagined - The Sweetest Week Ever!
DESCRIPTION:The 2020 Annual Sweet Tea Festival has been reimagined as the “Sweetest Week Ever!” with a week of events happening in downtown Summerville – and you’re invited\, courtesy of Summerville Dream and all the downtown merchants that make our town sweeter all the time… \nThe Sweetest Week Ever allows participants to adhere to best health practices and social distancing. Celebrates Summerville’s art\, culture\, hospitality and all things that make it just a little sweeter here. Daily events and evening shows\, shop specials\, and more! \nCheck out the schedule below and come join the fun! Main Street Reads will be open later all week long\, so stop by and say “hi” — we’ll have giveaways to help celebrate our Sweetest Week Ever! including Hershey’s kisses at our “Sweetest Kissing Booth” and journal gifts-with-purchase.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/2020-annual-sweet-tea-festival-reimagined/
CATEGORIES:Celebration,Third Thursday
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200912T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200912T163000
DTSTAMP:20260411T111108
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SUMMARY:4th Annual Lowcountry Book Club Convention (Free Virtual Event!)
DESCRIPTION:Technical College of the Lowcountry (partial) \n\nThe nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center will host the 4th annual Lowcountry Book Club Convention as a live-streamed event on Saturday\, September 12—featuring New York Times best-selling novelists Grady Hendrix (The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires) and Wiley Cash (The Last Ballad); actress\, counselor\, and author Ruthie Landis (Beyond the Book Club); and a trio of authors selected by Wiley Cash’s Open Canon Book Club: Lori Horvitz (The Girls of Unusually)\, Silas House (Southernmost)\, and Crystal Hana Kim (If You Leave Me). \nThe Lowcountry Book Club Convention is presented in partnership with NeverMore Books and SCETV Lowcountry\, and made possible by the generous support of the Pulpwood Queens Books Club\, the largest book club in the US. \nBroadcast from the SCETV Lowcountry studio in Beaufort\, the live-streamed video of the Lowcountry Book Club Convention will be freely available on the Pat Conroy Literary Center’s Facebook page with the recorded videos posted afterwards to the Conroy Center’s YouTube channel. Limited in-person attendance for this event is now sold out.  \nWebsite: Facebook Event Page \n \nSCHEDULE OF EVENTS \n10:30 to Noon: Ruthie Landis\, author of Beyond the Book Club: We Are the Books We Must Read\, will lead an interactive workshop for our in-person and online participants to help enrich their reading experiences as members of a literary community. Landis’s workshop will also incorporate a discussion of Pat Conroy’s 1972 teaching memoir The Water Is Wide. \nNoon to 1:00 p.m.: Lunch break\, catered by Debbi Covington for our in-studio audience. (No live-streaming at this time.) \n1:00 to 2:30 p.m.: New York Times best-selling novelist and winner of the 2019 Pat Conroy Legacy Award Wiley Cash will discuss his innovative Open Canon Book Club in conversation with a trio of writers selected for the Open Canon (participating remotely): memoirist Lori Horvitz (The Girls of Unusually) and novelists Silas House (Southernmost) and Crystal Hana Kim (If You Leave Me). \n3:00 to 4:00 p.m.: New York Times best-selling horror writer Grady Hendrix will discuss his new novel The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires\, inspired by his mother’s long-running book club in Mt. Pleasant\, South Carolina\, where he was raised. (Hendrix will be presenting remotely.) \nBooks by the presenters will be available through the Beaufort-based independent bookstore NeverMore Books (www.nevermorebooks.com). \nABOUT OUR PRESENTERS\nWinner of the 2019 Pat Conroy Legacy Award of the Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance\, Wiley Cash is the New York Times bestselling author of three novels\, most recently The Last Ballad. He has led dozens of writing workshops around the country\, including for the Pat Conroy Literary Center. Cash currently serves as writer-in-residence at the University of North Carolina-Asheville. In September 2018\, he launched the Open Canon Book Club to highlight the voices and contributions of a diverse group of writers and foster greater understanding and empathy through their portrayals of the American experience. www.wileycash.com/opencanon \nRaised in Mt. Pleasant\, South Carolina\, novelist and screenwriter Grady Hendrix is the author of The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires. He is also the Bram Stoker Award-winning author of Paperbacks from Hell\, and the Shirley Jackson and Locus Award nominated author of Horrorstör\, My Best Friend’s Exorcism\, and We Sold Our Souls. His writing has also been featured in Playboy\, the Village Voice\, and Variety. www.gradyhendrix.com \n  \nLori Horvitz is the author of the memoir The Girls from Unusually (winner of the 2016 IPPY Award for Autobiography/Memoir and the 2015 USA Best Book Award for Gay & Lesbian Nonfiction\, and a finalist for the 2015 IndieFab Book of the Year Award for Autobiography & Memoir). Her writing has appeared in a variety of journals and anthologies including South Dakota Review\, Southeast Review\, Hotel Amerika\, and Chattahoochee Review. A professor of literature and language at UNC Asheville\, Horvitz also directs the Women\, Gender and Sexuality Studies Program. www.lorihorvitz.com \nSilas House is the author of five novels\, most recently Southernmost (winner of the 2019 Judy Gaines Young Award and the 2019 Weatherford Award for Fiction\, and a finalist for the Willie Morris Award for Southern Fiction and the Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction). His book for middle-grade readers\, Same Sun Here\, was a finalist for the E. B. White Read-Aloud award. A frequent contributor to the New York Times and a former commentator for NPR’s All Things Considered\, House is a member of the Fellowship of Southern Writers. www.silas-house.com \nCrystal Hana Kim’s debut novel If You Leave Me was named a best book of 2018 by the Washington Post\, Booklist\, Literary Hub\, Cosmopolitan\, and others. It was also longlisted for the Center for Fiction Novel Prize. Kim was a 2017 PEN America Dau Short Story Prize winner and her work has been published in Guernica\, Elle Magazine\, Paris Review\, and elsewhere. She is a Teach For America alum and has taught elementary school\, high school\, and collegiate writing. She currently teaches at Columbia University and is a contributing editor at Apogee Journal. www.crystalhanakim.com \nAward-winning workshop designer\, body-centered psychotherapist and coach\, writer\, teacher\, actress\, and director Ruthie Landis has been designing powerful and interactive group experiences for over thirty years. Among the many disciplines she practices\, she is a master of the Enneagram\, and uses its wisdom in nearly every aspect of her creative\, professional\, and personal life. She is the author of Beyond the Book Club: We Are the Books We Must Read and Acting Lessons for Life: Play the Scenes of Your Life with Intention\, Presence\, and Pure Potential. www.ruthienergy.com
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/4th-annual-lowcountry-book-club-convention-free-virtual-event/
CATEGORIES:Book Club,Book Discussion,Reader Meet Writer,Virtual Author Event
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SUMMARY:Book Signing: God's Little Bird: A War Orphan's Story with Laura Knotts
DESCRIPTION:We’re thrilled to welcome local author Laura Knotts on Saturday\, September 12\, 2020\, discussing her book God’s Little Bird: A War Orphan’s Story. \n75 years ago\, hundreds of thousands of Baltic citizens were caught in the bloody crossfire of the Soviets and Nazis and forced to flee their homelands. Lithuanian citizens had suffered brutal persecution during earlier Soviet and German occupations\, and by the end of the second Soviet Occupation\, only 1 million Lithuanians remained out of a population of 3 million. \nSimilarly\, in what became known as the Lithuanian Diaspora\, only one in three of those who fled Lithuania as refugees survived. These 60\,000 surviving refugees were detained and sheltered in German Displaced Persons Camp and became known by the name of “God’s Little Birds.” \nThis is the remarkable story of one such “little bird\,” a young boy named Joseph\, who on a cold October day in 1944 was suddenly wrenched from everything he knew and held dear and forced to flee for his life\, leaving his mother\, brothers\, and sisters behind surrounded by mined fields and under a sky black with bombs. However\, like the story of the biblical Joseph who was forced into exile far from his homeland and family\, God had His hand on this little Lithuanian boy\, and in His providential plan\, \nHe brought Joseph safely through a journey of exile\, loss\, persecution\, and despair into a new life in America where by God’s grace\, Joseph’s story was transformed into one of belonging\, prosperity\, hope\, restoration\, and purpose.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/book-signing-gods-little-bird-a-war-orphans-story-with-laura-knotts/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Discussion,Book Signing
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SUMMARY:Reader Meet Writer: Liar's Circus with Carl Hoffman (Virtual Event)
DESCRIPTION:Join us Thu Sep 10th from 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm for an engaging chat with Carl Hoffman about Liar’s Circus! Don’t forget to email us at mainstreetreads@gmail.com for your event link and password to attend: \nFear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail meets Strangers in Their Own Land in this work of daring and immersive contemporary anthropology: Carl Hoffman\, who has written about the most dangerous and remote corners of the world\, journeys deep inside Donald Trump’s rallies\, seeking to understand the strange and powerful tribe that forms the president’s base. \nThis book proceeds from the premise that Donald J. Trump’s rallies are a singular and defining force—a kind of Rosetta stone to understanding the Age of Trump. Yet while much remarked upon\, the rallies are\, in fact\, little examined\, with the focus almost always on Trump’s latest outrageous statement. But who are the tens of thousands of people who fill America’s stadiums and arenas? What do they see in Trump? And what curious alchemy—between president and adoring crowd—happens there that might explain Trump’s rise? \nTo those on the Left\, the rallies are a Black Mass of American politics at which Trump plays high priest\, recklessly summoning the darkest forces within the nation. To the MAGA faithful\, the rallies are a form of pilgrimage\, a joyous ceremony that like all rituals binds people together and makes them feel a part of something bigger than themselves. Both sides would acknowledge that this traveling roadshow (the Wall Street Journal reports there have been more than 550 ticketed campaign events since 2015) is the pressurized\, combustible core of Trump’s political power\, a meeting of the faithful where Trump is unshackled and his rhetoric reaches its most extreme\, with downstream consequences for the rest of the nation. \nTo date\, no reporter has sought to understand the rallies as a sociological phenomenon examined from the bottom up. In 2019\, Carl Hoffman began to do just this and embedded himself in the Trump rallies. He has stood in line for days with crowds of supporters; he has traveled across the country from Minnesota to Texas to Mississippi interviewing hundreds of attendees and immersing himself in their culture. A former contributing editor to National Geographic Traveler\, Hoffman has traveled to 80 countries on assignment; he has written about cannibals in New Guinea\, Mumbai’s railways (the deadliest in the world)\, and the indigenous tribes of Borneo. Now he trains his unique eye on his own country. \nPublishing in the heart of the 2020 election cycle\, here is a fresh and notable take on Trump and the America he has built\, from one of our most talented journalists. \nCarl Hoffman is a former contributing editor to National Geographic Traveler and Wired. He is the author of the New York Times bestseller Savage Harvest\, which was a New York Times editors’ choice and one of the Washington Post‘s 50 notable works of nonfiction for 2014; The Last Wild Men of Borneo\, an Edgar Award nominee and finalist for the Banff Mountain Book Awards and the SATW Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism Competition; and The Lunatic Express. He lives in Washington\, D.C. \n 
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/reader-meet-writer-liars-circus-with-carl-hoffman-virtual-event/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Discussion,Reader Meet Writer,Virtual Author Event
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SUMMARY:“Wine and Words” Author Carol Van Den Hende in Conversation with Main Street Reads (Virtual Event)
DESCRIPTION:So here’s an uber-cool event! Author and friend of Main Street Reads’ Carol Van Den Hende’s new book releases on October 1st and as an early winner of the American Fiction award\, Goodbye Orchid is already predicted to be a bestseller. So\, on Wednesday\, September 9th we’re going to pour a glass of wine and toast this important work LIVE on Zoom (simulcast on Facebook Live) with Carol\, in conversation with fellow author and screenwriter Meredith Stack\, whose current project is Cannes Film Fest bound! Scroll down for login link and password… \n\n\n\nRising from ashes is hard. Giving up the one you love is harder.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\nThirty-two-year-old Phoenix Walker is an entrepreneur who has built an agency with a heart almost as big as his own. To add to his good fortune\, he’s falling for Orchid Paige\, the beautiful half-Asian marketer who’s collaborated with him on a winning military campaign. They’ve grown close after months working and traveling together. She’s even divulged the trauma in her past that makes her panic over images of injured vets. He’s trying not to cross their professional boundary. Their relationship is at a precipice. Until an accident changes him forever. \nNow\, he’s faced with the hardest decision of his life: Does he burden the woman whose traumatic childhood makes him feel protective of her? Or does true love mean leaving her without explaining why? \nFor fans of ME BEFORE YOU and THE FAULT IN OUR STARS\, GOODBYE\, ORCHID asks…what choice does a wounded hero have when loving his woman means breaking his own heart? \nCarol Van Den Hende is an author and American Fiction Award winner who pens stories of resilience and hope. She’s also a speaker\, strategist\, and serves on nonprofit boards. One secret to her good fortune? Her humorous husband\, fun-loving twins\, and rescue cat\, who prove that love really does conquer all. NOTE: This debut novel by Carol Van Den Hende is inspired by and researched with combat-wounded veterans. A portion of the earnings benefits military personnel and other non-profits. \nHere are the Zoom link and password details:\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/81155277763?pwd=ME9SR3hudzdCQ29zM241MFdHVHJXUT09\nMeeting ID: 811 5527 7763\nPasscode: 518149 \nBring the wine\, we’ll bring the party!
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/wine-and-words-author-carol-van-den-hende-in-conversation-with-meredith-stack-virtual-event/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Discussion,Celebration,Reader Meet Writer,Reading,Virtual Author Event
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SUMMARY:Wednesday Stories on the Square
DESCRIPTION:Join us every WEDNESDAY morning at 9:30 a.m. for “Stories on the Square\, our outdoor storytime adventures with reading by Colleen Rackleff – kids of all ages welcome! Treats served and student discounts to ALL attendees! \nColleen’s Story Time at Main Street Reads has become one of our featured events and we’re so excited to be back\, doing the events outside to ensure proper social distancing. We have lots of chairs for younger listeners and plenty of juice boxes and fruit snacks to munch while they listen.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/wednesday-stories-on-the-square-2/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Story Time
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SUMMARY:Thrill in the 'Ville Book Club: Throwback Thriller with Silence of the Lambs!
DESCRIPTION:For Summerville lovers of mystery and thrillers\, our Thrill in the ‘Ville Book Club meets on the second Tuesday of each month\, September 8th this month! All are welcome… \n\nNext up is a throwback thriller choice to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the nearly legendary The Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris\, featuring the extraordinary Hannibal Lecter. \nThe twenty-fifth anniversary edition of the #1 New York Times bestselling classic\, now with a note by author Thomas Harris revealing his inspiration for Hannibal Lecter. \nA serial murderer known only by a grotesquely apt nickname–Buffalo Bill–is stalking particular women. He has a purpose\, but no one can fathom it\, for the bodies are discovered in different states. Clarice Starling\, a young trainee at the F.B.I. Academy\, is surprised to be summoned by Jack Crawford\, Chief of the Bureau’s Behavioral Science section. Her assignment: to interview Dr. Hannibal Lecter\, a brilliant psychiatrist and grisly killer now kept under close watch in the Baltimore State Hospital for the Criminally Insane. Lecter’s insight into the minds of murderers could help track and capture Buffalo Bill. \nSmart and attractive\, Starling is shaken to find herself in a strange\, intense relationship with the acutely perceptive Lecter. His cryptic clues launch Clarice on a search that every reader will find startling\, harrowing\, and totally compelling. \nAn ingenious\, masterfully written novel\, The Silence of the Lambs is a classic of suspense and storytelling. \n\nCopies are available at Main Street Reads at the 10% book club discount price. Prefer to order online? CLICK HERE
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/thrill-in-the-ville-book-club/
CATEGORIES:Book Club,Book Discussion
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SUMMARY:Reader Meet Writer: Outlawed with Anna North + Girlhood with Melissa Febos (Postponed)
DESCRIPTION:NOTE: The publisher for the Anna North/Melissa Febos event next week just notified us that they have to reschedule for early 2021… We’re keeping the event up in the system pending rescheduling but this event will NOT take place on September 8th. We apologize for the inconvenience. \nJoin us for two great book discussions on Tuesday\, September 8th\, 3-4 p.m. Don’t forget to email mainstreetreads@gmail.com for your event link and password! \n \nOUTLAWED\nBloomsbury | January 26\, 2021 | 9781635575422 \nThe Crucible meets True Grit in this riveting adventure story of a fugitive girl\, a mysterious gang of robbers\, and their dangerous mission to transform the Wild West. \nIn the year of our Lord 1894\, I became an outlaw. \nThe day of her wedding\, 17-year-old Ada’s life looks good; she loves her husband\, and she loves working as an apprentice to her mother\, a respected midwife. But after a year of marriage and no pregnancy\, in a town where barren women are routinely hanged as witches\, her survival depends on leaving behind everything she knows. \nShe joins up with the notorious Hole in the Wall Gang\, a band of outlaws led by a preacher-turned-robber known to all as the Kid. Charismatic\, grandiose\, and mercurial\, the Kid is determined to create a safe haven for outcast women. But to make this dream a reality\, the Gang hatches a treacherous plan that may get them all killed. And Ada must decide whether she’s willing to risk her life for the possibility of a new kind of future for them all. \nFeaturing an irresistibly no-nonsense\, courageous\, and determined heroine\, Outlawed dusts off the myth of the old West and reignites the glimmering promise of the frontier with an entirely new set of feminist stakes. Anna North has crafted a pulse-racing\, page-turning saga about the search for hope in the wake of death\, and for truth in a climate of small-mindedness and fear. \nAnna North is a graduate of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop and the author of two previous novels\, America Pacifica and The Life and Death of Sophie Stark\, which received a Lambda Literary Award in 2016. She has been a writer and editor at Jezebel\, BuzzFeed\, Salon\, and the New York Times\, and she is now a senior reporter at Vox. She grew up in Los Angeles and lives in Brooklyn. \nGIRLHOOD\nBloomsbury | March 30\, 2021 | 9781635572520 \nFor readers of Maggie Nelson and Leslie Jamison\, a poignant\, universal story of the forces that shape girls and of a world where women are rarely free to define themselves. \nIn her dazzling new book\, critically acclaimed author Melissa Febos examines the narratives women are told about what it means to be a girl and the realities of growing up female in a world that prioritizes the feelings\, perceptions\, and power of men at girls’ expense. \nFebos was eleven when her body began to change\, and almost overnight\, the way people spoke to\, looked at\, and treated her changed with it. As she grew\, she defined herself based on these perceptions and by the romantic relationships she threw herself into headlong. But in her thirties\, Febos began to question the stories she’d been told about herself and the habits and defenses she’d developed over years of trying to meet others’ expectations. The values she and so many other women had learned in girlhood did not prioritize their personal safety\, happiness\, or freedom\, and she set out to reframe those values and beliefs. \nBlending investigative reporting\, memoir\, and scholarship\, Febos charts how she and others like her have reimagined relationships and made room for the anger\, hurt\, and grief women have long been taught to deny. \nFierce and breathtaking\, written with Febos’ characteristic lyricism and searing insights\, Girlhood is an anthem for women\, a powerful exploration of the forces that seek to confine them\, and a searing study of the transitions into and away from girlhood on a lifelong journey of discovery. \nMelissa Febos is the author of Whip Smart and Abandon Me\, a Lambda Literary Award finalist and Publishing Triangle Award finalist. Her essays have appeared in Tin House\, The Believer\, The New York Times\, and elsewhere. Febos is the inaugural winner of the Jeanne Córdova Prize for Lesbian/Queer Nonfiction from Lambda Literary and serves on the directorial board of VIDA: Women in Literary Arts. She is an associate professor of creative writing at Monmouth University and lives in Brooklyn.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/reader-meet-writer-outlawed-with-anna-north-girlhood-with-melissa-febos-virtual-event/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Discussion,Reader Meet Writer,Virtual Author Event
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SUMMARY:Reader Meet Writer: Everything Sad is Untrue with Daniel Nayeri (Virtual Event)
DESCRIPTION:Join us Thursday\, September 3rd from 7-8 pm for an exciting discussion about EVERYTHING SAD IS UNTRUE by Daniel Nayeri! \n\n“A modern epic.”—Kirkus Reviews\, starred review\n “A distinctive voice. A rare treasure of a book.” —Publishers Weekly\, starred review\n “A story that soars. Readers will be transported.”—The Bulletin\, starred review\n\nAt the front of a middle school classroom in Oklahoma\, a boy named Khosrou (whom everyone calls “Daniel”) stands\, trying to tell a story. His story. But no one believes a word he says. To them he is a dark-skinned\, hairy-armed boy with a big butt whose lunch smells funny; who makes things up and talks about poop too much. \nBut Khosrou’s stories\, stretching back years\, and decades\, and centuries\, are beautiful\, and terrifying\, from the moment his family fled Iran in the middle of the night with the secret police moments behind them\, back to the sad\, cement refugee camps of Italy.and further back to the fields near the river Aras\, where rain-soaked flowers bled red like the yolk of sunset burst over everything\, and further back still to the Jasmine-scented city of Isfahan. \nWe bounce between a school bus of kids armed with paper clip missiles and spitballs to the heroines and heroes of Khosrou’s family’s past\, who ate pastries that made people weep and cry “Akh\, Tamar!” and touched carpets woven with precious gems. \nLike Scheherazade in a hostile classroom\, Daniel weaves a tale to save his own life: to stake his claim to the truth. And it is (a true story). \nIt is Daniel’s. \nDaniel Nayeri is the publisher of Odd Dot\, an imprint of Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group\, where he oversees a team of designers\, editors\, and inventors creating joyful books for curious minds. Daniel was born in Iran and spent several years as a refugee before immigrating to Oklahoma at age eight with his family. He is the author of several books for young readers\, including Straw House\, Wood House\, Brick House Blow: Four Novellas and Everything Sad Is Untrue (a true story). He is a former professional pastry chef\, and if he’s not writing or baking\, he’s likely playing board games\, or riding motorcycles. He lives with his family in New Jersey.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/reader-meet-writer-everything-sad-is-untrue-with-daniel-nayeri-virtual-event/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Discussion,Reader Meet Writer,Virtual Author Event
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