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SUMMARY:Launch Party: Gardenia Duty by Kathleen Varn
DESCRIPTION:Charleston’s own Kathleen Varn will be at Main Street Reads to celebrate the much anticipated launch of Gardenia Duty! We’ll also have copies of Kat’s first novel\, Ameera Unveiled\, on hand for sale and signing. This begins a six month long tour for Kathleen that will culminate with her appearance at the Pulpwood Queens national bookclub conference in Texas in January\, 2020. \nAbout Gardenia Duty\nIn 1957 jobs are scarce in rural Ashland\, Alabama. Bobby Higgins is facing life decisions; his family’s farm struggles and threat of the draft hangs over 18-year-old males as the Cold War rumbles in the distance. Bobby heads off to boot camp\, vowing to provide for his family from his pay. Between shore and sea duty\, he leaves broken hearts in every port. When his own heart is stolen by Rose\, he’s shocked to learn that she comes with four daughters\, a package deal he’s unsure he wants. But when Rose disappears\, Bobby finds her and persuades her to marry him. \nSomehow they navigate their way through the trials of marriage and parenting as he fulfills his patriotic career and his promise to raise four willful daughters. In the spring of 2004\, his daughters are brought together by grief. They forge new bonds\, sharing their joys\, losses\, regrets\, and ultimately family secrets that will seal all their fates…if they can summon the courage to report for duty. \nAbout Kathleen Varn\nKat Varn\nKat Varn’s connection to Charleston began as the oldest daughter in a military family. Her love affair with words manifested when she turned four and taught herself to read. As she grew older\, books and reading were an escape\, but journaling eventually led her to her first novel\, Ameera Unveiled. This year she was honored to be invited to participate in the 2019 American Lung Association Oxygen Ball’s Lowcountry Dancing with the Stars competition\, which she WON!
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/launch-party-gardenia-duty-by-kathleen-varn/
CATEGORIES:Book Signing,Celebration
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SUMMARY:Thriller Book Club Meeting: The Silent Patient
DESCRIPTION:For mystery and thriller readers\, we meet on the third Tuesday of each month\, and we’ve chosen as our first selection\, to discuss at this month’s meeting on July 16th\, The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides. We’ve lowered the price of the book at the store to $25 if you’re looking for a copy of your own! \nWe have book club questions ready to talk about that evening as a jumping off point. If you want to look ahead\, CLICK HERE (but fair warning on the spoiler alerts!)
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/thriller-book-club-meeting-the-silent-patient/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Club
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SUMMARY:Prince of Scribes: Booksigning
DESCRIPTION:New York Times best-selling writer Pat Conroy (1945–2016) inspired a worldwide legion of devoted fans numbering in the millions\, but none are more loyal to him and more committed to sustaining his literary legacy than the many writers he nurtured over the course of his 50-year writing life. In sharing their stories of Conroy\, his fellow writers honor his memory and advance our shared understanding of his lasting impact on 20th- and 21st-century literary life in and well beyond the American South. \nFeatured writers for this discussion are co-editor Jonathan Haupt and novelists Stephanie Austin Edwards and John Warley. Each author in this collection shares a slightly different view of Conroy. Through their voices\, a vibrant\, multifaceted portrait of him comes to life and sheds new light on the writer and the man. Sales of Our Prince of Scribes support the educational mission of the nonprofit Conroy Center. \nPRAISE FOR OUR PRINCE OF SCRIBES\n“A moving tribute to the legacy of one of the South’s brightest lights.”—Garden & Gun’s Talk of the South \n“Our Prince of Scribes isn’t just a collection of homages but also a delightful introduction to Conroy’s vast and talented circle of talented friends.”—Washington Post \n“More than 60 writers–from Pulitzer Prize winners to Conroy relatives to Barbra Streisand–fill Our Prince of Scribes with personal stories about [Pat Conroy’s] impact…. The result is a moving\, entertaining read as genuine as the icon himself.”—Charleston Magazine \n“In these essays\, you’ll meet a man who was troubled\, tormented\, angry\, scathing\, outrageous\, hilarious\, tender\, noble\, brave\, and generous beyond measure. But most of all\, you’ll meet a man who damn-well knew how to love. And thanks to the devoted efforts of co-editors Jonathan Haupt and Nicole Seitz\, and the work of 67 very fine writers\, his legion of fans will come to love Pat Conroy even more than they already do.”—Lowcountry Weekly \nABOUT THE FEATURED WRITERS\nStephanie Austin Edwards\, a former dancer and costumer\, is a novelist\, writing teacher\, and author consultant. Her twenty-two-year career in theater began in San Diego and moved her to New York City. She worked on Broadway and in film and on television with such talents as Liza Minnelli\, Michael Jackson\, Lauren Bacall\, Woody Allen\, Martin Scorsese\, Hal Prince\, Stephen Sondheim\, Bill Cosby\, and Michael Bennett. \nLater\, she returned to her roots in the South Carolina lowcountry where she now facilitates writers’ groups\, teaches writing workshops\, and volunteers at the Pat Conroy Literary Center. Her debut novel\, What We Set in Motion\, won a Best Submission Award at the Atlanta Writer’s Club Conference. \nJonathan Haupt is the executive director of the Pat Conroy Literary Center\, the founding director of the annual Pat Conroy Literary Festival\, and the former director of the University of South Carolina Press. With novelist and artist Nicole Seitz\, he is co-editor of the anthology Our Prince of Scribes: Writers Remember Pat Conroy\, Haupt’s articles\, book reviews\, and author interviews have appeared in the Charleston Post & Courier\, Beaufort Lowcountry Weekly\, Beaufort Lifestyle magazine\, Pink magazine\, Shrimp\, Collards & Grits magazine\, Fall Lines\, and the Conroy Center’s Porch Talk blog. He serves as an associate producer and consultant to the SCETV author interview program By the River\, on the board of directors of the South Carolina Academy of Authors and the Friends of South Carolina Libraries\, on the American Writers Museum affiliates steering committee\, and on the South Carolina Humanities advisory committee. \nJohn Warley\, a native South Carolinian\, is a graduate of The Citadel and the University of Virginia School of Law. Now a full-time writer\, he divides his time between Beaufort\, South Carolina\, and San Miguel de Allende\, Mexico. Warley is the author of the novels Bethesda’s Child\, The Moralist\, The Moralist II\, A Southern Girl\, and The Home Guard. He is also the author of the nonfiction book Stand Forever\, Yielding Never: The Citadel in the 21st Century and “The Citadel at War\,” a narrative history of the college etched into the granite walls of The Citadel War Memorial\, which opened to the public in October 2017. \nFeatured authors’ books will be on hand for signing!
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/prince-of-scribes-booksigning/
CATEGORIES:Book Signing,Celebration,Reading
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SUMMARY:Booksigning: Deborah Van Dyken and The Little Turkle
DESCRIPTION:Meet author Deborah Van Dyken signing her children’s book\, The Little Turkle. Families welcome and Deborah will have special coloring sheets available for the kids!
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/booksigning-deborah-van-dyken-and-the-little-turkle/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
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