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SUMMARY:Book Signing w/Beverly Bowers Jennings' Shrimp Tales: Small Bites of History
DESCRIPTION:Join us Saturday\, April 3rd for a special book signing\, perfect for a wonderful personalized Easter gift: Shrimp Tales: Small Bites of History with author Beverly Bowers Jennings! \nThis book portrays the history of the people\, places\, and boats of the commercial shrimping industry in the southern United States. 320 pages with more than 800 photos and illustrations – a gorgeous keepsake!  \nBefore the invention of refrigerated boxcars in 1875\, the US shrimping industry virtually didn’t exist. People ate what they caught. The book begins with the region’s earliest shrimpers: Italian and Portuguese fishermen who came to Fernandina and St. Augustine \, FL at the end of the 19th century. They combined an enterprising ingenuity with old-world fishing techniques to turn shrimping into a profitable industry. \nSubsequent chapters show life in major shrimping ports up and down the coast. These include St. Augustine\, Fernandina\, Thunderbolt and Savannah\, Port Royal\, Beaufort\, Hilton Head Island\, Bennetts Point\, Edisto\, Rockville\, Shem Creek\, McClellanville and Georgetown. Additionally\, a chapter offers a colorful glimpse of the Blessing of the Fleet ceremonies. Finally\, there is a chapter that examines the integral role that shrimpers played in keeping the German chemical company\, BASF\, from building a plant that could have devastated local fishing. This event may have saved the future of many seaside resorts\, like Hilton Head\, that depended on clean waters. \nBased on years of research and relentless pursuit of the photos that tell the story\, this book is more than just a photo history. It is a story of a community and culture. Photos\, drawings and sidebars provide explanations of shrimping operations and equipment. Recipes in each chapter are often provided by a member of one of the local shrimping families. Quotes by local shrimpers\, and even some poems\, dot the book\, reminding us that shrimping in the Southeast is as much about the people and the place as it is about the shrimp. \nAll proceeds of sales will go to the South Carolina Seafood Alliance\, which advocates for healthy and safe seafood sources. EAT LOCAL SHRIMP! \nAnd you’ll get to meet Beverly: My love of the saltwater and fishing began when I was 6 years old in Connecticut. At that time\, my father built me a white wooden rowboat with red trim named Little Fish. Fiber-glassing was in its infancy\, and on the suggestion of a friend\, he decided to cover the boat with it. I loved rowing that boat and used to take friends out to their anchored boats for sailing and fishing.\n \nBeginning in 1997\, my husband and I began spending time each year on Hilton Head Island\, and in 2000 we bought a home here. Living on the Island\, directly overlooking the marsh\, enhanced my fascination with the Lowcountry and the waters surrounding it. This led me in 2010 to enroll in a Master Naturalist Program through the Clemson Extension Service\, held at the Lowcountry Institute on Spring Island. \n 
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/book-signing-w-beverly-bowers-jennings-shrimp-tales-small-bites-of-history/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Discussion,Book Signing
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SUMMARY:Living Large Bookclub: The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner
DESCRIPTION:Our “Living Large” book club meets monthly to talk about those “big books” — the ones we know everyone is talking about (or should be\, or will be very soon!) Past discussions have included Where the Crawdads Sing\, American Dirt\, The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek… \nSuper excited for the April book club discussion of The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner. We were honored to see an early copy and can tell you\, this book DELIVERS and will make for great conversation! \nIf you can’t make it live\, we’ll also have the Zoom room open for those joining us virtually: \nJoin Zoom Meeting\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/89384788862?pwd=T0VXR0pmRk5RTWpLZzBTZUVvSTZyUT09 \nMeeting ID: 893 8478 8862\nPasscode: 093775 \nPLUS – FREE GOODIES!\nFree tote bags for all who attend\, free treats\, and CLICK HERE for a full Book Club Kit pdf that includes behind-the-scenes\, book club questions\, and even fun drink recipes! \n \nNamed Most Anticipated of 2021 by Newsweek\, Good Housekeeping\, Hello! magazine\, Oprah.com\, Bustle\, Popsugar\, Betches\, Sweet July\, and GoodReads! \nMarch 2021 Indie Next Pick and #1 LibraryReads Pick \n“A bold\, edgy\, accomplished debut!” –Kate Quinn\, New York Times bestselling author of The Alice Network \nA forgotten history. A secret network of women. A legacy of poison and revenge. Welcome to The Lost Apothecary… \nHidden in the depths of eighteenth-century London\, a secret apothecary shop caters to an unusual kind of clientele. Women across the city whisper of a mysterious figure named Nella who sells well-disguised poisons to use against the oppressive men in their lives. But the apothecary’s fate is jeopardized when her newest patron\, a precocious twelve-year-old\, makes a fatal mistake\, sparking a string of consequences that echo through the centuries. \nMeanwhile in present-day London\, aspiring historian Caroline Parcewell spends her tenth wedding anniversary alone\, running from her own demons. When she stumbles upon a clue to the unsolved apothecary murders that haunted London two hundred years ago\, her life collides with the apothecary’s in a stunning twist of fate–and not everyone will survive. \nWith crackling suspense\, unforgettable characters and searing insight\, The Lost Apothecary is a subversive and intoxicating debut novel of secrets\, vengeance and the remarkable ways women can save each other despite the barrier of time.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/living-large-bookclub-the-lost-apothecary-by-sarah-penner/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Club,Book Discussion
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SUMMARY:Virtual Launch Party: Gregory Phillips with A Season in Lights
DESCRIPTION:Seattle novelist Gregory Erich Phillips has selected Main Street Reads for the virtual launch of his newest novel\, A Season in Lights. “Written by a true creative\, A Season in Lights paints a moving picture of artists\, dancers and musicians. Gregory Erich Phillips weaves together the heartaches and lucky breaks of two main characters\, Tom and Cammie\, and their friends and families. The vignettes culminate with the impact of coronavirus on NYC\, and ends with a surprisingly tender and uplifting finale.” Carol Van Den Hende\, award-winning author of Goodbye\, Orchid \nThis event is FREE to all Main Street Reads readers and Pulpwood Queen Bookclub members! Join us Sunday evening\, official launch day\, at 8 pm EST via Zoom at: \nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/87141339735?pwd=RnkxK2RVYjNXYjkzNUw5eEp6MnBsUT09 \nMeeting ID: 871 4133 9735\nPasscode: 395745 \nPASSION\, AMBITION AND ESCAPE IN THE COLORFUL ARTISTIC UNDERWORLD OFF-BROADWAY.\nCammie\, a dancer in her mid-thirties\, has just landed her first part in a show since coming to New York City. Yet the tug of familial obligation and the guilt of what she sacrificed to be there weigh down her dancing feet. Her lover\, Tom\, an older piano player\, came to the city himself as a young man in the 1980s with a story eerily in tune with Cammie’s own. \nThrough their triumphs and failures\, both learn the fleetness of glory\, the sweetness of new love\, and how a dream come true isn’t cherished until it passes. The bright lights of the stage intoxicate\, while degradation and despair lurk close behind the curtain. Their sagas are marred by two pandemics\, AIDS in the 1980s and COVID-19 today\, which ravaged the performing arts community\, leaving a permanent scar on those who lived through them. \nThe poignant intersection of their stories reveals a love affair unbound by time\, which reaches across decades through the notes of a piano’s remembered song. \nEarly Praise for A Season in Lights…\n“A Season in Lights is an intimate\, heartfelt ballad to creativity and the passion of the artist. Phillips’ writing is lyrical as a love song and as uplifting as a dream. It is not only one of my new favorite books\, but possibly one of the most important odes to New York City’s artists and the fragility of life since Rent.” \n— Nicole Evelina USA Today bestselling author of The Guinevere’s Tale Trilogy and many other stories of strong women from history and today \n“By drawing us into the glitz and glam of New York City’s creative scene\, and by examining the gritty reality beneath the shine\, Phillips taps all the senses while reminding us that\, no matter what happens in life\, the show must go on—especially for those who dare to dream. Want a sensual but poignant romp behind the curtain? This book delivers.” \nJulie Cantrell\, USA Today and New York Times bestselling author of Perennials \n“A Season in Lights taps into the core of the soul of the New York City theatre community family – from the stage managers to the musicians and dancers\, to the actors whose every heartbeat is dedicated to the performance of their art. Having myself been involved in local theatre and experiencing this thrill\, not only upon the stage\, but in the hectic confines of the green room behind it\, and\, sadly\, witnessing the devastating impact of the Covid epidemic on theatre\, I bow to Phillips’ perfectly captured portrayal of it. Break a leg\, Gregory Phillips!” \nJoe Palmer\, author of A Mariner’s Tale \n“Music and dance thrum in this poignant story about aspiring artists struggling to survive as part of New York’s subway class. Two would-be lovers at opposite ends of their dreams of making it on the big stage share a memorable but fleeting season filled with passion\, love\, friends\, and family. Bursting with charm\, this beautiful tale is chock-full of powerful subjects: depression\, racism\, HIV in the ‘80s\, and the current Covid pandemic. It will touch your heart\, make you want to dance\, sing\, and cry all at the same time.” \nR. Scott Boyer\, award-winning author of Bobby Ether and the Jade Academy and Temple of Eternity \n“Gregory Erich Phillips’ A Season in Lights is a heartfelt and moving love letter to New York City and its artistic community.” \n—Geoffrey Owens\, actor and director \n“A unique\, well-crafted tale adds to the lore and lure of life as an artist braving the challenges of the Big Apple. The pursuit of the performing arts and romance are set against the looming specter of today’s COVID-19 pandemic and the 1980s AIDS crisis. The author offers profound insights into the unpleasant realities of chasing a dream and wraps with an exquisite\, soul-stirring conclusion.” \n—Lafayette Summers\, pianist\, composer and singer
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SUMMARY:Pulpwood Queens Bookclub: Nick by Michael Farris Smith
DESCRIPTION:Before The Great Gatsby’s famed Nick Carraway moved to West Egg and into Gatsby’s periphery\, he was at the center of a very different story-one taking place along the trenches and deep within the tunnels of World War I… \nCharged with enough alcohol\, heartbreak\, and profound yearning to paralyze even the heartiest of golden age scribes\, Nick reveals the man behind the narrator who has captivated readers for decades.\n \nJoin us for an entertaining book club discussion LIVE or online! This month\, Nick by Michael Farris Smith. We’ll meet live at Main Street Reads Thursday\, April 22nd at 6:30 p.m.\, or to join virtually:\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/86712511771?pwd=SkxNQTVWMlpxM1FaR0tSK3FlWjNXQT09\nMeeting ID: 867 1251 1771\nPasscode: 672922 \nCritically acclaimed novelist Michael Farris Smith pulls Nick Carraway out of the shadows and into the spotlight in this “masterful” look into his life before Gatsby – Richard Russo\, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of EMPIRE FALLS and CHANCES ARE… \nBefore Nick Carraway moved to West Egg and into Gatsby’s periphery\, he was at the center of a very different story-one taking place along the trenches and deep within the tunnels of World War I. \nFloundering in the wake of the destruction he witnessed firsthand\, Nick delays his return home\, hoping to escape the questions he cannot answer about the horrors of war. Instead\, he embarks on a transcontinental redemptive journey that takes him from a whirlwind Paris romance-doomed from the very beginning to the dizzying frenzy of New Orleans\, rife with its own flavor of debauchery and violence. \nAn epic portrait of a truly singular era and a sweeping\, romantic story of self-discovery\, this rich and imaginative novel breathes new life into a character that many know but few have pondered deeply. Charged with enough alcohol\, heartbreak\, and profound yearning to paralyze even the heartiest of golden age scribes\, Nick reveals the man behind the narrator who has captivated readers for decades.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/pulpwood-queens-bookclub-nick/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Club,Book Discussion
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SUMMARY:Independent Bookstore Day: Book Festival on Hutchinson Square!
DESCRIPTION:One day. Hundreds of bookstores.\nFifty states. Join the celebration!\nIndependent Bookstore Day is a one-day national party that takes place at indie bookstores across the country on the last Saturday in April.  Every store is unique and independent\, and every party is different. But in addition to authors\, contests\, and other fun stuff\, there are exclusive books and literary items that you can only get on that day. Not before. Not after. Nowhere else. \nAt Main Street Reads we’ll be celebrating on the square with author chats and readings\, live music\, treats and lots of giveaways and prizes! \n \nHere’s a look at participating authors! \n\nPeter Cotton: Fred the Snake series (including When Fred the Snake and Friends Explore Charleston)\nCyndie Degnan: His Strength Made Perfect\, Michael’s Story\nMark Epstein: THEY CALL ME PATHFINDER\, Education-Basketball-Equality\nPriscilla Garatti: An Ocean Away\, Missing God\, On a Clear Blue Day\nJohn Gibson: Soul Sprints\nLorna Hollifield: An Ocean at Night\, Tobacco Sun\nAlex Lettau: Yellow Death\nMatthew Loveland: The Artist: Faith\, Science and the Rest of Us\nChristina Sinisi: Christmas Confusion and Christmas on Okracoke\nBob Spearman: Then She Was Dead\, Shrimpin’ Gold\, Turf and Surf\nJulie Packett: Science Night: The Chronicles of Ms. Clarke’s Class\nKatie Sullivan Masalin: Rocks\, Paper\, Flowers\nJewel Sweeney: The Adventures of Bugaboo and Ladybug Series (including Up\, Up and Away)\nKathleen Varn: Ameera Unveiled and Gardenia Duty\nMarybeth Wishart: Parker the Purple Penguin\nKasen Wysong: Colors of the Mayhem\n\n 
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/independent-bookstore-day/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Discussion,Book Signing,Celebration,Reading
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