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SUMMARY:Thrill in the 'Ville: February Thriller Book Club - All the Dangerous Things
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Valentine’s Day for some cheer\, treats and discussion of Stacy Willingham’s new hit\, All The Dangerous Things – we’re super excited to chat about the book (and meet with Stacy and Grady Hendrix on February 25th too!) \nWe’ll see you on Main Street… \nFollowing up her instant New York Times bestseller\, A Flicker in the Dark\, Stacy Willingham delivers a totally gripping thriller about a desperate mother with a troubled past in All the Dangerous Things. \nOne year ago\, Isabelle Drake’s life changed forever: her toddler son\, Mason\, was taken out of his crib in the middle of the night while she and her husband were asleep in the next room. With little evidence and few leads for the police to chase\, the case quickly went cold. However\, Isabelle cannot rest until Mason is returned to her–literally. \nExcept for the occasional catnap or small blackout where she loses track of time\, she hasn’t slept in a year. \nIsabelle’s entire existence now revolves around finding him\, but she knows she can’t go on this way forever. In hopes of jarring loose a new witness or buried clue\, she agrees to be interviewed by a true-crime podcaster–but his interest in Isabelle’s past makes her nervous. His incessant questioning paired with her severe insomnia has brought up uncomfortable memories from her own childhood\, making Isabelle start to doubt her recollection of the night of Mason’s disappearance\, as well as second-guess who she can trust… including herself. But she is determined to figure out the truth no matter where it leads.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/thrill-in-the-ville-february-thriller-book-club-all-the-dangerous-things/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Club,Book Discussion,Celebration
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SUMMARY:Keep It Sweet -February Third Thursday!
DESCRIPTION:Love is in the air all month long… we’ll have our “kissing booth” up so come get a selfie and a Hershey’s kiss while you enjoy all our amazing downtown has to offer each Third Thursday! Watch for specials and sweet treats all week long\, including on romance titles…
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/keep-it-sweet-february-third-thursday/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Celebration,Third Thursday
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SUMMARY:Living Large Book Club: February's Pick - The Good Left Undone by Adriana Trigiani
DESCRIPTION:This was a sell-out phenom at the recent Pulpwood Queens international book club conference in Florida and our readers are raving\, so we’re super excited to chat about Adriana’s amazing work! As always\, the book is 10% off for book club pricing and we’ll have wine and treats the night of our chat… see you there! \nAN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER  \n“[An] immersive saga. . . . A celebration of family and a paean to the power of storytelling.”—People\, “Book of the Week” \n“Trigiani conveys the beauty of Italy\, the hardships of war\, the taste of family recipes\, and the enduring love of family.”—Library Journal (starred)  \n“The beauty of any book by Adriana Trigiani is her ability to interweave life and fiction. . . . Don’t miss your chance to take this unforgettable journey with the Cabrelli women!” –Lisa Wingate\, Book of the Month \nFrom “a master of visual and palpable detail” (The Washington Post)\, comes a lush\, immersive novel about three generations of Tuscan artisans with one remarkable secret. Epic in scope and resplendent with the glorious themes of identity and belonging\, The Good Left Undone unfolds in breathtaking turns. \nMatelda\, the Cabrelli family’s matriarch\, has always been brusque and opinionated. Now\, as she faces the end of her life\, she is determined to share a long-held secret with her family about her own mother’s great love story: with her childhood friend\, Silvio\, and with dashing Scottish sea captain John Lawrie McVicars\, the father Matelda never knew. . \nIn the halcyon past\, Domenica Cabrelli thrives in the coastal town of Viareggio until her beloved home becomes unsafe when Italy teeters on the brink of World War II. Her journey takes her from the rocky shores of Marseille to the mystical beauty of Scotland to the dangers of wartime Liverpool–where Italian Scots are imprisoned without cause–as Domenica experiences love\, loss\, and grief while she longs for home. A hundred years later\, her daughter\, Matelda\, and her granddaughter\, Anina\, face the same big questions about life and their family’s legacy\, while Matelda contemplates what is worth fighting for. But Matelda is running out of time\, and the two timelines intersect and weave together in unexpected and heartbreaking ways that lead the family to shocking revelations and\, ultimately\, redemption.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/living-large-book-club-februarys-pick-the-good-left-undone-by-adriana-trigiani/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Club,Book Discussion
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SUMMARY:Thrills & Chills with Grady Hendrix and Stacy Willingham: LIVE Theater Event!
DESCRIPTION:Team Thrill or Team Chill?\nTickets are now on sale for February’s Thrills & Chills! When you register\, don’t forget to pick Team Thrill or Team Chill (you’ll see why on the day of the event). \nREGISTER HERE!\nThis incredible author mashup at the James F. Dean theatre happens February 25th\, 2023 and will feature two of our favorite authors\, Stacy Willingham of A Flicker in the Dark fame and Grady Hendrix of The Southern Bookclub’s Guide to Slaying Vampires and The Final Girl Support Group\, all of which have been book club picks (and have movie/TV deals!) \nBoth authors have new books releasing in January – your ticket includes one each of BOTH books that you can pick up when they release in January\, and have ’em to get personally signed when the authors join us for a rollicking afternoon of fun\, food and fabulous conversation. The event will benefit both the Flowertown Players and the Timrod Library again\, as we all do our part to support the art of storytelling in our incredible community! \nREGISTER HERE!\nMeet the Books\nNew York Times bestselling author Grady Hendrix takes on the haunted house in a thrilling new novel that explores the way your past–and your family–can haunt you like nothing else. \nWhen Louise finds out her parents have died\, she dreads going home. She doesn’t want to leave her daughter with her ex and fly to Charleston. She doesn’t want to deal with her family home\, stuffed to the rafters with the remnants of her father’s academic career and her mother’s lifelong obsession with puppets and dolls. She doesn’t want to learn how to live without the two people who knew and loved her best in the world. \nMost of all\, she doesn’t want to deal with her brother\, Mark\, who never left their hometown\, gets fired from one job after another\, and resents her success. Unfortunately\, she’ll need his help to get the house ready for sale because it’ll take more than some new paint on the walls and clearing out a lifetime of memories to get this place on the market. \nBut some houses don’t want to be sold\, and their home has other plans for both of them… \nLike his novels The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires and The Final Girl Support Group\, How to Sell a Haunted House is classic Hendrix: equal parts heartfelt and terrifying–a gripping new read from “the horror master” (USA Today). \nREGISTER HERE!\nFollowing up her instant New York Times bestseller\, A Flicker in the Dark\, Stacy Willingham delivers a totally gripping thriller about a desperate mother with a troubled past in All the Dangerous Things. \nOne year ago\, Isabelle Drake’s life changed forever: her toddler son\, Mason\, was taken out of his crib in the middle of the night while she and her husband were asleep in the next room. With little evidence and few leads for the police to chase\, the case quickly went cold. However\, Isabelle cannot rest until Mason is returned to her–literally. \nExcept for the occasional catnap or small blackout where she loses track of time\, she hasn’t slept in a year. \nIsabelle’s entire existence now revolves around finding him\, but she knows she can’t go on this way forever. In hopes of jarring loose a new witness or buried clue\, she agrees to be interviewed by a true-crime podcaster–but his interest in Isabelle’s past makes her nervous. His incessant questioning paired with her severe insomnia has brought up uncomfortable memories from her own childhood\, making Isabelle start to doubt her recollection of the night of Mason’s disappearance\, as well as second-guess who she can trust… including herself. But she is determined to figure out the truth no matter where it leads. \nMeet the Authors!\nGrady Hendrix is an award-winning novelist and screenwriter living in New York City. He is the author of Horrorstör\, My Best Friend’s Exorcism (which is being adapted into a feature film by Amazon Studios)\, We Sold Our Souls\, and the New York Times bestseller The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires (currently being adapted into a TV series). Grady also authored the Bram Stoker Award-winning nonfiction book Paperbacks from Hell\, a history of the horror paperback boom of the seventies and eighties\, and his latest non-fiction book is These Fists Break Bricks How Kung Fu Movies Swept America and Changed the World. \nStacy Willingham is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of A Flicker in the Dark. Before turning to fiction\, she was a copywriter and brand strategist for various marketing agencies and earned her BA in magazine journalism from the University of Georgia and MFA in writing from the Savannah College of Art and Design. Her work has been translated in over 30 countries. She currently lives in Charleston\, South Carolina\, with her husband\, Britt\, and Labradoodle\, Mako. \nThis event takes place at the James F. Dean (Flowertown Players) Theatre up the street from Main Street Reads. The doors will open at 1:30 p.m. with the performance (talk) beginning at 2 p.m. \nFollowing the event at 4 p.m. readers can get their books personally signed by Stacy and Grady at Main Street Reads where we’ll host a private reception with wine and treats. Their other titles will be on sale as well. \nWe look so forward to you sharing this special afternoon with us! Hint: BOTH books will be upcoming book club picks as well!
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/thrills-chills-with-grady-hendrix-and-stacy-willingham-live-theater-event/
LOCATION:James Dean Theatre\, 133 S Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
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SUMMARY:Timrod Author Series: James M. Scott's Black Snow
DESCRIPTION:We’ll be on hand with the books for the Timrod Library’s annual author series\, beginning with this amazing book from author James M. Scott\, Black Snow. \nThe 24th Annual Timrod Author Series includes two big events featuring local authors. Pulitzer finalist James M. Scott\, author of Black Snow will be the speaker on Feb. 26. Travel writers and authors of multiple books\, Lynn and Cele Seldon will be the speakers on March 5. Lynn will discuss his newest book\, Carolina’s Ring\, and he and Cele will talk about their travel writing experiences. \nEach event begins at 2 p.m. at the fellowship hall of Bethany United Methodist Church\, followed by an elegant reception at the Timrod Library that will include book sales and signing. \nHistorian and author James M. Scott was named a finalist for the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Target Tokyo. He is the author of several deeply researched and compelling books\, which have earned starred reviews in Kirkus\, Publisher’s Weekly\, and Library Journal. His latest book\, Black Snow\, is about the bombing of Tokyo during World War II. Drawing on first-person interviews with American servicemen and Japanese survivors\, archives\, and oral histories not previously published in English\, Scott delivers a harrowing account in his most important work to date. James and his family live in Mount Pleasant. \nLynn and Cele Seldon have spent more than thirty years as travel writers\, bringing their passion for travel to life through words and pictures. They are coauthors of multiple travel books\, including 100 Things to Do in Charleston Before You Die and have also written hundreds of travel articles for regional and national publications. \nLynn’s latest novel\, Carolina’s Ring\, is a modern coming-of-age story about three childhood friends. The narrative follows the trio from the foothills of South Carolina to the campuses of the Virginia Military Institute and The Citadel\, then to the Global War on Terrorism and beyond. The Seldons live in Beaufort. \nTickets are $20 for one event and $30 for both events for members. ($25 and $40 for non-members.) Choose from the options below. \nAlso if you prefer\, you may also purchase tickets using cash\, check\, or card in person at the Library\, 217 Central Avenue in Summerville\, or by phone at 843-871-4600 using a credit card.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/timrod-author-series-james-m-scotts-black-snow/
LOCATION:Timrod Library\, 217 Central Avenue\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Discussion,Book Signing,Celebration
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