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SUMMARY:February Fab Fantasy Book Club: Witch King by Martha Wells
DESCRIPTION:Join us for February’s first book club of the month when the Fab Fantasy club gathers to discuss Martha Wells’ Witch King! As always\, the book is 10% off book club priced at Main Street Reads. All our clubs are free and open to all – we’ll supply the treats\, you bring the chatter! \n\n\n\nAbout the Book:  \n\n\n\nFrom the breakout SFF superstar author of Murderbot comes a remarkable story of power and friendship\, of trust and betrayal\, and of the families we choose. “I didn’t know you were a… demon.”“You idiot. I’m the demon.”Kai’s having a long day in Martha Wells’ WITCH KING….After being murdered\, his consciousness dormant and unaware of the passing of time while confined in an elaborate water trap\, Kai wakes to find a lesser mage attempting to harness Kai’s magic to his own advantage. That was never going to go well. But why was Kai imprisoned in the first place? What has changed in the world since his assassination? And why does the Rising World Coalition appear to be growing in influence?  \n\n\n\nKai will need to pull his allies close and draw on all his pain magic if he is to answer even the least of these questions. He’s not going to like the answers.  \n\n\n\nWITCH KING is Martha Wells’s first new fantasy in over a decade\, drawing together her signature ability to create characters we adore and identify with\, alongside breathtaking action and adventure\, and the wit and charm we’ve come to expect from one of the leading writers of her generation.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/february-fab-fantasy-book-club-witch-king-by-martha-wells/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Club,Book Discussion
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SUMMARY:Sweetheart Dessert Stroll in Historic Downtown Summerville!
DESCRIPTION:Enjoy a sweet snack while you shop and dine in historic downtown Summerville’s amazing small businesses!! Participating shops will have extended hours (til 8 pm) February 9th. \n\n\n\nRight – we don’t make desserts here — but we’ll have ’em anyway\, provided by (it’s a surprise) so stop on by for a free treat! \n\n\n\nWe’re not the only ones – there’ll be sweet treats all around town – stay tuned below…
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/sweetheart-dessert-stroll-in-historic-downtown-summerville/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Celebration
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ORGANIZER;CN="Main Street Reads":MAILTO:shari@writerswin.com
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SUMMARY:Spann Elementary School Spirit Week at Main Street Reads
DESCRIPTION:We’re super excited to host another school spirit week fundraiser for Spann Elementary School at Main Street Reads. Spann is located less than a mile from us on John McKissick Way\, and we love partnering with them to encourage reading and raise money for their literacy initiatives. \n\n\n\nHere’s how it works: Shop us ALL WEEK LONG February 12-16th and 10% of ALL BOOK SALES at the store will be gifted to Spann Elementary School! BE SURE TO MENTION you’re supporting Spann’s School Spirit week so we can let the school know how many students\, parents and fans they had come to visit.  \n\n\n\nAfter the week is up we’ll tell you how great you did and how much we all raised for Spann Elementary and then we’ll present them with the gift. And as always\, we ALSO give discounts to STUDENTS and TEACHERS – let us know if you need help finding the perfect read… \n\n\n\nWe’re so honored and proud to partner with local schools and organizations on reading initiatives\, and we thank you all for helping us make that possible. \n\n\n\nToday’s Readers = Tomorrow’s Leaders!
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/spann-reads-spirit-week-at-main-street-reads/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Celebration,School Spirit Week
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SUMMARY:February Thrill in the 'Ville: Anna O by Matthew Blake
DESCRIPTION:Our February thriller book club will be dishing on Anna O by Matthew Blake. As always\, the book is at the 10% off book club price in-store\, and we’ll have treats and libations to lubricate the conversations 🙂 \n\n\n\nThis book is already being touted as one of THE thrillers of the year – for anyone who enjoyed Alex Michelaides’ The Silent Patient\, we know you’ll love this one!  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoining the ranks of Gillian Flynn\, A. J. Finn\, and Alex Michaelides\, Matthew Blake delivers the thriller of the year: a dark\, twisty\, and shocking mystery about a young woman who commits a double murder while sleepwalking\, and then never opens her eyes again. \n\n\n\nWhat if your nightmares weren’t really nightmares at all? \n\n\n\nWe spend an average of 33 years of our lives asleep. But what really happens\, and what are we capable of\, when we sleep? \n\n\n\n\n“A riveting\, unsettling crime novel that will keep you turning pages well past your bedtime. Is Anna O a sleeping beauty or a sleeping killer? Matthew Blake’s tension-filled thriller is as elusive and mysterious as sleep itself.” \n—Nita Prose\, #1 New York Times author of The Maid and The Mystery Guest\n\n\n\nAnna Ogilvy was a budding twenty-five-year-old writer with a bright future. Then\, one night\, she stabbed two people to death with no apparent motive–and hasn’t woken up since. Dubbed “Sleeping Beauty” by the tabloids\, Anna’s condition is a rare psychosomatic disorder known to neurologists as “resignation syndrome.” \n\n\n\nDr. Benedict Prince is a forensic psychologist and an expert in the field of sleep-related homicides. His methods are the last hope of solving the infamous “Anna O'”case and waking Anna up so she can stand trial. But he must be careful treating such a high-profile suspect–he’s got career secrets and a complicated personal life of his own. \n\n\n\nAs Anna shows the first signs of stirring\, Benedict must determine what really happened and whether Anna should be held responsible for her crimes. \n\n\n\nOnly Anna knows the truth about that night\, but only Benedict knows how to discover it. And they’re both in danger from what they find out. \n\n\n\nMatthew Blake is a London-based author who has also worked as a screenwriter with the BBC\, ITV Studios\, and numerous other UK indies. \n\n\n\nCan’t make the live? Join in via Zoom: \n\n\n\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/83115591753?pwd=bGwyNlJITDZvNUcxdU9kckNDSE1Zdz09Meeting ID: 831 1559 1753Passcode: 29483
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/february-thrill-in-the-ville-anna-o-by-matthew-blake/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Club,Book Discussion
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SUMMARY:Third Thursday Book Signing: American Wild by Marissa Hale
DESCRIPTION:On Third Thursday\, we’ll be celebrating one of our own! A few years back\, Marissa Hale was workshopping this beautiful piece of historical fiction with us. Now American Wild has been birthed and is ready to meet the world! Based on true events\, this is the inspiring story of a French widow thrust alone into the New World after her husband’s murder… \n\n\n\nAmerica. L’Amérique. A foreign land threatens to take French-born Vittorie LeClerc’s love during a revolution and ultimately succeeds during questionable peace. She watches his last breath evaporate into nothing\, leaving her to survive with only her will\, a knife and a few gold buttons. \n\n\n\nWith the help of a mysterious man of the woods and other pioneers\, Vittorie navigates uncharted territory\, language barriers\, fractious warring nations\, suspicious settlers\, underground slave kings\, and a burgeoning new government. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBased on true events and historical figures during and after the Revolutionary War\, American Wild is the unforgettable story of a woman’s odyssey into significance\, a searchlight into heart\, mind\, history\, and spirit. \n\n\n\nMeet Marissa\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEnamored of the natural world and the human experience in it\, Marissa Hale has traveled to eleven countries on three continents and visited thirty-eight of the fifty United States. She learned French at a young age\, studied in Paris\, France at the American University there\, and graduated from Wheaton College with a degree in Communications. \n\n\n\nMarissa began researching the story of Frenchman’s Knob shortly after her own move to Hart County\, Kentucky in December 2007. Fresh off the road from touring with her sisters in her band and feeling for the first time like she was terrible at everything she tried to do in her new life\, she felt lost\, ill-equipped\, and alone. The band had broken up\, her dyed-red hair seemed misplaced among her sweet Amish neighbors\, and she was practically the only woman within a 50-mile radius who wasn’t married with children or a fabulous cook. \n\n\n\nWhen a neighbor delivered Florence Edwards Gardiner’s little green book of her father’s (Cyrus Edwards) stories about the landscape and its people and casually said\, “I’ve always thought someone should make a movie out of the second story\, the one about Frenchman’s Knob…” Marissa was hooked. Because of her previous experience in France and knowledge of the language\, the highest peak in Kentucky being named “Frenchman’s Knob” and the accompanying story captured her attention. \n\n\n\nMarissa knew storytelling. She could research. And she did. \n\n\n\nBefore becoming a historical fiction author with American Wild\, Marissa wrote songs and screenplays\, performed for crowds of thousands\, and taught elementary school art. In addition to writing\, she now owns a general contracting company and makes her home in South Carolina with her husband\, children\, and grandchildren.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/third-thursday-book-signing-american-wild-by-marissa-hale/
CATEGORIES:Book Signing,Celebration,Third Thursday
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SUMMARY:February Living Large Book Club: Blackouts by Justin Torres
DESCRIPTION:For all you fans of the incomparable Justin Torres and his debut hit\, We the Animals\, he’s back with Blackouts\, which we chose even before we knew it had won the National Book Award! We’re excited to discuss this one – hope you are\, too. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAs always\, the book is available at our 10% off book club discount. We’ll bring the eats and drink – y’all bring your insights – this is going to be quite a discussion! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWinner of the National Book Award for Fiction A Best Book of the Year: The New York Times Book Review\, NPR\, The Washington Post\, Time\, BookPage\, The New York Public Library\, Powell’s A Must-Read: The New York Times\, Time\, Los Angeles Times\, Chicago Tribune\, The Guardian\, Boston Herald\, Literary Hub\, The Rumpus\, The Bay Area Reporter\, Datebook\, Electric Literature\, The Stacks\, Them\, Publishers Weekly \n\n\n\n\n“Sweeping\, ingenious . . . A kiss to build a dream on.”  \n–Maureen Corrigan\, NPR’s Fresh Air\n\n\n\nFrom the bestselling author of We the Animals\, Blackouts mines lost histories–personal and collective. Out in the desert in a place called the Palace\, a young man tends to a dying soul\, someone he once knew briefly but who has haunted the edges of his life: Juan Gay. Playful raconteur\, child lost and found and lost\, guardian of the institutionalized\, Juan has a project to pass along\, one built around a true artifact of a book–Sex Variants: A Study of Homosexual Patterns–and its devastating history.  \n\n\n\nThis book contains accounts collected in the early twentieth century from queer subjects by a queer researcher\, Jan Gay\, whose groundbreaking work was then co-opted by a committee\, her name buried. The voices of these subjects have been filtered\, muted\, but it is possible to hear them from within and beyond the text\, which\, in Juan’s tattered volumes\, has been redacted with black marker on nearly every page.  \n\n\n\nAs Juan waits for his end\, he and the narrator recount for each other moments of joy and oblivion; they resurrect loves\, lives\, mothers\, fathers\, minor heroes. In telling their own stories and the story of the book\, they resist the ravages of memory and time. The past is with us\, beside us\, ahead of us; what are we to create from its gaps and erasures?  \n\n\n\nA book about storytelling–its legacies\, dangers\, delights\, and potential for change–and a bold exploration of form\, art\, and love\, Justin Torres’s Blackouts uses fiction to see through the inventions of history and narrative.  \n\n\n\nA marvel of creative imagination\, it draws on testimony\, photographs\, illustrations\, and a range of influences as it insists that we look long and steadily at what we have inherited and what we have made–a world full of ghostly shadows and flashing moments of truth.  \n\n\n\nA reclamation of ransacked history\, a celebration of defiance\, and a transformative encounter\, Blackouts mines the stories that have been kept from us and brings them into the light.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/february-living-large-book-club-blackouts-by-justin-torres/
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