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SUMMARY:Book Signing with Nicole Seitz: The Remnant!
DESCRIPTION:We’re thrilled to have acclaimed lowcountry author Nicole Seitz return to Main Street Reads for the debut of her new novel\, the third book in the House of Heaventree series. Come get Nicole’s books personalized by the author – all three will be available for signing! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIt’s time to bring the remnant home. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhen an earthquake endangers believers in hiding\, it’s time for new assignments. Cornelius and Josh must partner to find their friends on the outside\, but when they discover a pocket of refugees underground will it lead to recovery of the remnant or expose them to even more danger? \n\n\n\nBack at Heaventree\, Flare unearths new questions about the Book of the Martyrs\, while Joe and Nattie work on a top secret project. In The Remnant\, the students of Heaventree are begining to piece together just how close they are to Christ’s imminent return. This third book in the House of Heaventree series explores themes of family\, prophecy and collaboration\, shedding needed light on the future and on our world today. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNICOLE SEITZ is the acclaimed author of 12 books\, an editor\, educator and illustrator/artist. She paints the covers of her novels and teaches visual arts and creative writing at a Christian K-12 school. A graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s School of Journalism\, Seitz also has a degree in Illustration from Savannah College of Art & Design. Visit heaventreebooks.com or nicoleseitz.com for more.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/book-signing-with-nicole-seitz/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
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SUMMARY:Fab Fantasy Bookclub: The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo
DESCRIPTION:This is likely to be our biggest fab fantasy gathering to date – we look so forward to you joining the chat! As always\, our book clubs are free and open to all: you bring the thoughts\, we’ll bring the treats (and wine\, always wine). \n\n\n\nThis month’s pick – The Familiar by the fabulous Leigh Bardugo! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSee you on Main Street! \n\n\n\nFrom the #1 New York Times bestselling author Leigh Bardugo comes a spellbinding novel set in the Spanish Golden Age. A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF 2024 by The Washington Post\, NPR\, Goodreads\, LitHub\, The Nerd Daily\, Paste Magazine\, Today.com\, and more!  \n\n\n\n“A must-read for those who are seeking a little magic in their lives.” –Deborah Harkness\, #1 bestselling author of A Discovery of Witches  \n\n\n\nIn a shabby house\, on a shabby street\, in the new capital of Madrid\, Luzia Cotado uses scraps of magic to get through her days of endless toil as a scullion. But when her scheming mistress discovers the lump of a servant cowering in the kitchen is actually hiding a talent for little miracles\, she demands Luzia use those gifts to improve the family’s social position.  \n\n\n\nWhat begins as simple amusement for the nobility takes a perilous turn when Luzia garners the notice of Antonio Pérez\, the disgraced secretary to Spain’s king. Still reeling from the defeat of his armada\, the king is desperate for any advantage in the war against England’s heretic queen–and Pérez will stop at nothing to regain the king’s favor. Determined to seize this one chance to better her fortunes\, Luzia plunges into a world of seers and alchemists\, holy men and hucksters\, where the lines between magic\, science\, and fraud are never certain.  \n\n\n\nBut as her notoriety grows\, so does the danger that her Jewish blood will doom her to the Inquisition’s wrath. She will have to use every bit of her wit and will to survive–even if that means enlisting the help of Guillén Santángel\, an embittered immortal familiar whose own secrets could prove deadly for them both.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/fab-fantasy-bookclub-the-familiar-by-leigh-bardugo/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Club,Book Discussion
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SUMMARY:Thrill in the Ville June: The Institution by Helen Fields
DESCRIPTION:Ooh\, this one will be a seriously thrilling discussion. The Institution by Helen Fields As always\, our book club selections are 10% off. You bring the conversation\, we’ll supply the treats (and wine\, of course). \n\n\n\nThey’re locked up for your safety. Now\, you’re locked in with them. \n\n\n\nDr Connie Woolwine has five days to catch a killer. On a locked ward in the world’s highest-security prison hospital\, a scream shatters the night. The next morning\, a nurse’s body is found and her daughter has been taken. A ransom must be paid\, and the clock is ticking. \n\n\n\nForensic profiler Dr Connie Woolwine is renowned for her ability to get inside the mind of a murderer. Now\, she must go deep undercover among the most deranged and dangerous men on earth and use her unique skills to find the baby – before it’s too late. But as the walls close in around her\, can Connie get the killer before The Institution gets her? \n\n\n\n\n“The Institution is filled with many twists and turns…and will be popular with [readers] of twisted and dark psychological thrillers.”  \nBooklist
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/thrill-in-the-ville-june-the-institution-by-helen-fields/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Club,Book Discussion
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SUMMARY:Young Reader Book Club JUNE
DESCRIPTION:You asked – we answered: we’ve started an all-new young reader book club! As with all our clubs\, book club selections are always 10% off the list price: \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOn Monday\, June 17th\, we’ll discuss the second book in the Islander series\, The Islanders: Search for Treasure. The target age range for this book is 8-11. \n\n\n\nAnd on July 15th\, we’ll talk about the third all-new book in the series\, coming out June 18th\, The Islanders: Shipwrecked. We’ll be having a BIG book signing in partnership with the Timrod Library on the square for this on Saturday\, June 22nd. \n\n\n\nInfo about the book is below – ALL are welcome and admission is free. We’ll provide the treats! If you want to reserve a spot in advance\, email us at mainstreetreads@gmail.com and we’ll put your name on the list. (Reserving in advance helps us know how much food to order in). You can visit our Upcoming Events page for more on the next club selections! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nModerating the book club will be Miss Abby! Local teacher Abby Schmid is an Oklahoma native who moved to Summerville in 2021.  \n\n\n\nAbby grew up loving to read and that same love of stories has followed her through all phases of life. She is currently an Elementary teacher in Dorchester District 2. \n\n\n\nWe all look forward to seeing you on Main Street! \n\n\n\nThe sequel to New York Times bestselling author Mary Alice Monroe’s The Islanders\, an “exciting\, tender\, and absolutely wonderful” (Kirkus Reviews\, starred review) story of friendship\, loss\, and the healing power of nature.  \n\n\n\nJake Potter is back on Dewees Island for another summer with his beloved grandmother\, Honey. This time\, Jake is excited that his dad will be there as he continues to recover from his injuries sustained in Afghanistan.  \n\n\n\nBut Jake also knows they both need get used to a new normal\, which isn’t easy. Jake also discovers that his two best friends\, Macon and Lovie\, are struggling as well. Macon is adjusting to being a big brother\, while Lovie is navigating a new relationship with her dad\, who has long been absent in her life.  \n\n\n\nTo cheer everyone up\, Jake decides that the trio needs a new mission\, just like they had the previous summer in saving the turtles. He discovers that his dad loved spending time in an old tree fort on the island\, and there is a special treasure box hidden somewhere nearby. Jake just knows if he can find it\, maybe his dad will be happy again–and he knows Macon and Lovie are the perfect fellow treasure hunters!  \n\n\n\nTheir search leads them to discover there might be actual buried treasure somewhere on Dewees\, all while they battle some unwelcome guests on the island\, of both the two- and four-legged kind! On the three friends’ biggest quest yet\, they realize that the treasures they really want in life were with them all along.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/young-reader-book-club-june/
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SUMMARY:Third Thursday Signing: Mindy Friddle with Her Best Self
DESCRIPTION:We’re excited to announce that author Mindy Friddle will be joining us on Third Thursday in June with the launch of her new southern fiction work\, Her Best Self. Get ready for a fun night\, filled with treats and meeting this award-winning author live at Main Street Reads! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHer Best Self: Janelle Wolf longs to be the woman she once was—an adored wife\, a loving mother\, a career woman\, a force in her community—before a mysterious car accident stole her memories\, ruined her reputation\, and upended her life. \n\n\n\nThese days\, her troubled family needs that capable woman from the past\, the one she calls “Janelle Before.” Enter Lana\, an alluring and magnetic psychic healer who meets secretly with Janelle. Lana coaxes Janelle to remember the circumstances of her accident in order to recover Janelle’s “best self.” Instead\, Janelle uncovers the ugly truth behind that night. The revelations unravel Janelle’s marriage\, disrupt her family\, and turn her small southern town upside down. Written with wry humor\, this diabolically entertaining tale of deception\, temptation\, and love is filled with dark twists\, exploring what happens when the transgressions of the past come back with a vengeance. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMindy Friddle is the author of the novel Her Best Self as well as Secret Keepers (winner of the Willie Morris Award for Southern Fiction). The Garden Angel\, her first novel and SIBA bestseller\, was selected for Barnes & Noble’s Discover Great New Writers. The South Carolina Arts Commission awarded Friddle a prose fellowship\, and she has twice won the state’s Fiction Prize. Her stories and essays have appeared in numerous journals. She holds an MFA from Warren Wilson and lives on Edisto Island\, South Carolina.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/third-thursday-signing-mindy-friddle-with-her-best-self/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Signing,Celebration
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SUMMARY:Shipwrecked: Signing on the Square!
DESCRIPTION:PRE-ORDER NOW FOR SIGNED PICKUP AT THE STORE AND SAVE!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWe’re thrilled to collaborate with the Timrod Library once again for the exciting launch of the third book in the Islanders trilogy by NYT bestselling authors Angela May and Mary Alice Monroe! \n\n\n\nThe signing will take place Saturday\, June 22 at 10 a.m. on Hutchinson Square\, right across from Main Street Reads\, with a portion of proceeds benefitting our local Timrod Literary and Library Association! \n\n\n\nAuthor Angela May will be on hand to talk about the book and answer reader questions\, and we’ll have books pre-signed by both authors (Miss Angela will be happy to personalize any for you as well!).  \n\n\n\nAngela May\n\n\n\nAngela is the founder of May Media and PR and a former award-winning television news journalist who helps promote great books and share important community stories as a media specialist. She has been working with famed author Mary Alice Monroe for more than a decade. The Islanders series is their first collaborative writing venture! Angela’s husband is a middle school assistant principal. They have two children and live in Mount Pleasant\, South Carolina. Connect with her at AngelaMayBooks.com. \n\n\n\nIntroducing…Shipwrecked!\n\n\n\nJake\, Macon\, and Lovie fight to survive at sea in this third high-stakes adventure in the middle grade\, New York Times bestselling The Islanders series by Angela May and Mary Alice Monroe! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJake Potter’s biggest dream finally comes true: he gets his very own boat! And it’s just in time for another summer of fun on Dewees Island with his best friends\, Macon and Lovie. \n\n\n\nBut on their very first fishing trip\, the engine dies\, and the three friends find themselves adrift at sea. When a storm carries them to a small\, uninhabited island far from Dewees\, the kids must use every ounce of their strength\, courage\, and knowledge to survive as they wait for rescue. \n\n\n\nWill their friendship survive the ultimate test? \n\n\n\nFeatured in Book Club!\n\n\n\nOn Monday\, July 15th\, we’ll discuss Shipwrecked in our Young Readers Book Club. ALL are welcome and admission is free. We’ll provide the treats! If you want to reserve a spot in advance\, email us at mainstreetreads@gmail.com and we’ll put your name on the list. (Reserving in advance helps us know how much food to order in). You can visit our Upcoming Events page for more on the next club selections!
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/shipwrecked-signing-on-the-square/
CATEGORIES:Book Discussion,Book Signing,Celebration
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SUMMARY:June Bestsellers Discussion: The Titanic Survivors Book Club!
DESCRIPTION:Nothing like a book club theme for a book club night… This month we’re dishing about The Titanic Survivors Book Club by Timothy Schaffert. As always\, our book club selections are 10% off. You bring the conversation\, we’ll supply the treats (and wine\, of course). \n\n\n\nFrom the author of The Perfume Thief\, a remarkable tale about the life-changing power of books and second chances\, following the Titanic librarian who opens a bookshop in Paris where he meets a secret society of survivors.  \n\n\n\nFor weeks after the sinking of the Titanic\, Yorick spots his own name among the list of those lost at sea. As an apprentice librarian for the White Star Line\, his job was to curate the ship’s second-class library. But the day the Titanic set sail he was left stranded at the dock. After the ship’s sinking\, Yorick takes this twist of fate as a sign to follow his lifelong dream of owning a bookshop in Paris.  \n\n\n\nSoon after\, he receives an invitation to a secret society of survivors where he encounters other ticket holders who didn’t board the ship. Haunted by their good fortune\, they decide to form a book society\, where they can grapple with their own anxieties through heated discussions of The Awakening or The Picture of Dorian Gray. \n\n\n\nOf this ragtag group\, Yorick finds himself particularly drawn to the glamorous Zinnia and the mysterious Haze\, and a tangled triangle of love and friendship forms among them.  \n\n\n\nYet with the Great War on the horizon and the unexpected death of one of their own\, the surviving book club members are left wondering what fate might have in store. Elegant and elegiac\, The Titanic Survivors Book Club is a dazzling ode to love\, chance\, and the transformative power of books to bring people together.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/june-bestsellers-discussion-the-titanic-survivors-book-club/
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