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SUMMARY:November Fab Fantasy Book Club: A Song to Drown Rivers
DESCRIPTION:Come join the discussion – wine and apps are free and as always our clubs are free and open to all\, PLUS the book club picks are offered at the 10% off book club discount. \n\n\n\nSeems these fantastic sprayed edges are continually offering up something new and fun for eager readers. This one features gold foiled cover\, gorgeous sprayed edges with stenciled artwork\, as well as exclusive metallic ink patterned endpapers and unique foiled front and back case stamps. It’s only available on a limited first print run\, so if you do want one in your library\, now’s the time; they won’t last long. \n\n\n\nScreenshot\n\n\n\nThe story is equally compelling. Inspired by the legend of Xishi\, one of the famous Four Beauties of Ancient China\, this epic novel is steeped in myth. \n\n\n\nYoung Xishi’s beauty is seen as a blessing to the villagers of Yue. When Xishi draws the attention of the famous young military advisor\, Fanli\, she’s presented with a rare opportunity: to use her beauty as a weapon. One that could topple the rival neighboring kingdom of Wu\, improve the lives of her people\, and avenge her sister’s murder. To accomplish all this\, she must infiltrate the enemy palace as a spy\, seduce their immoral king\, and weaken the court from within. \n\n\n\nTrained by Fanli in everything from classical instruments to concealing emotion\, Xishi hones her beauty into the perfect weapon. Once inside the enemy palace\, Xishi finds herself under the hungry gaze of the king’s advisors. The king is affectionate\, but despite his gentleness\, a brutality lurks. Xishi knows she can never let her guard down. And if she is unmasked as a traitor\, she will bring both kingdoms down. Plenty of fodder about gender roles\, love and war to make for some interesting book club discussion.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/november-fab-fantasy-book-club-a-song-to-drown-rivers/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Club,Book Discussion
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SUMMARY:Please Nominate Your Favorite Booksellers!
DESCRIPTION:Book lovers\, James Patterson is back to celebrate indie bookstores with his amazing Holiday Bookstore Bonus Program! This year\, he’s pledging $500 to 600 lucky booksellers from ABA member stores—and we’d love for you to help nominate your favorite booksellers at Main Street Reads for a chance to be honored! \n\n\n\nIf you’ve ever enjoyed a great book recommendation\, a heartwarming chat\, or just some extra magic in your day from our team\, now’s the perfect time to show some love! You can nominate any of our wonderful booksellers (listed alphabetically): \n\n\n\n🌟 Kelley Dykes🌟 Kristy Fowler🌟 Shari Stauch🌟 Emma Wood \n\n\n\nIt only takes a quick nomination form with one easy question: “In 250 words or less\, why does this bookseller deserve a holiday bonus?” \n\n\n\n⏰ The deadline is November 8\, 2024\, so don’t miss the chance to support our crew! Thank you\, as always\, for keeping Main Street Reads a thriving community spot and for cheering us on. We’re so grateful for you!
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/please-nominate-your-favorite-booksellers/
CATEGORIES:Celebration
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SUMMARY:November Thrill in the 'Ville Book Club: All the Colors of the Dark
DESCRIPTION:Screenshot\n\n\n\nCome join the Thrill in the ‘Ville thriller book club discussion – wine and apps are free\, and as always our clubs are free and open to all\, PLUS the book club picks are offered at the 10% off book club discount. \n\n\n\nThis month\, we’ll be chatting about All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker:  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER – From the author of We Begin at the End comes a soaring thriller and an epic love story that “hits like a sledgehammer . . . an absolutely must-read novel” (Gillian Flynn\, author of Gone Girl).Read with Jenna Book Club Pick as Featured on TodayThe Boston Globe‘s #1 Thriller/Mystery of 2024 So FarOne of The Washington Post‘s Best Books of Summer”Kept me frantically turning the pages and somehow made me cry at the end . . . Brava!”–Kristin Hannah\, author of The Women“Melds tense suspense with a powerful exploration of devotion\, obsession\, and love.”–People (Best New Books)1975 is a time of change in America. The Vietnam War is ending. Muhammad Ali is fighting Joe Frazier. And in the small town of Monta Clare\, Missouri\, girls are disappearing.  \n\n\n\nWhen the daughter of a wealthy family is targeted\, the most unlikely hero emerges–Patch\, a local boy\, who saves the girl\, and\, in doing so\, leaves heartache in his wake. Patch and those who love him soon discover that the line between triumph and tragedy has never been finer. And that their search for answers will lead them to truths that could mean losing one another.  \n\n\n\nA missing person mystery\, a serial killer thriller\, a love story\, a unique twist on each\, Chris Whitaker has written a novel about what lurks in the shadows of obsession and the blinding light of hope.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/november-thrill-in-the-ville-book-club-all-the-colors-of-the-dark/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Club,Book Discussion
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SUMMARY:November Adventures in Reading Kids Book Club: When We Flew Away
DESCRIPTION:Our book clubs are free and open to all AND the book is 10% off book club pricing. Come on out and join your fellow readers for the monthly pizza party and chat about the book! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis month’s pick: When We Flew Away: A Novel of Anne Frank Before the Diary by Alice Hoffman (of Practical Magic fame). \n\n\n\nBestselling author Alice Hoffman delivers a stunning novel about one of contemporary history’s most acclaimed figures\, exploring the little-known details of Anne Frank’s life before she went into hiding. \n\n\n\nAnne Frank’s The Diary of a Young Girl has captivated and inspired readers for decades. Published posthumously by her bereaved father\, Anne’s journal\, written while she and her family were in hiding during World War II\, has become one of the central texts of the Jewish experience during the Holocaust\, as well as a work of literary genius. \n\n\n\nWith the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands\, the Frank family’s life is turned inside out\, blow by blow\, restriction by restriction. Prejudice\, loss\, and terror run rampant\, and Anne is forced to bear witness as ordinary people become monsters\, and children and families are caught up in the inescapable tide of violence. \n\n\n\nIn the midst of impossible danger\, Anne\, audacious and creative and fearless\, discovers who she truly is. With a wisdom far beyond her years\, she will become a writer who will go on to change the world as we know it. \n\n\n\nCritically acclaimed author Alice Hoffman weaves a lyrical and heart-wrenching story of the way the world closes in on the Frank family from the moment the Nazis invade the Netherlands until they are forced into hiding\, bringing Anne to bold\, vivid life. \n\n\n\nBased on extensive research and published in cooperation with the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam\, When We Flew Away is an extraordinary and moving tour de force. \n\n\n\nPerfect for Alice Hoffman fans and readers of every age. \n\n\n\n“Adding new poignance to a story whose ending we already knew\, Alice Hoffman has deftly recreated the child Anne Frank with all her wit\, mischief\, and uncertainties. This fictionalized account of the increasingly desperate years that preceded the famous diary breaks readers’ hearts one more time. But it reminds us of how important it is to remember and honor all that was lost.” — Lois Lowry\, Newbery Award-winning author of Number the Stars \n\n\n\n“We can highly recommend Alice Hoffman’s novel of Anne Frank’s life\, set in the dramatic and terrible circumstances of those first war years. We hope it will persuade young readers that contributing to a better world is both necessary and possible.” –Ronald Leopold\, Executive Director\, Anne Frank House
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/november-adventures-in-reading-kids-book-club/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Club,Book Discussion
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SUMMARY:November Kiss & Tell Romance Book Club: Lightning in Her Hands
DESCRIPTION:Our book clubs are free and open to all – we supply the treats\, you bring the scintillating conversation! As always\, all book club selections are 10% off book club pricing. Come join our newest club\, “Kiss & Tell!” \n\n\n\nThis month’s pick: Lightning in Her Hands by Raquel Vasquez Gilliland \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGifted–or cursed–with the power to influence the weather\, one woman must embrace her wild heart in the next electric romance from the author of Witch of Wild Things.  \n\n\n\nTeal Flores is desperate for two things–control over her gift of weather\, and a date to her ex’s wedding. The first isn’t possible until she finds her long-lost mother\, but the second has a very handsome last-ditch solution: Carter Velasquez.  \n\n\n\nCarter needs Teal too. His chance at receiving an inheritance is dependent on him being married by age thirty (blame his traditional Cuban grandmother)\, so who better to pose as his wife than Teal? But fake marriage and cohabitation prove tricky when mutual attraction charges the atmosphere–quite literally for Teal\, whose volatile emotions cause lightning strikes.  \n\n\n\nTogether\, Teal and Carter embark on a quest to find her mother and the answers she’s searching for. But along the way\, they’ll discover something even better: a love that can weather any storm.
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/november-kiss-tell-romance-book-club-lightning-in-her-hands/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Club,Book Discussion
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SUMMARY:November Third Thursday: Coca-Cola Caravan!
DESCRIPTION:Come party with your neighbors in downtown Summerville on Third Thursday! Every Third Thursday our historic downtown square becomes one big block party\, with stores staying open late\, food trucks on the square\, bands under the bandshell and more! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis month\, cool off while you’re holiday shopping with the Coca-Cola caravan\, operating that day from 3 p.m. – 9 p.m. We’ll have in-store treats and specials\, too – stop by and say hi to fellow readers 🙂
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/november-third-thursday-coca-cola-caravan/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
CATEGORIES:Celebration,Third Thursday
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SUMMARY:November Books & Banter Book Club: Here One Moment by Liane Moriarty
DESCRIPTION:Screenshot\n\n\n\nAs always\, our book clubs are free and open to all\, and the book club pick is 10% off the regular price. You bring the conversation\, we’ll provide the treats! \n\n\n\nThis month’s pick: Here One Moment by Liane Moriarty \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER – From the beloved author of Big Little Lies\, Apples Never Fall\, and The Husband’s Secret comes a moving novel of love\, marriage\, family\, and trying to find certainty in a fragile world.“A riveting story so wild you don’t know how she’ll land it\, and then she does\, on a dime.”–Anne Lamott \n\n\n\nLife is full of twists and turns you never see coming. But what if you did? The plane is jam-packed. Every seat is taken. So of course the flight is delayed! Flight attendant Allegra Patel likes her job–she’s generally happy with her life\, even if she can’t figure out why she hooks up with a man she barely speaks to–but today is her twenty-eighth birthday. She can think of plenty of things she’d rather be doing than placating a bunch of grumpy passengers.  \n\n\n\nThere’s the well-dressed man in seat 4C who is compulsively checking his watch\, desperate not to miss his eleven-year-old daughter’s musical. Further back\, a mother of two is frantically trying to keep her toddler entertained and her infant son quiet. How did she ever think being a stay-at-home mom would be easier than being a lawyer?  \n\n\n\nEthan is lost in thought; he’s flying back from his first funeral. A young couple has just gotten married; she’s still wearing her wedding dress. An emergency room nurse is looking forward to traveling the world once she retires in a few years\, it’s going to be so much fun! If they ever get off the tarmac. . . . \n\n\n\nSuddenly a woman none of them know stands up. She makes predictions about how and when everyone on board will die. Some dismiss her. Others will do everything they can to make sure her prophecies do not come to pass. All of them will be forever changed.  \n\n\n\nHow would you live your life if you thought you knew how it would end? Would you love who you love or try to love someone else? Would you stay married? Would you stop drinking? Would you call up your ex-best friend you haven’t spoken to in years? Would you quit your job? Intricately plotted\, with the wonderful wit Liane Moriarty has become famous for\, Here One Moment brilliantly looks at friends\, lovers\, and family and how we
URL:https://mainstreetreads.com/event/november-books-banter-book-club-here-one-moment-by-liane-moriarty/
LOCATION:Main Street Reads\, 115 S. Main St.\, Summerville\, SC\, 29483\, United States
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