A very Happy Independence Day from your independent bookstore! Our best wishes to you and yours for a safe and wonderful 4th of July. We’ll be open our usual 11-4 today, and we’ll see you around all week for the fun to come:
This Week
MONDAY: Main Street Writes
July 5 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Main Street Reads, 115 S. Main St.
NOTE: WE MEET VIRTUALLY THIS MONTH: For the inner writer in all of us, our regular Monday evening writers group that’s growing every week! JOIN IN any/every Monday at 6:30 p.m. and bring a few pages with you to share with fellow scribes, or just listen and learn! Find out more »
WEDNESDAY Stories on the Square!
July 7 @ 9:30 am – 10:00 am
Main Street Reads, 115 S. Main St.
Join us every WEDNESDAY morning at 9:30 a.m. for “Stories on the Square, our outdoor storytime adventure – kids of all ages welcome! Treats served and student discounts to ALL attendees! Find out more »
THURSDAY Thriller Book Club: Survive the Night
July 8 @ 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Main Street Reads, 115 S. Main St.
Our Thrill in the ‘Ville thriller book club is BACK! Join us for a thrilling discussion of this brilliant new release, Survive the Night from NYT bestselling author Riley Sager! The book is available at the 10% off book club price. Find out more »
SATURDAY Booksigning: Janet Lee Berg
July 10 @ 10:30 am – 12:00 pm Main Street Reads, 115 S. Main St.
Join us for an entertaining chat and book signing with Janet Lee Berg, author of the new release Restitution. Janet’s work has been featured in numerous newspapers and magazines on Long Island, NY, and the Post & Courier in Charleston. Her debut novel, Rembrandt’s Shadow, received a glowing critique in Historical Novels Review magazine. “Illuminating . . . ” Lynn H. Nicholas…Find out more »
And Later This Month…
Third Thursday: Christmas in July!
July 15 @ 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Main Street Reads, 115 S. Main St.
Summerville, SC Google Map
Join us for a special Third Thursday this month when downtown Summerville will celebrate Christmas in July! And who more perfect to join us than author Christina Sinisi, who penned the popular Christmas in Okracoke and Christmas Confusion! And… her newest book, Sweet Summer, launches right here at Main Street Reads in July! Find out more »
Living Large Bookclub:
Trouble the Water by Rebecca Dwight Bruff
July 20 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Main Street Reads, 115 S. Main St.
Summerville, SC Google Map
Join us for an engaging discussion surrounding the American Fiction award-winning Trouble the Water. Deeply moving and illuminating, TROUBLE THE WATER reveals the little-known real-life story of Robert Smalls. Born enslaved before the Civil War, Smalls witnesses great privilege and immense suffering alongside his owner’s daughter and the dangerous son of a firebrand secessionist. At the age of twelve, he’s sent to work in Charleston, where he loads ships and learns to pilot a cotton steamer. When the war erupts…Find out more »
Pulpwood Queens Bookclub: The Gumbeaux Sistahs
July 22 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Main Street Reads, 115 S. Main St.
Summerville, SC 29483 Google Map
Come join us for some libations and a lively discussion about The Gumbeaux Sistahs by Jax Frey! As always, the book is available from Main Street Reads at the 10% off book club price (and it’s in paperback!) You can join in live or via Zoom (and we’re working on getting the author to join us!) “A bowl of my Mama’s gumbo and a little wine will solve any problem you’ve got,” said every single Gumbeaux Sistah ever. Five Southern…Find out more »
