Now that the kids are back in school we need to continue doing everything WE can to support our young readers! Soooo… Shop us ALL WEEK LONG this week – 10% of all our sales will go to Spann Elementary School…Find out more »
TONIGHT:
Thrill in the ‘Ville October Bookclub: A Slow Fire Burning by Paula Hawkins
October 14 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Main Street Reads, 115 S. Main St.
Summerville, SC + Google Map
A Slow Fire Burning by Paula Hawkins (Girl on the Train) will be the focus of our Thriller club TONIGHT. We’ve been super excited about this book and from as fast as we’re running out, so are you! As always, treats will be served and we’ll simulcast via Zoom for those who can’t join us live! We’ll see you soon! Find out more »
More (lots) coming up but first, a little brag in order – we’re proud to be featured in a cool new national “shop Main Street” campaign by The Atlantic. Head to this site: https://www.theatlantic.com/sponsored/facebook-spa-2021/your-own-personal-main-street/3694/ – choose “Entertainment” and then books/movies/music and you’ll be brought to a clever interactive shopping experience with a Main Street Reads “storefront” — thanks gang!
Main Street Writes
October 18 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Main Street Reads, 115 S. Main St.
Summerville, SC + Google Map
For the inner writer in all of us, our regular Monday evening writers group! See you soon — and Write ON! Find out more »
October Living Large Bookclub:
Grady Hendrix and The Final Girl Support Group!
October 19 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Main Street Reads, 115 S. Main St.
Summerville, SC + Google Map
Once you meet Grady Hendrix LIVE at Main Street Reads (October 2nd – don’t miss it!) you’ll want to be at our Living Large Bookclub discussing The Final Girl Support Group. Best of all, Grady will be back in NYC but will JOIN US from 6:30 – 7:15 to answer all your burning book questions! Our Living Large bestsellers bookclub is open to all – refreshments served. Join us LIVE or if you prefer by Zoom using the following link:…Find out more »
Wednesday Stories on the Square
October 20 @ 9:30 am – 10:00 am
Main Street Reads, 115 S. Main St.
Summerville, SC 29483 + Google Map
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! Storytime at Main Street Reads has become one of our featured events, held outside to ensure proper social distancing. We have lots of chairs for younger listeners, hoola-hoops for distancing and plenty of juice boxes and fruit snacks to munch while they listen. In case of inclement weather, storytime…Find out more »
Third Thursday Booksigning: A Perfect Bind
October 21 @ 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Main Street Reads, 115 S. Main St.
Summerville, SC + Google Map
On the third Thursday of each month Historic Downtown Summerville transforms into a special marketplace featuring local entertainment, craft vendors and artisans, to complement the extended hours of shops and restaurants. This month, while Spooktacular events heat up around town, we’ll be featuring author Dorothy St. James with a hot new release: A Perfect Bind. Be there to grab a signed copy and meet this wonderful author! We’ll have plenty of copies of her popular Chocolate Shop mysteries on hand…Find out more »
Booksigning: Jewel Sweeney’s Azalea Cafe!
October 23 @ 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm
Main Street Reads, 115 S. Main St.
Summerville, SC + Google Map
Join us Saturday afternoon and meet local author Jewel Sweeney and grab a copy of her new release, Azalea Cafe! Everything was lining up in a way that Liz never would have dreamed of. Her café in Summerville, South Carolina was growing and expanding into catering. Her family supported her completely. The love of her life, Scott would be her husband in just a few short months. Life was joyous. But Liz’s picture-perfect world came to a crashing halt when…Find out more »
Two Teacher Appreciation Nights at Main Street Reads!
October 24 @ 4:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Main Street Reads, 115 S. Main St.
Attention all educators: We invite you to join us for our inaugural Teacher’s Night Out at Main Street Reads. Choose one of TWO special evenings, either October 24th or November 7th and enjoy treats, special signings, publisher recommendations, huge discounts and more! All pre-K through 12 educators are invited. Whether you’re a teacher, a community organizer who gets kids involved in volunteering, a hard-working PTA volunteer, a part-time tutor, writing coach, or the principal: Join us for an evening that…Find out more »
Pulpwood Queens Bookclub October:
With or Without You
October 28 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Main Street Reads, 115 S. Main St.
Summerville, SC + Google Map
Join us for a fun evening of book talk and free refreshments (all are welcome!) when we discuss With or Without You by Caroline Leavitt! We’ll meet live at Main Street Reads but those wishing to join us via Zoom can do so here: Find out more »
Trick or Treat Booksigning:
The Witches Three Count on Me
October 30 @ 10:30 am – 12:30 pm
Main Street Reads, 115 S. Main St.
Summerville, SC + Google Map
“A magical story that captures the fun and spirit of Halloween. I highly recommend it!” – Mary Alice Monroe, New York Times best-selling author of Turtle Summer and The Islanders Saturday, October 30th will feature Trick or Treat at the farmer’s market up the street from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. — and at Main Street Reads we’ll have Trick or Treat all weekend long, PLUS a special book-signing with Lynda Bouchard, featuring her new The Witches Three Count…Find out more »
Booksigning: Kathryn Smith’s New Hit:
Baptists & Bootleggers!
October 30 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Main Street Reads, 115 S. Main St.
Summerville, SC + Google Map
Saturday afternoon, pull up a barstool and get better acquainted with Carry Nation, Al Capone, George Remus, F. Scott Fitzgerald and a host of other historical personalities as you learn of the South’s unique role in the years 1920-1933 when alcohol was banned by the federal government. This book takes you to major cities and small towns, all of which struggled between the Baptists and their teetotaling allies who preached temperance and the bootleggers who got rich providing what their customers couldn’t…Find out more »
