Here’s a look at what’s coming up tonight… Then, keep reading for more specials and special events happening throughout November.
THURSDAY: YA Book Club November Pick – Cinder
November 12 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Main Street Reads, 115 S. Main St.
LIVE and via ZOOM
Join us Thursday, November 12, live in the bookstore OR via Zoom for a fun discussion of NY Times bestselling book by Marissa Meyers, Cinder! The first book in the #1 New York Times- and USA Today-Bestselling Lunar Chronicles series by Marissa Meyer. See where the futuristic YA fairytale saga all began, with the tale of a teenage cyborg who must fight for Earth’s survival against villains from outer space. An interesting mash-up of fairy tales and science…Find out more »
THURSDAY: Virtual Reader Meet Writer: Embrace Your Southern, Sugar with Julia Fowler
November 12 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm VIRTUAL
Join via Zoom Thursday, November 12th for some giggles with Julia Flower, celebrating the release of Embrace Your Southern, Sugar! More irresistible stories and sayings from the creator of YouTube’s Southern Women Channel. Ms. Julia Fowler is back, and this time she’s goin’ to talk her lipstick off about even more things Southern. If you’re not from the South, we hope to learn ya a thing or two that you can tote back into your own culture. If you are from…Find out more »
Have You Seen Our Holiday Catalog?
We’re so excited to meet many of you who’ve stopped in after receiving your Main Street Reads holiday catalog. (If you didn’t get one, we have more at the store). We’ve created book lists on our online Bookshop warehouse site as well, dividing them into fiction, non-fiction, teen/YA and children’s, so you can click on the images below to browse the titles there.
To order the title in-store (we’re keeping them all in stock), call 843-875-5171 and we’ll hold your selections for you (and save you a brownie!)
And More to Come…
Living Large Bookclub: November Pick – Caste
November 17 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Main Street Reads, 115 S. Main St.
Or Join in Via ZOOM
Join us November 17th live or via Zoom when our “Living Large” book club discusses the best-selling book Caste. NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER – OPRAH’S BOOK CLUB PICK – The Pulitzer Prize-winning, bestselling author of The Warmth of Other Suns examines the unspoken caste system that has shaped America and shows how our lives today are still defined by a hierarchy of human divisions. LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD – “An instant American classic.”–Dwight Garner, The New…Find out more »
Booksigning: Rebecca Dwight Bruff’s Trouble the Water
November 24 @ 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm
Main Street Reads, 115 S. Main St.
Join us between 4:30 and 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, November 24th when Rebecca Dwight Bruff will be signing American Fiction award-winning Trouble the Water. Stick around for a discussion of the book afterwards as the featured Pulpwood Queen book club read this month! 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.…Find out more »
Pulpwood Queens 4th Tuesday: Trouble the Water
November 24 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Main Street Reads, 115 S. Main St.
Join us live or via Zoom for an engaging discussion about the historical fiction hit Trouble the Water by Rebecca Dwight Bruff, who will join us LIVE at Main Street Reads! “Before this decisive night, I’d not fully appreciated the subtle line between inspiration and insanity. But now, with all our lives at risk, I found myself navigating that most perilous edge…” Inspired by the life of an unsung American hero and slave, Trouble the Water navigates the rich tributaries of courage, betrayal, and redemption. In his inspiring journey,…Find out more »
Children’s Book Signing: Rebecca Dwight Bruff’s Stars of Wonder
November 25 @ 9:30 am – 11:30 am
Join us Wednesday morning, 9:30 – 11:30 a.m. when Rebecca Dwight Bruff joins us for story time and a booksigning following for her new highly praised children’s book: Stars of Wonder. Storyteller Colleen Rackleff will read the book for story time and Rebecca will be on hand for Q&A and signing afterwards (hint: makes the perfect Christmas gift!) In Stars of Wonder, five brave and curious children follow a star, and discover more than they ever imagined: strength, trust, love,…
This Month’s Featured Reads: Click on a Book to Learn More!
You can also view the full list of favorite November picks at our online shop HERE. Enjoy browsing online, or call 843-875-5171 to pick up your choices at the store.
Audiobook Gift Memberships
This holiday season, Main Street Reads is offering audiobook gift memberships through Libro.fm! You pick the membership (1, 3, 6, or 12 months/credits), and your gift recipients get to choose their own audiobooks. Giving an audiobook membership is quick and easy, which means you can spend less time shopping and more time enjoying your favorite holiday activities!
BONUS: When you buy a 12-month audiobook gift membership through Main Street Reads , we’ll get half of the retail price on those sales—that helps keep the local literary lights on!
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