On Third Thursday, we'll be celebrating one of our own! A few years back, Marissa Hale was workshopping this beautiful piece of historical fiction with us. Now American Wild has been birthed and is ready to meet the world! Based on true events, this is the inspiring story of a French widow thrust alone into...
For all you fans of the incomparable Justin Torres and his debut hit, We the Animals, he's back with Blackouts, which we chose even before we knew it had won the National Book Award! We're excited to discuss this one - hope you are, too. As always, the book is available at our 10% off...
Join us for Fab Fantasy on Thursday, March 7th when we’ll be diving into Yumi and the Nightmare Painter by Brandon Sanderson, author of several mega-popular fantasy books at Main Street Reads, including former club pick Tress of the Emerald Sea! As always, you bring the chatter, we’ll supply the treats – and our book...
YES! The Timrod Library and Main Street Reads are THRILLED to bring another New York Times bestselling author to Summerville! This is both the 25th anniverary year of Timrod's popular author series, plus March is when we're celebrating our FIFTH birthday. What better way to celebrate with y'all then to bring another literary rock star...
Our March thriller book club will be dishing on the latest hit from Rachel Hawkins: The Heiress. As always, the book is at the 10% off book club price in-store, and we’ll have treats and libations to stimulate the conversations 🙂 An Indie Next AND Library Reads Pick: "The reigning queen of the Gothic thriller."...
Shamrockin' on the Square happens on March 16th from 10 am-3 pm. Get your "Luck of the Irish" on and search for clovers at participating businesses in historic downtown. Hint: There will be a map! When you find a clover, return it to the DREAM tent on the square and pull a gift card from...
Join us and downtown merchants for a special spring sidewalk sale - we'll be featuring hundreds of books 50-75% off - you won't want to miss it!
Unlike the live chat with Stacy - this club WILL be full of spoilers as y'all have had a month to dig into this great dark academia thriller! As always, treats will be provided - you bring the chatter! A sharp and twisty exploration of female friendship from the New York Times bestselling author of...
Here's an egg-cellent chance to win egg-citing prizes during our egg-straordinary "Not a Hunt" -- We're putting all our eggs in one basket (should we stop now?) and each in-store purchase wins you an egg! Besides a couple of surprise sweet treats inside each egg, there'll be a prize for a free giveaway item from...
The first Thursday of each month celebrates a new fantasy read and this month it's An Education in Malice by S.T. Gibson! Sumptuous and addictive, An Education in Malice is a dark academia tale of blood, secrets and insatiable hungers from S.T. Gibson, author of the cult hit A Dowry of Blood. Deep in the...
The Flowertown Festival is the Y’s premiere fundraiser founded in 1973 to support health and wellness programs at the Y. Every spring, thousands of people visit Summerville to see nature’s bounty awash in color, from the hot pink azaleas, to the purple wisteria, to the delicate white dogwood. On this three-day weekend, festival-goers take in...
We have a special "Meet the Author" on Sunday with Margaret Seidler - here's your chance to grab a copy of Payne-ful Business: Charleston's Journey to Truth and get it signed by the author! This elegant, historically important book follows Margaret Seidler's mission to learn and process her family's genealogical past. Margaret will be at...
As always, our book clubs are free and open to all - you bring the chatter, we'll provide the treats! And the book is available at Main Street Reads for the 10% off book club price. This month, it's the incomparable Alex Michaelides, back with another psychological thriller, The Fury. A masterfully paced thriller about...
This month's Third Thursday theme is "Flower the Town" to celebrate all the new flowers you've seen being installed around town, including on the post just outside Main Street Reads! Timely, since next Monday is Earth Day, so we'll begin our Earth Day celebrations early with 10% off gardening, conservation and climate change books, PLUS...
We're delighted to be featuring The Women by Kristin Hannah in this month's bestsellers book club. As always, the book is available at 10% off special book club pricing. Our clubs are free and open to all - you bring the conversation, we'll supply the treats! A #1 bestseller on The New York Times, USA...
The highlight of indie bookstores from coast to coast each year - a day celebrating indie stores and our incredible readers! As always, we'll have exclusive products on the big day, author appearances, and more, beginning with Storytime for our young readers at 9 a.m. and continuing right on through the day with treats, specials,...
Join us at our in-house Fab Fantasy book club on May 2nd, when we'll be chatting about The Butcher of the Forest by Premee Mohamed - a new hit available at the 10% off book club discount. You bring the conversation, we'll provide the wine and treats! "A perfect mix of horror and fantasy."--The New...
We're excited to host Roger Jones, author of the brand new hit, The Final Victory, in-store on Sunday afternoon, May 5th! Read on for more on this incredible release and its inspiring author: In a novel that fuses the riveting action of The Boys in the Boat with the emotional heft of The Fault in...
We're hosting a very special launch party for When Cicadas Cry by Caroline Cleveland, and you're invited! Your ticket includes the book, in-store treats during our author Meet & Greet, AND 10% off your check at Frothy Beard next door that evening. Make a night of it, bring your friends and enjoy some books and...
Join us Mother's Day weekend for a special signing with local favorite author Jewel Sweeney, debuting another star in her lineup, Beach Days! Casey has lived her life for her family. She is the ideal wife and mother, working and taking care of everyone. Her husband was just not willing to make the same sacrifices....