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....
We're excited to read and talk about Good Half Gone by Tarryn Fisher at our in-house thriller book club; this one is getting lots of buzz! And, since it's one of our rare paperback releases, it's perfect to take with to the beach. As always, our book club selections are 10% off. You bring the...
This month's Third Thursday theme is "Take the Challenge" - there'll be plenty of music and challenges on the square. Our challenge to you? Pick a book in a genre you wouldn't normally read. Hooked on fantasy? Give non-fiction a whirl. Love historical fiction? Try something in sci-fi... You might just discover a whole new...
You asked - we answered: we're starting an all-new young reader book club! We're going to kick off the May/June/July meetings with a wonderful series by New York Times bestselling authors Mary Alice Monroe and Angela May: The Islanders, with a target age range of 8-11. As with all our clubs, book club selections are...
Super excited about this month's pick - A Short Walk through a Wide World by debut novelist Douglas Westerbeke is part Addie LaRue, part Starless Sea, part Life of Pi and ALL mesmerizing! As always, this book club pick is available for 10% off (book club pricing) and the evening at our in-house book club...
We're thrilled to have acclaimed lowcountry author Nicole Seitz return to Main Street Reads for the debut of her new novel, the third book in the House of Heaventree series. Come get Nicole's books personalized by the author - all three will be available for signing! It's time to bring the remnant home. When an...
This is likely to be our biggest fab fantasy gathering to date - we look so forward to you joining the chat! As always, our book clubs are free and open to all: you bring the thoughts, we'll bring the treats (and wine, always wine). This month's pick - The Familiar by the fabulous Leigh...
Ooh, this one will be a seriously thrilling discussion. The Institution by Helen Fields As always, our book club selections are 10% off. You bring the conversation, we’ll supply the treats (and wine, of course). They're locked up for your safety. Now, you're locked in with them. Dr Connie Woolwine has five days to catch...