Join us Saturday morning, July 17th, for a special book-signing with South Carolina author PK Potts, visiting us from Walterboro with three young reader selections: Army the Armadillo, If the Tree Could Talk, and A Little Girl Named Sad. Army the Armadillo Army the Armadillo is an enchanting tale of unexpected friendships and overcoming obstacles...
Join us for an engaging discussion surrounding the American Fiction award-winning Trouble the Water. NOTE: The author WILL join us via Zoom - participants can join in LIVE at the store or via the Zoom link here: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87099370876?pwd=M1NCUmlsbUY0a0xqL3RaOUZGTTEwUT09 Meeting ID: 870 9937 0876 Passcode: 856794 Deeply moving and illuminating, TROUBLE THE WATER reveals the little-known real-life...
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 via this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85949571566?pwd=d0hKN1ppK2FpVE9lR0xlQ0dYVUhBdz09 Meeting ID: 859 4957 1566...
How 'bout sparking up the start of August with some cozy mysteries and a mimosa? (Or just the OJ or just the bubbly if you prefer!) Mystery authors Linda Lovely and Dorothy St. James will BOTH be with us on Sunday, August 1st at 2 pm to debut their newest books and bring on the...
Reader votes are in and our Thrill in the 'Ville club is reading Eight Perfect Murders for August, a thriller by Peter Swanson. We'll be serving refreshments and will have a unique gift for new club members! A Kirkus Best Fiction Book of the year "Swanson rips us from one startling plot twist to the...
Our big book for August will be All the Little Hopes, releasing July 27th from SourceBooks, penned by Leah Weiss, author of the fabulous If The Creek Don't Rise! Leah will join us via Zoom for the live book discussion at Main Street Reads and we'll make BOTH her great books available at the 10%...
THIS MONTH: "SUMMER in SUMMERVILLE" is the theme... We'll offer up some cooling treats for visiting readers! 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 eclectic shops, boutiques and restaurants. Enjoy partying out on the...
August 21st is the third annual Bookstore Romance Day and we'll be celebrating here with some spicy treats and hot romance authors! Headlining the event at Main Street Reads will be Dorothy McFalls with two stellar romance novels: The Marriage List and The Nude - don't miss this special signing from 2-4 pm Saturday! ...
Join in for this cool virtual Bookclub + Author Event for Once Upon a Time I Lived on Mars: Space, Exploration, and Life on Earth by Kate Greene, produced by #ReadingWomenLeaders! #ReadingWomenLeaders is a bookclub series, showcasing women leaders in every aspect of life. Prioritizing autobiographies to center the voices of the women themselves, the...
Join us for an engaging discussion WITH the author, Valerie Taylor, of What's Not Said, AND get the first look at the next in her lineup - What's Not True, releasing just before the club meets! Treats will be served and all are welcome! The book is available at the book club 10% discount and...
Did you know that Tuesday, August 31st, is National Memoir Day? (Okay, neither did we, but it is, and yeah, that's a thing!) To celebrate, we're doing our very own Happy Hour - free mimosas and treats and the chance to meet local award-winning authors Kathryn Taylor, who penned "Two Minus One" and Pattie Welek...
We're raving, critics are raving and readers are raving about My Heart is a Chainsaw.by best-selling author Stephen Graham Jones. It's classified as both horror and thriller but with the elevated writing and substantive themes this is a book we can't wait to talk about! We'll meet live at the bookstore but for those who...
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. Here at Main Street Reads we're offering you up not one but TWO amazing authors that night - Syril Kline (author of the award-winning...
It's the culmination of the Sweetest Week Ever in Summerville and before the festival begins Saturday afternoon, we have a sweet signing for families: Children's book author Sherrika Myers will be joining us to sign copies of the newly released Herbie Goes to School! Herbie’s family has moved to another state, and bought a new...
The Sweet Tea Festival is a celebration of the birthplace of sweet tea, right here in Summerville SC. Our Historic Downtown is transformed into a massive open house / street fair with different food trucks, artisanal vendors and entertainment. Of course, there is plenty of sweet tea and you can help select the Tea of the Year by sampling...
Open to all, this month's Pulpwood Queens book club will FIRST host a special book signing, followed by an engaging discussion with talented author Lauren Marino about Bookish Broads: Women Who Wrote Themselves Into History Be sure to grab a copy at the store and take advantage of 10% off bookclub pricing plus get your...
Open to all, this month's Pulpwood Queens book club will host a special book-signing, followed by an engaging discussion with talented author Lauren Marino about Bookish Broads: Women Who Wrote Themselves Into History The book is eligible for our 10% off bookclub pricing and we're excited to talk about these amazing literary women (and pick...
Join us for a special booksigning with Charleston's own Roger B. Newman, with his newly released, Will O’ the Wisp: Madness, War, and Recompense. Polarizing, fire-eating discourse, propaganda, and aversion to reason bred secession madness in Charleston, S.C., and sold rebellion to a population with virtually nothing to gain and everything to lose. Men who...
Banned Books Week (September 26 - October 2, 2021 this year) is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read. Typically held during the last week of September, it spotlights current and historical attempts to censor books in libraries and schools. It brings together the entire book community — librarians, booksellers, publishers, journalists, teachers, and...
Celebrate Italian heritage at the Summerville Italian Feast from 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. -- 'til the last grape is stomped! Here at Main Street Reads we're celebrating with 10% off ANY cookbook in the store!!! Learn more details at http://www.summervilleitalianfeast.com/