Below is the Bookstore Romance Day 2020 Official Event Schedule for Saturday, August 15th. Come join the fun online with some great events! NOTE: All times listed are EST 9:00 am Official opening/welcome with Ambassador Meg Cabot (On the Bookstore Romance Day YouTube channel) 10:00 am Coffee Break with Mona Shroff (Then, Now, Always), Delores...
Join us Tuesday, Aug 18th, from 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm for a candid chat with Adam Rutherford and his important work, How to Argue with a Racist. Email us at mainstreetreads@gmail.com for the link and password to this event. Books can be ordered for pickup in store or click the link in the title...
Join us on Thursday, August 20th from 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm for an enlightening discussion with Justin A. Reynolds about his novel, Early Departures. Email us at mainstreetreads@gmail.com for your link and password to attend, and books can be ordered from us for pickup in store or click the title link above to grab...
Join us for a special Third Thursday event virtually, with California authors and grandparenting/mindfulness experts Pam Siegel to talk about how we can, as parents and especially grandparents, support the kiddos during this back-to-school time. Whether attending live or virtual classes, whether you're able to get together with family in person or online, Pam and...
Join us on Thursday, Aug 27th from 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm for an entertaining discussion of Heather Bell Adams' newly released novel, The Good Luck Stone. Email us at mainstreetreads@gmail.com for your confirmation link and password to attend. The book is available from us or click the link in the title to grab it...
What is Independent Bookstore Day? Independent Bookstore Day is a one-day national party that takes place at indie bookstores across the country on the last Saturday in April but was pushed to August 29th this year. Every store is unique and independent, and every party is different. For us, we'll have surprise giveaways and sales...
Join us every WEDNESDAY morning at 9:30 a.m. for "Stories on the Square, our outdoor storytime adventures with reading by Colleen Rackleff - kids of all ages welcome! Treats served and student discounts to ALL attendees! BONUS: September 2nd, popular local children's book author Jewel Sweeney will be joining our Stories on the Square fun,...
Join us Thursday, September 3rd from 7-8 pm for an exciting discussion about EVERYTHING SAD IS UNTRUE by Daniel Nayeri! “A modern epic.”—Kirkus Reviews, starred review “A distinctive voice. A rare treasure of a book.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review “A story that soars. Readers will be transported.”—The Bulletin, starred review At the front of a...
NOTE: The publisher for the Anna North/Melissa Febos event next week just notified us that they have to reschedule for early 2021... We're keeping the event up in the system pending rescheduling but this event will NOT take place on September 8th. We apologize for the inconvenience. Join us for two great book discussions on...
For Summerville lovers of mystery and thrillers, our Thrill in the 'Ville Book Club meets on the second Tuesday of each month, September 8th this month! All are welcome... Next up is a throwback thriller choice to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the nearly legendary The Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris, featuring the...
Join us every WEDNESDAY morning at 9:30 a.m. for "Stories on the Square, our outdoor storytime adventures with reading by Colleen Rackleff - kids of all ages welcome! Treats served and student discounts to ALL attendees! Colleen's Story Time at Main Street Reads has become one of our featured events and we're so excited to...
So here's an uber-cool event! Author and friend of Main Street Reads' Carol Van Den Hende's new book releases on October 1st and as an early winner of the American Fiction award, Goodbye Orchid is already predicted to be a bestseller. So, on Wednesday, September 9th we're going to pour a glass of wine and...
Join us Thu Sep 10th from 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm for an engaging chat with Carl Hoffman about Liar's Circus! Don't forget to email us at mainstreetreads@gmail.com for your event link and password to attend: Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail meets Strangers in Their Own Land in this work of daring and...
We're thrilled to welcome local author Laura Knotts on Saturday, September 12, 2020, discussing her book God's Little Bird: A War Orphan's Story. 75 years ago, hundreds of thousands of Baltic citizens were caught in the bloody crossfire of the Soviets and Nazis and forced to flee their homelands. Lithuanian citizens had suffered brutal persecution...
Technical College of the Lowcountry (partial) The nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center will host the 4th annual Lowcountry Book Club Convention as a live-streamed event on Saturday, September 12—featuring New York Times best-selling novelists Grady Hendrix (The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires) and Wiley Cash (The Last Ballad); actress, counselor, and author Ruthie...
The 2020 Annual Sweet Tea Festival has been reimagined as the "Sweetest Week Ever!" with a week of events happening in downtown Summerville - and you're invited, courtesy of Summerville Dream and all the downtown merchants that make our town sweeter all the time... The Sweetest Week Ever allows participants to adhere to best health...
Join us September 15th from 3-4 p.m. for an enlightening conversation with Simon Stephenson about his new release, Set My Heart to Five. Remember to email mainstreetreads@gmail.com for the event link and password to attend! For fans of Fredrik Backman and Gail Honeyman, a delightfully entertaining, deceptively poignant debut novel about a human-like bot named...
Join us every WEDNESDAY morning at 9:30 a.m. for "Stories on the Square, our outdoor storytime adventures with reading by Colleen Rackleff - kids of all ages welcome! Treats served and student discounts to ALL attendees! Colleen's Story Time at Main Street Reads has become one of our featured events and we're so excited to...
Meet author Margaret Kimberley with a frank discussion about her work, Prejudential: Black America and the Presidents. Email us at mainstreetreads@gmail.com for your link and password! "Margaret Kimberley gives us an intellectual gem of prophetic fire about all the U.S. presidents and their deep roots in the vicious legacy of white supremacy and predatory capitalism....
The PQ bookclub meets on the 4th Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. On September 24th we're discussing Dragonfly by Leila Meacham! Join us live in the store at 6:30 OR via Zoom. ALL ARE WELCOME! At the height of WWII, five idealistic young Americans receive a mysterious letter from the OSS, asking them...