Join Us to Talk About The Lincoln Conspiracy! In 2019, #1 bestselling author Brad Meltzer, with Josh Mensch, wrote THE FIRST CONSPIRACY: The Secret Plot to Kill George Washington, a national bestseller that was widely praised by critics, historians, and two U.S. Presidents for its meticulous research and propulsive narrative. Meltzer and Mensch return to...
Join us May 7th at 3 p.m.for a fascinating talk with Kaitlin B. Curtice about Native: Identity, Belonging, and Rediscovering God (Publisher: Brazos Press | May 5, 2020 | 9781587434310) DON'T FORGET: You must email us at mainstreetreads@gmail.com for your confirming link and password! Native is about identity, soul-searching, and the never-ending journey of finding...
Join us for a chat with Kimberly McCreight, New York Times bestselling author of Reconstructing Amelia, when she'll be talking to us about her new novel, A Good Marriage. (Harper...
Join us May 12, 5 p.m. for a special chat with Mary Kay Andrews, the New York Times bestselling author of 24 novels including THE WEEKENDERS, BEACH TOWN, LADIES' NIGHT,...
Join us on Wednesday, May 13th at 4 p.m. for this special virtual event with Katy Simpson Smith talking about her new novel, The Everlasting. (Awesome cover, right?!) Katy was...
Join us on Thursday, May 14th at 4 p.m. for a wonderful discussion with Susan Beckham Zurenda. Susan was meant to join us in person May 16th, so we're disappointed...
Join us on Friday, May 15th at 3:00 pm for a great discussion with Kristen Arnett, a queer fiction and essay writer. She won the 2017 Coil Book Award for...
Join us Tuesday, May 18th on 3 pm for a lowcountry favorite! Mary Alice Monroe is the New York Times bestselling author of more than twenty books, including the Beach House series: The...
Join us Wednesday, 3 p.m. to meet Carter Sickels, author of the novel The Evening Hour. He is the recipient of the 2013 Lambda Literary Emerging Writer Award, and has...
Join us via Zoom on Thursday, May 21st at 3 p.m. when Yaffa S. Santos will discuss her acclaimed new novel, A Taste of Sage. A Taste of Sage Harper...
Join us Tuesday, May 26th at 5 p.m. for a special talk with Genevieve Hudson, author of the newly released Boys of Alabama. O, The Oprah Magazine • "31 LGBTQ...
Join us on Wednesday, May 27th at 3 p.m. for an engaging discussion with Edward Farmer, author of the new novel, Pale. Farmer is a native of Memphis, Tennessee, where...
Join us on Thursday, May 28th at 7 p.m. for a special evening with Lisa Wingate, author of The Book of Lost Friends. SPECIAL LOST & FOUND EVENT! Join Lisa...
Join us Tuesday, June 2nd at 5 p.m to learn about Ruby McConnell's newest book Ground Truth: A Geological Survey of a Life, released by Overcup Press in April 2020. McConnell...
SPECIAL READER MEET MURDER EVENT! The Murder of Marion Miley by Beverly Bell NOTE: You must email us at mainstreetreads@gmail.com by 9 a.m. on the day of the event to...
Join us on June 11th, the last Reader Meet Writer Virtual Event before a two-week summer break for an engaging chat with TJ KLUNE, a Lambda Literary Award-winning author. His...
Join us Tuesday, July 7th at 3 p.m. for a Reader Meet Writer online chat with famed author Marian Keyes! She's one of the most successful Irish novelists of all...
We invite you to join us July 9th at 7 p.m. for a special chat with NYT bestselling author Silas House! You must email us at mainstreetreads@gmail.com to confirm participation....
Join us for this wonderful Reader Meet Writer interactive mixology event now on July 14th at 5 p.m. - HAPPY HOUR! During their travels in bourbon country and beyond to...
North Carolina is home to a dazzling array of African-American writers who have been meeting and working for more than twenty-five years in service to their craft. Together, they form...