Join us live or via Zoom for an engaging discussion about the historical fiction hit Trouble the Water by Rebecca Dwight Bruff! "Before this decisive night, I'd not fully appreciated the subtle line between inspiration and insanity. But now, with all our lives at risk, I found myself navigating that most perilous edge..." Inspired by...
Join us Wednesday morning, 9:30 - 11:30 a.m. when Rebecca Dwight Bruff joins us for story time and a booksigning following for her new highly praised children's book: Stars of Wonder. Storyteller Colleen Rackleff will read the book for story time and Rebecca will be on hand for Q&A and signing afterwards (hint: makes the...
Join us for the 2020 Old Time Summerville Christmas Celebration event on Tuesday, December 1 from 5:30 – 8 p.m. This event will be a modified version of the Town’s traditional tree lighting ceremony. We'll have treats at Main Street Reads of course, as will many of our neighbors: In an effort to provide a...
CLICK HERE register for this special event, including these authors and books: An electrifying first novel from a riveting new voice in American fiction (George Saunders): A young woman returns to her childhood home in the American South and uncovers secrets about her father's life and death Billie James' inheritance isn't much: a little money...
Join us on December 5th as we kick off a big holiday month with Christina Sinisi's Christmas on Ocracoke. You may remember Christina signing with us last year for her first novel, Christmas Confusion! Both will be available to be signed... a perfect Christmas gift! Reeling from the upheaval of a failed marriage, Annie Hanahan...
We're super excited to have the amazing Signe Pike grace Main Street Reads on Sunday, December 6th for a special event and book signing. Her best-selling books have been making waves. The Forgotten Kingdom is the second in a trilogy; we'll also have the first in the trilogy, The Lost Queen, on hand to be...
Sunday December 13th (rain date December 20th) will be the annual Christmas parade in historic downtown Summerville! Join us for the festivities and free treats and perhaps a surprise or...
Imagine that your life is a hit play, one that you produce and direct, a show where you get to pick all the parts, from your leading role to the...
Join us for the LAST storytime of 2020 -- After this week's event we'll resume on Wednesday, January 6th, 2021! WEDNESDAY morning at 9:30 a.m. "Stories on the Square is...
On Saturday, December 19th, Ruthie will be here LIVE to answer questions and sign her books, including Acting Lessons for Living, the new companion Guided Journal, and her Beyond the...
You don’t need to be a scholar of Brontë to appreciate this “compulsive, irresistible retelling of Jane Eyre with a modern, noir twist” (Samantha Downing) perfect for fans of Jessica...
Acclaimed author Dr. Bernard Mansheim will be at Main Street Reads Saturday, January 9th to celebrate the release of his third novel, Still a Doctor. Social distance rules will apply and safe treats will be served!
Email us for your personal link to attend this event FREE! One of “the best writers of our time” (Ann Patchett) offers this hilarious yet haunting cycle of stories—all previously uncollected. Since the explosive publication of Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All, Allan Gurganus has dazzled readers as “the most technically gifted and morally responsive...
OFFICIAL PROGRAM: PULPWOOD QUEENS AND TIMBER GUYS BOOK CLUB 2021 GIRLFRIEND WEEKEND ZOOMATHON SLUMBER PARTY JANUARY 14-17, 2021 Email: thepulpwoodqueen@gmail.com Website: www.thepulpwoodqueens.com All attendees, including featured authors, presenters, special guests, and keynotes are encouraged to wear their pajamas. Please note that Zoom meeting links will be posted and sent to each paid individual attendee’s registered email...
Email us for your personal link to attend this event FREE! From Pulitzer Prize-winner David Zucchino comes a searing account of the Wilmington riot and coup of 1898, an extraordinary event unknown to most Americans. By the 1890s, Wilmington was North Carolina’s largest city and a shining example of a mixed-race community. It was a...
We're thrilled to have award-winning children's book author Peter Cotton visiting with us LIVE at Main Street Reads on Saturday, January 23 at 10:30 a.m. Come hear the latest in the popular "Fred the Snake" series! Weather permitting, we'll do a reading out on the square. Refreshments served... see you then!
The PQ bookclub meets on the 4th Thursday of each month at 6:30 p.m. On January 28th we’re discussing: Spellbound Under the Spanish Moss: A Southern Tale of Magic by Connor Judson Garrett and Kevin N. Garrett Join us live in the store at 6:30 OR via Zoom. ALL ARE WELCOME! Here are login details:...
Wednesday, February 3rd is World Read Aloud Day and we'll have a special Stories on the Square event that day plus watch our social for tons of free book lists and activities! Learn more at https://www.litworld.org/worldreadaloudday
Email mainstreetreads@gmail.com by 3pm on Tuesday February 9th to get the free link to attend. Based on a true story, the newest feat of historical fiction from the New York Times bestselling author of I Was Anastasia tells the thrilling story of socialite spy Nancy Wake, one of the most decorated women in WWII. In...
Join us via Zoom for another fabulous Reader Meet Writer event (email us for your personal link to attend this event free from Main Street Reads): “For almost two decades, investigative journalist Jerry Mitchell doggedly pursued the Klansmen responsible for some of the most notorious murders of the civil rights movement. This book is his...