Blue Bicycle Books, Charleston, SC

Charleston to Charleston Literary Festival, Nov. 2-5

Most Americans are familiar with Charleston’s historic homes, nearby beaches and scenic attractions, diverse annual events, and great restaurants. Many are also familiar with the Charleston Library Society and its grand building located in the heart of the Historic District. The society is the oldest cultural organization in the South and the second-oldest circulation library in the United States. It is dedicated to supporting a culture of lifelong learning and is home to some of the most important historical documents in the South.
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Too few Americans are familiar with another Charleston, in Sussex, England, now a unique museum which attracts worldwide visitors. There, another event has gained worldwide fame: the annual Charleston Festival at Charleston Farmhouse. In the rolling South Downs of Sussex, the farmhouse of cultural icons Vanessa Bell and Duncan Grant became the rural sanctuary of the famed Bloomsbury Group of writers, artists, and intellectuals, including Virginia Woolf, T.S. Eliot, and E.M. Forster, among many, many others. The event has grown over its 28-year history and is noted as the top small literary festival in Europe.
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This November, Charleston (England) will join creative forces with Charleston (South Carolina) in the first annual Charleston to Charleston Literary Festival. The festival will bring acclaimed U.S. and international authors to South Carolina for a series of events over several days to share ideas, books, and to meet readers and book lovers from the Lowcountry and across the nation.
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In total, the festival will host nineteen diverse speakers, nine lectures, three private receptions in exclusive venues, and one premier film screening!
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For more details about the festival please visit www.charlestontocharleston.com.

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