Follow us to the South Carolina Aquarium for the release party of Mary Alice Monroe’s anticipated new novel, Beach House Memories, Mon., May 7, 6 pm. Monroe is known for her intimate portrayals of women’s lives and for drawing parallels with nature and human nature. An active environmentalist, she draws on her own experiences in the Lowcountry. Her 13th book, Beach [...]
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Upper King Street Design Walk this Thursday!
Monday, April 16, 2012
Stop in for a glass of wine during the Upper King Street Design Walk and meet the authors of Janie Mitchell, Reliable Cook, Lisa Foster and Mary Lou Coombs. The authors will be in the store this Thurs., Apr 19, 5-7:30 pm. Janie Mitchell, Reliable Cook is a non-fiction account of an ex-slave’s life, offering a [...]
Booksigning with Governor Nikki Haley, Mon., April 9, 6 pm
Thursday, March 22, 2012
S.C. Governor Nikki Haley will visit Blue Bicycle Books, Mon., Apr. 9, 6 pm to sign her new memoir Can’t Is Not an Option: My American Story (Sentinel, hb., $27.95, 256 pp.). NOTE: Signing tickets are required to meet Governor Haley! 1. Books must be purchased from Blue Bicycle Books. Each book comes with a ticket for [...]
Purdy’s 14th Bridge Run Show!
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
The 14th annual Bridge Run show will be here at Blue Bicycle Books Thurs., Mar 29 at 7:30 pm. Local author and excellent parker Jonathan Sanchez will read new work, none of this old crap, and Blue Bike’s own Kristen Gehrman will perform a short set of her own micro-fiction. Runner or not, join us [...]
Local Author Night, Mar. 16!
Thursday, March 15, 2012
Join us at the store for our local author night, Fri., Mar. 16, 4-6 pm. Four local and regional authors will be signing copies of their books– a great opportunity to sample the literary talent in our community. Valerie Perry is the author of Upper King Street, a sweeping love story set right in the heart of [...]
Diary of a Mad Fat Girl signing with author Stephanie McAfee
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Author Stephanie McAfee will be at the store Thurs., Mar. 15, 4-6 pm to sign Diary of a Mad Fat Girl, her hilarious new novel. Gracelia “Ace” Jones is a sassy high school teacher, known in her small town of Bugtussle, Mississippi, for an outsize presence and a mouth to match. But this time that big [...]
Taylor Polites signs The Rebel Wife, Thurs., Feb. 16
Monday, February 13, 2012
Author Taylor Polites will visit Blue Bicycle Books Thurs., Feb 16, 5 – 7 pm to sign his new novel, The Rebel Wife , a story that confronts old Southern stereotypes and speaks to the profound impact the civil war had on the Southern nobility. Augusta Branson is a young widow from an elite antebellum [...]
Marjory Wentworth signs Taking a Stand, Oct 1!
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Blue Bike welcomes back S.C. Poet Laureate Marjory Wentworth this fall to sign her new book co-authored with Juan E. Méndez, Taking a Stand: The Evolution of Human Rights (Macmillan, hb., 256 pp., $27). Join us at the store Sat., Oct. 1, 5-7pm to hear firsthand about the authors’ experiences with human rights violation and [...]
Jennifer Niven signs Velva Jean Learns to Fly , Sept. 17!
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
In town for SIBA, Los Angeles author Jennifer Niven will stop by Blue Bicycle on Sat., Sept. 17, 5-7 pm to sign her new book, Velva Jean Learns to Fly (Penguin, pb. 432 pp. $15), the second installment in her acclaimed Velva Jean series. The first book, Velva Jean Learns to Drive, published in 2009, received rave reviews [...]
Bring the Kids! Blair Hahn signs My Purple Kisses , Sept. 9
Sunday, August 28, 2011
Blue Bicyle welcomes local children’s author, Blair Hahn, Fri., Sept. 9, 5-7 pm to sign My Purple Kisses and My Purple Toes (Greenleaf, hb., $15.95). These two children’s board books, illustrated by Tate Nation, tell colorful, creative stories about a mother who shares her love in a variety of purple ways. Using fun seek-and-find illustrations, the series promotes life lessons that challenge a child’s imagination and early [...]