Sue Monk Kidd will celebrate the 75th anniversary of Penguin Books at Blue Bicycle Books, 420 King St., downtown, Tues., June 22, 4 – 6 pm, featuring Penguin cupcakes, champagne, and, parked out front, the Penguin-mobile, a bright orange Mini Cooper.
The Blue Bike is one of only ten stops on the tour — other events [...]
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Penguin Books and Sue Monk Kidd
Sunday, June 6, 2010
The Unexpected Visitor, June 18, 4 – 6 pm
Friday, June 4, 2010
Join us Fri., June 18, 4 – 6 pm for a signing with the Margaret Baroody, narrator of The Unexpected Visitor. The book features a collection of black and white photography shot by Margaret’s late husband Dr. Naseeb Baroody, accompanied by inspiration passages written by Margaret. The pictures were taken over a fifty year period [...]
10th Annual Piccolo Fiction Open
Thursday, June 3, 2010
Join us for the 10th annual Piccolo Fiction Open June 5, 5 – 7 pm. Part of the Piccolo Spoleto Festival, the Fiction Open features short fiction on this year’s theme, present tense. The winning writers will read their pieces in the courtyard adjacent to the store: This Story Takes Place on a Ship by [...]
Blue Bicycle Books Author Luncheon Series
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
Please join us as the Blue Bicycle Books Author Luncheon Series continues Fri., June 4, noon to 2 pm, with Lowcountry legends Louis Rubin and Ben Moïse.
Louis Rubin Jr. is the co-founder of Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, author of over fifty books, and editor of several southern literature and historical collections. He returns to [...]
The Jazz Loft Project, June 10
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
The Jazz Loft Project book concerns a NYC loft building which was a legendary after-hours jazz scene in the 1950s and 60s. Photographer W. Eugene Smith made thousands of photos and tapes in the building. Sam Stephenson, director of the Jazz Loft Project at the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University, has spent the [...]
Katie Crouch, Men and Dogs, May 21
Sunday, May 16, 2010
Blue Bicycle Books is delighted to welcome author Katie Crouch back to the store, signing copies of her newest novel Men and Dogs, Fri., May 21, 5 – 7 pm.
Self-proclaimed southerner-in-exile Katie Crouch will be coming home and giving Blue Bicycle Books a visit Fri., May 21, 5 – 7 pm. Since her first [...]
The Food, Folklore, and Art of Lowcountry Cooking, May 27
Saturday, May 15, 2010
Blue Bicycle Books welcomes renowned author Joseph Dabney, signing The Food, Folklore, and Art of Lowcountry Cooking, Thurs., May 27, 5 – 7 pm.
There are a lot of wonderful foodie books about this food-crazed part of the world, but this one is so fun, so all-encompassing, ranging from recipes to history to the current restaurant [...]
Story Time
Friday, May 14, 2010
Recording artist, flute maker, storyteller, and children’s book writer Hawk Hurst is visiting us Sat., May 22, 11 am to 1 pm to perform and sign copies of The Story of the First Flute. Join us on the carpet for juice boxes. Only Indian-style sitting permitted.
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Ian Johnson at CCPL
Thursday, May 13, 2010
Ian Johnson is the Berlin bureau chief for the Wall Street Journal and won the Pulitzer Prize in 2001 for his reporting on the Falun Gong, a religious uprising in China. He will lecture at the downtown library, 68 Calhoun St., Mon., May 24, 6 – 8 pm, on his new book, A Mosque in Munich: [...]
Joseph Wallace, Diamond Ruby, May 15
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Join us in welcoming Joseph Wallace Sat., May 15, 11 – 1 pm, as he signs copies of his debut novel, Diamond Ruby.
Ruby Thomas was always shy about her extra-long arms, but she never thought they would save her life. After the Spanish influenza and bootlegging in Prohibition-era New York leave Ruby and her [...]