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. ORDER HERE ###
Category Archives: Events
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 […]
Cooper River Bridge Run Show, March 25
Saturday, March 20, 2010
Join us Thurs., Mar. 25, 7:30 pm for the annual Cooper River Bridge Run Show here at the store. Every year, two nights before the Bridge Run, store owner and local writer Jonathan Sanchez debuts a new race-related short story. Past stories have been compiled into his pretty-good collection, Bandit. Wine, power bars, and encouraging handshakes […]
Story Hour with Jonathan Miller, March 31
Friday, March 19, 2010
Jonathan Miller has another great Sammy the Wonder Dachshund book, Sammy on Safari. He will do a storytime for kids Wed., Mar. 31, 4 pm. Juice boxes will be provided.
Blue Bicycle Books Author Luncheon Series
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
The Blue Bicycle Books Author’s Luncheon Series continues Sat., March 13, noon to 2 pm, with local novelists Batt Humphreys and Nicole Seitz. Mount Pleasant’s Nicole Seitz, author of The Spirit of Sweetgrass, Trouble the Water, and A Hundred Years of Happiness will discuss her newest novel. Saving Cicadas is the story of Priscilla Lynn […]
Matt and Ted Lee, Simple Fresh Southern, March 7
Monday, February 8, 2010
Blue Bicycle Books welcomes renowned food writers Matt and Ted Lee, signing copies of The Lee Bros. Simple Fresh Southern, Sun., Mar. 7, 2 – 4 pm. The local boys-made-good will close out the weekend of the Charleston Food and Wine Festival with a sidewalk peanut boil on King Street. We first met Matt and […]
Slowcountry Food
Monday, February 1, 2010
Carlo Petrini, founder of the Slow Food movement and author of Terra Madre, reception and signing at McCrady’s Restaurant, 2 Unity Alley, Tues., Feb. 23, 4 – 6 pm. $10, Slow Food Charleston members, $15 for non-members. Join Blue Bicycle Books, Slow Food Charleston and McCrady’s as we welcome the face of Slow Food to […]
Southeastern Wildlife Exposition Booksignings
Friday, January 29, 2010
City of the Silent: The Charlestonians of Magnolia Cemetery, by the late Ted Ashton Phillips Jr.. Ted was a great scholar and brought joy to everyone he encountered. One of our favorite Charleston people writing about one of our favorite Charleston places. Thomas Brown, the book’s editor, will sign copies 11 am to 12:30 pm, […]
Jeff Mapes, Pedaling Revolution, Feb. 4
Monday, January 25, 2010
Jeff Mapes, author of Pedaling Revolution: How Cyclists are Changing American Cities. Thurs., Feb. 4, 7 pm, Southend Brewery Jeff Mapes, a senior political reporter for The Oregonian and longtime bike commuter, explores the growing bike culture that is changing the look and feel of cities, suburbs, and small towns across North America. Pedaling Revolution, […]