Charleston, Dec. 12 — Pat Conroy came two hours early and signed special orders in the lit room. Without taking a lunch break, he then went straight to the big tent outside and signed for the next five hours, taking his time with every single person in line — posing for pictures, shaking hands. We […]
Category Archives: Events
Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl, Beautiful Creatures, Jan. 21
Friday, December 25, 2009
Blue Bicycle Books welcomes Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl, the authors of the YA novel Beautful Creatures, on Thurs., Jan. 21, 4 – 6 pm. Set in a fictional small town near Summerville, the book is getting a national push from publisher Little, Brown and has been very well received critically. Garcia and Stohl live […]
Pat Conroy book signing, Sat. Dec. 12, 1 – 3:30 pm
Saturday, November 21, 2009
Yes he said yes he will yes! Pat Conroy has graciously offered to come and sign copies of his blockbuster novel South of Broad at Blue Bicycle Books (about a mile north of Broad, for the record). This is his only booksigning on the Peninsula. South of Broad is already our all-time bestseller. We’ve received […]
Release party for Hot and Hot Fish Club Cookbook, Mon., Nov. 23, 5 – 7 pm
Sunday, November 8, 2009
Join us for the release party of Hot and Hot Fish Club Cookbook by Chris and Idie Hastings on Mon., Nov. 23, 5 – 7 pm. The party is sponsored by Garden and Gun Magazine. Chris Hastings’ roots are in Pawley’s Island, where his great-great grandfather belonged to a 19th-century epicurean hunt and fish club called Hot and Hot. […]
Book-cessories
Saturday, November 7, 2009
Katie Johnston Jewelry and Lauren Sanchez Purses, Thurs., Dec. 17, 5 – 7 pm Blue Bicycle Books will have champagne and snacks and feature local designers Katie Johnston (jewelry) and our own Lauren Sanchez (pocketbooks), two old friends from Auburn architecture school. Both women are taking a break, and taking cues, from their day jobs […]
Table of Contents — Oct.
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Sat., Oct. 10, 11 am — Storytime with Paul Reetz, illustrator of A Granny’s Heart Thurs. Oct. 15, 5:30 – 8 pm — Upper King Design Walk. Fri., Oct. 16, 5 pm — Kakalak Anthology of Carolina Poets, reading and release party Sat., Oct. 17, 1 – 3 pm — Emily Arsenault signing The Broken Teaglass […]
Clay Rice Silhouettes, Oct. 22
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Renowned silhouette artist Clay Rice will cut personal silhouettes and sign copies of his book The Lonely Shadow (Joggling Board, 2009, hb., $19.95) on Thurs., Oct. 22, 3 – 6 pm. Taught by his grandfather Carew, Clay Rice is a 21st century folk artist and a Lowcountry treasure. Watching him cut a child’s silhouette in five […]
Emily Arsenault, Sat., Oct. 17
Saturday, September 19, 2009
Emily Arsenault will sign copies of The Broken Teaglass on Sat., Oct. 17. Emily is a family friend* and we are thrilled to be a stop on the tour for her debut novel. She worked as a lexicographer for Merriam-Webster for four years after college, and this murder mystery is for word lovers. We’re currently reading […]
Stephen Rea, Sat., Sept. 5, 5 – 7 pm
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
New Orleans-based Irish author Stephen Rea will sign copies of his book Finn McCool’s Football Club: The Birth, Death and Resurrection of a Pub Soccer Team in the City of the Dead at Blue Bicycle Books on Sat., Sept. 5, 5 – 7 pm.
Freedom Writers, Aug. 18
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Goose Creek High School teacher, Mahwish McIntosh, will sign Teaching Hope: Stories from the Freedom Writer Teachers at Blue Bicycle Books on Tues., Aug. 18, 5 – 7 pm. Two years ago, Mahwish (pronounced Meh-vish) trained with Erin Gruwell and other educators in Long Beach, Cal. Gruwell was portrayed by Oscan-winning actress Hilary Swank in the 2007 movie Freedom Writers. […]