Brian Ray, winner of the Art Commission’s First Novel Prize (sponsored in part by Hub City Writers Project) will sign copies of Through the Pale Door on Sat., Sept. 19, 1 – 3 pm. This Southern Gothic novel about a girl who takes a job in her father’s South Caolina steel mill the summer before [...]
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Burke Lit Mag Release Party May 15
Saturday, May 2, 2009
The book release party for Kissing a Biting Spider, vol. 3 of the Burke High School literary magazine, part of LILA’s Poets in the Schools, is Friday, May 15th, 6 to 8 p.m., Alumni Memorial Hall on the campus of the College of Charleston (the building behind the Cistern). Join us for a reception, silent auction [...]
May and June Events
Friday, May 1, 2009
Sat., May 23, 11 am, Jonathan Miller, author and illustrator of The Adventures of Sammy the Wonder Dachshund, will signs copies and give a storytime reading. Jonathan Miller quit his job at Oak Steakhouse to create and market this great local children’s book about a dachshund saying his goodbyes around town. All of the artwork [...]
April Newsletter
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Welcome to the April issue of Yes, It’s a Real Cat the newsletter of Blue Bicycle Books In this issue: Recent acquisitions Burke High Lit Mag Right Relationship by Peter Brown Family Volunteer Day Happy Trails *** Recent Acquisitions: New books by local poets Barbara Hagerty, Carol Peters and Denny Stiles! A number of graffiti books. [...]
Early april events
Friday, April 10, 2009
Blue Bicycle Books, upcoming in-store and offsite booksignings. All are free and open to the public. Questions? Please contact Jonathan Sanchez at 722.2666. Thurs. Apr. 16, 5:30 – 8 pm, during the Upper King Design Walk. Suzanne Latsko and Dianne Shaver will sign copies of Bride’s Advisor Charleston, (hb, $45) Note: we do not allow [...]
Bridge Run après race
Saturday, April 4, 2009
A few runners dropped by after the 10K for mimosas, including our good friend Mr. Nissenboim! (at right).
11th Annual Bridge Run Show, Apr. 2, 7:30 pm
Thursday, March 19, 2009
Blue Bicycle Books presents the 11th annual Cooper River Bridge Run Show, featuring a reading of new work by local writer Jonathan Sanchez. Thursday, April 2. Wine, power bars, and encouraging handshakes start at 7:30, reading starts around 8. 420 King Street, downtown Charleston. 843.722.2666. Every year, two nights before the Cooper River Bridge Run, Blue [...]
For posterity — February newsletter
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
For posterity (March issue coming soon) Welcome to the February issue of Yes, It’s a Real Cat the newsletter of Blue Bicycle Books, Used, Rare and Local. 420 King Street , Charleston In this issue: Story time with Marjory Wentworth – Sat. 2/21 Authors’ luncheon recap Recent acquisitions Summer camp dates are set On the inaugural [...]
Story hour with Marjory Wentworth and Leslie Pratt-Thomas — Saturday, Feb. 21
Monday, February 2, 2009
Marjory Wentworth, S.C. poet laureate, and Leslie Pratt-Thomas, illustrator, will sign copies of their children’s book Shackles, Saturday, Feb. 21, 11 am to 1 pm. Join us on the carpet at 11:30 for a storytime reading with juice boxes, snacks and a raffle to win a free copy of the book! Sullivan’s Island was where millions of [...]
Lunch with Siddons and Seitz
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Blue Bicycle Books will host an author’s luncheon with Charleston’s Anne Rivers Siddons, New York Times best-selling author of Off Season, Low Country, Peachtree Road and many others. Also speaking is Mount Pleasant novelist Nicole Seitz (The Spirit of Sweetgrass, Trouble the Water), who will sign her latest book A Hundred Years of Happiness. Lunch [...]