Sat., May 30, 5 pm — Piccolo Spoleto’s longest-running event exclusively devoted to fiction, Piccolo Fiction returns to the Blue Bicycle courtyard for the 25th year! Three S.C. authors will read brief short stories: Linda Annas Ferguson, Ashley Poston and Areej Quraishi. The reading is in the courtyard beside the bookstore, and, following tradition, each story begins with “I ducked […]
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April Punsalan, Foraging Wild Herbs, Thurs., Apr. 16, 5:30 pm
Thursday, March 12, 2026
Join us Thurs., Apr. 16, 5:30 pm for an evening with April Punsalan to celebrate the release of her new book Foraging Wild Herbs: 30 Healing Plants of the Coastal Carolinas (USC Press, $25). Come share in April’s knowledge of South Carolina botanicals, and get a signed book! About the book: Foraging Wild Herbs: 30 Healing Plants […]
Events
Wednesday, January 21, 2026
Sat., Jan. 10 — Grown-up Book Fair, The Music Farm Thurs., Jan. 22 — Lynette Eason, Gabrielle Meyer, and Dani Pettrey Book Signing, French Quarter Inn Mon., Feb. 2 — Ali Rosen, The Slow Burn, in conversation with Ashley Poston Thurs., Feb. 26 — Neil deGrasse Tyson, Just Visiting This Planet (Gaillard Center) Fri. – Sun., […]
Dan Leach, Junah at the End of the World, Tues., June 24, 5:30 pm
Tuesday, May 13, 2025
Join us Tues., June 24, 5:30 pm for an evening with author Dan Leach to celebrate the release of Junah at the End of the World (Hub City Press, $18). Local poet and podcaster Phil Canipe will join Dan for a dialogue about his work. About the book: When twelve-year-old Junah Simmons walks into his […]
Wendy Gee, Fleet Landing, Thurs., June 12, 5:30 pm
Wednesday, May 7, 2025
Join us Thurs., Jun. 12, 5:30 pm for an evening with author Wendy Gee to celebrate the relase of Fleet Landing (Books Fluent, 354 pp. $16). About the book: ATF Special Agent Cooper “Coop” Bellamy’s rigid adherence to rules has left his relationship with his 11-year-old daughter in ashes. When Charleston’s fire chief calls him […]
Piccolo Fiction in the Courtyard — Kate Fagan, Julia Elliott, Laurie Devore, Finn Merritt — Sat., May 31, 5 pm
Monday, March 24, 2025
Join us for the festival’s longest-running event exclusively devoted to fiction. Piccolo Fiction, Sat., May 31, 5 pm, presents local and South Carolina authors reading brief short stories. Held in the courtyard beside the bookstore, following tradition, each story begins with “I ducked into the alley…” Since 2000, Piccolo Fiction has featured dozens of S.C. writers, with […]
YALLFest — Fri., Nov. 15 & Sat., Nov. 16, 2024 — MG Highlights
Thursday, November 7, 2024
Don’t miss these middle grade panels at YALLFest! All are free and unticketed. Questions? Call Blue Bicycle Books, 843-722-2666. ICE CREAM WITH STUART GIBBS AND BRIAN SELZNICK Friday, Nov. 15, 4 pm – Off Track Ice Cream, 6 Beaufain St. Join Stuart Gibbs (Spy School) and Brian Selznick (The Invention of Hugo Cabret) for […]
Ryan Graudin, The Enchanted Lies of Céleste Artois, Thurs., Aug. 29, 6 pm
Thursday, August 15, 2024
Join us Thurs., Aug. 29, 6 pm for an evening with local author Ryan Graudin to celebrate the release of The Enchanted Lies of Céleste Artois (Redhook, 544 pp, $30). Graudin will be joined in conversation by Kathryn Budig of the Inky Phoenix Book Club and the Inky Phoenix Press. About the book: In this lush […]
Clay Rice Silhouettes — Fri., Aug 9
Tuesday, July 16, 2024
Renowned silhouette artist Clay Rice returns to Blue Bicycle Books, Fri., Aug. 9, 3 – 6 pm to cut children’s silhouettes. Taught by his grandfather, Carew Rice, Clay is a 21st-century folk artist and a Lowcountry treasure. Cutting a child’s silhouette in under five minutes is a performance in itself. You’ll be amazed when he captures a recognizable profile […]
Piccolo Fiction in the Courtyard — Sat., June 1 at 5 pm
Thursday, May 2, 2024
Sat., June 1, 5 pm — the festival’s longest-running event exclusively devoted to fiction, Piccolo Fiction returns to the Blue Bicycle courtyard for the 25th year! Four S.C. authors will read brief short stories: Mindy Friddle, Emilie Ross, Sara Cappell Thomason, and Susan Beckham Zurenda. The reading is in the courtyard beside the bookstore, and, following tradition, […]