Join us Thurs., July 27, 5 pm as Melissa Conroy will talk about and sign copies of The Lowcountry Coloring Book (Algonquin, pb., 96 pp., $12). Melissa Conroy immerses readers in the graceful, haunting beauty of the South, from the stately mansions and intricate gardens of Charleston and Savannah to spots farther off the beaten path, such as […]
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Author Luncheon with Patti Callahan Henry, The Bookshop at Waters End, Thurs., July 13, 12 pm
Sunday, June 25, 2017
Join us Thurs., July 13, 12 pm for lunch at High Cotton (199 East Bay St.), as Patti Callahan Henry discusses and signs her new book The Bookshop at Water’s End (Berkley, pb., 288 pp., $16). Tickets are $31 for the three-course luncheon and talk, or $45 including a signed copy of the book. Get tickets here. About the […]
Voices of Civil Rights Lawyers with Armand Derfner, Thurs., June 29, 6 pm
Monday, June 12, 2017
Join us Thurs., June 29, 6 pm as local lawyer Armand Derfner will talk about his pivotal role in the American Civil Rights Movement. Beginning with his work representing disenfranchised voters in Greenwood, Mississippi, in 1968, Armand was among the first lawyers to argue cases involving the Voting Rights Act. An essay based on these experiences […]
Zak Pelaccio, Project 258, Cooking Demo at Siematic, Thurs., June 8, 5 pm
Sunday, May 28, 2017
Join us Thurs., June 8, 5 pm at Siematic (444 King St.), as James Beard Award winner Zak Pelaccio will be in town to prepare a dish from his new cookbook Project 258: Making Dinner at Fish and Game (University of Texas Press, hb., 348 pp., $50). Fish & Game restaurant in Hudson, New York, is a leader […]
Out of Line author Barbara Lynch in conversation Hi, Anxiety author Kat Kinsman, Sat., June 10, 5 pm
Saturday, May 27, 2017
Join us Sat., June 10, 5 pm as celebrated food writer Kat Kinsman and James Beard Award winner Barbara Lynch discuss their new books Out of Line (Atria Books, hb., 240 pp., $26) and Hi, Anxiety (Dey Street Books, hb., 240 pp., $26). Angel Postell of Home Team PR will also be joining them. Out of Line describes Lynch’s […]
Author Luncheon with Cate Lineberry, Be Free or Die, Fri., June 23, 12 pm
Tuesday, May 23, 2017
Join us Fri., June 23, 12 pm for lunch at High Cotton (199 East Bay St.), as Cate Lineberry discusses and signs her new book Be Free or Die (St. Martin’s, hb., 288 pp., $26). Cate will be in conversation with Michael Boulware Moore, who is the great, great grandson of Robert Smalls and the CEO of the International African […]
Mercies in Disguise with Gina Kolata and Amanda Baxley Kalinsky, Thurs., June 22, 5 pm
Monday, May 22, 2017
Join us Thurs., June 22, 5 pm as New York Times reporter Gina Kolata discusses her new book Mercies in Disguise (St. Martin’s, hb., 272 pp., $26). In Mercies in Disguise, Kolata tells the story of the Baxleys, an almost archetypal family in a small town in South Carolina. A proud and determined clan, many of them doctors, they are […]
Perfect Strangers with Roseann Sdoia, Mon., June 5, 5 pm
Monday, May 22, 2017
Join us Mon., June 5, 5 pm as Boston Marathon bombing survivor Roseann Sdoia discusses her new book Perfect Strangers (PublicAffairs, hb., 256 pp., $26). As Roseann Sdoia waited to watch her friend cross the finish line of the Boston Marathon in 2013, she had no idea her life was about to change-that in a matter of minutes […]
Author Luncheon with Lisa Wingate, Before We Were Yours, Thurs., June 8, 12 pm
Tuesday, May 16, 2017
Join us Thurs., June 8, 12 pm for lunch at High Cotton (199 East Bay St.), as Lisa Wingate discusses and signs her new book Before We Were Yours (Ballantine Books, hb., 352 pp., $26). Tickets are $31 for the three-course luncheon and talk, or $57 including a signed copy of the book. Get tickets here. Based on one of […]
Messenger from Mystery with Deno Trakas, Sat., May 20, 1 pm
Thursday, May 4, 2017
Join us Sat., May 20, 1 pm as Deno Trakas discusses and signs copies of his book Messenger from Mystery (Story River Books, pb., 240 pp., $20). Messenger from Mystery features English graduate student Jason “Jay” Nichols, a third-generation Greek American on the cusp of his transition into adulthood and from student to teacher. When the Iranian […]