Vivian Howard, star of “A Chef’s Life” on PBS will be in Charleston, Sun. Oct. 25, 3 – 6 pm for a special in-real-life drive-thru book signing at Tradesman Brewing (1647 King St. Extension), presented by Blue Bicycle Books. All tickets include a signed copy of Vivian’s new book This Will Make It Taste […]
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The Sophia Institute presents Sue Monk Kidd: Longings, Largeness, and Thunder — Thurs., Oct. 8, 6:30pm
Friday, September 4, 2020
Thurs., Oct. 8, 6:30 pm, The Sophia Institute presents a special online talk with author Sue Monk Kidd: Longings, Largeness, and Thunder in The Book of Longings. Sue will be discussing her new novel and instant New York Times bestseller, The Book of Longings (Viking, hb., 432 pp, $28). The online conversation will be moderated by Sophia Institute […]
Friends & Fiction with special guest Signe Pike — Wed., Sept. 16, 7 pm
Friday, September 4, 2020
Join us Wed., Sept 16, 7 pm for Friends & Fiction on Facebook Live! Five Bestselling Authors. Endless Stories. The Friends & Fiction team is Mary Kay Andrews, Mary Alice Monroe, Patti Callahan Henry, Kristy Woodson Harvey, and Kristin Harmel. The quintet started Friends and Fiction back in April with the mission of helping support independent booksellers affected […]
Recent arrivals — Poe, Angelou, Salinger, Hemingway
Friday, August 14, 2020
Rare-ly Here For some crazy reason folks have felt cooped up lately and are cleaning out their bookshelves like mad. Upshot is we’ve got some nice things to share… The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger (Little, Brown, 1951), early book club edition in good dust jacket with full b/w author photo on rear […]
Virtual Book Launch with Rachel Beanland July 9
Friday, July 3, 2020
Join us and Spartanburg-based bookshop and publisher Hub City on Thurs., July 9, 5 pm, for a virtual event with author Rachel Beanland to celebrate her debut novel, Florence Adler Swims Forever (Simon & Schuster, hb., 320 pp, $26). Over the course of one summer that begins with a shocking tragedy, three generations of […]
Writing Camp goes Virtual!
Thursday, June 18, 2020
Against the odds, our writing camps are off and running this year. Session 1, for grades 3 – 6, was in the airy and spacious sanctuary of Bright City Church — thank you to Nick and Jess Connolly for generously donating use of this space. This week’s session (and the two following) are Write of […]
Open — with a twist
Thursday, May 14, 2020
We are happy to announce we’re back open to the public, but with some health-minded caveats. To keep both our employees and our customers safe, we’re taking all of the necessary precautions and enacting the following policies: Regular hours: 10 – 7: 30 Monday – Saturday and 1 – 6 Sunday. Store is capacity is […]
Fiber Fueled with Dr. B
Wednesday, May 13, 2020
We have partnered with local restaurant Verde and renowned gastroenterologist Dr. Will Bulsiewicz, better known as Dr. B, to share his new book Fiber Fueled (Avery, hb., 400 pp., $27). Dr. B’s groundbreaking book offers a plant-based gut health program for losing weight, restoring health, and optimizing your microbiome. Including a 28-day jumpstart program with […]
YALLSTAYHOME: A Virtual Book Fest
Thursday, April 23, 2020
YALLWEST, the Santa Monica sister to YALLFest, will not be in the flesh in 2020, but has been resurrected as YALLSTAYHOME, a zoomapalooza–make that, yallapazooma–coming up Friday, April 24 – Sunday, April 26. There will be virtual panels: “teanotes,” “PJ cosplay,” and “Creativity in the Time of Corona,” plus special events like Doodling with Marie […]
Jane Kleeb Harvest the Vote, Tues., Feb. 25, 5 pm
Thursday, February 13, 2020
Join us Tues., Feb 25, 5 pm for Jane Kleeb, chair of the Democratic Party of Nebraska, as she talks about her new book Harvest the Vote (Ecco, hb, 224 pp., $26.99) before the SC Democratic debate. The Democratic Party has lost an entire generation of rural voters. By focusing the majority of their message and resources […]