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YALLFest — Fri., Nov. 15 & Sat., Nov. 16, 2024 — MG Highlights

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 […]

Events

Wed., May 29 — Charlamagne tha God, Get Honest or Die Lying Sat., June 1 — Piccolo Fiction in the Courtyard Thurs., Aug 29 — Ryan Graudin, The Enchanted Lies of Céleste Artois Mon., Sept. 9 — Caroline Chambers, What to Cook When You Don’t Feel Like Cooking Fri., Sept. 27 — Tamron Hall and Lish Steiling, A Confident […]

Ryan Graudin, The Enchanted Lies of Céleste Artois, Thurs., Aug. 29, 6 pm

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

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

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, […]

Laurie Devore, The Villain Edit, Thurs., Jul. 11, 5:30 pm

Join us Thurs., July 11, 5:30 pm for an evening with local author Laurie Devore to celebrate the release of The Villain Edit (HarperCollins, 336 pp., $28). Devore will be joined in conversation by fellow author Victoria Benton Frank (My Magnolia Summer). About the book: Emily Henry meets Fleabag…and The Bachelor! An irresistibly sharp and sexy dramedy […]

Shovels & Rope, C’mon Utah! — Fri., Apr. 19, 5:30 pm

Blue Bicycle Books is proud to welcome Shovels & Rope — Cary Ann Hearst and Michael Trent –  as they debut their new book C’mon Utah (hb., $30), based on the song from their By Blood album. Cary Ann, Michael and illustrator Julio Cotto Rivera will be signing copies in the bookstore courtyard, Fri., Apr. 19, […]

Marcia Zug, You’ll Do, Thurs., May 9, 5 pm

Join us Thurs., May 9, 5 pm for an evening with Professor Marcia Zug to celebrate the release of her newest book You’ll Do: A History of Marrying for Reasons Other Than Love, (Steerforth, 336 pp., $29.99). Zug will be joined in conversation by local attorney Gregory Forman. About the book: Americans hold marriage in such high esteem […]

Tommy Tomlinson, Dogland, Fri., May 17 at 5 pm

Join us Fri., May 17 at 5 pm for an evening with Pulitzer Prize finalist Tommy Tomlinson to celebrate the release of his newest book Dogland: Passion, Glory, and Lots of Slobber at the Westminster Dog Show (Simon & Schuster, 256 pp., $29). Tomlinson will be joined in conversation by Garden and Gun editor Amanda Heckert. […]

Pop-up at Charleston Wine and Food Fest, Fri. – Sun., Mar. 8 – 10

Visit Blue Bicycle Books at our Book Nook in the Culinary Village during the upcoming Charleston Wine and Food Fest Fri. – Sun., Mar. 8 – 10. We have an exciting line-up of 16 chefs coming to sign, including Tiffani Thiessen, Fri., Mar. 8 at 2 pm at Riverfront Park.  See below for the line-up! Friday, […]