Purdy, the longtime resident cat of Blue Bicycle Books, passed away Tues., Feb. 18, 2014. Commonly seen sunning in the store window, lounging on a book, or tucked away behind a shelf, Purdy brought joy to countless visitors and book lovers. A common question from customers, shocked to see a pet in a King Street […]
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Story Crush Tour Coming to Blue Bicycle Books!
Saturday, February 1, 2014
Can’t wait until YALLFest? Us either. So in the meantime, we are very excited to be the last stop on March’s Story Crush Tour, on Wed., March 5, 5 pm. The Story Crush Tour is bringing five YA authors to Charleston: Lauren Oliver (Panic), Courtney Stevens (Faking Normal), Katie Cougno (How to Love), Robyn Schneider […]
Ryan Graudin’s All That Glows, Feb. 15
Thursday, January 30, 2014
Blue Bicycle Books is excited to host the release of the YA debut All That Glows, (HarperTeen, pb., $9.99) by local writer Ryan Graudin. Graudin will read and sign copies of her debut novel Sat., Feb. 15, 5 pm at Blue Bicycle Books. All that Glows follows Emrys, a spirited Fae, as she is assigned […]
Patricia Moore-Pastides March 7 – CANCELLED
Sunday, January 26, 2014
Join us Fri., Mar. 7, 12 pm Patricia Moore-Pastides, first lady of the University of South Carolina, signs copies of her cookbooks Greek Revival (USC Press, hb., $34.95) and Greek Revival from the Garden (USC Press, hb., $27.95). Both cookbooks provide vibrant recipes high in flavor and health benefits. A Connecticut native with a Masters in Public Health from Yale University, […]
Karen White returns Jan. 13!
Monday, January 6, 2014
Join us Mon., Jan. 13, 4 – 6 pm, as we celebrate the release of Lowcountry favorite Karen White‘s newest mystery, Return to Tradd Street (NAL Trade, pb., 336 pp., $15). The fourth book, in her House on Tradd series, Karen White takes us back South of Broad in a page-turning novel of mystery, ghosts, and […]
New Years Hours
Monday, December 30, 2013
December 31, 10 – 6 pm January 1, closed January 2, 10 – 7:30 Happy New Year!
Chef John Besh, Dec. 17
Monday, December 9, 2013
Chef John Besh will sign copies of his latest book Cooking from the Heart (Andrews McMeel, hb., 320 pp., $39.98) at Blue Bicycle Books, Tues., Dec. 17, 12 to 1:30 pm. James Beard Award-winner Besh is a renowned chef and owner of nine restaurants including August in New Orleans. Featuring lush photography, personal vignettes, […]
Leonard Goldberg, Dec. 10
Thursday, December 5, 2013
Join us Tues., Dec. 10th, 5 – 7 pm, as USA Today best-selling suspense writer Leonard Goldberg signs his newest medical thriller, Plague Ship (Midnight Ink, pb., 384 pp, $15). The sequel to 2012’s Patient One, Goldberg’s newest novel welcomes back Special Forces veteran Dr. Ballineau as he finds himself on luxury cruise ship-turned-plague quarantine. […]
Pat Conroy Returns!
Friday, November 15, 2013
We are so excited to announce that on Sat., Nov., 23, 1 pm, author Pat Conroy will be returning to Blue Bicycle Books to sign copies of his newest book, The Death of Santini: The Story of a Father and his Son (Doubleday, hb., $29). Signing policies: *Purchase required for a line number *Line numbers will […]
Bryan Bender to join Pat Conroy at signing Nov. 23
Thursday, November 14, 2013
Pat Conroy’s friend and fellow author Bryan Bender will join him Sat., Nov. 23, 1 to 4 pm, to sign You Are Not Forgotten: The Story of a Lost World War II Pilot and a Twenty-First-Century Soldier’s Mission to Bring Him Home (Doubleday, hb., 336 pp., $27). One of the two protagonists is from Charleston, and the book […]