Join us at the Royal American (970 Morrison Dr.) from 6:45pm to 8pm to celebrate Pickett’s Charge by Charles McNair! Pickett’s Charge is the story of an aged Confederate soldier in 1964 as he reexamines his notions of valor and vengeance in one zany adventure after another. (photo credit: Jeff Roffman)
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Tickets on sale for David Sedaris at the Charleston Music Hall, Oct. 23
Friday, October 4, 2013
Blue Bicycle Books is pr0ud to be the official bookseller for David Sedaris , Wed., Oct. 23, 7:30 pm, Charleston Music Hall, 37 John St. Tickets are $40-$50 — click here to purchase. Sedaris is touring on his ninth book, Let’s Explore Diabetes with Owls (Little, Brown, hb., $27). He grew up in Raleigh and is the author of Barrel […]
Fri., Oct. 18, 7 pm — Superstar Bookseller and Woman of Letters, Blue Bicycle Books’ Sara Peck releases first chapbook! CofC Prof. Anthony Varallo will sign new work as well!
Tuesday, October 1, 2013
Blue Bicycle Books is proud to announce Yr Lad Bob, (Persistent Editions, San Francisco, pb., $9), the first book of poetry by longtime store manager Sara Peck. Peck will read and sign copies Fri., Oct. 18, 7 pm, at Blue Bicycle Books. This event will also celebrate the release of Think of Me and I’ll […]
Inside Acrylics at Rebekah Jacob Gallery
Monday, September 30, 2013
Thurs., Oct. 10, 5:30 to 8 pm Phil Garrett, alongside other prominent visual artists including Linda Fantuzzo and John Hull, will sign copies of his new book Inside Acrylics: Studio Secrets from Today’s Top Artists (Artist’s Network, 127 pp, hb., $29.98) at the Rebekah Jacob Gallery, 502 King St., downtown Charleston. Inside Acrylics takes you in […]
Letters from an American Farmer and Other Essays
Monday, September 30, 2013
Join us Thurs., Oct. 17, 5 – 7 pm, as editor Dennis D. Moore signs copies of his new edition of the 18th century collection Letters from an American Farmer and Other Essays (Belknap Press of Harvard UP, 416 pp, hb., $35). Written by J. Hector St. John de Crevecoeur, and first published in London […]
David Grant signing Being Shakespeare — Fri., Oct. 11, 5 – 7 pm
Thursday, September 26, 2013
Join us Fri., Oct. 11 from 5 – 7 pm to celebrate the release of local author David Grant’s Being Shakespeare. This audacious approach to the Bard’s life brings together the personal, professional and political aspects of Shakespeare’s life.
Suzanne Burke Event Thurs. Sept. 26, 5pm
Tuesday, September 24, 2013
We are happy to welcome Suzanne Burke, author of the children’s series narrated by Logan the greyhound! The newest installment in the series is Logan and the Mystical Collar a story of courage, friendship, perseverance, and time-travel to Ancient Egypt! Suzanne will be in the store Thurs. Sept. 26 at 5pm.
Wimpy Kid Truck, Fri., Sept. 20
Wednesday, September 18, 2013
We are thrilled that the Diary of a Wimpy Kid HARD LUCK TRUCK will be at our store! Wimpy Kid book 8 will release on November 5, 2013, and is one of the biggest books of the year. Come one, come all to get free Wimpy Kid goodies, see Wimpy Kid book trailers, get your photo taken and emailed to you, and pre-order book 8 and buy […]
Mark Brennan Rosenberg’s Eating My Feelings EVENT CANCELLED
Tuesday, September 17, 2013
Join us Thurs., Sept 19, at Blue Bicycle Books as essayist Mark Brennan Rosenberg signs copies of his newest book, Eating My Feelings: Tales of Overeating, Underperforming, and Coping with My Crazy Family (3 Rivers Press, pb., 256 pp, $16). In the tradition of Chelsea Handler and others, Rosenberg’s hilarious and often scandalous essay collection […]
Lynn Povich at the Charleston Library Society
Monday, September 9, 2013
Thurs., Sept. 19, 6 pm, trailblazing journalist Lynn Povich will speak and sign copies of her book The Good Girls Revolt: How the Women of Newsweek Sued Their Bosses and Changed the Workplace (PublicAffairs, pb., 304 pp, $14.99) at the Charleston Library Society (164 King St). Not only Newsweek magazine’s first female Senior Editor, but also one […]