South Carolina’s first on-street bike corral was installed this week in front of the store. Thanks to the City of Charleston Planning Dept., the Civic Design Center, Charleston Moves and many others who’ve worked towards this for more than two years. The corral replaces the 15-min. parking meter, which was little used, except by confused […]
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Dirt Candy Release Party
Thursday, September 20, 2012
Chef Amanda Cohen and her husband and co-author, Charleston’s own Grady Hendrix, will sign copies of their unique graphic novel cookbook, Dirty Candy: A Cookbook (Clarkson Potter, 2012, pb. 224 pp, $19.95), Sun. Oct. 14, 3 – 6 pm, Square Onion, 18 Resolute Lane in I’on, Mt. Pleasant. Dirt Candy: A Cookbook, emerged from the […]
Keven Eberle signs A History of Charleston’s Hampton Park
Tuesday, September 4, 2012
Join us Wed., Sept. 26, 4:30 – 6:30 for the release of Kevin Eberle’s new book A History of Charleston’s Hampton Park. Beginning more than three hundred years ago, the book chronicles the park’s growth through early plantation life, Revolutionary War battles, horse racing, the Civil War, professional baseball, a zoo, and a disco. Eberle, […]
Editor Curtis Worthington signs Literary Charleston & the Lowcountry
Tuesday, September 4, 2012
Join us Thurs., Sept. 27, 5 – 7 pm, as Curtis Worthington signs copies of his anthology Literary Charleston and the Lowcountry (Trinity University Press, pb., 321 pp., $16.95). Literary Charleston is a fascinating collection of fiction, nonfiction and poetry by 34 different local and internationally acclaimed authors. Local literary heavyweights like Pat Conroy and […]
Neil Gaiman and The Unchained Tour Visit Charleston!
Sunday, September 2, 2012
Neil Gaiman, bestselling author of The Sandman comic books and the novels Coraline and American Gods, will perform at the Charleston Music Hall, 37 John St., 8 pm, Fri., Sept. 21, 2012, as part of the Unchained Tour, a group of storytelling writers. Riding around in a 1972 Bluebird bus,the Unchained raconteurs are touring North […]
Clay Rice Returns to Blue Bicycle, Sept. 5!
Saturday, August 25, 2012
Renowned silhouette artist Clay Rice is returning to Blue Bike to cut personal silhouettes and sign copies of his book The Lonely Shadow (Joggling Board, hb., $19.95) on Wed., Sept. 5, 3 – 6 pm. Taught by his grandfather Carew, Clay Rice is a 21st century folk artist and a Lowcountry treasure. Watching him cut […]
Chris Lamb Signs Conspiracy of Silence and The Sound and Fury of Sarah Palin
Friday, August 24, 2012
Chris Lamb will be at Blue Bicycle Books this Sat., Aug. 25 from 1-3 pm to sign his new book Conspiracy of Silence: Sportswriters and the Long Campaign to Desegregate Baseball and his 2011 release The Sound and Fury of Sarah Palin Conspiracy of Silence is a history of the effort to desegregate major league […]
Inside An American Hostel Book Release Party!
Thursday, August 9, 2012
Vikki Matsis will be at Blue Bicycle Books Wed., Aug. 15 from 5-7 pm to celebrate the release of her new book Inside An American Hostel: A Guidebook for Managers & Aspiring Owners. Inside An American Hostel goes behind the scenes of Vikki’s very own hostel here in Charleston, SC, outlining the essentials that any […]
Story Hour with Peter Cotton
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Local surgeon and children’s author Peter Cotton will be at Blue Bicycle Books on Thur., Aug. 9 at 12 pm for a story hour featuring his new children’s book When the Fred the Snake Got Squished and Mended (27 pp., hb., $19.98). Cotton’s book is a delightful tale featuring rhymes, humor, and colorful illustrations by […]
Norb Vonnegut Signs The Trust
Friday, July 20, 2012
Blue Bicycle Books and the Charleston Library Society are proud to present Norb Vonnegut, to sign The Trust, his newest novel, at the Library Society (164 King St.) Thurs., July 26 at 6 pm. The Trust is a suspenseful tale of high-stakes financial intrigue. After the accidental drowning death of his friend and mentor Palmer […]