Blue Bicycle Books

Join us Sun., Oct. 16, 3 pm as Helen Stine discusses and signs copies of her new novel The Truthful Story (Cardinal Press, hb., 220 pp., $24).

About the book: When ten-year-old Genevieve Donovan’s Nannie dies mysteriously in the Lowcountry river she’s loved and lived near all her life, Genny and her family are heartbroken. In 1960s South Carolina, new industry is encroaching on old country, and Genny fears her grandmother may have gotten in the way of so-called progress. What’s more, ever since Nannie passed, Genny has been hearing and seeing things she’s not sure she can share with anyone except her mother, whose own grief is making it harder and harder to get through to her. As Genny struggles to understand justice, healing, and a world in which Nannie is gone but still present, The Truthful Story traces a family’s journey through the pain of loss and the survival of love.

About the author: Helen grew up near Charleston, in the heart of South Carolina’s Lowcountry. After receiving an English degree from the College of Charleston, she raised a family, traveled extensively, and pursued a career in education, but she never lost touch with the powerful sense of place and family her childhood home imbued in her.

Fri., Sept. 9, 5 pm, PURE Theatre, 477 King St. Sarah J. Maas will discuss and sign copies of Empire of Storms (Bloomsbury, 704 pp., hb.), the fifth installment in the Throne of Glass series. Aelin’s journey from assassin to queen has entranced millions across the globe, and this fifth novel will leave readers breathless.

Tickets are required and include a signed hardback copy of Empire of Storms and admission to the talk and signing. (Sarah will be in conversation with Charleston’s own Ryan Graudin author of Wolf by Wolf, followed by a Q&A.)

Purchase tickets here to reserve your space.

Questions? Please call the bookstore, 843.722.2666.

The talk will be at PURE Theatre, 477 King St. at 5 pm. Afterwards, Sarah will sign at Blue Bicycle Books, 420 King St..

Event Policies:

1)  Sarah will sign one book per person. Please note this is a change in policy due to a hand injury. Sarah will have a special stamp for this tour and we can stamp 2 other books per person.

2) There will be no posed photos, but photos taken of the author during the event and from the line are fine.

3) We ask that no video be taken of the event.

About the book: The long path to the throne has only just begun for Aelin Galathynius. Loyalties have been broken and bought, friendships lost and garnered, and those who possess magic find themselves at odds with those who don’t.

As the kingdoms of Erilea fracture around her, enemies must become allies if Aelin is going to keep those she loves from falling to the dark forces. With war looming, the only chance for salvation lies in a desperate quest that may mark the end of everything Aelin holds dear. Will Aelin succeed in keeping her world from splintering, or will it all come crashing down?

About the author: Sarah J. Maas is the author of the New York Times bestselling Throne of Glass series: Throne of Glass, Crown of Midnight, Heir of Fire, Queen of Shadows, and the series’ prequel, The Assassin’s Blade; as well as the New York Times bestselling A Court of Thorns and Roses and A Court of Mist and Fury. A New York native, Sarah currently lives in Pennsylvania with her husband and dog.

Join us Tues., Sept. 13, 5 pm as W. Scott Poole discusses and signs copies of his new book In the Mountains of Madness (Soft Skull Press, pb., 320 pp., $18).

About the book: More than a traditional biography, In the Mountains of Madness places Lovecraft and his work in a cultural context, as an artist more in tune with our time than his own. Poole offers his reading of Lovecraft in relation to the comics of Joe Lansdale, the novels of Stephen King, and some of the biggest blockbuster films in contemporary America, proving the undying influence of this rare and significant figure.

About the author: W. Scott Poole, who teaches at the College of Charleston, has written widely about American history, horror, and pop culture. His books include Vampira: Dark Goddess of Horror and his award-winning history Monsters in America, which received the John G. Cawelti Prize from the Popular Culture Association and was named among the “Best of the Best” by the AAUP for 2011. Poole is a regular contributor to Popmatters and his work has appeared in the Huffington Post, Religions Dispatches, and Killing the Buddha.

Join us Fri., Aug 12, 12 pm for lunch with John Lane at High Cotton (199 East Bay St.). John will talk and sign copies of his new book, Coyote Settles the South (UGA Press, hb., 200 pp., $30).

Tickets are $31 for three-course lunch and talk or $61 for lunch and book.

Buy tickets here.

Coyote Settles the South is the story of Lane’s journey as he visits coyote territories: swamps, nature preserves, old farm fields, suburbs, a tannery, and even city streets. Along the way, he gains insight concerning the migration into the Southeast of the American coyote, an animal that, in the end, surprises him with its intelligence, resilience, and amazing adaptability.

John Lane teaches environmental studies at Wofford College, where he also directs the Goodall Center for Environmental Studies. In 1995 he co-founded a community press and literary arts organization in Spartanburg called The Hub City Writers Project. His poems have been published in magazines such as The Virginia Quarterly Review, Harvard Magazine, Ironwood, Ploughshares, and Nimrod, among many others.

Join us Tue., July 12, 5:30 pm as Timber Hawkeye discusses and signs copies of his new book Faithfully Religionless.

About the book: His pursuit of happiness in Corporate America felt counterproductive, so Timber Hawkeye escaped the flourescent-lit hell of his cubicle in Seattle and set out to fully embrace the stress-free lifestyle of Hawaii. Intrigued and curious about what (and why) people believe, he questioned everything he ever thought was true and discovered the beauty of letting go.

About the author: Timber Hawkeye offers a secular and non-sectarian approach to being at peace with the world, both within and around us. Author of the international bestseller Buddhist Boot Camp, his intention is to awaken, enlighten, enrich, and inspire.