Penny Travis, local author, will sign copies of her book Kabul Classroom: A Memoir of an American Teacher in Afghanistan on Sun., Apr. 27, 3 – 5 pm. PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS DATE HAS CHANGED.
About the author: Penny has traveled the world. Before she began her travels she was a Chemistry teacher and has since taught in both Jordan and Afghanistan. She currently resides on Folly Beach.
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Join us Sat., May 3, 3 – 4 pm to celebrate Charleston writer Brys Stephens new book The New Southern Table and sample recipes from the book!
About the book: The New Southern Table (Fair Winds Press, pb., $21.99) is a celebration of Southern food and culture. Stephens focuses on the ingredients that make Southern cuisine delicious and unique, while also showcasing how other cultures around the world have adapted varying flavor palettes with the same ingredients.
About the author: Stephens, based out of Charleston, has published his food writing in Bon Appetit, Garden and Gun, Charleston Magazine and Charleston City Paper. He is also the founder of Cookthink.com, a website dedicated to food and cooking.
Vanessa Blakeslee will be at Blue Bicycle Books Wed., May 7, 5 – 7 pm. She will be giving a reading from her debut story collection Train Shots followed by a Q&A.
About the author: Vanessa has had her work published in The Southern Review, Green Mountains Review, The Paris Review Daily, among many others. She earned her MFA in Writing from Vermont College of Fine Arts. Born and raised in northeastern Pennsylvania, she is a longtime resident of Maitland, Florida.
For a description of Train Shots, click here.
16th Annual Bridge Run Show — Thurs., Apr. 3, 7:30 pm. Sara Peck, Cameron Jones and Jonathan Sanchez will each take the mic for about 5 minutes in this annual staff reading. None of us are as cute as this girl, but you get the idea.
Please come join us — there will be beer and wine.
Barbara Hagerty
Barbara Hagerty (Twinzilla) and Marjory Wentworth (New & Selected Poems) will speak and sign copies of their new books of verse at a special Poet’s luncheon at Halls Chophouse (434 King St) Fri., Apr. 25, 12 pm.
Tickets are $29, order them here
About the authors: Barbara Hagerty is a poet, writer, photographer and visual essayist who was born in Charleston, SC. She lives with her husband and children in South Carolina, where she divides her time between Charleston and Edisto Island.
Marjory Wentworth is the Poet Laureate of South Carolina. Her poems have appeared in numerous books, magazines, and anthologies. She has been nominated for The Pushcart Prize five times. Ms. Wentworth teaches poetry to cancer patients in “Expressions of Healing” at Roper Hospital in Charleston, SC. She also teaches Creative Writing and English at The Art Institute of Charleston.
Marjory Wentworth
Blue Bicycle Books welcomes New York Times bestseller, YALLFest hotshot, and good friend of the store Melissa de la Cruz, Wed., April 2, 4 – 6 pm. The author of more than 2 dozen books, she’ll sign copies of her latest The Ring and the Crown (Disney-Hyperion, hb., $17.99).
About the book: Princess Marie-Victoria, heir to the mightiest empire in the world, and Aelwyn Myrddyn, a mage, who were once inseparable friends are now about to have their fates separated. To escape the pressures of a life without love these two girls form a plan that will change the world.
About the author: Melissa de la Cruz has written many YA novels and series including The Au Pairs series, the Blue Bloods series, the Ashleys series, Angels on Sunset Boulevard, Girl Stays in the Picture, and the semi-autobiographical novel Fresh off the Boat. A fashion and beauty expert for many publications including the New York Times, she lives in Los Angeles with her family, and is a (very) dedicated and hard-working member of the YALLFest board.
Our 2014 Write of Summer dates are up and registration is now open for our twelfth summer. We have seven weeks to choose from this year, both downtown and in Mt. Pleasant.
Sessions take place Monday through Friday, 9 am to noon. Each session costs $165, $175 after June 1.
For more information and registration forms, go here.
George Elliot Windish will sign copies of his book My Father’s Mansion Thurs., April 17, 3 – 5 pm.
About the book: My Father’s Mansion is set in the majestic mountains of Western Maryland during the late 1940s and 1950s. Comprised of a collection of unique stories and heartfelt poems, it encapsulates the author’s formative years growing up on a farm. Filled with the adventures of a young boy finding his way through the complexities of life, he begins to discover who he is as he encounters difficulties with his father, some of which will have an everlasting impact on his life.
Our event with Alvin Townley scheduled for Sat., April 5, 5 – 7 pm has been cancelled.
