Scarecrows on the Square, a Halloween *Haunted South Carolina* book signing and more - shaping up to be another great week as we snuggle under a blanket (brrr) w/a good book :) Learn more and RSVP for the upcoming events here: mailchi.mp/mainstreetreads/o… #keepitsummerville #spooktacularseason #amlovingfall #booksandblankets #amreading

Two weeks from today! Meet the Author of Haunted South Carolina on Halloween! Saturday, Oct 31 | Noon–2:00 p.m. Main Street Reads | 115 S. Main Street, Summerville FREE & Open to All! What better way to celebrate Halloween than with a few good SC ghost stories? Join us for a special Halloween book signing with John G. Clark Jr., author of Haunted South Carolina, and discover the chilling legends, restless spirits, and eerie encounters lurking in the Palmetto State's history. With a past filled with pirates, war, secession, death, debauchery, and disease, South Carolina has no shortage of stories that refuse to stay buried! Reserve Your Copy in Advance here: withfriends.co/event/3122805… Admission is FREE, and everyone is welcome! Treats provided and feel free to come in costume!

Amazon has Prime Days. We have something better: people who actually know books. 😉 When you shop indie, you’re not helping fund another over-the-top billionaire bash. You’re helping keep a local bookstore open, employing local people, supporting authors and publishers, hosting book clubs and storytimes, bringing authors to town, donating to community causes—and keeping your downtown interesting. And here’s the best part: you don’t even have to leave your couch.Shop Main Street Reads online through Bookshop.org, and your purchase directly supports us: ❤️ bookshop.org/shop/mainstreet… So while the internet is shouting DEAL!, we’re declaring ANTI-PRIME DAYS with our own discounts and free shipping October 6th AND 7th! Skip the giant box. Support the little bookstore. Keep your dollars in Summerville And get something really good to read while you’re at it. 📚 Shop small. Read big. #AntiPrimeDays #ShopIndie #ShopSmall #IndependentBookstore #MainStreetReads #BookshopOrg #SummervilleSC

One week from today y'all!  Oktoberfest is Saturday, October 3, 2026, from 12 PM to 6 PM in historic Hutchinson Square. Savor authentic German food, enjoy cold Oktoberfest beer, dance to live music, and explore family-friendly activities all afternoon. Whether you call Summerville home, you’re visiting from Charleston, or you’re planning a fall getaway, Summerville Oktoberfest 2026 is your ticket to a perfect autumn day.  Live Music: All day on the Main Stage Stein-Holding Contest: 4:00 PM Food Vendors: Open 12 Noon – 6 PM Kid Zone: Games, crafts & inflatables Beer Garden: 21+ with valid ID And of course we'll have some Oktoberfest books at Main Street Reads to match! Learn more about S'ville's Oktoberfest here: summervilleoctoberfest.org/ #keepitsummerville #oktoberfest #fallcelebration

So many great books out this week - Stop by the shop and find your newest read! 📚😊 Can't make it in? No problem! Visit our website: mainstreetreads.com/c/new-re…! Shipping and in-store pickup available! #keepitsummerville #summervillereads #newbooks #amreading

Books & Banter happens tonight and we'll be chatting about The Calamity Club by Kathryn Stockett... come enjoy treats and lively conversation with fellow readers! RSVPs encouraged (it's free - just lets us know how many to bring treats for) - more info at withfriends.co/event/2913427… #booksandbanter #fictionbookclub #keepitsummerville

For the inner writer in all of us, our regular Monday evening writers group meets at 6:30 pm - for meeting details visit mainstreetwrites.com/ and take a look around... there are fellow wordsmiths all making each other better writers each week! #mainstreetwrites #amreading #keepitsummerville

Happy Latine Heritage Month! Join us in celebrating Latine Heritage Month by purchasing a new book by a Latine author. Celebrate Latine Heritage Month with 15% off these select books!  And these titles have been curated by booksellers at Latine-owned bookstores; they come with the most trustworthy endorsement: the passion of fellow booksellers who put them in customers’ hands every day. To get 15% OFF with code LHM26 - just click on the banner at the top of our page at bookshop.org/shop/mainstreet… to be brought to the big list of qualifying titles. #latineheritagemonth #nextgreatread #bookshop #booksale

Serendipity happens in a bookstore! We don't know how...it just does! | mailchi.mp/mainstreetreads/a…] #keepitsummerville #sweettea #authorsandreaders

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Hard to think it's been 25 years. It's cliche, yes, but so many of do remember where we were and how we were told and the days of being glued to the TV and reaching out to loved ones in the aftermath.  Take a moment of silence today and remember...

In 2 Weeks! Sweet Prelude: Sweet Tea Odyssey Author Talk with Catherine Mann! at Main Street Reads. Tickets available ▶ withfriends.co/event/2913272…

THIS SUNDAY! Meet the authors! 📚 Join us Sunday, September 6 between 3–5 p.m. as we welcome historians Kathryn Roe Coker and Jason Wetzel to Main Street Reads for a special signing celebrating their fascinating look at Charleston’s Loyalists during the American Revolution. Spies. Secret networks. Double agents. Divided loyalties. And the women who fought to protect their homes and property after the war. RSVP FREE here: withfriends.co/event/2922716… 🇺🇸 Meet the authors ✍️ Get your book personally signed 🍪 Enjoy FREE treats 📚 Discover a side of Charleston history you probably never learned in school! Free and open to all—drop in anytime from 3–5! Authors will give a brief talk at 4 pm #MainStreetReads #keepitsummerville  #CharlestonHistory #AmericanRevolution #MeetTheAuthors #ShopLocal #IndieBookstore

So excited! PERFECT PRELUDE TO SWEET TEA FESTIVAL WEEKEND! Join us Friday, September 18, 6:30 pm for a special evening with USA Today bestselling author Catherine Mann, in conversation with Ashley River Library Branch Manager Leslie Koller! We’ll gather at Flowertown Players Theatre for a lively author talk celebrating Catherine’s moving new Southern novel, then head back to Main Street Reads for a Sip & Sign with treats, sweet tea and 10% off ALL store merchandise! 🎟️ Your ticket includes: *A signed first-edition of Sweet Tea Odyssey *Author talk + post-event Sip & Sign (where u can have your book personalized) *Free treats *10% off ALL Main Street Reads merchandise that evening *$5 from every ticket benefits Flowertown Players Theatre! Southern storytelling and sweet tea — all on the eve of Summerville’s Sweet Tea Festival. 🧋💛 Space IS limited, so grab your ticket and make this your Sweet Tea Weekend prelude! withfriends.co/event/2913272… #MainStreetReads #SweetTeaOdyssey #CatherineMann #SweetTeaFestival #keepitsummerville  #ShopLocal #AuthorEvent #FlowertownPlayers

📚 A better way to find ALL the fun at Main Street Reads! Our new Events & Memberships page is live — making it easier than ever to: See upcoming events RSVP for FREE events Grab tix Explore our brand-new memberships! PLUS, just announced: Sweet Prelude: Sweet Tea Odyssey Author Talk with USA Today bestselling author Catherine Mann on September 18! Learn more here: mainstreetreads.com/a-better… #MainStreetReads #keepitsummerville  #ShopLocal #IndieBookstore #BookLovers #sweettea #booksigning #thesweetteaodyssey

ACOTAR - Release parties for *A Court of Splintered Harmony* are filling fast - grab your tix here for plenty of free extras while ya can! mainstreetreads.com/store-2/ #acotar #acotarfans #midnightreleaseparty #dawncourt #nightcourt #preorder

TODAY!!! Meet the Author — Lindy Keane Carter! 2:30–4:00 p.m. | Main Street Reads Let’s try this again — with better weather! Join us this afternoon to meet Lindy Keane Carter, author of *The Irish Visitor* Come say hello, talk books and Southern historical fiction, and get your copy signed! #keepitsummerville #booksigning #theirishvisitor #lindykeanecarter

Growing Pains… The Good Kind!? If you see us looking a little frazzled over the next week—or possibly staring at a computer screen like it has personally betrayed us—there’s a reason - but we're doing it all for you! mainstreetreads.com/growing-… #keepitsummerville #readerscommunity #welovereaders

Three days to go! 📚✨ If you loved The Rice Birds (or just love unforgettable Southern historical fiction), don't miss your chance to meet Lindy Keane Carter as we celebrate the release of her brand-new novel, The Irish Visitor. Join us for an afternoon of conversation, free treats, and signed books as Lindy shares this powerful post–Civil War story of resilience, hope, and unlikely alliances. 📍 Main Street Reads ✍️ Signed books • 🍪 Free treats • 📖 Great conversation mainstreetreads.com/event/me… #keepitsummerville #theirishvisitor #lowcountryreads #booksigning