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Saturday, August 23, 2025
Allen Lyle: Author Pop-Up
Aug 23 @ 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
Hub City Bookshop

Allen Lyle will be dropping by Hub City Bookshop on August 23 at 11 AM – 1 PM to sign copies of Red Sun Rising, the first installment in an exciting dark fantasy/sci-fi series.

We would love to know you are coming!

 

Monday, August 25, 2025
Golden Hour Book Release
Aug 25 @ 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm
J Hudson Booksellers

Join us for a special Golden Hour to celebrate the release of R.F. Kuang’s highly anticipated novel, Katabasis! This event is free, with specialty cafe items and books available for purchase. Author will not be here.

Off-site Book Launch with Scott Gould
Aug 25 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
The Bohemian Cafe

Join local author Scott Gould at The Bohemian Cafe (2 W. Stone Ave.) for the launch of his latest novel, Peace Like A River!

Books Over Drinks with Brooke Lea Foster
Aug 25 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
J Hudson Booksellers

From the “great storyteller” (Natalie Jenner, author of The Jane Austen Society) Brooke Lea Foster, a captivating new novel set in 1965 and 1978 about a graduate student who returns with her sisters to their family’s summer home on Martha’s Vineyard and begins to unravel old family secrets. If you love Beatriz Williams and Karen White, you do not want to miss this Books Over Drinks event!

Tuesday, August 26, 2025
Books Over Drinks with Penny Zang
Aug 26 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
J Hudson Booksellers

The Virgin Suicides meets I Have Some Questions For You with a dash of the horrors of Nightbitch in this debut suspense following one woman as she begins to uncover the truth of the death of her estranged best friend and the Sylvia Plath adoring girls they attended college with decades ago. If you love Kate Elizabeth Russell and Rebecca Makkai, you do not want to miss Books Over Drinks with Penny Zang!

Wednesday, August 27, 2025
In Conversation with Pete Candler
Aug 27 @ 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
J Hudson Booksellers

Join us for a free In Conversation event with Southern author Pete Candler to celebrate his book, A Deeper South!

Thursday, August 28, 2025
Jessica Pishko: Reading and Signing
Aug 28 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Hub City Bookshop

Join us on August 28th at 6 PM for an evening with Jessica Pishko, author of The Highest Law in the Land: How the Unchecked Power of Sheriffs Threatens Democracy, a must-read for fans of Michelle Alexander, Gilbert King, Elizabeth Hinton, and Kathleen Belew.

Get a 10% discount on the book when you RSVP on Eventbrite and present it at the bookshop register!

Saturday, August 30, 2025
Saturday Market on Main Street
Aug 30 @ 8:00 am – 12:00 pm
Main Street

On Saturday mornings from the beginning of May until the end of October, two blocks of downtown Greenville’s Main Street are transformed into a bustling farmers’ market. The market features over 75 vendors selling the season’s freshest produce and the area’s most original and high quality crafts. Each week thousands of people flock to the TD Saturday Market for locally-sourced products where all food must be grown or produced within 100 miles of Greenville and crafters are highly-encouraged to use locally-sourced supplies.

There is something undeniably special about Greenville’s TD Saturday Market. We invite you to join us Saturday mornings to experience it for yourself!

Tuesday, September 2, 2025
Books Over Drinks with Stacy Willingham
Sep 2 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
M. Judson Booksellers

Twenty-two years ago, Claire Campbell’s older sister, Natalie, disappeared shortly after her eighteenth birthday. Days later, her blood was found in a car, a man was arrested, and the case was swiftly closed. In the decades since, Claire has attempted to forget her traumatic past by moving to the city and climbing the ranks as an investigative journalist… until an unexpected call from her father forces her to come back home and face it all anew. If you love Megan Miranda and Rachel Hawkins, you do not want to miss Books Over Drinks with Stacy Willingham!

Wednesday, September 3, 2025
In Conversation with Kathleen Casey
Sep 3 @ 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
M. Judson Booksellers

Join us at M. Judson Booksellers for a free In Conversation event with Kathleen Casey, the Director of the Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program at Furman University, to celebrate her new book, The Things She Carried!

Thursday, September 4, 2025
Books Over Drinks with Kate Hash
Sep 4 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
M. Judson Booksellers

In this resplendent debut novel, a beautiful love story unfolds for tenderhearted Gracie Harris—a mom of two and recent widow—as she navigates the unexpected curveballs that adulthood throws and takes her second chance to find love. If you love Annabel Monaghan and Linda Holmes, you do not want to miss Books Over Drinks with Kate Hash!

Saturday, September 6, 2025
Saturday Market on Main Street
Sep 6 @ 8:00 am – 12:00 pm
Main Street

On Saturday mornings from the beginning of May until the end of October, two blocks of downtown Greenville’s Main Street are transformed into a bustling farmers’ market. The market features over 75 vendors selling the season’s freshest produce and the area’s most original and high quality crafts. Each week thousands of people flock to the TD Saturday Market for locally-sourced products where all food must be grown or produced within 100 miles of Greenville and crafters are highly-encouraged to use locally-sourced supplies.

There is something undeniably special about Greenville’s TD Saturday Market. We invite you to join us Saturday mornings to experience it for yourself!

Monday, September 8, 2025
Science Café
Sep 8 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
The Gallery at M. Judson

We have partnered with the local organization Women, Life, and Science to host monthly science cafes, featuring speakers from various scientific communities and practices. This is a free event that takes place in the M. Judson Gallery.

Tuesday, September 9, 2025
Books Over Drinks with Sarah McCoy
Sep 9 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
M.Judson Booksellers

From New York Times bestselling author Sarah McCoy—a spellbinding novel based on a true story: a beautiful young movie star of Hollywood’s Golden Age gives up her bright career to become a nun. If you love Kristen Harmel and Allison Pataki, you do not want to miss Books Over Drinks with Sarah McCoy!

Thursday, September 11, 2025
In Conversation with Dan Leach
Sep 11 @ 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
M. Judson Booksellers

Join us for a free In Conversation event with Dan Leach to support his new novel, Junah at the End of the World! He will be in conversation with fellow author Scott Gould.

Saturday, September 13, 2025
Saturday Market on Main Street
Sep 13 @ 8:00 am – 12:00 pm
Main Street

On Saturday mornings from the beginning of May until the end of October, two blocks of downtown Greenville’s Main Street are transformed into a bustling farmers’ market. The market features over 75 vendors selling the season’s freshest produce and the area’s most original and high quality crafts. Each week thousands of people flock to the TD Saturday Market for locally-sourced products where all food must be grown or produced within 100 miles of Greenville and crafters are highly-encouraged to use locally-sourced supplies.

There is something undeniably special about Greenville’s TD Saturday Market. We invite you to join us Saturday mornings to experience it for yourself!

Monday, September 15, 2025
Lunch & Lit with Hank Phillippi Ryan
Sep 15 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Soby's

“Master of suspense” (Publishers Weekly) and USA Today bestselling author Hank Phillippi Ryan returns with a thrilling novel about a bestselling author being stalked on tour. If you love Megan Miranda and Stacy Willingham, you do not want to miss Lunch & Lit with Hank Phillippi Ryan!

Tuesday, September 16, 2025
Open Mic Night
Sep 16 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
J Hudson Booksellers

Calling all poets and authors! Hosted by the South Carolina Governor’s School, this open mic night is a great way to showcase your latest writing project. Open to all, sign up at the event for a 5 minute time slot!

Wednesday, September 17, 2025
In Conversation with John Rhea
Sep 17 @ 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
J Hudson Booksellers

Join us for a free event for SC author John Rhea for his new book, Lifer. He will be in conversation with author Michel Stone.

Thursday, September 18, 2025
In Conversation with Carol Baldwin
Sep 18 @ 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
M. Judson Booksellers

Join us for a free In Conversation event with author Carol Baldwin for her new book, Half-Truths! She will be joined by fellow author Jo Hackl.