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Sunday, February 28, 2021
Stories of Struggle: The Clash Over Civil Rights in South Carolina
Feb 28 all-day
Online w/ SC Women in Leadership

In the premier episode of the WIL Listen podcast, we commemorate Black History Month with Anita Garrett’s interview of author Claudia Smith Brinson about her book Stories of Struggle: The Clash Over Civil Rights in South Carolina.

Stories of Struggle is a book of South Carolina stories. Stories of hate, intimidation, violence and murder. And stories of devotion, courage, and perseverance. Stories of lesser-known civil rights leaders and individuals dedicated to making better lives for their children, despite their activism resulting in physical abuse, punishment, loss of livelihood, and families torn apart. These intimate stories, both heartbreaking and inspiring, shine a light on the progress achieved by nonviolent civil rights activists while also revealing white South Carolinians’ often violent resistance to change. Claudia shares the stories of sacrifice of these brave, modest, benevolent, courageous and dedicated leaders, and how the progress they produced offers hope for the future.

Claudia Smith Brinson worked as a journalist for more than 30 years in Florida, Greece, and South Carolina. Her accolades include dozens of state and regional awards for excellence. She held the Harriet Gray Blackwell Endowed Professorship at Columbia College for a decade, where she designed and led the Writing for Print and Digital Media program. She is the mother of two and mentor to many.

Anita Garrett is a management consultant and image activist who has worked in the fields of philanthropy and business development for more than 25 years. She is a founding board member of SC Women in Leadership. Her career reflects a marriage of her passion for social justice, gender equity and resource development and her desire to be a voice for marginalized communities. For her unwavering leadership efforts, Anita has received numerous awards.

Monday, March 8, 2021
Virtual Book Club: Necessary Lies
Mar 8 @ 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
Online w/ Greenville Library

Come ready to discuss Necessary Lies by Diane Chamberlain with fellow readers. Registration is required for this live virtual event.

Tuesday, March 9, 2021
Kate Quinn in conversation with Heather Morris
Mar 9 @ 7:00 pm
Online w/ Fiction Addiction

Join bestselling authors Kate Quinn and Heather Morris as they discuss Kate’s new WWII novel, The Rose Code

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COVID-19 may have upended our lives, but Fiction Addiction is still your guide to finding books worth your time to read them.

Join New York Times & USA Today bestselling author Kate Quinn and #1 New York Times bestselling author Heather Morris on Tuesday, March 9th, at 7:00pm Eastern for a very special virtual event. Moderated by Lizz Schumer of Good Housekeeping, the authors will celebrate the publication of The Rose Code and discuss remarkable stories of World War II.

Each ticket includes access to the virtual event as well as a copy of The Rose Code and a SIGNED bookplate. Your email will be registered with Crowdcast, and you will receive a separate email from Crowdcast with login information for the event.

Tickets can be purchased through Tuesday, March 9th, at 10:00am. Refunds can be requested up until the ticket cutoff.


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Friday, March 12, 2021
Staff Pick Fridays Spartanburg Library
Mar 12 @ 6:00 pm – 6:15 pm
Online w/ Spartanburg County Public Libraries

 Book & Film Discussions

Check out our latest staff picks video on YouTube! Every week, SCPL staff will highlight their favorite books, movies, TV and more!

Thursday, March 18, 2021
BYOB Book Club
Mar 18 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Online w/ Anderson County Library

(Anderson County Library) Adults: Discuss a book that you have read recently and get recommendations from others.

 

Friday, March 19, 2021
Staff Pick Fridays Spartanburg Library
Mar 19 @ 6:00 pm – 6:15 pm
Online w/ Spartanburg County Public Libraries

 Book & Film Discussions

Check out our latest staff picks video on YouTube! Every week, SCPL staff will highlight their favorite books, movies, TV and more!

Friday, March 26, 2021
Staff Pick Fridays Spartanburg Library
Mar 26 @ 6:00 pm – 6:15 pm
Online w/ Spartanburg County Public Libraries

 Book & Film Discussions

Check out our latest staff picks video on YouTube! Every week, SCPL staff will highlight their favorite books, movies, TV and more!

Monday, March 29, 2021
Virtual Event BYO Book Club
Mar 29 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Online w/ Greenville Library

Join us for this live virtual book club via Zoom. Discuss any book you’ve read recently with other readers! Recommend your favorite book from this year and receive recommendations for a potential new favorite. Space is limited, and registration is required.

Tuesday, March 30, 2021
Virtual Event Armchair Traveler: Colombia
Mar 30 @ 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Online w/ Greenville Library

Join us for this live virtual event presented via Zoom. Join us for a virtual travel guide experience of the verdant South American country. Allow your imagination to taste the local foods, hear the regional music, take in the memorable sights and fine arts, and so much more of the treasures of Colombia. ¡Vámonos paisas! Q&A to follow the presentation

Friday, April 2, 2021
Staff Pick Fridays Spartanburg Library
Apr 2 @ 6:00 pm – 6:15 pm
Online w/ Spartanburg County Public Libraries

 Book & Film Discussions

Check out our latest staff picks video on YouTube! Every week, SCPL staff will highlight their favorite books, movies, TV and more!

Wednesday, April 7, 2021
Bob Gillespie In-Person Lunch Talk + Signing
Apr 7 @ 12:00 pm
Poinsett Club
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Join sportswriter Bob Gillespie for an in-person lunch talk and signing at the Poinsett Club on Wednesday, April 7th, at Noon. Bob will give a talk on his new book, South Carolina Golf, and will be available afterwards to sign. Dress is business casual (no denim), and any dietary restrictions should be relayed directly to the Poinsett Club (email [email protected]).

Your $48.31 ticket admits one to the event, and includes lunch, as well as a copy of South Carolina Golf.

If you do not feel comfortable attending in-person, signed books can be purchased on our website.

Tickets can be purchased through Monday, April 5th at 10:00am. Refunds can be requested up until the ticket cutoff.

Her Story Book Club is reading “Conjure Women” by Afia Atakora
Apr 7 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Online w/ Hub City Writers Project
Her Story Book Club is reading "Conjure Women" by Afia Atakora

Her Story is a book club that meets at Hub City Bookshop on the first (and sometimes second!) Wednesday of each month to discuss books about women, by women. Meet us on Zoom for our virtual book club on April 7th to discuss Conjure Women by Afia Atakora. Book club will begin at 6 p.m. Enjoy reading!

Thursday, April 8, 2021
A Conversation with Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney and Kate Flannery Virtual Event
Apr 8 @ 7:30 pm
Online w/ Fiction Addiction

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Join bestselling author Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney and actress, singer, and writer Kate Flannery for an exclusive event

 

Join New York Times bestselling author of The NestCynthia D’Aprix Sweeney, in-conversation with actor, singer, and writer Kate Flannery, best known for her 9 seasons as Meredith on NBC’s THE OFFICE, for an exclusive event on Thursday, April 8th, at 7:30pm Eastern, hosted in collaboration with independent bookstores across the U.S.. This will be a lively conversation between friends to mark the publication of Sweeney’s highly anticipated second novel, GOOD COMPANY.

Much of what made The Nest beloved is back in play with GOOD COMPANY, including Sweeney’s distinctive wit and her incisive examination of the way people, and their relationships–with others and themselves–evolve over decades. The novel follows two couples entering the midpoint of their lives, against the backdrop of the New York theater scene and Hollywood. The novel tells a story of what it means to “truly love but never truly know another person,” as Sweeney says in her own words.

“Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney plumbs the depths of marriage, motherhood, and friendship with warmth and wit. I devoured it in one gulp! Treat yourself to some Good Company.”—Maria Semple, Author of Where’d You Go, Bernadette

Each ticket includes access to the virtual event as well as a SIGNED copy of Good Company. You will be able to access the event through Eventbrite after your ticket purchase.

Tickets can be purchased through Thursday, April 8th, at 10:00am. Refunds can be requested up until the ticket cutoff.

Friday, April 9, 2021
Staff Pick Fridays Spartanburg Library
Apr 9 @ 6:00 pm – 6:15 pm
Online w/ Spartanburg County Public Libraries

 Book & Film Discussions

Check out our latest staff picks video on YouTube! Every week, SCPL staff will highlight their favorite books, movies, TV and more!

Saturday, April 10, 2021
An Afternoon of Mystery
Apr 10 @ 1:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Online

Join us for this mystery-packed double panel event presented by Sisters in Crime! Celebrated author Catriona McPherson kicks off the afternoon with her discussion, Plenty Deadly: Sisters, Dames, and Girl Detectives, a fascinating look at women sleuths and women mystery writers. Explore mystery writing even further with the second session, The Mystery of Writing – a panel discussion with Catriona McPherson and local authors Cindy Blackburn, Kellye Garrett, Sally Handley, Polly Iyer, and Linda Lovely, moderated by author Howard G. Lewis. Join the authors as they speak on what they wish they had known in the writing process.

Click the registration link once you RSVP!

An Afternoon of Mystery: Plenty Deadly: Sisters, Dames + Girl Detectives
Apr 10 @ 1:00 pm – 2:15 pm
Online w/ Greenville Library

Join us for this live virtual mystery-packed double panel event via Zoom featuring local authors from the mystery writers group, Sisters in Crime. Celebrated author Catriona McPherson kicks off the afternoon with her discussion, Plenty Deadly: Sisters, Dames, and Girl Detectives, a fascinating look at women sleuths and women mystery writers. Explore mystery writing even further with the second session beginning at 2:15p. Registration is required.

Tuesday, April 13, 2021
Julia Koets in virtual conversation with Scott Gould
Apr 13 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Online w/ Hub City Writers Project

Julia Koets in virtual conversation with Scott Gould

We will be hosting a virtual conversation with Julia Koets and Scott Gould on April 13th at 7PM! Julia Koets is the author of Pine (Winner of the 2019 Michael Waters Poetry Prize). Scott Gould is the award-winning author of Hub City Press title Strangers to Temptation, and the more recent memoir, Things That Crash, Things That Fly. Join us for a conversation and question-and-answer session with these two authors!

Thursday, April 15, 2021
BYOB Book Club
Apr 15 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Online w/ Anderson County Library

(Anderson County Library) Adults: Discuss a book that you have read recently and get recommendations from others.

 

Book Launch + Signing to Celebrate John Sterling’s New Book: Sales for Noobs
Apr 15 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
The Lazy Goat

Upstate native and sales expert, John Sterling, is excited to officially announce the release of his book, Sales for Noobs: Everything Sales Rookies Need to Know to Crush Quota, Get Promoted, and Kick A$$A book launch and signing will be held at The Lazy Goat on Thursday, April 15th from 5:00 to 7:00 pm. This event is open to the public and books will be available for purchase and author signing onsite.

As a sales trainer, manager, and serial entrepreneur, John is known for mentoring sales reps with zero business experience, so they become high-six- and seven-figure salespeople. John helped build software startup DataStream into a publicly traded company that sold to Infor for over $200 million. As Vice President of Sales, John and his team managed acquisitions in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Argentina, Singapore, and Australia, becoming the biggest technology company in South Carolina. During that time, John hired and trained over 150 sales reps, sixty of whom are now business owners, CEOs, or Sales VPs. Currently, John is owner of and investor in technology companies in the Southern United States and consults with business owners and their sales teams to crush quota.

“Throughout my career, I have always enjoyed being a mentor to help new salespeople take the time to pick the best sales job for them and get started in the right way,” said, John Sterling, Author of Sales for Noobs. “This book was written specifically to give essential advice to everyone considering a sales career so they can get started like a rocket ship versus “limping in” to the sales arena.”

In Sales for Noobs: Everything Sale Rookies Need to Know to Crush Quota, Get Promoted, and Kick A$$, John shares the essential advice every sales “noob” or newbie needs to know to make sales a rewarding profession. Whether someone is going into sales right out of school, pivoting from another industry, or getting back into the workforce, Sales for Noobs teaches readers a proven process to build a profitable career they can enjoy.

Sales for Noobs: Everything Sale Rookies Need to Know to Crush Quota, Get Promoted, and Kick A$$, is available for online purchase directly through Amazon.

ABOUT SALES FOR NOOBS | John Sterling is the world’s foremost expert in transforming sales noobs into seasoned pros. As a sales trainer, manager, and serial entrepreneur, John is known for mentoring sales reps with zero business experience, so they become high six and seven figure salespeople. Take your sales team from noobs to pros at www.SalesTrainingforNoobs.com

 

Friday, April 16, 2021
Staff Pick Fridays Spartanburg Library
Apr 16 @ 6:00 pm – 6:15 pm
Online w/ Spartanburg County Public Libraries

 Book & Film Discussions

Check out our latest staff picks video on YouTube! Every week, SCPL staff will highlight their favorite books, movies, TV and more!