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  • November 2022

  • Mon 21

    Revealing the True Legal System of Jim Crow // Buxton Books + CLS present Margaret Burnham

    November 21, 2022 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
    Charleston Library Society 164 King Street, Charleston, SC, United States

    Please come join Buxton Books and CLS as we invite in Margaret Burnham, civil rights lawyer, to discuss with us her new book By Hands Now Known. Tickets are $10 for CLS members and $15 for guests. Free for students by calling the number listed below and showing a valid ID at check in. To […]

  • March 2023

  • Thu 2

    Spring Symposium: The Future of Publishing with John Ingram

    March 2, 2023 @ 6:00 pm - March 3, 2023 @ 1:00 pm
    Charleston Library Society 164 King Street, Charleston, SC, United States

    CLS, in partnership with Buxton Books, is thrilled to announce an exclusive two-day Publishing Symposium featuring John Ingram. This lifelong learning program will dive deep into the past, present, and future of book publishing, and offer a rare opportunity to engage with and learn from an industry icon whose family legacy is rivaled only by […]

  • April 2023

  • Fri 28

    Lite Lunch: Zibby Owens & Friends Author Panel

    April 28, 2023 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
    Charleston Library Society 164 King Street, Charleston, SC, United States

    Buxton Books and CLS are excited to welcome back media powerhouse Zibby Owens for a Lite Lunch—and this time she’s bringing friends! Join us on Friday, April 28, at Noon for a special author panel, featuring a stellar lineup that includes Zibby, Megan Tady (Super Bloom), Joanna Rakoff (My Salinger Year), and Amanda Eyre Ward (The […]

  • May 2023

  • Tue 2

    Coffee with an Author: Patti Callahan Henry

    May 2, 2023 @ 10:30 am - 11:30 am
    Charleston Library Society 164 King Street, Charleston, SC, United States

    Join Buxton Books and the Charleston Library Society (located 164 King Street) on Tuesday, May 2 as we celebrate the publication of Patti Callahan Henry’s new title - THE SECRET BOOK OF FLORA LEA (Simon & Schuster, on sale May 2) - WITH the ladies of Friends & Fiction! Patti's pals and co-hosts on the popular web show and […]

  • Wed 10

    A Celebration of Lowcountry Voices

    May 10, 2023 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
    Charleston Library Society 164 King Street, Charleston, SC, United States

    Join CLS, Evening Post Books, and Buxton Books for Lowcountry Voices, a special celebration of Charleston's unique literary community. This cocktail event is scheduled from 5:00PM to 7:00PM on May 10th, during which attendees will have the opportunity to meet and chat with local authors, booksellers, and publishers; peruse our Main Reading Room and stacks; and […]

  • Thu 18

    Karen White Channels the Spirit of New Orleans

    May 18, 2023 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
    Charleston Library Society 164 King Street, Charleston, SC, United States

    Join Buxton Books and CLS for a special evening with Karen White, an author with an uncanny sense of place. She conveys the spirit of a setting, and its inhabitants, through vivid detail and nuance. In her latest book, The House on Prytania, she takes things one step further, conjuring literal spirits to deepen her characters' […]

  • Wed 24

    Speaker Series: Forbes Books CEO Adam Witty on Entrepreneurship and Building Authority

    May 24, 2023 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
    Charleston Library Society 164 King Street, Charleston, SC, United States

    Join us for a conversation on entrepreneurship and building authority with Adam Witty, CEO of Forbes Books and co-author of The Authority Advantage. Witty is a local business entrepreneur who adopted our beloved Charleston as his home nearly 20 years ago and has since been deeply committed to growing and celebrating all that the community […]

  • June 2023

  • Thu 29

    Book Tour Exclusive: A Celebration of First Ladies

    June 29, 2023 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
    Charleston Library Society 164 King Street, Charleston, SC, United States

    Join CLS and Buxton Books on Thursday, June 29, for a publication week author talk with Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray on their new book, The First Ladies!  After the success of their first title together, The Personal Librarian, we could not be more excited for this new release. The evening will begin at 6:00 pm as the […]

  • July 2023

  • Wed 19

    Book Tour Exclusive: Ann Napolitano Brings Her Oprah-blessed Book to CLS

    July 19, 2023 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
    Charleston Library Society 164 King Street, Charleston, SC, United States

    On Wednesday July 19th, in collaboration with Buxton Books, we will be welcoming the acclaimed author Ann Napolitano, to discuss her latest book, Hello Beautiful. The March release—an aching tribute to Louisa May Alcott's Little Women—has garnered wide acclaim since it first dropped, landing on the map of popular literary history by becoming the 100th selection […]

  • August 2023

  • Thu 24

    Book Tour Exclusive: Patti McCracken’s Arsenic-laced True Crime Tale

    August 24, 2023 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
    Charleston Library Society 164 King Street, Charleston, SC, United States

    ​Arsenic, a midwife, and modern history's most astonishing murder ring. Patti McCracken's masterful true crime thriller, The Angel Makers (HarperCollins, March 2023), is a narrative tour de force rooted in meticulous research and detail-driven storytelling (no surprise there, given the author's journalism bona fides).  Join us on August 24, at 6:00pm, to celebrate this exciting […]

  • September 2023

  • Wed 13

    Lite Lunch // Mark Catesby’s Journey as Nature’s Messenger

    September 13, 2023 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
    Charleston Library Society 164 King Street, Charleston, SC, United States

    On Wednesday, September 13, CLS and Buxton Books presents a mid-day escape into the wild and wonderful world of Mark Catesby. During this Lite Lunch program, the acclaimed writer and Catesby chronicler Patrick Dean will share stories from his fascinating new book, Nature's Messenger, as we retrace the pioneering naturalist's personal and professional path  from […]

  • Fri 22

    A CLS x Buxton Books Exclusive // Local Authors Showcase: Breakfast, Books, and a Panel Discussion

    September 22, 2023 @ 10:30 am - 1:00 pm Storytelling Series
    Charleston Library Society 164 King Street, Charleston, SC, United States

    In celebration of our 275th Anniversary Year, and with generous support from SC Humanities, we are thrilled to host this special literary showcase with our friends at Buxton Books. The morning begins with lite bites and an author meet and greet, followed by a panel discussion on the importance of storytellers in our community, and a […]

    Free
  • November 2023

  • Wed 1

    Book Tour Exclusive: Mary Beard’s Profile of an Emperor—New Insights into Ancient Rome

    November 1, 2023 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
    Charleston Library Society 164 King Street, Charleston, SC, United States

    Join CLS and Buxton Books on Wednesday, November 1, for an evening with Mary Beard, a literary legend dubbed "the world's most famous classicist" by the Guardian, in celebration of the release of her forthcoming book, Emperor of Rome: Ruling the Ancient Roman World, due out in October. During this exciting Book Tour Event, Beard […]

  • August 2024

  • Tue 20

    Storytelling Series // Elizabeth Varon’s Latest Biography

    August 20, 2024 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
    Charleston Library Society 164 King Street, Charleston, SC, United States

    RESCHEDULED EVENT FROM MARCH 2024 The Library Society and Buxton Books are pleased to host renowned historian, Elizabeth Varon, of the Civil War era, for her latest release – the story of American history's most remarkable political about-face. Elizabeth Varon’s Longstreet is a bold new biography of the Confederate general whose support of constitutional rights for […]

  • January 2025

  • Thu 16

    Marking 50 Years of Breakthrough Writing

    January 16, 2025 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
    Charleston Library Society 164 King Street, Charleston, SC, United States

    Both standouts for their time – fifty years ago, to be exact – we're celebrating the continued impact of bestselling books by Peter H. Wood and Theodore Rosengarten that showcased the endurance of enslaved people in early America, transforming the a widespread understanding of early American history. Black Majority (Peter Wood), features a new epilogue […]

    $10.00 – $15.00
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