The Pat Conroy Literary Center will host our 9th annual Lowcountry Book Club Convention on Friday, September 26, at the Beaufort County Black Chamber of Commerce in Beaufort, and Saturday, September 27, at the Culinary Institute of the South at the Technical College of the Lowcountry in Bluffton.
Ideal for book club members, those interested in joining a book club, or anyone who simply loves the joy of reading, the Lowcountry Book Club Convention is presented in partnership with NeverMore Books and the student book club DAYLO.
The Lowcountry Book Club Convention will begin on Friday evening with a panel discussion among local authors: biographer Nancy Thode (Ahead of Her Time: The Trailblazing Life and Literary Legacy of Ann Head), novelist Karin Gillespie (The Pitch Queen), and travel writers Lynn and Cele Seldon (100 Things to Do in the South Carolina Lowcountry Before You Die). This opening session will be followed by a book signing, with refreshments. This is a ticketed event, held at the Beaufort County Black Chamber of Commerce (711 Bladen St., Beaufort).
The Convention continues Saturday at the Culinary Institute of the South (1 Venture Dr., Bluffton), with three author keynote conversations and gourmet box lunches catered by Debbi Covington. The program will feature a morning discussion with USA Today bestselling novelist Renée Rosen, author of Let’s Call Her Barbie, an afternoon discussion with New York Times bestselling novelist Marie Bostwick, author of The Book Club for Troublesome Women, and a midday conversation between Food Network star Kardea Brown, author of The Way Home, and local favorite Mary Martha Greene, author of The Cheese Biscuit Queen: Kiss My Aspic! Each author conversation will be followed by a book signing. This is a ticketed event.
Advance registration is required by September 20 for this year’s Lowcountry Book Club Convention. $15 for Friday (local author panel) $20-$50 for Saturday (all-day event with lunch)
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Friday, September 26
Beaufort County Black Chamber of Commerce (711 Boundary St., Beaufort)
5:00-6:00 p.m. Local author panel discussion with Nancy Thode (Ahead of Her Time: The Trailblazing Life and Literary Legacy of Ann Head), Karin Gillespie (The Pitch Queen), and Lynn and Cele Seldon (100 Things to Do in the South Carolina Lowcountry Before You Die).
6:00-7:00 p.m. Book signing with refreshments
Saturday, September 28
Culinary Institute of the South (1 Venture Dr., Bluffton)
9:30-10:00 a.m. Check-in begins
10:00-11:00 a.m. Keynote conversation with USA Today bestselling novelist Renée Rosen, author of Let’s Call Her Barbie
11:00-11:30 a.m. Book signing break
11:30-12:30 p.m. Keynote conversation between Food Network star Kardea Brown, author of The Way Home, and local favorite Mary Martha Greene, author of The Cheese Biscuit Queen: Kiss My Aspic!
12:30-1:30 p.m. Book signing break and lunch: gourmet box lunches, catering by Debbi Covington. (Register by September 22 for lunch)
1:30-2:30 p.m. Keynote conversation with New York Times bestselling novelist Marie Bostwick, author of The Book Club for Troublesome Women
2:30-3:00 p.m. Final book signing break
Jonathan Haupt, Executive Director
Pat Conroy Literary Center
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The nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center is located at 601 Bladen Street in Beaufort and open to the public for tours from noon to 4:00 p.m. on Thursdays through Sundays, or other times by appointment. Learn more at www.PatConroyLiteraryCenter.org.
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