(DATE CHANGE) The nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center will host a free public drop-in book signing for local children’s author Nancy E. Merrill, author of the holiday picture book Elf Dust December 14, 2024.
Register: Register at EventBrite Wednesday, July 23, 2025 · 5 - 7pm EDT Cost: $40 (no refunds) Venue: Beaufort County Black Chamber of Commerce | 711 Bladen Street Beaufort, SC 29902 The nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center and the Storybook Shoppe bookstore are honored to host an evening with New York Times and USA Today bestselling novelist Karen White, author of newly published That Last Carolina Summer. Join us on Wednesday, June 23, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at 711 Bladen Street (BCBCC, ground floor). [...]
MacArthur Genius Grant Honoree and Children’s Book Author Kiese Laymon Visits Beaufort on July 24 The Storybook Shoppe children’s bookstore will host award-winning author Kiese Laymon for an evening of stories on Thursday, July 24, from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m., at Robert Smalls Leadership Academy (43 W. Alston Dr., Beaufort). This free program for families will include a writing opportunity inspired by our lowcountry summers as well as discussion of Laymon’s debut picture book City Summer, Country Summer in conversation with local students E Achurch [...]