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Main Street Books Hosting Writers and Book-Signings
ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT This Week and The List This week, we're excited to bring a ton of talent to the bookstore. We will be hosting not one but two New York Times bestselling authors for the launch of their books: "The Last House Guest" by Megan Miranda and...
Main Street Books To Host Local Author, J.A. Walsh, Saturday, June 15
ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT Summer reading is often considered an escape, but for Davidson resident and former intelligence officer J.A. Walsh, nothing about his new novel "Purpose of Evasion" is escapist. "This book is about threats many Americans are not aware of,"...
Release Party: “Purpose of Evasion” by J.A. Walsh
NEWS Main Street Books is thrilled to invite beloved Davidson resident J.A. Walsh to the store to celebrate the release of his gripping political thriller, Purpose of Evasion. Walsh worked in intelligence and counter-terrorism after the 9/11 attacks,...
Wrap Up May and Start June with Main Street Books
NEWS May 31 Marie Kondo made a splash when, in 2014, she released a book titled The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Upthat challenged readers to declutter their homes using the effective methods she’d developed through years as an organizational...
Main Street Books Presents Story Time and Reading of “Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut”
ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT This year, our neighbor Raeford's Barber Shop celebrated 25 years of business on Main Street. (Editor's Note: see article about Raeford's Barber Shop and its 25 years of operation:...
Summit Releases New Organic Cold Brew
LOCAL BUSINESSES Davidson coffee roaster teams up with D9 Brewing and Johnson Brothers Liquor Co. Summit Coffee Co. is excited to announce the launch of a 16-ounce, ready-to-drink cold brew coffee can made using certified organic beans. The coffee, a blend of...
May Roundup from Main Street Books
NEWS Thank you, readers, for another incredible Independent Bookstore Day.Every year, I am touched by the support that you, our bookstore family, so enthusiastically offer to our shop. When Main Street Books first opened in 1987, Barbara Freund and...
Author Sarah Perry at Main Street Books
NEWS Main Street Books is honored to host Sarah Perry, author of the memoir After the Eclipse and Davidson College McGee Distinguished Professor of Creative Writing. When Sarah Perry was twelve, she saw a partial eclipse of the sun, an event she took...
Main Street Books Named the Best Bookstore in North Carolina by Mental Floss
NEWS There is yet another reason to be proud and excited for Main Street in Davidson: Mental Floss.com named Main Street Books the Best Bookstore in North Carolina. Mental Floss is based in New York, founded in 2001, as a print, digital, and e-commerce media...
Author Mary Laura Philpott Coming to Main Street Books
NEWS “I Miss You When I Blink,” the debut collection by acclaimed essayist and Davidson graduate, Mary Laura Philpott, was named a Most Anticipated Book of 2019 by BuzzFeed, The Millions, Bustle, and others. The author asks: What happens after you check off all...
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