About us
Are you an avid reader seeking to connect with fellow literary enthusiasts in the heart of the Palmetto State? We invite you to join us! Each month, we will explore a diverse selection of genres – from gripping thrillers and insightful non-fiction to heartwarming fiction and captivating historical tales.
Our meetings will feature relaxed, engaging discussions where we share perspectives, discover new authors, and collectively enjoy the magic of storytelling. Readers of all paces and levels are welcome! Join us for lively conversation and enriching company!
Upcoming events
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Discussion of ‘The First Witch of Boston’ (2025) by Andrea Catalano
Tupelo Honey, 2138 Pickens St, Columbia, SC, USJoin us for dinner and a discussion of the book The First Witch of Boston by Andrea Catalano.
Restaurant: Tupelo Honey
Summary (from Goodreads):
Massachusetts Bay Colony, 1646. Thomas and Margaret Jones arrive from England to build a life in the New World. Though of differing temperaments, cautious Thomas and fiery Margaret, a healer, are bound by a love that has lasted decades. With a child on the way, their new beginning promises only blessings.
But in this austere Puritan community, comely faces hide malicious intent. Wrong moves or words are met with suspicion, and Margaret’s bold and unguarded nature draws scorn. Soon, Margaret is mistrusted as more cunning woman than kind caregiver. And when personal tragedies, religious hysteria, and wariness of the unknown turn most against her, even the devotion Margaret and her husband share is at risk.
Inspired by actual diary entries and court records, The First Witch of Boston is at once the riveting story of a woman unjustly accused and a love story set amid the political and social turmoil of both Old and New England. Harrowing, and with a deep understanding of the human heart, history is brilliantly imagined.
Page Count: 326
Genre: Historical Fiction
Year Published: 2025
This book is available through local public library systems in both physical and electronic formats (Lexington Public Library, Richland County Library).
Bring, at least, 3 observations and 3 questions about the book (keeping this open-ended, but this could include the characters, specific plot details, comparing it to other books, and critiques of the discussed book).
8 attendees
Discussion of ‘Buckeye’ (2025) by Patrick Ryan
Location not specified yetJoin us for dinner and a discussion of the book Buckeye by Patrick Ryan.
Restaurant: TBA
Summary (from Goodreads):
In Bonhomie, Ohio, a stolen moment of passion, sparked in the exuberant aftermath of the Allied victory in Europe, binds Cal Jenkins, a man wounded not in war but by his inability to serve in it, to Margaret Salt, a woman trying to obscure her past. Cal’s wife, Becky, has a spiritual gift: She is a seer who can conjure the dead, helping families connect with those they’ve lost. Margaret’s husband, Felix, is serving on a Navy cargo ship, out of harm’s way—until a telegram suggests that the unthinkable might have happened.
Later, as the country reconstructs in the postwar boom, a secret grows in Bonhomie—but nothing stays buried forever in a small town. Against the backdrop of some of the most transformative decades in modern America, the consequences of that long-ago encounter ripple through the next generation of both families, compelling them to reexamine who they thought they were and what the future might hold.
Sweeping yet intimate, rich with piercing observation and the warmth that comes from profound understanding of the human spirit, Buckeye captures the universal longing for love and for goodness.
Page Count: 464
Genre: Historical Fiction
Year Published: 2025
This book is available through local public library systems in both physical and electronic formats (Lexington Public Library, Richland County Library).
It can be purchased through retailers such Amazon and Barnes & Noble.
Bring, at least, 3 observations and 3 questions about the book (keeping this open-ended, but this could include the characters, specific plot details, comparing it to other books, and critiques of the discussed book).
4 attendees
Discussion of "The Murder of Roger Ackroyd" (1926) by Agatha Christie
Location not specified yetJoin us for dinner and a discussion of the book The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie.
Restaurant: TBD
Summary (from Goodreads):
The peaceful English village of King’s Abbot is stunned. The widow Ferrars dies from an overdose of Veronal. Not twenty-four hours later, Roger Ackroyd—the man she had planned to marry—is murdered. It is a baffling case involving blackmail and death that taxes Hercule Poirot’s “little grey cells” before he reaches one of the most startling conclusions of his career.
Page Count (Varies Based on Edition): 288
Genre: Mystery, Fiction
Year Published: 1926
This book is available through local public library systems in both physical and electronic formats (Lexington Public Library, Richland County Library).
Bring, at least, 3 observations and 3 questions about the book (keeping this open-ended, but this could include the characters, specific plot details, comparing it to other books, and critiques of the discussed book).
4 attendees
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