The nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center will host the 6th annual Lowcountry Book Club Convention on Saturday, September 24, at the Culinary Institute of the South in Bluffton, SC.
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 Technical College of the Lowcountry, and made possible by the generous support of the Pulpwood Queens Books Club, the largest book club in the U.S.
This year’s in-person presenters are the New York Times bestselling cookbook author Emily Meggett (the “Matriarch of Edisto Island”), author of Gullah Geechie Home Cooking, in conversation with Mary Martha Greene, author of The Cheese Biscuit Queen Tells All: Southern Recipes, Sweet Remembrances, and a Little Rambunctious Behavior; mystery novelist Dorothy St. James, author of A Book Club to Die For; and debut novelist Laila Sabreen, author of You Truly Assumed.
A gourmet lunch will be provided by Catering by Debbi Covington. Books by presenting authors will be available for sale and signing. The Culinary Institute of the South will also be offering guided tours of their facility for the convention attendees. The registration fee includes all-day access to all three author events and a tour.
Registration for ticketed events will open July 15 through the Conroy Center’s Eventbrite page: Eventbrite
Website: Facebook Event Page
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:
Saturday, September 24 – In-Person Programs at the Culinary Institute of the South (1 Venture Dr, Bluffton, SC 29910)
- 9:30-10:00 a.m. Check-in Begins
- 10:00-10:30 a.m. Tour of the Culinary Institute of the South (first tour option)
- 10:30-11:30 a.m. Dorothy St. James, author A Book Club to Die For (Book 3 in the Beloved Book Room Mystery Series)
- 11:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Book signing.
- 12:00-12:30 p.m. Gourmet box lunches by Catering by Debbi Covington. (Register by September 16 for lunch)
- 12:30-1:30 p.m. New York Times bestselling cookbook author Emily Meggett (the “Matriarch of Edisto Island”), author of Gullah Geechie Home Cooking, in conversation with Mary Martha Greene, author of The Cheese Biscuit Queen Tells All
- 1:30-2:00 p.m. Book signing
- 2:00-3:00 p.m. Debut novelist Laila Sabreen, author of You Truly Assumed
- 3:00-3:30 p.m. Book signing and tour of the Culinary Institute of the South (second tour option)
