Itinerant Literate Books to Celebrate Indie Book Store Day with Specials, Discounts, Prizes, & More

Itinerant Literate Books in Park Circle invites the community to join them for Independent Bookstore Day, a one-day national party celebrating independent bookstores and the readers that support them. Their celebration will be held on Saturday, April 27th from 10 am to 11 pm.

Day-long events and Specials include:

• 20% Off All “Blind Date” Books
• Buy 5 Books, Get a Free Mystery Book (Dealer’s Choice)
• Facebook and Instagram Trivia Prizes
• Backyard Scavenger Hunt (for Kids)
• Book Nerd Olympics – Try your hand at Scrabble, Bananagrams, and more
• Crafts – Stripped Book Arts, Coloring Station, Black Out Poetry
• Shelf Talker Station: See a book you love and want to tell the world? Write a 2-3 sentence review and the store will feature it in the store with your picture

Scheduled highlights include:

• 11 am – Flash Fiction Workshop
  • Learn the art of Flash Fiction – complete stories in less than 1,000 words – with local author Amy Hudock
  • RSVP required
• 12 pm – Lowcountry Folklore & Folktales with Julian Gooding
• 1:30 pm – Tumbling Tale Story Time & Tumbling with Grassroots Gymnastics
• 3 pm – Mini Lectures
  • Local scholars and experts will give quick lectures on literature and pop culture
  • Dr. Licia Hendriks – “Poetic Justice: The Nexus of Art and Activism”
  • Dr. Thomas Horan – “Desire & Empathy in Dystopian Fiction”
• 4 pm – Love Local Scavenger Hunt
  • Meet at the Bookstop for the first clue; be the first team to find all the clues hidden at local Park Circle businesses and win a gift bag featuring local favorites from the neighborhood
  • RSVP required
• 8 pm – Fourth Annual StorySlam
  • Itinerant Literate will host its Fourth Annual StorySlam, a local author live storytelling event
  • Performers can sign up here

Click here for more info.

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