World Book Night givers are invited to a reception at Fiction Addiction to meet other givers and share their giving plans. Those picking up from Fiction Addiction can also get their books at the same time, but the party is open to any World Book Night givers no matter their pickup location. We will be serving wine and light refreshments. If you can't make the party, you may pick up your books anytime between April 15th and the 23rd. And this year, you can order some great World Book Night merchandise to identify yourself as a giver!

Join us for a Stories & Sweets event with two North Carolina novelists -- Barbara Claypole White and Anne Clinard Barnhill -- as they discuss their latest novels, The In-Between Hour (White, MIRA, paperback, $14.95; a Winter 2014 SIBA Okra pick) and Queen Elizabeth's Daughter (Barnhill, St. Martin's Griffin, paperback, $15.99, on sale 3/18/14). *Note: Ticket can be redeemed for $10 off any merchandise purchased at the event. Tickets can be purchased online at www.bookyourlunch.com or by calling us at 864-675-0540.

Southern author Ashton Lee will be signing copies of his new novel, The Reading Circle (Kensington, paperback, $15.00), at Fiction Addiction. This is the follow-up to Lee's The Cherry Cola Book Club, which debuted in April 2013 to rave reviews. The Reading Circle invites readers back to the quirky town of Cherico, Mississippi, where potluck meetings at the local library proved a feast for mind and stomach alike. This event is free and open to the public.

Wendelin Van Draanen, multi-award-winning author of more than 30 books for kids and young adults, and her husband Mark Parsons, long-time nonfiction writer and the author of Road Rash (Alfred A. Knopf, hardcover, $16.99), a band-on-the-road YA adventure, will discuss books, writing, the book-to-movie experience, and how they managed to juggle day jobs, children, and sharing an office without bloodshed. *Note: Each ticket admits one teen/adult and up to 4 accompanying children 12 years or younger and includes a $10 book voucher. Tickets can be purchased online at www.fiction-addiction.com or by calling us at 864-675-0540.

Jane Green, author of 14 previous New York Times bestsellers, joins us to talk about her new novel, Tempting Fate (St. Martin's, hardcover, $25.99), in which Gabby may have destroyed her 20-year marriage with one reckless moment. *Note: $35 ticket includes a $10 book voucher. $52.55 ticket includes one copy of the featured book. Tickets can be purchased online at www.bookyourlunch.com or by calling us at 864-675-0540.

We are thrilled to be hosting bestselling Southern author Cassandra King for the second time. She will be discussing her latest book, The Same Sweet Girls' Guide to Life: Advice from a Failed Southern Belle (Maiden Lane Press, hardcover, $15.00, on sale 4/17/14; a Spring 2014 SIBA Okra Pick). Originally delivered as a commencement address, it makes a perfect gift for Mother's Day or graduation. *Note: $35 ticket includes a $10 book voucher. $40.90 ticket includes one copy of the featured book. Tickets can be purchased online at www.bookyourlunch.com or by calling us at 864-675-0540.

In her thrilling novel Orpheus Lost (Norton, paperback, $14.95), 2014 South Carolina Academy of Authors inductee Janette Turner Hospital again shows her genius, interweaving a literary thriller with a story of passion and the triumph of decency in confusing and dangerous times. Achingly sensual, effortlessly lyrical, Hospital's dazzling Orpheus Lost is a powerful and disturbing novel. Tickets can be purchased online at www.bookyourlunch.com or by calling us at 864-675-0540.

The South Carolina Academy of Authors in partnership with Furman University invite you to join them for the 2014 Induction ceremony and reception honoring Gilbert Allen, Janette Turner Hospital, John Lane, and Robert Quillen. To make reservations, print out the order form, fill out, and mail with a check payable to SCAA to Tom Mack, Chair, Department of English, USC-Aiken, 471 University Parkway, Aiken, SC, 29801.

Mystery author Daniel Friedman will be discussing his new novel, Don't Ever Look Back (Minotaur, hardcover, $24.99, on sale 4/22/14). Friedman's 88-year-old protaganist Buck Schatz is back and living in a retirement home when a man from his past offers to pay him for a favor, leading to the signature wit and antics we've come to expect. *Note: $10 ticket admits one and includes a $10 book voucher. $26.49 ticket admits two and includes one copy of the featured book. Tickets can be purchased online at www.fiction-addiction.com or by calling us at 864-675-0540.

Taylors pilot Paul E. Hohmann will be signing copies of his first children's picture book, The Tale of Tango (Xlibris, paperback, $15.99), at Runway Cafe. Bring the kids to watch the planes take off and land, learn how Tango and Paul both overcame their fears of flying, and enjoy free refreshments.

SC native J. Michael Holloway will be signing* copies of his memoir, Dreaming Bears: A Gwich'in Indian Storyteller, a Southern Doctor, a Wild Corner of Alaska (Epicenter Press, paperback, $17.95, on sale 5/1/14), at Fiction Addiction. This is the true story of the rare friendship that develops between a young medical student with deep roots in the South and an elderly Indian couple in the wilds of northeast Alaska. This event is free and open to the public, and refreshments will be served. (*Due to his Parkinson's, Mr. Holloway may be using a stamp rather than physically signing.)

Suspense author Greg Iles will be discussing the latest book in his Penn Cage mystery series, Natchez Burning (Morrow, hardcover, $27.99, on sale 4/29/14; a Spring 2014 SIBA Okra Pick), the first installment in an epic trilogy that weaves crimes, lies, and secrets past and present into a mesmerizing thriller featuring southern mayor and former prosecutor Penn Cage. *Note: $10 ticket admits one and includes a $10 book voucher. $29.67 ticket admits two and includes one copy of the featured book. Tickets can be purchased online at www.fiction-addiction.com or by calling us at 864-675-0540.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution calls SC author George Singleton "[the] unchallenged king of the comic Southern short story." His latest collection, Between Wrecks (Dzanc, paperback, $15.95, on sale 5/13/14; a Spring 2014 SIBA Okra Pick), takes readers on a raucous bar crawl through an America both startlingly familiar and hilariously absurd. *Note: $10 ticket admits one and includes a $10 book voucher. $16.91 ticket admits two and includes one copy of the featured book. Tickets can be purchased online at www.bookyourlunch.com or by calling us at 864-675-0540.

Meet Joshua Millburn and Ryan Nicodemus, also known as The Minimalists, who will be discussing their new book, Everything That Remains (Asymmetrical, paperback, $12.00), at Fiction Addiction. The Minimalists write about living a meaningful life with less stuff for 2 million readers. This event is free and open to the public, but please RSVP here if you plan to attend.

We're looking for customers who would like to be storytime readers on May 17th, the inaugural Indies First Storytime Day celebrating Children's Book Week. Each customer can read from any children's book they like for 15 minutes. We'd love to get enough readers to cover the entire day. If you're interested let us know which time of day works for you and if you already know what you'd like to read.

Native Southe Carolinian John Warley will be discussing his new novel, A Southern Girl (Story River, hardcover, $29.95, on sale 5/15/14; a Spring 2014 SIBA Okra Pick), as well as the topic of international adoption, at The International Center of the Upstate (9 S. Memminger St., Greenville). The first release from Pat Conroy's Story River Books and set against the exquisite historical backdrop of Charleston's insular South of Broad neighborhood, A Southern Girl is a tale of international adoption and of families lost and then found anew. This event is free and open to the public.