Suspense author Greg Iles will be discussing the latest book in his Penn Cage mystery series, Natchez Burning (Morrow, hardcover, $27.99; a Spring 2014 SIBA Okra Pick; a May 2014 Indie Next 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; a Spring 2014 SIBA Okra Pick; a May 2014 Indie Next 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.

South Carolina author Kami Kinard will be signing copies of her new middle-grade novel, The Boy Problem (Scholastic, hardcover, $12.99). Inspired by her BFF Kara, Tabbi Reddy hopes that looking for the right signs will lead her to the right boy. A perfect "next step" for fans of Rachel Russell's Dork Diaries series. An official Children's Book Week event.

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.

Greenville author Melinda Long will be signing copies of her bestselling picture books, How I Became a Pirate and Pirates Don't Change Diapers (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, hardcover, $16.99 each). Join Jeremy Jacob on his swashbuckling adventures learning about a pirate's life. An official Children's Book Week event.

The 2014 SC Book Festival will be held at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center (1101 Lincoln St., Columbia). On Friday, May 16th, featured workshops at various locations around the Columbia area during the day will be offered for a nominal registration fee. In the evening will be the annual ticketed opening night reception. On Saturday, May 17th, and Sunday, May 18th, all events are free and open to the public. The weekend activities feature award-winning authors discussing their works and other interesting literary topics, book signings, and exhibitors.

In honor of Children's Book Week, we invite you to attend the first ever Indies First Storytime Day. Authors, illustrators, and customers will be volunteering at bookstores independent bookstores across the country, including Fiction Addiction, as storytime readers. Bring the kids, or volunteer to be a reader!

South Carolina journalist Laura Ann Garren will be signing copies of her book, The Chattooga River (History Press, paperback, $19.99). People travel from all over the country to run rapids, cast for trout, and hike the trails at the Chattooga River, one of the last free-flowing rivers in the Southeast. Learn more about the river that forms the northwesternmost border of our state.

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.

Jon Sealy writes about his South Carolina homeland during the Prohibition era in his debut novel, The Whiskey Baron (Hub City, hardcover, $26.00), which is winning rave reviews from everyone who has read it. *Note: $35 ticket includes a $10 book voucher. $52.56 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.

Bestselling South Carolina author Dorothea Benton Frank is back with her latest Lowcountry novel, The Hurricane Sisters (William Morrow, hardcover, $26.99, on sale 6/3/14). *Note: Ticket price includes one copy of the featured book. Tickets can be purchased online at www.bookyourlunch.com or by calling us at 864-675-0540.

Southern author Rose Senehi will be discussing her new book, Dancing on Rocks (KIM, paperback, $15.95), the latest standalone book set in the southern Blue Ridge Mountains. *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.fiction-addiction.com or by calling us at 864-675-0540.

In Save the Date (St. Martin's, hardcover, $26.99, on sale 6/3/14), the latest novel from New York Times bestselling author Mary Kay Andrews, a Savannah florist who doesn't believe in love is about to score the wedding of a lifetime. *Note: $35 ticket includes a $10 book voucher. $53.61 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.

Southern author Karen White will be discussing her new book, A Long Time Gone (NAL, hardcover, $25.95, on sale 6/3/14; a Spring 2014 SIBA Okra Pick). Nine years after leaving home and swearing never to go back, Vivien Walker returns to find herself, but first she has to uncover family secrets and break the cycle of loss that has haunted them for generations. *Note: $10 ticket admits one and includes a $10 book voucher. $27.51 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.

New York Times bestselling author Mary Mary Alice Monroe will discuss The Summer Wind (Gallery, paperback, $16.00; hardcover, $27.00; on sale 6/17/14), the second book in The Lowcountry Summer trilogy that follows three half-sisters and their grandmother, who is determined to help them rediscover their Southern roots and family bonds. *Note: $42 ticket includes one paperback copy of the featured book. $54 ticket includes one hardcover copy of the featured book. Tickets can be purchased online at www.bookyourlunch.com or by calling us at 864-675-0540.