Cheryl and Griffith Day, owners of the Back in the Day Bakery in Savannah, Georgia, will be discussing their new cookbook, Back in the Day Bakery Made with Love (Artisan, hardcover, $24.95). Enjoy lunch at Soby's with dessert inspired by the cookbook, after which the authors will speak and take Q&A and then sign books. *Note: $55 ticket price admits one and includes lunch and one hardcover copy of Back in the Day Bakery Made with Love. Tickets can be purchased online or by calling us at 864-675-0540.

The Board of Governors of the South Carolina Academy of Authors, in partnership with The Citadel, extends to you a cordial invitation to join them for the 2015 Induction Ceremony and Reception honoring Dorothea Benton Frank, William Ioor, Bret Lott, and Marjory Wentworth. Please visit the Academy website for more information.

It's up to Miss Julia to sort out the murder of a hoity-toity newcomer in Miss Julia Lays Down the Law (Viking, hardcover, $26.95, on sale 4/7/15), the latest addition to the New York Times bestselling series by Southern favorite Ann B. Ross, who will be discussing her new book at a free* book talk and signing at Fiction Addiction. *Note: This event is free and open to the public, but half of our seating will be reserved for customers who pre-order or purchase Miss Julia Lays Down the Law from Fiction Addiction.

Agatha Award-winning Greenville author Susan M. Boyer will be signing copies of the third book in her USA Today bestselling Liz Talbot series, Lowcountry Boneyard (Henery, paperback, $15.95, on sale 4/21/15), at her launch party at Fiction Addiction. Pre-order a copy of Lowcountry Boneyard and fill out this entry form and be entered to win a Charleston Getaway from the author, to be given away at the launch party. Click here for more information. This event is free and open to the public.

Join us on May 2nd, 2015, to celebrate the first-ever Independent Bookstore Day and Fiction Addiction's 14th anniversary! We will be hosting an all-day party: morning, noon, and night.

In the morning...be lined up at the door at 10am for the first chance at limited-edition, collectible merchandise and Krispy Kreme donuts.

At noon...bring the family for family-friendly activities and birthday cake! The first 50 children through the door will receive a free gift. At noon, preschool children can participate in a 45-minute interactive Music Adventure storytime. Then at 1pm, children ages 8-12 are invited to participate in our monthly Book Scouts event.

At "night"...join us from 4-6pm to celebrate the launch of Upstate author Joni Tevis's new essay collection, The World Is on Fire (Milkweed, paperback, $16.00, on sale in May). Adult refreshments will be served.

Join South Carolina children's picture book authors Samantha Bell (author of The Perfect Pet) and Scotti Cohn (author of Animal Partners). The perfect way to end Children's Book Week! This event is free and open to the public.

South Carolina author Angela W. Williams will celebrate the launch of her new memoir, Hush Now, Baby (Texas Review Press, paperback, $24.95, on sale in May), at her launch party at Fiction Addiction. This event is free and open to the public.

The SC Book Festival is a yearly literary festival held in Columbia, SC. There will be book signings, writing workshops, special ticketed events, and even a Children's Pavilion. See www.scbookfestival.org for a list of events and featured authors. Fiction Addiction, Books on Broad, and Hub City Bookshop are sponsors this year and will be handling the main book sales area at the show. If you can't make the festival, let us know and we can get books signed for you. *Note: Public admission is free, though some events are ticketed.