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.

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.

Fiction Addiction's Book Scouts meet monthly.

For our next meeting, we will be reading Blackbird Fly by Erin Entrada Kelly (Greenwillow, hardcover, $16.99).

The Book Scouts program is designed for children ages 8 to 12.