Join us at Fiction Addiction for an evening with John Hart, the only mystery author to win back-to-back Edgar Awards for Best Mystery Novel, as he discusses his new book, Redemption Road (Thomas Dunne, hardcover, $27.99; a May 2016 Indie Next pick; a Spring 2016 SIBA Okra pick). John has been one of Jill and Nancy's favorite mystery authors since they read his debut novel, The King of Lies. And as the awards attest, he just gets better and better with each book. It took John five years to write Redemption Road, and there is quite a story behind the story, so don't miss this rare opportunity to meet the author who wins rave reviews from both readers and other mystery authors. *Note: Tickets are $30 per person, and each ticket includes a copy of Redemption Road. Tickets and books can be purchase online or by calling us at 864-675-0540.

Join the Greenville County Library System and the Friends of the Greenville County Library System for this daylong event celebrating Southern fiction and poetry. This event will feature humorist, short story writer, and novelist George Singleton; favorite Southern author and poet Ron Rash; and award-winning and bestselling North Carolina author Wiley Cash; among others. Fiction Addiction will be providing the authors' books for sale at the event.

National Book Award-winning author Sherman Alexie will be discussing his new children's picture book, Thunder Boy Jr. (Little, Brown & Co., hardcover, $17.99, on sale 5/10/16), at the Governor's School for the Arts and Humanities auditorium in downtown Greenville. *Note: This event is free and open to the public, but a purchase of Thunder Boy Jr. from Fiction Addiction is required in order to join the signing line. Mr. Alexie will sign other books as long as they are accompanied by at least one copy of the new book.

Are you in a bookclub? Thinking about joining or starting a bookclub? Like to read "bookclub-type books"? Then come join us for another Bookclub Party at Fiction Addiction! Store owner Jill Hendrix will present suggested titles for bookclubs, and we will be serving wine and cheese and giving away a number of "advance reader copies." *Note: Tickets are $10 per person, and each ticket can be redeemed for $10 off any merchandise purchased at the event. Tickets and books can be purchased online or by calling us at 864-675-0540.

New York Times bestselling author Mary Kay Andrews will discuss her new novel, The Weekenders (St. Martin's Press, hardcover, $27.99, on sale 5/17/16), at Fiction Addiction. Told with Ms. Andrews' trademark blend of humor and warmth, and with charaters and a setting that you can't help but fall for, The Weekenders is the perfect summer escape. *Note: Tickets are $30 per person, and each ticket includes a copy of The Weekenders. Tickets and books can be purchase online or by calling us at 864-675-0540.

Set in the glamorous 1920s, A Fine Imitation (Crown, hardcover, $26.00) is Furman graduate Amber Brock's intoxicating debut that sweeps readers into a privileged Manhattan socialite's restless life and the affair with a mysterious painter that upends her world, flashing back to her years at Vassar and the friendship that brought her to the brink of ruin. Ms. Brock will be discussing the book and the 1920s art that inspired it. *Note: This event is free and open to the public, but please RSVP to Fiction Addiction if you plan to attend.

The Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance (SIBA) is partnering with Candlewick Press to bring readers One Book, One South, Jr. -- a Southern-wide "one book" event featuring Raymie Nightingale (hardcover, $16.99; a Spring 2016 SIBA Okra pick), the newest book by award-winning and much beloved author Kate DiCamillo. We would like to have as many people as possible participate in this community read, culminating in a Facebook Q&A event on Friday, May 6th, from 3-5pm capping off Children's Book Week. For the rest of this week leading up to the Q&A, we encourage readers to submit questions in advance via the Ask Kate! online question form.

A new young adult book festival called Read Up is coming to the Peace Center in downtown Greenville! The first festival will be this summer, on August 6th. Keep checking the website for more information as authors and events are added. In the meantime, save the date and share with your YA-loving friends and family -- we want this to be a huge hit!