New York Times bestselling author Mary Kay Andrews will discuss her new novel, The Weekenders (St. Martin's Press, hardcover, $27.99), 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.

Come to Fiction Addiction for your next Girls' Night In! Grown-up coloring books, chianti, and conversation will make for a great get-together for your friends, or a way to make new friends! *Note: Tickets are $25 each and include one in-stock coloring book priced at $12.99 or less. Chianti will be served, and we will use Chat Packs for conversation starters. Suburban Paint Co. has provided colored pencils for use at the event, but you're welcome to bring your own favorite coloring tools. Large parties are welcome to book a private event date for your group. Tickets and books can be purchased online or by calling us at 864-675-0540.

Meet Kim Boykin, native South Carolinian and women's fiction author, as she discusses her newest book, Echoes of Mercy (River's Edge, paperback, $17.00), at Fiction Addiction. Lowcountry police chief Billie Warren has saddled herself with responsibility to try to outrun her past. But the past may yet catch up to her when Crazy Sadie shows up, claiming to have witnessed the only murder in the town's history. *Note: This event is free and open to the public, but please RSVP to Fiction Addiction if you plan to attend.

Decorated former Marine and retired FBI agent John Ligato will discuss his thriller, Dirty Boys (Post Hill, hardcover, $26.00), at Fiction Addiction. This compelling novel is the perfect blend of fact and fiction, documenting the steady decline of the United States as a world power. *Note: This event is free and open to the public, but please RSVP to Fiction Addiction if you plan to attend.

Join us to hear Wendy Wax discuss her new novel, Sunshine Beach (Berkley, paperback, $16.00, on sale 6/21/16), at Fiction Addiction. In this brand-new summer read by the USA Today bestselling author of The House on Mermaid Point, three women join forces to bring a historic seaside hotel back to life. *Note: Tickets are $17 per person, and each ticket includes a copy of Sunshine Beach. Tickets and books can be purchase online or by calling us at 864-675-0540.

On July 2nd, come celebrate the independents, the underdog writers who put themselves out there, sometimes at their own expense, because they've got a story to tell. We will have up to three authors at a time signing in the store throughout the day. Click here to see our author schedule.

Agatha Award-winning Greenville author Susan M. Boyer will be signing copies of the new book in her USA Today bestselling Liz Talbot mystery series, Lowcountry Book Club (Henery, paperback, $15.95, on sale 7/5/16), at her launch party at Fiction Addiction. This event is free and open to the public, and refreshments will be served. Pop by when you can for a drink, or come hang out with us for a while and sample the fun food!

You know him from Boondock Saints and Young Indiana Jones. Now meet accomplished actor and director Sean Patrick Flanery in person as he discusses his debut novel, Jane Two (Center Street, hardcover, $26.00), a coming-of-age novel on the bittersweet yearnings of youth and opportunities missed and gained. *Note: This event is free and open to the public, but please RSVP to Fiction Addiction if you plan to attend.

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!