MORNING HEADLINES | The week ahead in Charleston is filled with book-related events following Saturday’s sold-out launch of former “Today Show” host Hoda Koth’s national book tour here for her new book, “Jump and Find Joy.”
“Everything in this book is so real and raw, it’s about life,” Kolb said about the new book at a Saturday event at the Charleston Rivera. “It’s about you’re on the edge of the cliff. Should I jump? Or is it better to say here?”, said Hoda Kotb.
Other events scheduled this week:
“The Perfect Frenzy,” 6 p.m. Sept. 23, Charleston Library Society. Author Andrew Lawler will discuss the drama and subterfuge of Virginia’s roots in the Revolution as part of the SC 250 anniversary series.
“Zone Rouge,” 6 p.m. Sept. 24, Buxton Books. Author Michael Jerome Plunkett, a former bookseller at the shop, will have a conversation with renowned author Bret Lott about the debut novel by Plunkett, who received a master’s degree in fine arts from the College of Charleston.
“House of Smoke,” 6 p.m. Sept. 25, Charleston Library Society. John T. Edge, founding director of the Southern Foodways Alliance and host of the Emmy Award-winning television show TrueSouth, will talk with Garden and Gun Editor in Chief David Dibenedetto about Edge’s new book, which dives into his Georgia roots.
“Life with Flowers,” 10:30 a.m. Sept. 26, Charleston Library Society. Nationally known ceramicist and gardener Frances Palmer will discuss how throwing pottery, flower gardening and flower arranging create a functional form of art.
Meanwhile in related news, National Park Service officials remain mum as a removal deadline for some materials passes for S.C. historical sites. Several books sold at federally operated historical sites in Charleston were placed under review after the Trump administration ordered that materials casting America in a negative light be removed.
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