Our Events

Book-Themed Events in Downtown Greenville

Books naturally bring people together, we’re just here to add a little pizazz. Whether you’re looking for a stimulating conversation, author-attended luncheon, or literary libation, we’ve got an event ready to take your reading life to the next level.

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Page Pairings

M. Judson Booksellers 130 S. Main St., Greenville, United States

Join us for a book-inspired wine tasting! We pair the qualities of each wine with a book that shares the same spirit. Your ticket to the tasting, apart from the […]

$35.00

In Conversation with Upstate Poets

M. Judson Booksellers 130 S. Main St., Greenville, United States

  Please attend this free poetry reading featuring members of Upstate Poets and the Poetry Society of SC!

Silent Reading Party

M. Judson Booksellers 130 S. Main St., Greenville, United States

Join us in The Gallery on Sunday afternoon, April 21st at 3 pm for our Silent Reading Party. Come enjoy three hours of silent reading in a great bookish space […]

Sold Out $10.00

Lunch & Lit with Mary Beth Keane

Soby's 207 S Main St., Greenville, United States

We are so excited to welcome Mary Beth Keane to M. Judson for a Lunch & Lit event featuring The Half Moon. Mary Beth will be on hand to talk, answer questions, […]

Teacher Happy Hour

M. Judson Booksellers 130 S. Main St., Greenville, United States

Calling all teachers for a special night out! With a teacher ID you’ll get a free glass of our house bubbles or beer and receive a 15% discount on any […]

Books Over Drinks with Suzanne Park

M. Judson Booksellers 130 S. Main St., Greenville, United States

We look forward to welcoming author Suzanne Park into the store to spend an evening with us on Tuesday, April 23rd starting at 7:30 pm! Grab a cocktail and a […]

In Conversation with Glenis Redmond

M. Judson Booksellers 130 S. Main St., Greenville, United States

Join us on Wednesday, April 24th at 5:30 pm for an In Conversation event with Glenis Redmond. She’ll be chatting about her new collection The Song Of Everything alongside Editor […]

Runaway Friday Wine Lunch

The Gallery at M. Judson 130 S. Main St. Suite 200, Greenville, SC, United States

Some of the best times we have at M. Judson come from our collaborations with Mission Grape and Camilla Kitchen, where we let the food and wine do the storytelling. One […]

Sold Out $50.00

Pop-Up Author Glenda Bailey-Mershon

M. Judson Booksellers 130 S. Main St., Greenville, United States

Join us for a Pop-Up with author Glenda Bailey-Mershon! She'll be in store with her new collection of poems Weaver's Knot. Come meet Bailey, hear more about her work, and […]

In Conversation with Greenlink Poetry Project

M. Judson Booksellers 130 S. Main St., Greenville, United States

  Greenlink partnered with the City of Greenville’s Poet Laureate Glenis Redmond to unveil the Greenlink Poetry Project in 2023. The Poetry Project featured poems written by local poets inspired […]

In Conversation with Ray McManus

M. Judson Booksellers 130 S. Main St., Greenville, United States

For fans of Americana music and a beer after mowing the lawn, The Last Saturday in America confronts the long shadow of Southern masculinity. The Last Saturday in America is […]

An Event For Every Reader

We like to think that our events bring some of the best things together: books, readers, authors, conversation, wine, food… Whatever combination suits you best, we bet you can find it below.
Join us for a book-inspired wine tasting! We pair six wines with six books for a night of fun browsing and sipping. Your ticket includes a full tasting as well as your choice of one of the featured books. As a bonus, bottles of the featured wines are sold at a discounted rate.

Join us for a dinner party you’ll never forget! One of the most wonderful things we do here at the bookstore is our Sunday Sit Down Supper series, where we invite a great writer to talk about their work and our Chef Teryi Youngblood Musolf to plan a menu inspired by it. After hours, we transform the bookstore with long tables and family china, wine and conversation, books and inspiration. Starting with a welcome cocktail, guests spend an evening with an author enjoying a four course meal and incredible conversation. Tickets include your cocktail, dinner, evening with the author, a signed copy of the featured book, and gratuity.

Join us for an evening of conversation and book-inspired libations! For each event, we concoct a unique cocktail inspired by the featured book, then spend the evening sipping away and chatting with the author. Your ticket includes a cocktail and a personally signed copy of the author’s book.

Join us for a Camilla Kitchen event where we bring a cookbook to life! That’s right, at these events Chef Teryi Youngblood Musolf serves up three small plates from the featured cookbook, even preparing some of it in front of you, all while chatting about the book, some tips, and some tricks in the kitchen. Your ticket includes three small plates, wine pairings, time with Teryi, and a copy of the book.

Pop-Up events are just what they sound like: informal chances to meet new authors and vendors in the local area. You can find these at booths set-up in-store on Saturdays, so come by and say hi!

Join us for a leisurely lunch spent with a bestselling author! Our most popular event by far, each Lunch and Lit features a three-course meal at Soby’s Southern Cuisine as the featured author visits each table to chat and sign books before speaking to the room as a whole during dessert. Your ticket includes lunch and a personally signed hard copy of the author’s book.
Join us for an intimate and stimulating conversation with an author! To start, we’ll listen to the featured author converse with a carefully chosen conversation partner, then follow up with Q & A’s and a book signing. This is a free event!

Calling all teachers for a special night out! With a teacher ID you’ll get a free glass of our house bubbles and receive a 15% discount on any purchase. These nights are always a blast, packed with raffles, giveaways, and fun. We try to keep them on the third Thursday of every month, but make sure to check the dates in case of changes.

Where are our little readers? Join us for a weekly Storytime out on the front steps of the courthouse (or in the lobby depending on weather). One of our booksellers will read through a big stack of our children’s picture books, then offer kid-sized cookies from Camilla Kitchen to close out the festivities. This is a free event!

Book Clubs

M. Judson book clubs are popular for a reason. Eclectic and lively, our book clubbers show up with a desire to discuss whether they’ve finished the book yet or not (no judgment here). Some of our clubs are genre-based, some are topical, but they’re all guaranteed to bring you new friends and new worlds. Each meets four times a season to discuss four different books covered in the price of your ticket.

Are you an author who’d like to do an event with us?

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