Novelist Karin Gillespie
The Pat Conroy Literary Center’s Ninth Annual Lowcountry Book Club Convention will begin on Friday, September 26, at 5:00 p.m. evening with a panel discussion among local authors: biographer Nancy Thode (Ahead of Her Time: The Trailblazing Life and Literary Legacy of Ann Head), novelist Karin Gillespie (The Pitch Queen), and travel writers Lynn and Cele Seldon (100 Things to Do in the South Carolina Lowcountry Before You Die). Moderated by Conroy Center executive director Jonathan Haupt, the panel will be followed by a book signing with refreshments. This is a ticketed event, held at the Beaufort County Black Chamber of Commerce (711 Bladen St., Beaufort).
The Convention continues Saturday, September 27, at the Culinary Institute of the South (1 Venture Dr., Bluffton), with three author keynote conversations and gourmet box lunches catered by Debbi Covington. The program will feature a morning discussion with USA Today bestselling novelist Renée Rosen, author of Let’s Call Her Barbie, an afternoon discussion with New York Times bestselling novelist Marie Bostwick, author of The Book Club for Troublesome Women, and a midday conversation between Food Network star Kardea Brown, author of The Way Home, and local favorite Mary Martha Greene, author of The Cheese Biscuit Queen: Kiss My Aspic! Each author conversation will be followed by a book signing. This is also a ticketed event.
Learn more and register at https://lowcountrybookclubconvention2025.eventbrite.com.
