Authors of SC Event

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Get to know Faye Collins during the first Authors of SC event of 2022. Her most recent book, Midnight Song: One Woman’s Path to Freedom, is set in the Jim Crow South during the 1940s. A mysterious traveler helps the heroine, Ella Jane Mitchell, escape a chain gang prison farm to reunite with her children. Uncover the plot’s inspiration with the author at 6:00 p.m. on February 3rd.   

Upcoming Event

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Jennifer Bartell Boykin, Poet Laureate of Columbia, SC

April 25, 2024, 6:00 PM
Join the South Carolina State Library's Center for the Book for our next Speaker at the Center Author Talk, featuring Poet Laureate of Columbia, SC, Jennifer Bartell Boykin. She will discuss her debut book of poetry, Traveling Mercy, and her upcoming release, Only Believe (The Word Works), a winner of the 2023 Hilary Tham Capital Collection.