The Pendleton Bookshop, LLC

As spring fades into summer and our days stretch longer before the sun sets, those of us with young kiddos in our lives may have noticed bedtime routines getting longer as well. We are here to help! From board books to early chapter books, we have lots of books celebrating nighttime wonders and traditions to help your young ones settle. Board books: 🔸 The House at Night, by Susan Marie Swanson and Beth Krommes 🔸 Kitten's Full Moon, by Kevin Henkes 🔸 I'm Still Up! by Antoinette Portis 🔸 Papa, Please Get the Moon for Me, by Eric Carle Picture books: 🔸 Nigel and the Moon, by Antwan Eady and Gracey Zhang 🔸 Windows, by Julia Denos and E.B. Goodale 🔸 What Makes Day and Night, by Franklyn M. Branley and Arthur Dorros Early Readers: 🔸 Fox at Night, by Corey R. Tabor 🔸 Lightning Bug Light Show, by Poppy Green and Jennifer A. Bell Photos by Emily #findabookonthesquare #pendletonbookshopsc #indiebookstore #upstatesc #bedtimebooks

Tonight (May 15th) at 6 pm, join author and musician Nic Brown for a reading from Violent Femmes - the latest in Bloomsbury's 33 1/3 series - about the iconoclastic album from the alternative '80s that altered the course of popular music. Featuring music and conversation from producer and guitarist Shannon Ferguson, of New York City's celebrated indie rock band Longwave and Tony Tidwell. #findanauthoronthesquare #pendletonbookshopsc #upstatesc #pendletonsc

Another little bookseller helped open the shop today! Come by today for some great book suggestions for your weekend reading. Photo by Emily. #pendletonbookshopsc #indiebookstore #upstatesc #pendletonsc #friday

New delivery of pick-up flowers from @cottagefarmstead arrived today! #spring #pendletonbookshopsc #upstatesc #flowers #books

This week! Join us for an author event with Clemson University alumnus, Will Cathcart, this Saturday, May 16th at 6 pm. Will Cathcart is an American writer, journalist, and war correspondent. A Charleston native and former media advisor to the president of Georgia, he has covered Russia's wars in Georgia and Ukraine, trailed ISIS fighters through the Pankisi Gorge, documented Mugabe's Zimbabwe, and chronicled the unsolved killing of a CIA station chief. His work has appeared in CNN, Foreign Policy, The Daily Beast, Air Mail, Literary Hub, Garden & Gun, USA Today, and VICE. A former managing editor of the Georgia Journal, he has served as senior advisor to a digital diplomacy task force countering Russian propaganda and has worked with the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation to raise awareness and funding for research. In television, he has consulted and produced for Anthony Bourdain's Parts Unknown, National Geographic's Drugs, Inc., and ITV's On Assignment. He and his family -- along with their cat, Gocha -- split their time between Charleston and Tbilisi. About Will's book, This is How People Die: Set between a modern sanitarium in downtown Charleston and the shadowed edges of Europe and of the Republic of Georgia, This is How People Die follows Scoot and Hannah -- cystic fibrosis patients who have outlived their expiration dates and every expectation that comes with being alive. Here, living "the Salt Life" means nebulizing saline solution, and coughing is a form of revival. There is no cure and too many kinds of medicine. But these are not people who die quietly. When Hannah leaves behind a final dare as her will and testament, Scoot follows her far beyond the tyranny of the waiting room -- from a Paris museum haunted by George Sand and the Romantics, to a Polish cathedral where he steals the preserved heart of Frédéric Chopin, and onward to the liminal edge of Tbilisi, Georgia, where agents from the CIA, GRU, Interpol, and Hannah's past converge on his trail. You can request a reserved seat via the events page on the bookshop website (see bio for link). #findanauthoronthesquare #pendletonbookshopsc #upstatesc #pendletonsc

Book ideas for the Mom in your life (and so many books that don't fit on the table)! #findabookonthesquare #pendletonbookshopsc #indiebookstore #upstatesc #pendletonsc

Do you like gardening to feel simple? Check out Veg in One Bed: How to Grow an Abundance of Food in One Raised Bed, Month by Month by Huw Richards. Want some local, vintage wisdom? Pick up a secondhand copy of Clippings from Orene's Garden: A Southern Gardener's Year. Trying to understand the chickens in your yard? How to Speak Chicken: Why Your Chickens Do What They Do & Say What They Say by Melissa Caughey can help. Want a deep dive into the natural world? "The Light Eaters by Zoë Schlanger is a deep immersion into the drama of green life and the complexity of this wild world that challenges our very understanding of agency, consciousness, and intelligence." #findabookonthesquare #pendletonbookshopsc #upstatesc #pendletonsc #garden

As your summer schedule kicks in, come by to browse books and view the works of many regional artists, including David Connell.  A musician and painter from Raleigh, NC, David Connell acquired a double major in history and studio art at UNC at Chapel Hill. Shortly after graduating, David started playing bass full time with The Connells, extensively touring throughout the 1980s-1990s.  "When I was a full-time musician I had a chance to do extensive travel, see a lot of different landscapes, and visit museums around the country.  When I was not on tour I had time at home to work on paintings." Each of David's paintings is unique. "I think of my paintings as individual works not related to a larger theme." David's work tends to be place-based with a personal lens. "I am mostly interested in depicting places that are unnoticed, forgotten or derelict, maybe places that nature is trying to reclaim. I try to portray or capture places that I have found, but my personal vision is going to influence how the paintings turn out." A few of David's favorite artists are Giorgio Morandi, Francis Speight and Fairfield Porter. You can view David's work in the Rafter Room at The Pendleton Bookshop, in collaboration with Carson Gould. Hours: Wed-Sat, 10-5. "Sunlit House," an oil painting by David Connell, is pictured. #carsongoulddesigns #pendletonbookshops #findartonthesquare #pendletonsc #upstatesc

On May 15th at 6 pm, join author and musician Nic Brown for a reading from Violent Femmes - the latest in Bloomsbury’s 33 1/3 series - about the iconoclastic album from the alternative ‘80s that altered the course of popular music.  Featuring music and conversation from producer and guitarist Shannon Ferguson (pictured) of New York City's celebrated indie rock band Longwave. Shannon Ferguson is a guitarist and producer known for his celebrated guitar work with New York City's indie rock band Longwave. Ferguson's career launched in the early 2000s with several releases on RCA Records and multiple world tours. Ferguson has also scored for film, television, and a wide array of multimedia projects. You can request a reserved seat via the events page on the bookshop website (see bio for link). Check out yesterday's post for information about Nic and keep an eye out for more information about Nic's new book. Photo by Ellen Ferguson. #findamusicianonthesquare #pendletonbookshopsc #indiebookstore #pendletonsc #upstatesc

On May 15 at 6 pm, join author and musician Nic Brown for a reading from Violent Femmes - the latest in Bloomsbury’s 33 1/3 series - about the iconoclastic album from the alternative ‘80s that altered the course of popular music.  Featuring music and conversation from producer and guitarist Shannon Ferguson, of New York City's celebrated indie rock band Longwave.  Nic Brown is a writer and a musician. He has published several books, including the memoir Bang Bang Crash (Counterpoint, 2023), which was named a book of the year by Library Journal and Booklist, as well as the novels In Every Way (Counterpoint, 2015), Doubles (Counterpoint, 2010), and Floodmarkers (Counterpoint, 2009), which was selected as an Editors' Choice by The New York Times Book Review. Nic's writing has appeared in The New York Times, Oxford American, and the Harvard Review, among many other publications. He has served as the Grisham Writer-in-Residence at the University of Mississippi and is now a professor of creative writing at Clemson University. He is also a drummer. With his first band, Athenaeum, Nic released two records on Atlantic Records. The first single off their first album peaked at #14 on the Billboard Alternative Rock charts. He has since recorded and toured with many acts, including Ben Lee, Longwave, Skeleton Key, Kim Richey, Matt Pond PA, and Eszter Balint. You can request a reserved seat via the events page on the bookshop website (see bio for link). Keep an eye out on our account for more information about Nic's book and his musical partner in crime Shannon Ferguson. Photo by Carroll Foster. #findanauthoronthesquare #pendletonbookshopsc #pendletonsc

Beautiful flowers from @cottagefarmstead are back at the bookshop again this week! These gorgeous snapdragons and some mixed flowers are available for pick up today and tomorrow (while supplies last). We sold out of flowers last week, and this cloudy day is perfect for some bright color on your table! #pendletonbookshopsc #indiebookstore #pendletonsc #upstatesc #spring

This #throwbackthursday photo from December 2022 is a great way to share some small business (and life) wisdom that I received from the Little Bookseller last night. I was talking about work, and we asked her how she handles it when she has challenging work. Her reply -- I don't talk about it so much. She immediately followed up, with conviction -- I get on to it! Good feedback, Little Bookseller. We all have many lessons to learn from you (including the importance of good snacks)! #familybusiness #pendletonbookshopsc #wisdom #pendletonsc