Come join us for Game Night at Here Be Books. Make new friends, socialize and have some fun. You can learn a new game or play an old favorite; either way you’re sure to have a good time.

When: Saturday, January 3, 2009 at 6 p.m.

Where: Here Be Books at 4650 Ladson Road, Suite I, Summerville, SC [map]

Requests to Play

We’ve had requests for players to play:

• Pinochle
• Scrabble
• Killer Bunnies
• Euchre

I’m certain we’ll be playing other games, too!

New Games Just Arrived and Waiting Eagerly to Be Played

We’ve recently received a whole stack of demo games including most of the Ticket to Ride line of games by Days of Wonder, lots of stuff by Looney Labs and some great games by Z-Man Games.   We’ll certainly have no shortage of stuff to play - not that we ever do have a shortage of games. Chairs, however… we have run out of.

What kinds of games do we play?

All kinds, including: group games, card games, board games, dice, strategy games, you name it. Examples include:

• Apples to Apples
• Bohnanza
• Canasta
• Citadels
• Cranium
• Euchre
• Farkle
• Hearts
• Last Night on Earth
• Pinochle
• Pirate’s Cove
• Scrabble
• Spades
• Transamerica
• Tsuro
• Unexploded Cow
• Zooloretto

… and lots more! If you have a favorite game you’d like to play, bring it with you.

You don’t have to know a game to play it: we’ll teach you.  I think I’ve learned at least one new game at every Game Night.  The object is to have fun. We could all use a little more fun in our lives.  Best of all, it’s FREE!

What to Bring

Bring a folding chair if you have one. Don’t worry if you don’t, just bring yourself.  Drinks and snacks are available for purchase at the store or you can bring your own. Feel free to bring any games you might want to play, too.

Come join us for Game Night at Here Be Books. Make new friends, socialize and have some fun. You can learn a new game or play an old favorite; either way you’re sure to have a good time.

We’ve had requests for players to play:

• Pinochle
• Scrabble
• Killer Bunnies
• Euchre

I’m certain we’ll be playing other games, too!  We’re also expecting demos of all the Ticket to Ride games and its expansions.  I don’t think they’ll be here by this Saturday, but definitely in time for next month’s Game Night.

What kinds of games do we play? All kinds, including: group games, card games, board games, dice, strategy games, you name it. Examples include:

• Apples to Apples
• Bohnanza
• Canasta
• Citadels
• Cranium
• Euchre
• Farkle
• Hearts
• Last Night on Earth
• Pinochle
• Pirate’s Cove
• Scrabble
• Spades
• Transamerica
• Tsuro
• Unexploded Cow
• Zooloretto

… and lots more! If you have a favorite game you’d like to play, bring it with you.

You don’t have to know a game to play it: we’ll teach you.  I think I’ve learned at least one new game at every Game Night.  The object is to have fun. We could all use a little more fun in our lives.  Best of all, it’s FREE!

Bring a folding chair if you have one. Don’t worry if you don’t, just bring yourself.  Drinks and snacks are available for purchase at the store or you can bring your own.

Christine W. Hampton and Rosalee W. Washington will be on hand Saturday, December 6 from 1 pm to 3 pm to sign copies of their book, The History of Lincolnville, South Carolina.

About the Book

A place of refuge for former slaves was founded in 1867 just one mile outside of Summerville: Lincolnville, South Carolina.  Here former slaves built homes, schools, and churches to provide them strength and comfort.  Despite many challenges, the town has survived more than 150 years and has produced many remarkable individuals who have received acclaim for their accomplishments throughout the United States.

This history, lovingly compiled and written by two native daughters of Lincolnville, traces all aspects of the town and provides details never before recorded. It is an important addition to Lowcountry and South Carolina history.

Here Be Books will be holding their semi-annual book sale Saturday, November 15 thru Saturday, November 22, 2008.

Look for great deals in the store, outside and a few doors down.

As usual, there will be 100’s of hardback and paperback books on sale, including:

• Clearance Hardback books for $1 each (2 doors down from store)
• Paperback books for 50 cents each (2 doors down from store)
• 50% OFF In-Store Book Club Hardbacks
• 20% OFF In-Store Trade Hardbacks
• 20% OFF In-Store Trade Paperback Books (the oversized paperbacks)
• 10% OFF Playing Cards

Don’t miss this incredible sale!  You’re sure to find something you can stuff in a stocking or keep for yourself.

While you’re here, check out our new selection of board games and card games!

Hours: 10 am to 6 pm Tuesday thru Saturday

Local author, Mary Elizabeth Reynolds will be on hand Saturday, November 22 from 1pm to 3pm to chat with readers and sign her book, Diary of a Ghost.

About Diary of a Ghost:

After losing her lover to suicide, Samantha, the heroine of the story, sinks into a terrible depression relieved only when she begins transcribing the war journals of a Union soldier. The dead journalist, Josiah, appears to Samantha as a ghost and takes her back in time to visit the battles and places he experienced while a Union soldier. Samantha’s ghostly journeys have a cost, though: the more she delves into this fascinating spirit world of the past, the further she drifts from reality. Can Sean, the young Charleston lawyer who loves her, save Samantha from herself at the risk of losing himself?

Diary of a Ghost is based on the authenticated Civil War diaries of New Jersey soldier Eugene Forbes, that were transcribed by the author. Set in Charleston, South Carolina, every place the ghost and Samantha travel to, through time, are the same places where Eugene Forbes fought and endured.

You can learn more about Eugene, the diaries, and the inspiration for Diary of a Ghost at the author’s website:www.ereynolds.net.

Come join us for Game Night at Here Be Books. Make new friends, socialize and have some fun. You can learn a new game or play an old favorite; either way you’re sure to have a good time.

What kinds of games do we play? All kinds, including: group games, card games, board games, dice, strategy games, you name it. Examples include:

• Alfred Hitchcock’s Clue
• Apples to Apples
• Canasta
• Category 5
• Citadels
• Clever Endeavor
• Cranium
• Dungeons & Dragons
• Euchre
• Farkle
• Hearts
• Inn Fighting
• Last Night on Earth
• Pinochle
• Pirate’s Cove
• Scatergories
• Scrabble
• Spades
• Spite Malice
• Three Dragon Ante
• Transamerica
• Tsuro
• 21 Freeze Out
• Wits and Wagers
• Zooloretto

I know there are many games we’ve played on Game Night that I’ve left off of the list because I don’t remember their names.  The important thing is that if you have a favorite game you’d like to play, bring it with you.  If you don’t have a copy, call us and we’ll see if we can round one up.

You don’t have to know a game to play it: we’ll teach you.  I think I’ve learned at least one new game at every Game Night.  The object is to have fun. We could all use a little more fun in our lives.  Best of all, it’s FREE!

Because it’s the month of Halloween, I thought our theme this month should be games that involve ghosts, witches, zombies, black cats, spiders, pumpkins, haunted houses, fortune telling, etc. So break out your somehow-Halloween-related games and let’s play!

If you have some folding chairs and/or a card table, please bring them.

Greed, deception, lost loves, fiendish bargains with the devil, and mass murders abound in Palmetto Ghosts, an audio book of South Carolina’s favorite haunted tales told by Charleston’s best storytellers and tour guides.

Storyteller Alada Shinault-Small, one of the performers on Palmetto Ghosts, will be at Here Be Books in Summerville on Saturday, October 11 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. to sign copies of this chilling audio book. Just in time for Halloween!

About Palmetto Ghosts

Stories include: A Deal With The Devil, The Gray Man, The Unknown Voice of Kiawah, Miz Nollie’s Blue Bowl, Infamy At The Jones Hotel and more.

Alada is a Charleston native and graduate of the University of South Carolina and the Citadel (MA in History).  She is a storyteller and a City of Charleston Licensed Tour Guide.

You can learn more about Palmetto Ghosts and Alada at: http://www.cornbreadandcaviar.net/palmettoghosts.html.

To continue th’ celebration o’ Talk Like a Pirate Day we`ll be hostin’ Pirate Game Night on Satterdee, Septembree 20, 2008 from 6 pm until whenere (probably at least 9 pm). Nay only will th’ participants sound, an’ perhaps dress, like gentleman o’ fortunes, but all games ortin’ ta be somehow swashbuckler related, involvin’, ships, maps, buried treasure, pirates, buccaneers, dice, knuckle bones (does anyone ere be havin’ any?), etc.

Brin’ yer swashbuckler brogue, a pirate game t’ play (if ye be havin’ one) an’ foldin’ chairs if ye be havin’ `em. Feel free t’ wear yer best gentleman o’ fortune finery as well, if ‘t will help ye get in th’ spirit. (Costumes be nay required.) [translation]

Avast! Here be the chance to infuse yer everyday conversations wi’ romance, danger, an’ jus’ plain fun fer a day. It be called “International Talk Like a Pirate Day.” Arrr! I suppose ye be wonderin’ why thar be such a silly holiday. Well, the answer, me inquisitive friend, be in the question itself: because it be silly and fun.

Storytellin’ and Balloon Animals for All Ages from 3 to 5 pm

To help celebrate Talk Like a Pirate Day, we thought we`d tell a few stories, maybe twist some balloons into parrots, swords, monkeys, palm trees an’ th’ like, too.  Tales include: How I Became a Pirate by Melinda Long.

Come join us fer th’ fun an’ laughs.  Appropriate fer all ages.

Here Be Monetary Encouragement to Join the Fun

On Friday, September 19, the official Talk Like a Pirate Day holiday, to be encouragin’ ye further to join us in our day of fun, we’ll giv’ ye 10% off yer used book plunder if ye talk to us like ye’ve sailed the high seas. Avast! Ye can’t find a bett’r deal ‘an that if you sail the seven seas!

How To Talk Like a Seafarin’ Hearty Available Soon at Here Be Books

Tis yer pirate speech a wee bit rusty? Hav’ ye nerespoken like a sea dog before? Avast! We be havin’ some help fer ye. It be our FREE guide: How to Talk Like a Seafarin’ Hearty.  Available soon exclusively at Here Be Books.

Advantages of Talkin’ Like an Ol’ Sea Dog for a Day

Here’s some advice from syndicated columnist Dave Barry that will help ye see the advantages of talkin’ like an ol’ sea dog for a day:

To prepare for Talk Like a Pirate Day, you should practice incorporating pirate terminology into your everyday speech. For example, let’s consider a typical conversation between two co-workers in a business office:

BOB: Hi. Mary.

MARY: Hi, Bob. Have you had a chance to look at the Fennerman contract?

BOB: Yes, and I have some suggestions.

MARY: OK, I’ll review them.

Now let’s see how this same conversation would sound on Talk Like a Pirate Day:

BOB: Avast, me beauty.

MARY: Avast, Bob. Is that a yardarm in your doubloons, or are you just glad to see me?

BOB: You are giving me the desire to haul some keel.

MARY: Arrrrr.

As you can see, talking like a pirate will infuse your everyday conversations with romance and danger. So join the movement! On Sept. 19, do not answer the phone with ”hello.” Answer the phone with ”Ahoy me hearty!” If the caller objects that he is not a hearty, inform him that he is a scurvy dog (or, if the caller is female, a scurvy female dog) who will be walking the plank off the poop deck and winding up in Davy Jones’ locker, sleeping with the fishes…