Get Lit: A Literary Salon— If the Dead Belong Here

Join us for a guided discussion of our monthly book selection, paired with delicious food, drinks, and the company of a wonderful reading community.

Includes the book of the month (physical or audio copy), 2 drinks, an appetizer, family-style main course, and light dessert. Limited to 40 seats. Additional food and drink available for purchase at Stems & Skins.

• May Book Club Pick: If the Dead Belong Here by Carson Faust
• Where: Stems & Skins, 1070 E Montague Ave, North Charleston, SC
• When: May 19, 2026, at 7 p.m.

Book Fulfillment

• During order confirmation, you will select either a physical copy or audiobook version of the month's book.
• Please provide an email address for your audiobook token to be sent to. It will come as an email from Libro.fm within 24 hours of purchase with the subject line "If the Dead Belong Here on Libro.fm" and may go to your promotions folder.
• If you opt for the print book and would like it shipped to your address of choice, please add the $5 shipping add-on to your order.
• All other print books will be pick-up at book club or at the bookstore.

Dietary Restrictions & Alcohol-Free Options

Select the "Special Diet" or "Non-Alcoholic Drink Pairings" Dietary Restrictions at checkout.

Parking

Street parking is available around Stems & Skins. There are also several public parking lots nearby, such as on Cougar Way behind DIG, Stone's Ally in front of Itinerant Literate, off Colie Morse Lane there are two grass lots in front of Cooper River Baptist Church and one at Chateau Ave & Garco Street.

When a young girl goes missing, the ghosts of the past collide with her family’s secrets in a mesmerizing Native American Southern Gothic
When six-year-old Laurel Taylor vanishes without a trace, her family is left shattered, struggling to navigate the darkness of grief and unanswered questions. As their search turns to despair, Laurel’s older sister, Nadine, begins experiencing nightmares that blur the line between dream and reality, and she becomes convinced that Laurel’s disappearance could be connected to other family tragedies. Guided by her elders, Nadine sets out to uncover whether laying the ghosts to rest is the key to finding her sister and healing her fractured family.
Carson Faust captivates in this chilling literary debut that confronts the specter of colonization and the generational scars it leaves on Native American families. Steeped in Indigenous folklore and drawing from the author’s own family history, If the Dead Belong Here examines what it means to be haunted—both by the supernatural and by terrors of our own making. Faust crafts a powerful, kaleidoscopic tale about the complicated legacies of violence that shape our present, the importance of honoring our past, and the resilience of a family—and a people—determined to heal from old wounds.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Stems & Skins, 1070 East Montague Avenue, North Charleston, United States

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