Get Lit: A Literary Salon—Meredith, Alone

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.

• September Book Club Pick: Meredith, Alone by Claire Alexander
• Where: Stems & Skins, 1070 E Montague Ave, North Charleston, SC
• When: August 19, 2025, at 7 p.m.

• Book Fulfillment: You can opt for the physical book (picked up at the store or shipped to you) or the audiobook, available from Libro.fm. The dinner ticket you select will indicate which format you want. 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: Add the free "Special Diet" or "Non-Alcoholic Drink Pairings" add-on to your order.
• 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 Itinerate Literate, off Colie Morse Lane there are two grass lots in front of Cooper River Baptist Church and one at Chateau Ave & Garco Street.

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You'll be laughing and crying as "the brilliant author of this brilliant book" introduces Meredith, who, after spending three years inside her house, figures out how to rejoin the world one step at a time (Gillian McAllister, author of the Reese's Book Club pick Wrong Place Wrong Time).

She has a full-time remote job and her rescue cat Fred. Her best friend Sadie visits with her two children. There's her online support group, her jigsaw puzzles and favorite recipes, her beloved Emily Dickinson poems. Also keeping her company are treacherous memories of an unstable childhood and a traumatic event that had sent her reeling.

But something's about to change. First, two new friends burst into her life. Then her long-estranged sister gets in touch. Suddenly her carefully curated home is no longer a space to hide. Whether Meredith likes it or not, the world is coming to her door...

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

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