Schedule:

11:00 a.m
Dock Street Theatre - $30
Dr. Sharon Malone With Michele Norris
Grown Woman Talk
Dr. Sharon Malone Is One Of The Smartest, Funniest, And Most Charismatic Women I Know."Michelle Obama.
A Leading Expert On Women’s Health, Sharon Malone, M.D., Joins Us To Discuss Grown Woman Talk. This New York Times Bestseller Dives Into What We’re Not Talking About As Women: Our Health. Inspired By Questions Her Friends And Family Have Asked Her, Dr. Malone Shows Us That We’re In Charge Of Our Own Health - Not Anyone Else! She Also Shares How We Can Advocate For Ourselves And March To The Beat Of Our Own Drum (Or In Her Case, Her Custom Playlist!). Sharon Malone Will Be In Conversation With Journalist And Broadcaster, Michele Norris.

1:00 p.m
Dock Street Theatre - $30
André Aciman With Edoardo Ballerini
Roman Year: A Memoir
Award-Winning Author Of Call Me By Your Name, André Aciman Revisits Rome In A Memoir That Reads Like A Novel. On The Cusp Of Adulthood, Aciman And His Family Were Expelled From Their Hometown, Alexandria, Egypt, For Being Jewish. In The Book, Aciman Describes His Experience In The “Eternal City." Woven Into Aciman’s Amusing Style Is A Story Of Trauma And Displacement. He Will Be In Conversation With World-Class Audiobook Narrator, Edoardo Ballerini, Who Performs The Voice Of André Aciman In Roman Year.

3:00 p.m
Dock Street Theatre- $30
Emily Wilson With Judith Thurman
The Iliad
Emily Wilson, Professor Of Classical Studies At The University Of Pennsylvania,  Discusses Her “Sparkling And Buoyant" Translation Of The Iliad (New York Times). This Effervescent Version - A Vivid Retelling Of Homer’s Great War Story For Modern Times - Conveys The Timeless Battlefield Epic’s Emotional Impact. Named One Of The Best Books Of 2023 By The Guardian And The Washington Post, This Contemporary Translation Has Been Lauded As A Revelation And A Cultural Landmark. Emily Wilson Will Be In Conversation With New Yorker Essayist And Cultural Critic, Judith Thurman.

5:00 p.m
Dock Street Theatre - $30
Paul Murray With Bill Goldstein
The Bee Sting
Shortlisted For The 2023 Booker Prize. Paul Murray Joins Us From Ireland To Discuss His Novel The Bee Sting - A Dazzling Multi-Generational Family Drama About A Wealthy Irish Family’s Financial Ruin. Told From Multiple Perspectives, We Learn Of The Struggles Of Adolescence And The Devastating Effects Of Secrets - Set Against Concerns Of Climate Change. The Bee Sting Was A New York Times Top Ten Book Of The Year For 2023, And Has Been Featured In Newyorker, The Sunday Times, And The Washington Post. According To The Guardian, “It Is A Tragic-Comic Triumph. You Won’t Read A Sadder, Truer, Funnier Novel." Paul Murray Will Be In Conversation With Bill Goldstein, Author And Interviewer With Nbc’s Weekend Today.

Charleston Literary Festival Black And White Masquerade
Opening Party: A Black and White Masquerade
Step Into A Mysterious World Of Marvelous Masks And Luminous Literati - Inspired By Truman Capote’s Legendary Black And White Ball! We Invite You To Join Us At A Black and White Masquerade To Launch The Opening Of Charleston Literary Festival 2024 And Celebrate Our Guest Of Honor, Artistic Director and Literary Legend, Diana Reich.  With Landon Bryant, A.K.A. Instagram Personality at Landontalks, As M.C. Featuring Literary Interludes From: Laurence Leamer, Author Of Capote’s Women; Stephen Graham, Son Of Katharine Graham, Truman Capote’s Original Guest Of Honor; A$Iah Mae, Charleston Poet Laureate.