Join us for a Spooktacular Author Talk with Erica Danylchak

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Join ReadSC - the South Carolina Center for the Book - for a virtual author talk featuring Erica Danylchak, co-author of the book Grave Landscapes: The Nineteenth-Century Rural Cemetery Movement. This event will take place online on Thursday, October 29, 2020, from 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. EDT. Reserve your space by registering online at Eventbrite.

During the Industrial Revolution people flocked to American cities. Overcrowding in these areas led to packed urban graveyards that were not only unsightly  but were also a source of public health fears. The solution was a revolutionary new type of American burial ground located in the countryside just beyond the city. This rural cemetery movement, which featured beautifully landscaped grounds and sculptural monuments, is documented by James R. Cothran and Erica Danylchak in Grave Landscapes: The Nineteenth-Century Rural Cemetery Movement.

For any questions, please contact Andersen Cook at acook@statelibrary.sc.gov.

Upcoming Event

Cover of Coast Lines: A Poetry Anthology

Speaker at the Center: Readings from "Coast Lines: A Poetry Anthology"

April 22, 2025, 2:00 PM


Join us at our next Speaker at the Center series to celebrate National Poetry Month with readings from the new poetry anthology, "Coast Lines," edited by Daniel Cross Turner and Libby Bernardin. Lovely inside and out, this anthology features over 140 works by 50 poets exploring the manifold beauty and diversity of the South Carolina coastal plain, accompanied by over 50 stunning photographs of the region’s distinctive ecologies and wildlife by photographer Philip Wilkinson.