Devil in Petticoats, or, God's Revenge Against Husband Killing : A Tale of Eighteenth Century Edgefield
Based on the 2d. ed. of The bad wife's looking glass, or, God's revenge against cruelty to husbands by M. L. Weems, printed in 1823.
Author Event - Tom Poland, The Writing Life
Join the South Carolina State Library's Center for the Book and the SC Wildlife Magazine for our next Speaker at the Center Author Talk featuring Tom Poland, the author of South Carolina, The Natural Heritage, Save The Last Dance For Me, and Georgialina, A Southland As We Knew It, among many others.
Author Event - Jim Mize, The Jon Boat Years
Join the South Carolina State Library's Center for the Book and the SC Wildlife Magazine for our next Speaker at the Center Author Talk featuring Jim Mize as he discusses writing about nostalgia and the outdoors.
From the Stacks - Carolina Crimes Podcast
Join the South Carolina State Library and the SC Center for the Book on October 24th at 6:30 PM for our next From the Stacks Series featuring Danielle and Matt from the Carolina Crimes Podcast as they discuss the Edgefield Black Widow, Lavinia Fisher, and more.
Upcoming Municipal Elections
Are you looking for voting and election information for the November 7 municipal elections? It's easy to learn about the candidates and your polling place with VOTE411 from the League of Women Voters.
South Carolina State Library Institutional Membership with ALA
There has been media attention over the South Carolina State Library’s decision not to renew an institutional membership with the American Library Association (ALA). This press release is being issued as a means to clarify any misinformation and confusion in the media and public.
Creek Walking: And Other Modern Myths
A new short story collection of Southern humor, horror, Southern Gothic style, and stories all told in the style of a true son of the South, the award-winning author, storyteller, ghost hunter, and paranormal investigator Tally Johnson.
Grave Landscapes: The Nineteenth-Century Rural Cemetery Movement
A brief history of common burial landscapes prior to the nineteenth century -- Changing attitudes toward nature and death -- The rural cemetery movement -- Physical and design characteristics of rural cemeteries -- Plants in rural cemeteries -- Symbolism in rural cemeteries -- Impact of rural cemeteries on the American landscape and the profession of landscape architecture.
