Email event details along with a contact phone number to books@thestate.com.

BOOK CLUB: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Kershaw County Library, Bethune branch, 206 South Main St. This month’s discussion is “The Language of Flowers” by Vanessa Diffenbaugh. New members are welcome. Call (843) 334-8420.

“LET’S TALK ABOUT IT” BOOK SERIES: 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Sumter County Library, 111 North Harvin St., Sumter. The discussion of “The Good Earth” by Pearl S. Buck will be led by Professor Lisa Dimitriadis, Central Carolina Technical College. Call (803) 773-7273.

BOOK SIGNING: 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Books-A-Million, the Village at Sandhill. Author Nathalie Dupree will sign copies of “Mastering the Art of Southern Cooking.” Call (803) 586-8722.

SPEAKER @ THE CENTER: Noon-1 p.m. Thursday at the South Carolina State Library, 1500 Senate St. Series features author Mary Whyte. The program is free. Call (803) 734-8666.

BOOK SIGNING: 5:30-7 p.m. Thursday at Books on Broad, 944 Broad St., Camden. Author Mary Whyte will sign copies of her recent publication “Down Bohicket Road.” Call (803) 713-7323.

AUTHOR MEET & GREET: 4-6 p.m. Friday at Burry Bookstore, 130 W. Carolina Ave., Hartsville. Co-authors Bruce Douglas, Benton Henry and Wink Prince will sign copies of “The Great Harvest: Remembering Tobacco in the Pee Dee.” Call (843) 332-2511.

READING OF “THE POLAR EXPRESS”: 7 p.m. Friday at Barnes and Noble, 3400 Forest Drive. Come in your PJs for a reading of the book by Santa. Call (803) 787-5600.

BOOK SIGNING: Noon-4 p.m. Saturday at Mast General Store, 1601 Main St. South Carolina resident and author Donna Thornton will sign copies of her book “The Christmas Donkey.” Call (803) 771-2300.

HOLIDAY BOOK SIGNING: 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday and noon-3 p.m. Dec. 9 at the Capital City/Lake Murray Country Visitor Center, 2184 North Lake Drive. Author Ollie Moye will sign copies of “North to Prosperity” both days, and author Rachel Haynie will sign copies of “Cornfield to Airfield: A History of Columbia Army Air Base” on Dec. 9. Call (803) 781-5940, ext. 2.