Philosophers & Fools

06/01/2026

Harry Potter Trivia this Tuesday! All questions will be based on Harry Potter & The Goblet of Fire.

05/29/2026

5 days left to vote P&F as one of USA TODAY 10Best Indie Bookstores in the country! Thank you to everyone who has been voting for us - keep it up just a little longer. Voting is open until 11:59am (EDT) on June 1.

A cozy neighborhood spot in Charleston, Philosophers & Fools blends an independent bookstore with a relaxed wine and beer bar. The thoughtfully curated selection of books shares space with craft beverages and light snacks, inviting guests to browse the shelves before settling in to read or chat with...

05/26/2026

We're welcomed back from a day off with another huge New Book Tuesday! 📚Some highlights are:
* Before I Knew I Loved You by Toshikazu Kawaguchi - the sixth book in the translated "Before the Coffee Gets Cold" series. What would you do if you were offered the chance to go back in time? We follow four guests whose stories of love, lost and won again, will reaffirm your belief in love's eternal potential.

* America, U.S.A.: How Race Shadows the Nation's Anniversaries by Eddie S. Glaude, Jr. - Centered around the major celebrations of America’s milestone birthdays across 250 years of history, the book offers a riveting look at the battles over who has a stake in writing the American story.

* Dolly All the Time by Annabel Monaghan - Dolly Brick has never met a problem she couldn’t solve. Not when her mom left when she was twelve, and not at thirty-nine when she moves with her son back to Rhode Island, for the summer to keep her dad and brother from losing the family home. While there, she stumbles into a fake dating situationship with a wealthy, workaholic scion.

As always, you can shop on our website or come into the store. If you see something you'd like to read, send us a message and we'll set a copy aside for you. Happy reading!

05/26/2026

BINGO TONIGHT!

Philosophers & Fools is a bookstore, bar, and gathering place in Charleston, SC.

05/25/2026

05/19/2026

It's New Book Tuesday! 📚 Stock up for your long weekend reading! Some highlights are:
* On Witness and Respair by Jasmyn Ward - a collection of creative nonfiction, including widely shared classics, three never-before-published speeches, and an introductory essay.

* Canon by Page Lewis - an adventure about life, death, and fate where two unlikely heroes embark on quests to win God’s favor. An irreverent epic from a debut novelist.

* An Inconvenient Widow by Lois Romano - a new biography of one of the most misunderstood and vilified First Ladies in American history: Mary Todd Lincoln.

**We are waiting on our shipment of The Shippers by Katherine Center and The Ballad of Falling Dragons by Sarah A. Parker (currently driving around Charleston on a UPS truck).**

As always, you can order on our website or send us a note and we'll set something aside for your. Happy Reading!
- TeamP&F

05/16/2026

Voting is still open for USA TODAY 10Best. Vote for Philosophers & Fools (you can vote every day through June 1).

A cozy neighborhood spot in Charleston, Philosophers & Fools blends an independent bookstore with a relaxed wine and beer bar. The thoughtfully curated selection of books shares space with craft beverages and light snacks, inviting guests to browse the shelves before settling in to read or chat with...

05/16/2026

Lunch plans? Head to Philosophers & Fools. Come in for one of our Toasties served with Lowcountry Kettle Chips. There's a reason we have t-shirts that say "Ham Toastie Squad," if you know, you know.

05/12/2026

This week's new releases! 📚 Where to start?
* The Last Mandarin - A fast-paced, standalone, all-too-real thriller featuring a mother and daughter caught in a global reckoning where family, loyalty, and power collide. From bestselling author Louise Penny and award-winning journalist Mellissa Fung.

* American Patriarch - From his early military career and role among the Virginia gentry, to his leadership during the American Revolution and reluctant return to public service as the first president of the United States, American Patriarch brings to life the man who was called on time and again by his peers to lead.

* Radiant Star - Leckie returns to the Imperial Radche series with a standalone novel. Amidst a slowly worsening food shortage, riots, and a communication blackout from the rest of the Radch Empire, a religious savant will entertain visions of his own sainthood, a socialite will discover his comfortable life upended, and a young man sold into servitude will find unlikely escape.

If you see something you want to read you can always order it on our website, or send us a note and we'll set a copy aside for you. Happy Reading!

05/12/2026

Tomorrow! Get your team together for trivia with , starts at 6:30pm. No sign up required. Food & beverage for purchase.

Psst: arrive early to make sure you get a seat.