/// AUGUST 6
Brian Jones, dean of The Citadel, hosts this discussion with Pulitzer Prize finalist James M. Scott for the pub-week launch of Empire of Ashes (W. W. Norton & Company, August 2026). A scholar in residence at the Citadel, Scott has written multiple books on Pacific War history, with his latest release covering the causes and consequences of America’s bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in the struggle to end World War II and featuring harrowing interviews with survivors. Charleston Library Society, 164 King St. Thursday, 6pm. $62. (843)723-9912, charlestonlibrarysociety.com
