JULY
Thursday, July 9, 7:30 pm
Indie Press Night with Seven Stories Press:
Douglas Martin, author of new novel Once You Go Back and Lee Stringer, author of the memoir Sleepaway School. Martin and Stringer will read from their respective work and discuss its common source—childhoods that run off the rails, exposing kids to forces that can equally destroy and nourish a young, creative life—as well as the process, the struggle, and the redemptive power of autobiographically-charged writing. Learn more about these authors and this event at the Seven Stories website. Phong Bui, publisher of The Brooklyn Rail will moderate this event.
Sunday, July 12, noon
Basketball, Brunch & Books Reading:
Come out and watch our basketball team and/or join us in the store afterwards for a brunch reading with Dave Reidy, author of the new short story collection, Captive Audience. Dave will read his short story “Postgame,” about the retirement and fast-following fatherhood of a scrappy NBA guard named Tim Vilinski. The WORD basketball teams play from approx. 10:30-noon at American Playground. The event will take place immediately following in the (air conditioned) store. Brunch goodies will be served.
Sunday, July 19, 6:30 pm
The Show that Smells reading with Derek McCormack and guest Rakesh Satyal. Derek will read from his second selection in Dennis Cooper’s Little House on the Bowery Fiction Series, “…a thrilling tale of hillbillies, high fashion and horror.” Rakesh will read from his coming-of-age debut novel Blue Boy, which charts an Indian-American boy’s transformation from mere mortal to Krishnaji, the blue-skinned Hindu deity.
Tuesday, July 21, 7:30 pm
Hot and Wicked Botanical Book Night!
Join us for readings and conversation with two plant goddesses: Margot Berwin will read from mystical debut novel, Hothouse Flower and the Nine Plants of Desire; and Amy Stewart will read from her latest, Wicked Plants: The Weed that Killed Lincoln’s Mother and other Botanical Atrocities, her new book that is also the inspiration for an exhibit currently at the Brooklyn Botanical Garden. As Amy explains on her website, the evening at WORD will be “An extraordinary event like no other. Seriously.” Algonquin editor Andra Miller, will moderate a discussion with the authors.
Thursday, July 23, 7 pm
G Train Salon Reception for Hit Factorie Installation
WORD will host a reception for our summer window art installation, created by Brooklyn-based group Hit Factorie. The evening will include a hands-on collaborative workshop to make an original Hit Book-inspired piece! More information on this event will be forthcoming on our blog. In the meantime, stop by the store on Saturday, June 27 from 4-8 pm to watch the Hit Factorie create the display that will remain in our window for the month of July. Learn more about the G Train Salon here: http://gtrainsalon.blogspot.com/ and learn more about Hit Factorie here: http://hitfactorie.com/
Thursday, July 30, 7:30 pm
YA NOT? A literary salon for not-so-young adults
Our next YA Not? event will feature a reading with Sheba Karim, author of Skunk Girl, “…a rare exploration of Muslim culture and … welcome addition to teen collections.” She will be interviewed by Abeer Hoque. The YA NOT? series seeks to bring YA writers, editors, librarians, teachers, and other not-so-young adults who love teen fiction all together to talk about fantastic YA books, why we love them, and how we can spread them as far as possible. (Teens welcome too, of course!)
AUGUST
Thursday, August 6, 7:30 pm
Love is a Four-Letter WORD: True Stories of Breakups, Bad Relationships, and Broken Hearts
Three contributors from this new collection will join us for readings. Guests include Jami Attenberg, Michelle Green and Said Sayrafiezadeh.
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Past Events:
Launch party for Jancee Dunn’s latest memoir Why is My Mother Getting a Tattoo? And Other Questions I Wish I Never Had to Ask. June 23, 2009
Reading and signing with Kate Christensen for Trouble; with interview by Maud Newton. With refreshments from local businesses: Dandelion Wine, Wine Cellar Sorbets and Brooklyn Salsa Company, June 18, 2009
Signing with Andrio Abero, Joey Parlett, local designers featured in Gig Posters, June 13, 2009
Signing and tasting with Greenpoint’s own custom baker Sarah Magid, June 11, 2009
Reading, signing and launch party for Emily St. John Mandel’s debut novel, Last Night in Montreal. June 2, 2009
Reading and signing with author Ben Greenman (Please Step Back and Correspondences), in conversation with Shelley Salamensky of the magazine Guilt and Pleasure. May 26, 2009
Reading and signing with Joanna Smith Rakoff for A Fortunate Age. Jami Attenberg (The Kept Man) interviewed Rakoff. May 9, 2009
Celebration of Children’s Book Week with NO BUTTS ABOUT READING! Reading & signing with picture book authors Ayun Halliday (Always Lots of Heinies at the Zoo) and Erica S. Perl (Chicken Butt). May 17, 2009
Signing and discussion with Emmanuel Guibert, illustrator of The Photographer: Into War-Town Afghanistan with Doctors Without Borders, w/Carol Fitzgerald, founder/president of The Book Reporter: May 4, 2009
Indie Press Nights with Soft Skull. Reading and signing with authors Pasha Malla (The Withdrawal Method) and Zachary Mexico (China Underground): April 29, 2009
Rick Reid, launch for to be hung from the ceiling by strings of varying lengths: April 14, 2009
Our First YA NOT? with Terra Elan McVoy, author of PURE and her editor Anica Rissi. YA Not? is a new literary salon for not-so-young adults. This series seeks to bring YA writers, editors, librarians, teachers, and other not-so-young adults who love teen fiction all together to talk about fantastic YA books, why we love them, and how we can spread them as far as possible. (Teens welcome too, of course!): Thursday, April 9, 2009
Meredith Cole and Brian Wiprud: March 10, 2009
Indie Press Nights: Calamari Press with Blake Butler, Robert Lopez and Gary Lutz: March 5, 2009
Jami Attenberg and Kate Christensen: March 3, 2009
Indie Press Nights: McSweeneys/The Believer with Deb Olinferth and Ed Park: February 26, 2009
Jeff Gordinier: February 19, 2009
Francis Levy and David Evanier: February 17, 2009
Chip Kidd: February 11, 2009
Toby Barlow: February 5, 2009
Michael Shilling: January 27, 2009
TIN HOUSE NIGHT: Keith Lee Morris, Adam Braver, Jan Elizabeth Watson, Ben Nugent & Rob Spillman.Wednesday: January 21, 2009
Jessica Blau and Karan Mahajan: Thursday, January 15, 2009
Ron Currie Jr.: January 8, 2009
Word and Hexedjournal. com present Vol. 1: live 3d edition at Bar Matchless : December 19, 2008
Cristy C. Road and Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore: December 10, 2008
Mental Floss Bar Trivia Night at Diamond Bar: November 11, 2008
Booklyn’s Warrior Writers: November 19, 2008
Tony O’Neill: November 3, 2008
Daniel Vosovic: November 2, 2008
Michael Kimball and Sam Lipsyte: October 22, 2008
Maura Madden: October 12, 2008
David Rees: October 10, 2008
Emily Farris: October 7, 2008
Rick Moody and his band: September 24, 2008
Amanda Petrusich and Dana Jennings: September 18, 2008
Arthur Nersesian and Joe Meno: September 13, 2008
Tao Lin and Jen Michalski: September 10, 2008
Courtney Humphries: August 17, 2008
Josh Kilmer-Purcell: August 6, 2008
Leni Zumas: July 16, 2008
Willy Vlautin and Ross Raisin: July 11, 2008
Kate Christensen: June 24, 2008
Adrienne Onofri (Walking Brooklyn): June 21, 2008
Ed Strosser & Mike Prince (Stupid Wars): June 19, 2008
Contributors to Brooklyn Noir 3: June 5, 2008
33 1/3 event featuring Matthew Stearns, Michael Fournier, Amanda Petrusich and Jenny Eliscu: May 22, 2008
Rob Kutner (Apocalypse How): May 21, 2008
Contributors to Brooklyn Was Mine: Philip Dray, Rachel Cline and Joanna Hershon: May 15, 2008
Sean Bryan and Tom Murphy (The Juggling Pug): May 10, 2008
Contributors to Santi: Lives of Modern Saints: James P. Othmer, Greg Downs, author/editor Luca Dipierro and illustrator Rachel Bradley: April 30, 2008
Contributors to Broken Land: Poems About Brooklyn: April 23, 2008
Jon Springer (Mets By the Numbers) and Spike Vrusho (Benchclearing): April 17, 2008
Kevin Somers and Puck (123NY, 123USA, Sounds Funny): April 12, 2008
Anya Ulinich (Petropolis) and Kevin Kinsella (Tristia): April 3, 2008
Elizabeth Crane (You Must Be This Happy to Enter) and Paul Fattaruso (Bicycle): March 30, 2008
Nina Siegal (A Little Trouble with the Facts): March 12, 2008
Kevin Walsh (Forgotten NY): March 6, 2008
Contributors to Queens & Brooklyn Noir: Tim McLoughlin, Arthur Nersesian, Maggie Estep, Robert Knightly and Jillian Abbott: February 21, 2008
Carl Wilson (Celine Dion’s Let’s Talk About Love): January 22, 2008
Sarah Langan (The Missing): January 16, 2008
Cristin O’Keefe with Shappy Seasholtz, Rachel McKibbens and Michael Cirelli (Words in Your Face): January 9, 2008
Bob Eckstein (History of the Snowman): December 18, 2007
Meredith Walters (All You Have to do is Ask) and Uche Nduk (eel on reef): December 6, 2007
Kara Jessella and Marisa Meltzer (How Sassy Saved My Life): November 28, 2007
Hotel St. George event with Aaron Petrovich and Alex Rose: November 16, 2007
Jennifer Bartlett (Derivative of the Moving Image): November 9, 2007
The Brooklynites: November 6, 2007
Jason Roeder (Oh, the Humanity): November 1, 2007
David Rees (Get Your War On): October 26, 2007
Define-a-Thon: October 10, 2007
Mo Willems: October 4, 2007
Hi! I was interested in bringing my son to the Mo Willems reading this Thursday. Do I need to sign up?
Thanks!
Hi there. We’re not taking reservations for the Mo Willems event but try to get here early to be assured a spot. We’ll start handing out numbers at 4:30pm. Thanks!
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