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Seriously? They are not a hassle whatsoever and nothing would tickle us more than being able to satisfy your need for books.
We usually order twice a week, so most special orders arrive within
2 business days. Some exceptions do apply, but feel free to call or
email or instant message us with your order and we'll let you know how
fast we can get it.
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| New Arrivals! |
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::Hardcover::
Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri
Maps and Legends by Michael Chabon
The Stone Gods by Jeanette Winterson
Lush Life by Richard Price
The Host by Stephenie Meyer (adult novel!)
The Sorrows of an American by Siri Hustvedt
The Mayor's Tongue by Nathaniel Rich
::Paperback::
After Dark by Haruki Murakami
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver
The Assault on Reason by Al Gore
No One Belongs Here More Than You by Miranda July
Interworld by Neil Gaiman and Michael Reaves
The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon
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Upcoming Events
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Wednesday, May 7, 7:30pm: WORD book club discussion: The Savage Detectives
Thursday, May 8, 7:30pm: WORD book club discussion: The Savage Detectives
Saturday, May 10, 1:00pm: Children's Event! Author Sean Bryan and illustrator Tom Murphy will read and sign The Juggling Pug
Tuesday, May 13, 7:30pm: WORD book club discussion: The Savage Detectives
Thursday, May 15, 7:30pm: Contributors to Brooklyn Was Mine, including Philip Dray, Rachel Cline and Joanna Hershon
Tuesday, May 20, 7:30pm: WORD monthly game night: bring your favorite game!
Wednesday, May 21, 7:30pm: Reading and signing for Apocalypse How: Turn the End-Times into the Best of Times! by humorist Rob Kutner
Thursday, May 22, 7:30pm: Music writing event featuring 33 1/3 authors Matthew Stearns (Sonic Youth's Daydream Nation), Michael Fournier (The Minutemen's Double Nickels on the Dime), and Amanda Petrusich (Nick Drake's Pink Moon). The discussion will be moderated by Rolling Stone's Jenny Eliscu.
Thursday, June 5, 7:30pm: Brooklyn Noir 3 event featuring contributors Rosemarie Yu, Christopher Musella, Dennis Hawkins, and editor Tim McLoughlin. This volume of the popular Noir series has a true crime theme.
Saturday, June 21, 12:00pm: Adrienne Onofri, author of Walking Brooklyn, will lead us on a walking tour of Greenpoint.
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| RENT AN AUDIOBOOK! |
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So easy it's not even funny...
We've got a steadily growing Audiobook library with some exciting new titles. Michael Pollan's The Omnivore's Dilemma, Junot Diaz's Pulitzer Prize- winning The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, Miranda July's No One Belongs Here More Than You (read by the author!), plus classics like Kerouac's On The Road. Instead of purchasing them for upwards of $50 apiece, you can now rent one for only $8 a week!
Do it!
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WORD April bestsellers
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Here's what everyone was buying in April:
1. The Savage Detectives by Roberto Bolano 2. Mets by the Numbers by Jon Springer 3. Insanity Defense by Woody Allen 4. A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle 5. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by J. S. Foer 6. Motherless Brooklyn by Jonathan Lethem 7. Blessed Unrest by Paul Hawken 8. Brooklyn Storefronts by Paul Lacy 9. Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri 10. Lush Life by Richard Price
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Book Clubs
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May's book (to be discussed in June) is Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach
Book Club Meetings:
- 1st Wednesday of every month at 7:30pm
- 1st Saturday of every month at noon
- 2nd Tuesday of every month at 7:30pm
- 2nd Thursday of every month at 7:30pm
Call or email to sign up for a book club.
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| WORD Book-a-Month Club |
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Enroll the children in your life in the WORD Book-a-Month Club and help them build their library!
Each month, we will mail a new book directly to the child's home. Choose from three age groups:
- Newborn - 3 years (board books)
- 4 - 7 years (beginning readers)
- 8 - 12 years (classic chapter books)
Half Year $65.00 / Full Year $125.00
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