Here's what's new and exciting at WORD
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Book discussion with the author starts tonight!
We're excited to host the first of what we hope will be many book talks with the author. This event is open to anyone interested in attending, not just for current WORD book club members.
Josh Kilmer-Purcell, author of the memoir
I Am Not Myself These Days
Wednesday, August 6 at 7:30pm
Josh will be here for an informal book discussion and will sign
copies of his books as well.
An event-filled fall!
Sunday, August 17, 2:00pm:
Superdove: How Pigeons Took Manhattan...and the World with author Courtney Humphries
Monday, August 25, 7:30pm:
Italian Movie Night, hosted by our own Luca Dipierro: Good Morning, Night (Buongiorno, notte, 2003) by Marco Bellocchio
Tuesday, August 26, 7:30pm:
The launch of No, Dear a NYC poetry journal, with readings by several contributors.
Wednesday, September 10, 7:30pm:
Tao Lin (author of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Bed, Eeeee Eee Eeee) and Jen Michalski (author of Close Encounters)
Saturday, September 13, 3:00pm:
Akashic Books Saturday afternoon reading to kick off the Brooklyn Book Festival, with Arthur Nersesian (The Sacrificial Circumcision of the Bronx, The Swing Voter of Staten Island, The Fuck-up) and Joe Meno (Demons in the Spring, Boy Detective Fails, Tender as Hellfire).
Sunday, September 14:
Come visit WORD's booth at the Brooklyn Book Festival!
Thursday, September 18, 7:30pm:
Amanda Petrusich (author of It Still Moves: Lost Songs, Lost Highways, and the Search for the Next American Music) will be here with more guests to come!
Wednesday, September 24, 7:30pm:
Rick Moody reads from Right Livelihoods, accompanied by live music by Rick Moody and Hannah Marcus.
Ongoing monthly events:
Every last Monday of the month: Twelve Nights: Italian Movie Night hosted by Luca Dipierro
And stay tuned for upcoming events with Daniel Vosovic from Project Runway, David Rees, and Mental Floss Trivia Night at Diamond Bar!
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WORD July bestsellers
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Here's what everyone was buying in July:
1. I AM NOT MYSELF THESE DAYS by Josh Kilmer-Purcell
2. NORTHLINE by Willy Vlautin
3. THE GREAT MAN by Kate Christensen
4. NO ONE BELONGS HERE MORE THAN YOU by Miranda July
5. FAREWELL NAVIGATOR by Leni Zumas
6. WHEN YOU ARE ENGULFED IN FLAMES by David Sedaris
7. OUT BACKWARD by Ross Raisin
8. ROAD by Corman McCarthy
9. I WAS TOLD THERE'D BE CAKE by Sloane Crosley
10. RUSSIAN DEBUTANTE'S HANDBOOK by Gary Shteyngart
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