Here at WORD, we're a bit sad about the end of summer--after all, that means no more nerd basketball until next year. But we're buoyed by the beautiful fall weather, and more importantly, by this fall's bumper crop of fiction.

You've heard us talk about it before but let's just go over some October new releases one more time. You've got Dave Eggers, apparently starting to go after Joyce Carol Oates' record of prolificacy, with another novel just out, The Wild Things. A. S. Byatt returns with The Children's Book, Jonathan Lethem gives Manhattan the Motherless Brooklyn treatment with Chronic City, and, believe it or not, a new collection of early short stories from Kurt Vonnegut, Look At The Birdie.

It's not just literary fiction, though. Take a look at some of the great children's books that have come out or are coming out in the next few weeks! On the picture book side, we're excited about Princess Hyacinth: The Girl Who Floated and Alphabeasties. The delightful Libba Bray has a new YA book that is just the right amount of bizarro (that is to say, a LOT of bizarro): Going Bovine. Libba will be here 11/5, so get ready! And we'd be remiss not to mention the book that drives children all over Greenpoint into frenzies of anticipation even when all they have is the bookmark. That would, of course, be the Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days.

Don't forget! You can pre-order and pre-pay for any new release and get 10% off (plus, you'll have the comfort of knowing your new book will be waiting there behind the counter for you on its release day). You can do it up until a week before release, so many of the books in this email are still eligible for the discount! Just drop by, call, or email.

You've been reading this newsletter long enough to know that we're obsessed with cookbooks and, more importantly, the food they inspire. So of course we couldn't resist All Cakes Considered, possibly one of the best cookbooks of the year. Not only is it a great collection of cake recipes that were tried and tested on the folks who make All Things Considered, it's also a great cookbook if you've never tried baking a cake before. Melissa Grey, NPR's Cake Lady, starts with easy cakes and teaches just one or two new techniques at a time. You'll start with The Man Catcher (a sour cream pound cake) and by the end, you'll be ready for Stephen Pyles's Heaven and Hell Cake: The Liberace of Layer Cakes. Just promise us that if YOU decide to make a cake a week for a year, you'll remember the bookstore who told you about it!

And, finally: we've got a contest all you writers should sharpen your pencils for. On November 18th, during IBNYC's Indie Bookstore Week, we'll be doing an event to celebrate the paperback release of State by State, a wonderful collection of essays from acclaimed writers, about the states they love. We'll be hosting a contest in the same spirit - called Neighborhood by Neighborhood! Write an essay about your favorite part of NYC: from Washington Heights to Vinegar Hill to of course, Greenpoint. Send submissions to info@wordbrooklyn.com by November 6th to be entered. Winner gets an autographed copy of the book, a gift certificate to WORD and might even get to read their piece at our event on the 18th.

That's for next month, though--what about October? Which great authors are visiting? What book will the book club read? What great discount can you get just for reading this email? Read on before your curiosity kills you.

It's fall, when a book lover's thoughts turn to
dinner parties, travel writing, and...erotica?

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