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What's going on at WORD?
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Some not-so-young-adults await Mockingjay's release.
WORD basement, August 23, just before midnight.
Before we go any further, you asked, we answered: we're going to be open even longer! Starting Tuesday, September 7th, WORD will be open from 11am-9pm every day, seven days a week. Here at WORD, we're getting ready for a crazy month of events (did someone say John Waters?) We're super excited about all of them, but when we were offered the chance to host the authors
of two of our favorite fall releases, back-to-back, we almost fell off our seats. In the last week of
September, Charles Yu and Emma Donoghue will both visit WORD, and we want everybody we know to read these books and meet their fabulous authors. To try to convince as many of you as we can to try these books
out, for
the entire month of September, both Yu's How To Live Safely In A Science Fictional Universe and Donoghue's Room will be 20% off when
purchased together.And that's just for starters. You like Mo Willems? We got Mo Willems. You like massive borough-wide book festivals? We'll be at one. You like groundbreaking memoirs? All over that. A dance party for your kids? Readings of some of the best new fiction in the country? We're here for you. Read on. |
September events at WORD
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| We want you to enjoy the last lazy days of summer, really we do.
(Hopefully with a good book.) But we are also just too excited about
September to wait until after Labor Day to share what we have planned.
 Wednesday, September 8, 7:30 PM:
Paperback Launch for The Adderall Diaries
Celebrate the release of the
paperback edition of The Adderall Diaries, the critically-acclaimed
memoir by Stephen Elliott, with an intimate event featuring Elliot and
Melissa Febos, the author of Whip Smart. Moods, murder, masochism--and
snacks! Come find out why Time Out New Yorksaid that "Stephen Elliott's superb, sprawling meta-memoir might be
just what the genre needs." Facebook RSVP here.
 Friday, September 10, 8 PM:
An Intimate Conversation with John Waters
TICKETED EVENT!
Join WORD and the one and only John Waters at Coco 66 for an amazing event. Waters will be interviewed by Carolyn Kellogg of the Los Angeles Times, and will answer questions and sign books. Role Models is a self-portrait told through intimate profiles of
favorite personalities-some famous, some unknown, some criminal, some
surprisingly middle-of-the-road. This event WILL sell out---buy your ticket today!
Our event with John Waters is a Brooklyn Book Festival Bookends event, because that Sunday, September 12th, we'll be taking a little piece of Greenpoint to Borough Hall for the third annual Brooklyn Book Festival. Visit
our booth #31 right by the International Stage in Cadman Plaza at
Borough Hall. We'll be selling books for the authors speaking on that
stage, plus we will have a mini-version of all the very best from our
store right in our booth. Check out the festival website to see all the
great events they are hosting that day and Facebook RSVP so we know you plan on stopping by!
 Thursday, September 16, 7:30 PM:
Save the Assistants Reading + Contest with Lilit Marcus
The founder of Save the Assistants will read from her new book of the same name. Several actual assistants will join Lilit Marcus to share their stories too. And in the spirit of "bad bosses bring people together," we'll sponsor a contest that will reward some of the very best (meaning worst) assistant stories we receive. Send stories to info@wordbrooklyn.com by September 14th. Facebook RSVP here.
 Friday, September 24, 7:30 PM:
Launch Party for Susan Henderson's Up From the Blue
Susan Henderson, founder of Litpark, will read from Up From The Blue, answer questions and sign copies. We'll have wine too! Susan Henderson is the recipient of an Academy of American Poets award
and grants from The Ludwig Vogelstein Foundation and The Lojo
Foundation. Her work has - twice - been nominated for a Pushcart Prize. WORD staffers are loving this beautiful debut novel, and you will too. Facebook RSVP here.
Saturday, September 25, 11:30 AM:
Morning Dance Party for Kids!
Author/illustrator Jef Czekaj will read and rap his picture book Hip and Hop, Don't Stop! There will be kid-friendly rap videos and dancing to hip-hop spun by DJ Ghostdad. Facebook RSVP here.
 Sunday, September 26, 6:30 PM:
Charles Yu Reads From
How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe
Joined by special guests Brian Francis Slattery and Jonathan Berger, WORD welcomes the author of one of our favorite books of the fall. Slattery, you may already know, is much loved here at WORD, and awesomely, reads with a band. Yes, a band plays while he reads his fiction. Jonathan Berger makes his own music while performing his poetry. So, all in all, it will be a fantastic evening! Facebook RSVP here.
 Monday, September 27, 7:30 PM:
Emma Donoghue Reads From Room
Emma Donoghue
is known best for her contemporary and historical novels from the
points of view of adult women, like Slammerkin and The Sealed Letter, but her newest book, starts from a
completely different place: the world of a young boy who has lived in
the same small room his entire life without ever leaving. It's eerie in
its simplicity and nearly impossible to walk away from. Donoghue will visit us for a reading, Q&A session, and book signing. Facebook RSVP here.
Tuesday, September 28, 7:30 PM:
Indie Press Night with Ugly Duckling Presse,
Wave, Featherproof & Publishing Genius
Celebrate a quartet of awesome indie publishing with readings from Blake Butler (Scorch Atlas, Featherproof Books, 2009), Jon Cotner and Andy Fitch (Ten Walks/Two Talks, Ugly Duckling Presse, 2010), Timothy Donnelly (The Cloud Corporation, Wave, 2010) and Rachel B. Glaser (Pee On Water, Publishing Genius, 2010). Facebook RSVP here.
Wednesday, September 29, 6 PM:
Mo Willems Kicks Off the Knuffle Bunny Free World Tour in Brooklyn
TICKETED EVENT!
Long-time Brooklynite Mo Willems will be back in town to celebrate the release of Knuffle Bunny Free, the final book in his critically-acclaimed Knuffle Bunny series. WORD and Greenlight Bookstore are proud to be co-hosting him for a spectacular evening of reading, discussion, and activities. Mo and a special surprise traveling companion (just the right size for young ones to hug!) will visit, and Mo will read a selection of his books, including Knuffle Bunny Free. This event will take place on Wednesday, September 29th at 6pm at the Brooklyn Public Library. Each store will have a limited supply of tickets available to our customers. Tickets are free with the purchase of Knuffle Bunny Free and each ticket admits one adult and one child. Activities and giveaways hosted by Harper Collins are included and other Mo Willems titles will be available for purchase the night of the event. Mo will be signing books after his reading.
Tickets can be purchased here or at the store. There will be no paper tickets issued; all attendees will be on a list and will need to show photo ID at the event. Get your tickets now, they'll be gone very quickly! All ticketholders please visit gomo.net prior to the event to download your very own passport and travel checklist. Don't forget to bring them to the event! The passport and travel checklist will be available starting September 7th.
 Thursday, September 30, 7:30 PM:
Joyce Hinnefeld Reads From Stranger Here Below
Joyce, a WORD favorite since the release of her last book, In Hovering Flight,
will read from her new book, Stranger Here Below, sign copies and be
interviewed by Eva Patton, actor and faculty member in the Fordham
University Dept. of Theatre, and Joyce's friend since both were
marooned at a tiny liberal arts college in Indiana in the dark days of
the Reagan era. Facebook RSVP here.
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Book Club
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|  Our book club pick for September is Bad Marie, by Marcy Dermansky. This book
is one of the most compulsively readable we've picked up this year.
Marie is a beautiful woman who becomes a nanny for her childhood friend
after being in jail for six years (for being an accessory to murder).
But her best friend is married to a famous French novelist who Marie
adores. And Marie is confused about who she loves, and thinks she might
be a better mother than her friend, and compulsive above all else, and
things get out of hand very quickly...
There will be two special treats for our meeting on Saturday, October 2.
First, we'll be joined by author Marcy Dermansky when we talk about her
book, and second, there will be chocolate pudding for everybody! (You'll know why after you read the book.) Due to Marcy's visit, we'll only meet once: Saturday, October 2, at noon. Bad Marie will be 10% off all September at WORD and online.
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WORD August bestsellers
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