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What's going on at WORD?
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|  Here at WORD we're giving you a number of tools to beat back the long cold nights: not just great books, but also an author-packed launch party for our beloved Jami Attenberg on Thursday, Patton Oswalt at the Warsaw this weekend, and the one and only Eloisa James at the end of the month. Scroll down for more information.
We're also moving into the future, here at WORD. Over the holidays we started noticing a trend. Every few days one of our customers would come in, browse a bit, pick out something to buy, and then at the counter, would say, "I'm so sorry, but I have to tell you something. I've been reading books on my iPhone." Or: "I asked for an e-reader for Christmas. I want to shop here, but..."
"That's okay!" we'd say. "You can buy your ebooks from us!" And we're not kidding.
 Starting a few weeks ago, we began offering Google eBooks for sale through our website, which means that wanting to read electronically and wanting to support your neighborhood independent bookstore are no longer mutually exclusive desires. You can get WORD favorite Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell or December bestseller Just Kids by Patti Smith.
Google eBooks work with Sony Readers, nooks, and Kobo readers, and can also be read using the free Google eBooks app available for iPhone, iPad, or Android phones. In fact, basically the only device that can't read a Google eBook is the Kindle. The books are stored in the cloud, which is a fancy way of saying that if you start Skippy Dies on your phone during your commute, and if you want to read more of it on your computer when you get home, your computer will know where you left off on your phone.
You can also come to WORD for advice on ebooks and the various things that you can use to read them. There are a lot of choices for e-reading out there, and it's all changing pretty fast. But we're doing our best to keep on top of all of it---we've all downloaded books from the site and read them on a number of different platforms, so we're happy to help in any way we can.
And, of course, we'll keep having a bookstore full of books, the physical kind with the pretty covers and the paper, too. Best of both worlds!
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January events at WORD
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| We're starting the new year with a new program! In the spirit of "you can never have too many books," a personal motto of ours here at WORD, we're excited to announce a new perk for event-goers. At each WORD event you attend, you'll get a chance to enter your name into a drawing to win a copy of every book featured at every event from the prior four months. That's right: All. Of. Them. Considering that we average around 10 events a month, and often feature more than one author, that's a shot at over 40 books. Oh, and did we mention they'll be signed?
 Thursday, 1/6, 7:30 pm: Launch Party for Jami Attenberg's The Melting Season
It's a road trip extravaganza, to celebrate the paperback release of local author Jami Attenberg's The Melting Season. Attenberg will read, followed by five-minute road trip stories from: Ron Currie, Jr. (Everything Matters!), Renata Espinosa (Fashion Wire Daily, The Daily Beast contributor), Emily Flake (The New Yorker,Lulu Eightball), Jason Diamond (Jewcy, Vol 1. Brooklyn), Sarah Glidden (How to Understand Israel in 60 Days or Less), Lisa Hanawalt (I Want You), Maris Kreizman (Slaughterhouse 90210), Rosie Schaap (This American Life contributor), and Emma Straub (Fly Over State, Other People We Married). Sponsored by Jauntsetter.com; refreshments will be provided.
 Saturday, 1/8, 5 pm: Patton Oswalt at The Warsaw - TICKETED EVENT
Widely known for his roles in the films Big Fan and Ratatouille (he was the voice of Remy!), as well as the television hits The King of Queens and United States of Tara, Oswalt, a Comedy Central staple, has been amusing audiences with his stand-up for decades. Now he offers a fascinating look into his most unusual, and loveable, mindscape with an uproariously funny memoir, Zombie Spaceship Wasteland. Patton will read from and discuss the book, answer questions, and sign. Tickets are $25, include a copy of his book, and must be purchased in advance from WORD. Doors will open at 4 p.m. The Warsaw is at 261 Driggs Ave.
 Sunday, 1/9, 1:30 pm: Get Crafty with Diana Schoenbrun
Make your very own Beasties with artist Diana! She'll present her new book, which teaches crafters to make all manner of mythic and imaginary creatures using simple materials, such as scrap fabric and thread. From Werewolves to Yetis to unidentifiable yet adorable beasts. All ages welcome; everyone will go home with a beastie made during the event.
 Tuesday, 1/11, 7:30 pm: A Skeptic's Guide to Writers' Houses with Anne Trubek
Why is it that we visit writers' houses? Trubek brought her skepticism on the road with her in an exploration of authorial abodes from Hemingway to Wolfe, and finds in each some truth about literature, history, and contemporary America. Illustrated with beautiful line drawings by John Hubbard, Skeptic's Guide is a must for book-lovers. Join Trubek for a slideshow and reading, followed by a Q&A and signing.
 Saturday, 11/5, 11:30 am: Storytime with Artie Bennett
Even fish butts are celebrated in The Butt Book, a riotous tribute to backsides, rumps, tushies, keisters, heinies, and derrieres, in all their glory. Dozens of humorous rhymes are paired with whimsical illustrations of the back ends of animals and people of all shapes and sizes. Author Bennett will lead storytime, complete with a reading and activity!
Saturday, 1/22, 7:30 pm: Mystery & Music: Toby Ball, Cornelia Read, & Salon 97
  Authors Toby Ball (The Vaults) and Cornelia Read (Invisible Boy) team up with Salon 97's Cariwyl Hebert for a listening party and reading, with wine and cupcakes. Hebert will present a classical music selection specifically chosen to complement and accompany the readings from Ball and Read, followed by a Q&A and signing. Salon 97 is a community organization whose goal is to take classical music out of the listening hall and back onto the streets.
  Tuesday, 1/25, 7:30 pm: Largehearted Lit feat. Mark SaFranko & Marcy Dermansky
Largehearted Lit returns to WORD! Created and hosted by lit and music blogger David Gutowski, the series presents authors and musicians discussing the connections between music and books. The inaugural event will feature readings from Mark SaFranko (Hating Olivia), Marcy Dermansky (Bad Marie), and a performance by a special guest musician.
 Thursday, 1/27, 7:30 pm: WORDs of Love featuring Eloisa James
New York Times bestselling author Eloisa James presents her latest Regency romance, When Beauty Tamed the Beast. When heartbreaker Linnet Berry Thrynne is betrothed to the reclusive and ill-tempered Piers Yelverton, Earl of Marchant, the sparks fly -- but not entirely in the traditional sense. James is an associate professor and head of the Creative Writing program at Fordham University.
   Friday, 1/28, 7:30 pm: YA NOT? with Leila Sales, Anna Jarzab, and Lauren Oliver
Young adult authors Anna Jarzab (All Unquiet Things), Lauren Oliver (Before I Fall), and Leila Sales (Mostly Good Girls) will discuss the experience of publishing a debut novel in a panel moderated by WORD manager and YA aficionado Stephanie. Each author will read from their new novel, followed by the discussion, a Q&A, and signing. Attendees are welcome to come with questions about the YA genre and/or the publishing process.
Sunday, 1/30, 6:30 pm: The Wold Newton Reading Extravaganza with Felix Gilman, Jeffrey Ford, and Sharon Mesmer
 Join us for steampunk western magical realism in a novel that's garnered rave reviews from Ursula Le Guin, The Onion AV Club, Locus and more: Felix Gilman's The Half-Made World. Join us for New York Times Notable and multi-award-winning writer of the unsettling and sublime, Jeffrey Ford. Join us for flarf poetry with MacArthur and New York Foundation for the Arts fellow Sheron Mesmer, author of Annoying Diabetic Bitch. Join us for music once more by the miraculous Brian Francis Slattery and the West Constantinople Squeezebox All-Stars. Join us! Resistance is NOT AWESOME. Hosted by Eric Rosenfield and Ed Champion.
 Monday, 1/31, 6:30 pm: Writing Workshop with Justin Kramon
Debut novelist Justin Kramon (Finny) will conduct a workshop designed to provide resources for writers trying to publish their short stories, find an agent, or place a novel with a publisher. It took an embarrassing number of attempts to find the publisher for his novel, so he thought it might be helpful to other writers to compile some of the resources from which he drew to get Random House to take pity on him. Feel free to bring questions about the publishing process. Sponsored by the Greenpoint Writers Group, which meets regularly at WORD.
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Book Club
| |  Our book club pick for February is We Need To Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver. This chilling book is a series of letters from a shaken mother to her husband after their child commits the unthinkable: a school shooting. As she looks back over his childhood and her parenting, it becomes harder and harder to tell who's to blame---if anybody is to blame at all. Dark and rich.
We'll discuss We Need To Talk About Kevin on Wednesday, February 2 at 7:30pm and Saturday, February 5th at noon. It'll be 10% off in-store and online all month. Remember, all you need to do to participate is read the book and show up!
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WORD January bestsellers
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| - Just Kids by Patti Smith
- Zombie Spaceship Wasteland (event ticket) by Patton Oswalt
- The New Brooklyn Cookbook by Melissa Vaughan and Brendan Vaughan
- Life by Keith Richards
- Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk by David Sedaris
- Simple Times by Amy Sedaris
- Frankies Spuntino Kitchen Companion & Cooking Manual by Frank Falcinelli and Frank Castronovo
- The Autobiography of Mark Twain, Volume 1 by Mark Twain
- All My Friends Are Dead by Avery Monsen and Jory John
- Children Make Terrible Pets by Peter Brown
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