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What's happening at WORD?
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Left to right: Guest booksellers Emma Straub, Sarah MacLean, Michael Showalter, and Amor Towles at our Holiday Open House
2011 was a year of change. We changed up the store layout; we launched Google ebooks on our website; we added the event raffle; we created our Staff Picks newsletter; we threw a lot of spaghetti at the wall, to see what would stick. And you guys have been with us every step of the way! We can't tell you how much your support means to us without getting verklempt and sniffling all over the keyboard, so suffice it to say: We love being your neighborhood bookstore, and we can't wait to see you in the store again soon.
After taking our traditional holiday break, the event schedule is back in full swing. Can't make it to something, but really want a signed book? We're happy to oblige! You can pre-order any of our visiting authors' books on the website, and let us know in the comments that you'd like a signed (and maybe even personalized!) copy. While we always have signed copies afterwards, they're first come, first served--but pre-orders are guaranteed. Order away!
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For teens growing and grown up:On the 18th, we're hosting Jay Asher and Carolyn Mackler for The Future of Us; then on the 19th, we'll be hosting Daniel Handler and Maira Kalman for Why We Broke Up. As if the opportunity to meet two incredible and dynamic author teams wasn't enough, the publishers have also donated items for a special raffle, available only to those who come to both nights.  Wednesday, January 18, 7 p.m.
It's 1996, and Emma and Josh are just discovering AOL. When they first log on, they discover themselves on Facebook (which doesn't even exist yet) ... fifteen years in the future. Everybody wonders what life has in store for them--Josh and Emma are about to find out. Asher (author of bestseller Thirteen Reasons Why) and Mackler (Printz Honor winning author of The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big Round Things) will give a joint presentation and reading, complete with goodies and prizes. Facebook RSVP appreciated. 
Thursday, January 19, 7 p.m.
Why did Min and Ed break up? In their new collaboration, bestselling authors Handler and Kalman chronicle a giddy and ultimately broken teen romance from start to finish. Join them for a presentation and Q&A, complete with a Breakup Board for attendees to contribute their own stories and a few fun prizes! Facebook RSVP appreciated.
Please note: due to high expected attendance, the signing line will be limited to two (2) books per person, one of which must be a copy of Why We Broke Up purchased from WORD. |
This month at WORD!
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For singletons of all stripes:
Thursday, January 5, 7 p.m.
Anna David, Beth Griffenhagen, and Rachel Kramer Bussel
In her new book Falling for Me, Anna David recounts how she suddenly found herself in her mid-thirties with two cats, one toolset she didn't know how to use, and zero romantic prospects on the horizon. A member of the Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists, and sex and dating advisor for Playboy, Details and Maxim, David is proudly single. She'll be joined by Beth Griffenhagen (Haiku for the Single Girl) and Rachel Kramer Bussel (Women in Lust). The reading will include a haiku contest, prizes, and refreshments! Facebook RSVP appreciated.
 For those who live on the edge:
Tuesday, January 10, 7 p.m.
Emily Books presents Emily Carter
Emily Books' new selection is Glory Goes and Gets Some by Emily Carter. These stories follow our heroine Glory from a privileged but horrible Upper East Side childhood to the East Village and heroin addiction to rehab in Minnesota and HIV diagnosis. Cheerful, right? But Emily Books promises "it will make you involuntarily guffaw in many separate instances." Carter will be in conversation with Marco Roth of n+1. Facebook RSVP appreciated. For Nabokovians:
Thursday, January 12, 7 p.m.
Paul Russell, in conversation with Chris Bram 
In The Unreal Life of Sergey Nabokov, Paul Russell re-creates the extraordinary life of the gay brother of Vladimir Nabokov, Sergey, and the rich and changing world in which he, his family and friends lived, from wealth and position in pre-revolutionary Russia, to the halls of Cambridge University, and the Parisian salon of Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas. Russell is the recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts Creative Writing Fellowship and the author of six novels, as well as many poems, short stories and essays. He will be in conversation with Chris Bram, author of nine novels including Gods and Monsters (which was made into the 1998 movie of the same name). Facebook RSVP appreciated.
For those tired of their day jobs:
Tuesday, January 17, 7 p.m.
Gwen Cooper, Kate Rockland, and Gillian Telling
Looking to leave cubicle life for an adventure? Wish you could devote more time to your creative side? So did these ladies. Each left their jobs at Rolling Stone to write. Come find out how Gwen Cooper (Homer's Odyssey), Kate Rockland (150 Pounds), and Gillian Telling (Dirty Girls) made it in publishing. Cooper will be donating all royalties from the event's sales of Homer's Odyssey to the Picasso Veterinary Fund, and refreshments will be on hand courtesy of The Naked Grape and Hot Blondies bakery! Musical performance by Amy Klein and the Blue Star Band. Facebook RSVP appreciated.  For the studious and the vulgar:
Tuesday, January 24, 7 p.m.
Dirty Words in the Dictionary with Jesse Sheidlower
Jesse Sheidlower, Editor at Large of the Oxford English Dictionary and author of The F-Word, knows his linguistic bombs. He'll give us a look behind the scenes at the OED, explaining how, when, and why vulgarities get included, why most dictionaries think that it's ungrammatical to [redacted] someone in the [redacted] with a [redacted], along with an overview of the f-bomb's role in language from the sixteenth century to Jon Stewart. Not for the easily offended! Facebook RSVP appreciated.
  For fans of words and music:
Thursday, January 26, 7 p.m.
Largehearted Boy's 10th Anniversary at Largehearted Lit
 For artists and liars:
Tuesday, January 31, 7 p.m.
Ellis Avery presents The Last Nude
Ellis Avery (The Teahouse Fire) presents her new novel, The Last Nude. Set in Paris in the 1920s and based on a true story, the book follows successful artist Tamara de Lempicka and her secret love affair with her muse, Rafaela. The Last Nude is a provocative novel about genius and craft, love and desire, regret, and, most of all, hope that can transcend time and circumstance. Facebook RSVP appreciated.
All events are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted. Facebook RSVPs appreciated but certainly not mandatory. |
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 Our next book group pick Among Others by Jo Walton. This is the most perfect book for those of us who grew up reading, especially lifelong sci-fi buffs. In addition to being a love letter to books, it's smart and has a good amount of magic without being annoying, and is just really great. Also available as a Google ebook, for the ereaders among us. We'll discuss it  Saturday, February 4, at noon. No sign-up necessary; just read and join us!
In 2012, WORD will be taking a journey through the fantastic catalog of NYRB Classics, focusing on the Brits. Mr. Fortune is the first book up for discussion, on February 11th. It's hard to categorize, but perhaps it's fair to say that it reads as Heart of Darkness might have if Conrad had a sense of satire? Much like its setting, it's dangerously languid. As always, all books are 10% off in the month before their discussion. (Can't wait to find out what else we have in store? The full list is up online!)
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