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Join a group of book-loving runners on a laidback tour of Greenpoint on foot. Every week is a slightly different run, but it'll always be 2-3 miles at about a 10-minute mile pace. Come when you can; no pre-registration required and no fee. Any questions? Email stephanie (at) wordbrooklyn (dot) com.
To aid in the development of new work, local writers gather to present
excerpts from works-in-progress for healthy feedback and discussion.
Open to writers
of all genres (fiction, non-fiction, poetry, children's lit, plays,
screenplays etc) in any stage of development. $5 donations requested
for donation to local charities.
Any questions? Email Dean at GreenpointWriters@gmail.com.
Join a group of book-loving runners on a laidback tour of Greenpoint on foot. Every week is a slightly different run, but it'll always be 2-3 miles at about a 10-minute mile pace. Come when you can; no pre-registration required and no fee. Any questions? Email stephanie (at) wordbrooklyn (dot) com.
WORD book club selections are always on sale
for 10% off during the month before we meet. Meetings are held in the
store twice monthly:
- 1st Wednesday of every month at 7:30pm
- 1st Saturday of every month at noon
This month we are discussing Stoner by John Williams.
Join a group of book-loving runners on a laidback tour of Greenpoint on
foot. Every week is a slightly different run, but it'll always be 2-3
miles at about a 10-minute mile pace. Come when you can; no
pre-registration required and no fee. Any questions? Email stephanie
(at) wordbrooklyn (dot) com.
We will not be open today, but you can still shop online!
To aid in the development of new work, local writers gather to present excerpts from works-in-progress for healthy feedback and discussion. Open to writers of all genres (fiction, non-fiction, poetry, children's lit, plays, screenplays etc) in any stage of development.
Any questions? Email Dean at GreenpointWriters@gmail.com.
WORD book club selections are always on sale for 10% off during the month before we meet. Meetings are held in the
store twice monthly:
- 1st Wednesday of every month at 7:30pm
- 1st Saturday of every month at noon
This month we are discussing Stoner by John Williams.
This month join us for FANBOYS AND GENTLEMEN, readings/discussion/Q&A with Barry Lyga and Michael Northrop.
In 2006, Barry Lyga's first young adult novel, The Astonishing Adventures of Fanboy and Goth Girl, was published to rave reviews. His other YA novels include Boy Toy, Hero-Type, and his most recent, Goth Girl Rising.
Michael Northrop is the author of Gentlemen (Scholastic), one of the American Library Association’s “Best Books for Young Adults” for 2010. His second YA novel, Trapped, will be published by Scholastic in December 2010.
YA NOT? is a literary salon for not-so-young-adults (though all fans of
teen fiction are encouraged to come, no matter what age) who love
reading and discussion YA literature. Facebook RSVP here (encouraged but not required)
Join a group of book-loving runners on a laidback tour of Greenpoint on
foot. Every week is a slightly different run, but it'll always be 2-3
miles at about a 10-minute mile pace. Come when you can; no
pre-registration required and no fee. Any questions? Email stephanie
(at) wordbrooklyn (dot) com.
Arthur Phillips will read from and discuss The Song is You. Facebook RSVP here (encouraged but not required)
About the book:
Each song on Julian’s iPod, “that greatest of all human inventions,” is a touchstone. There are songs for the girls from when he was single, there’s the one for the day he met his wife-to-be, there’s one for the day his son was born. But when Julian’s family falls apart, even music loses its hold on him.
Until one snowy night in Brooklyn, when his life’s soundtrack—and life itself—start to play again. Julian
stumbles into a bar and sees Cait O’Dwyer, a flame-haired Irish rock singer, performing with her band, and a strange and unlikely love affair is ignited. Over the next few months, Julian and Cait’s passion plays out, though they never meet. What follows is a heartbreaking dark comedy, the tenderest of love stories, and a perfectly observed tale of the way we live now.
Join a group of book-loving runners on a laidback tour of Greenpoint on
foot. Every week is a slightly different run, but it'll always be 2-3
miles at about a 10-minute mile pace. Come when you can; no
pre-registration required and no fee. Any questions? Email stephanie
(at) wordbrooklyn (dot) com.
To aid in the development of new work, local writers gather to
present excerpts from works-in-progress for healthy feedback and
discussion. Open to writers of all genres (fiction, non-fiction,
poetry, children's lit, plays, screenplays etc) in any stage of
development.
Any questions? Email Dean at GreenpointWriters@gmail.com.
Join a group of book-loving runners on a laidback tour of Greenpoint on
foot. Every week is a slightly different run, but it'll always be 2-3
miles at about a 10-minute mile pace. Come when you can; no
pre-registration required and no fee. Any questions? Email stephanie
(at) wordbrooklyn (dot) com.
Acclaimed author Luis Alberto Urrea and Brooklyn artist Christopher Cardinale meet up at WORD to discuss their recent collaboration, Mr. Mendoza's Paintbrush, a popular short story from Urrea's SIX KINDS OF SKY that is now a stunning graphic novel.
Luis will talk a little bit about the story and its inspiration and read briefly from the book. Christopher will talk about how the story became a graphic novel and show some slides of artwork.
Join us! And learn more about the
author and artist here:
http://www.luisurrea.com/home.php
http://christophercardinale.com/
Facebook RSVP here (encouraged but not required)
Book club will discuss Brooklyn!
Join a group of book-loving runners on a laidback tour of Greenpoint on foot. Every week is a slightly different run, but it'll always be 2-3 miles at about a 10-minute mile pace. Come when you can; no pre-registration required and no fee. Any questions? Email stephanie (at) wordbrooklyn (dot) com.
Join us for the launch of Emily's second novel, THE SINGER'S GUN: http://www.emilymandel.com/gun.html
Emily will read from her new book, answer questions, sign copies and give away some prizes too! No need to bring your passport, we'll provide you with one on arrival....Facebook RSVP encouraged but not required.
Here's a review of the book from WORD manager Stephanie Anderson:
"Mandel's new novel, like LAST NIGHT IN MONTREAL, is practically bashful about how clever and well-constructed it is. So let me tell you. It has a subtle grace, marvelous characters, and places that are just as alive as the people. And like MONTREAL, there are many scenes and images from it that are still with me. I think I will never pass anglass-windowed office building without thinking about this book."
Book club will discuss Brooklyn!
“This is not a 'nice' book, but it comes by its anger and melancholy honestly, and it makes sense of much that is puzzling about our cultural moment.” —Jonathan Franzen
We are so excited to host Emily Gould's launch party for her new memoir. We'll celebrate with Pernod absinthe, plus Perrier and probably some beer too! Mix and mingle with a beverage from 7-7:30 and we'll get the reading started sometime shortly after that. Emily will read and then talk about the book with Matthew Perpetua of Fluxblog. And of course Emily will sign books, and we'll all drink a little more - join us!
Join a group of book-loving runners on a laidback tour of Greenpoint on
foot. Every week is a slightly different run, but it'll always be 2-3
miles at about a 10-minute mile pace. Come when you can; no
pre-registration required and no fee. Any questions? Email stephanie
(at) wordbrooklyn (dot) com.
Join us for this unique book event - and submit your blame to the OBA! Facebook RSVP encouraged but not required.
Blame Accountants set up impromptu “headquarters” in areas where there is a high frequency of collective blame--Ground Zero, the Republican National Convention, the Democratic National Convention and Wall Street. Sitting unassumingly at a desk with a typewriter and red phone, Blame Accountants invite passersby to blame, record, and
reflect. Who has wronged you? What does it mean to take accountability for the actions—or inactions-of people, groups, and systems that have wronged you?
The Office of Blame Accountability, a highly revealing and original look at the culture of finger pointing in America today. In the book, chief Blame Accountants, artists Carla Repice and Geoff Cunningham, make public for the first time the forms filled out by Americans across the country. They provide an intimate look at the mindset of a country beleaguered by war, the drama of national politics, and the collapse of financial markets—as well as the more private and personal dilemmas that we each carry with us.
Join us for readings from two debut novelists:
Heidi W. Durrow has won the Lorian Hemingway Short Story Competition and the Chapter One Fiction Contest. She has received grants from the New York Foundation for the Arts, the American Scandinavian Foundation, and the Lois Roth Endowment and a Fellowship for Emerging Writers from the Jerome Foundation. Her writing has been published in Alaska Quarterly Review, the Literary Review, and others. She will read from THE GIRL WHO FELL FROM THE SKY, which tells the story of Rachel, the daughter of a Danish
mother and a black G.I. who becomes the sole survivor of a family tragedy.
Michele Young-Stone earned her MFA in fiction writing from Virginia
Commonwealth University. Once, many years ago, she was struck by lightning in her driveway. She survived. Visit her at www.micheleyoung-stone.com. She will read from THE HANDBOOK FOR LIGHTENING STRIKE SURVIVORS: Crackling with atmosphere and eccentric characters, this story explores the magic of nature and the power of redemption in a novel as beautiful and unpredictable as lightning itself.
Facebook RSVP encouraged but not required.
Join a group of book-loving runners on a laidback tour of Greenpoint on
foot. Every week is a slightly different run, but it'll always be 2-3
miles at about a 10-minute mile pace. Come when you can; no
pre-registration required and no fee. Any questions? Email stephanie
(at) wordbrooklyn (dot) com.
