Brooklyn

ABOUT THE BOOK:

Dana, a modern black woman, is celebrating her twenty-sixth birthday with her new husband when she is snatched abruptly from her home in California and transported to the antebellum South. Rufus, the white son of a plantation owner, is drowning, and Dana has been summoned to save him. Dana is drawn back repeatedly through time to the slave quarters, and each time the stay grows longer, more arduous, and more dangerous until it is uncertain whether or not Dana’s life will end, long before it has a chance to begin. 

WORD is thrilled to welcome iconic music critic Robert Christgau to Greenpoint for a discussion of his new collection Book Reports, which includes his writing about—what else?—books. Robert will be joined in conversation by Rob Sheffield, author of Dreaming the Beatles and Love Is a Mix Tape. 

WORD is excited to team up with our friends at Saint Vitus and Feral House for an event featuring Ika Johannesson, Swedish journalist and author of the book Blood, Fire, Death: A Swedish Metal Story. Ika will give a presentation on the book and take questions from the audience, and will sign copies of Blood, Fire, Death. This event will take place at Saint Vitus, located at 1120 Manhattan Avenue in Greenpoint. 

ABOUT IKA JOHANNESSON

WORD is thrilled to team up with our neighbors Parlour Wine & Spirits for an evening with Ronna Welsh, author of the cookbook The Nimble Cook. Ronna will select (and serve!) a few recipes from her book and pair them with wines available at Parlour, and will be signing copies of The Nimble Cook. This event will take place at Parlour, located at 128 Nassau Avenue in Greenpoint.

ABOUT RONNA WELSH

Join WORD Bookstores, Dame Products, MakeLoveNotPorn, Rosebud CBD, and Pomp & Whimsy for an evening of mocktails, tastings, micro-workshops and giveaways. We are coming together to promote and discuss ways to better practice self-care, especially for women/trans/non-binary folks who are almost never encouraged to put their own self first! In the spirit of Audre Lorde, "caring for oneself is not merely self-indulgence, it is self-preservation and that is an act of political warfare."

WORD is excited to welcome authors Christie Grotheim and Andrea Rothman for a discussion about their books The Year Marjorie Moore Learned to Live and The DNA of You and Me. Christie and Andrea will be joined in conversation by Rachel Aydt, an NYC-based writer and teacher. 

WORD is beyond excited to welcome Allison Pataki and Marya Myers to Greenpoint for a storytime with their new children's book, Nelly Takes New York: A Little Girl's Adventures in New York. 

ABOUT THE AUTHORS

Join us at WORD for a special storytime featuring writer and artist Shira Erlichman, author of the new children's book Be/Hold. 

ABOUT THE BOOK

Join us at WORD for a night of readings presented by playwrighting students from the New School. The readings will be by BFA students taught by Nicki Pombier Berger, founding editor of Underwater New York.

Join us at WORD for a night of readings presented by playwrighting students from the New School. The readings will be by BFA students taught by Nicki Pombier Berger, founding editor of Underwater New York.