Brooklyn

This event will take place at our Brooklyn location.Break out your D20 and come by WORD for an evening with David Ewalt and his new history of D&D, Of Dice and Men. There will be a few rounds of the card-game Munchkin, as well as a discussion, Q&A, and signing.Facebook RSVP encouraged, but not required.

This event will take place at our Brooklyn location.Local writers Liz Prince (Tomboy: A Graphic Memoir) and Ariel Schrag (Adam) discuss gender identity and their newest works. In Tomboy, Prince chronicles her struggle to understand what it means to “be a girl.” In Schrag’s debut novel Adam, a teenage boy gets mistaken for a trans guy -- and falls for a lesbian. Join us for what should be a fascinating discussion.Facebook RSVP encouraged, but not required.

This event will take place at our Brooklyn location.WORD favorite John Scalzi returns! He’ll be talking viruses, murder, and more at the Brooklyn launch for Lock In.Facebook RSVP encouraged, but not required.

This event will take place at our Brooklyn location.WORD favorite Brian Francis Slattery shines a light on the criminal underworld in his newest novel, The Family Hightower. Roaming from Cleveland to Morocco and beyond, Slattery weaves a story worthy of comparison to The Godfather. Come find out more at this reading, signing, and Q&A.Facebook RSVP encouraged, but not required.

This event will take place at our Brooklyn location.What do our online lives reveal about who we really are? Find out with Christian Rudder, co-founder and President of OkCupid, as he discusses Dataclysm, an investigation into personal data. Facebook RSVP encouraged, but not required.

This event will take place at our Brooklyn location.Entrepreneur and New York Times bestselling author Chris Guillebeau talks ordinary people and extraordinary goals in his new book The Happiness of Pursuit. Join him for a release day launch party including a reading, Q&A, and signing! Facebook RSVP encouraged, but not required.

This event will take place at our Brooklyn location.In honor of Guillotine #7: Hags, editor Sarah McCarry presents a conversation on identity, love, art, and living with rage with Jenny Zhang (Dear Jenny, We Are All Find) and Kate Zambreno (Heroines, Green Girl).
Facebook RSVP encouraged, but not required.

This event will take place at our Brooklyn location.Calling all aspiring writers: join Stuart Horwitz (Blueprint Your Bestseller) for a workshop on revising your manuscript. Learn the tricks that will take you from first draft to final draft, and get a fresh perspective.Facebook RSVP encouraged, but not required. The First Draft to Final Draft will introduce key concepts from the Book Architecture Method, a 22-step process that has helped bestselling writers transform their messy manuscripts into polished books, signing with top literary agencies and sealing deals with coveted publishing houses.

Join us for an engaging presentation that will provide not only entertainment value but also examples of the Book Architecture Method in action. There will be ample opportunity for questions throughout the evening.

First Draft to Final Draft assumes nothing of an attendee's previous knowledge of writing technique, nor how much of their manuscript is complete, nor what genre they aspire to work in. Accomplished and aspiring writers alike will discover new ways to approach the creation of a compelling narrative at the frequently-overlooked macro level.Stuart Horwitz is the founder and principal of Book Architecture, a firm of independent editors based in Providence and Boston (www.BookArchitecture.com). Book Architecture’s clients have reached the best-seller list in both fiction and non-fiction, and have appeared on Oprah!, The Today Show, The Tonight Show, and in the most prestigious journals in their respective fields.

Now, Horwitz has mapped out the same system that has helped writers tackle rather than tinker with their manuscripts in his new book Blueprint Your Bestseller: Organize and Revise any Manuscript with The Book Architecture Method (Penguin/Perigee), named one of 2013’s best books about writing by The Writer magazine.

This event will take place at our Brooklyn location.Join WORD favorite Michelle Knudsen (Library Lion, The Princess of Trelian) for a launch party in honor of her newest book, Evil Librarian! We're planning snacks, drinks, and an all-around devilish good time.
If you want a signed book, it's best to pre-order NOW to ensure we won't run out on the evening of the event. You can place your order right here.
(You are welcome to order any of Michelle's other books as well - she can sign those for you, too!)Facebook RSVP encouraged, but not required.

This event will take place at our Brooklyn location, and is a Brooklyn Book Festival Bookends event.Join authors and illustrators inspired by Walt Whitman, including Justin Martin (Rebel Souls), Amy King (I Want to Make You Safe), Evan Roskos (Dr. Bird's Advice for Sad Poets), and Allen Crawford (Whitman Illuminated: Song of Myself), for a celebration of his work. Facebook RSVP encouraged, but not required.