Jersey City

WRBG Book Club JC Discusses HOW LONG 'TIL BLACK FUTURE MONTH?

09/08/2019 - 3:00pm

ABOUT THE BOOK:

Three-time Hugo Award winner and NYT bestselling author N. K. Jemisin challenges and delights readers with thought-provoking narratives of destruction, rebirth, and redemption that sharply examine modern society in her first collection of short fiction, which includes never-before-seen stories.

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How Long 'til Black Future Month?: Stories (Hardcover)

By N. K. Jemisin
$26.00
ISBN: 9780316491341
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Published: Orbit - November 27th, 2018

Three-time Hugo Award winner and NYT bestselling author N. K. Jemisin challenges and delights readers with thought-provoking narratives of destruction, rebirth, and redemption that sharply examine modern society in her first collection of short fiction, which includes never-before-seen stories.

Storytime at WORD JC with Jessie Sima

09/07/2019 - 11:00am

Join us at WORD Jersey City for a special storytime to celebrate the launch of author/illustrator Jessie Sima's latest book, Spencer's New Pet! 

 

ABOUT THE BOOK

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Spencer's New Pet (Hardcover)

By Jessie Sima, Jessie Sima (Illustrator)
$17.99
ISBN: 9781534418776
Availability: Coming Soon - Available for Pre-Order Now
Published: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers - August 27th, 2019

From the creator of Not Quite Narwhal comes a classic tale of a boy and his dog—except in this unique story, one of them is a balloon!

When Spencer gets a new pet, he’s excited to do all the things that pets do—taking walks in the park, going to the vet, and attending parties together.

There’s just one hitch: Spencer’s new pet is a balloon

Mystery Book Group JC Discusses THE WOMAN IN CABIN 10

08/06/2019 - 6:00pm

For more information on this group, click here.

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The Woman in Cabin 10 (Paperback)

By Ruth Ware
$16.00
ISBN: 9781501132957
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Published: Gallery/Scout Press - April 11th, 2017

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES AND USA TODAY BESTSELLER

FROM THE AUTHOR OF IN A DARK, DARK WOOD

Featured in TheSkimm

An Entertainment Weekly “Summer Must List” Pick

A New York Post “Summer Must-Read” Pick

Included in Summer Book Guides from Bustle, Oprah.com, PureWow, and USA TODAY

Rhyming Couplets Book Club JC

08/27/2019 - 6:00pm

Do you, like we do, have an old soul? Wearing nothing but cozy sweaters and beanies with a notebook in one hand and a pen in the other? Do you like seeing the world through a different perspective than others? Is poetry more than a hobby? Is it a passion for you? Then WORD has the Book Group just for you. We, Ashante and Mustafa, are opening up our own little Poetry group for people who enjoy sitting back and reading the words and inspirations of authors who struggled, loved, and experienced.

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She Just Wants to Forget (Paperback)

By r.h. Sin
$17.99
ISBN: 9781449497545
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Published: Andrews McMeel Publishing - April 2nd, 2019

Discussion: August 27, 2019

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Calling a Wolf a Wolf (Paperback)

By Kaveh Akbar
$16.95
ISBN: 9781938584671
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Published: Alice James Books - September 12th, 2017

Discussion: September 27, 2019

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Don't Call Us Dead: Poems (Paperback)

By Danez Smith
$16.00
ISBN: 9781555977856
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Published: Graywolf Press - September 5th, 2017

Discussion: October 25, 2019

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Night Sky with Exit Wounds (Paperback)

By Ocean Vuong
$16.00
ISBN: 9781556594953
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Published: Copper Canyon Press - April 5th, 2016

Discussion: November 22, 2019

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The Essential Neruda: Selected Poems (Abridged / Paperback)

By Pablo Neruda, Mark Eisner (Editor)
$16.95
ISBN: 9780872864283
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Published: City Lights Publishers - City Lights Publishe - April 2004

Discussion: December 27, 2019

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I Hope My Voice Doesn't Skip (Paperback)

By Alicia Cook
$14.99
ISBN: 9781449494247
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Published: Andrews McMeel Publishing - June 5th, 2018

Discussion: January 24, 2020

Scholastic Summer Read-A-Palooza @ WORD JC

07/20/2019 - 11:00am to 5:00pm

 

 

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Bookseller Pick - JC

$15.00
SKU: booksellerpjc

This voucher will cover a staff pick to be donated to our Read-A-Palooza book drive! 

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Future Astronaut (Future Baby) (Board book)

By Lori Alexander, Allison Black (Illustrator)
$8.99
ISBN: 9781338312225
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: Cartwheel Books - June 25th, 2019

Discover all the out-of-this-world ways babies of today can become astronauts of the future!

Ground Control to Major Baby: Could you be an astronaut?

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Share Your Smile: Raina's Guide to Telling Your Own Story (Hardcover)

By Raina Telgemeier, Raina Telgemeier (Illustrator)
$12.99
ISBN: 9781338353846
Availability: In stock at Brooklyn or Jersey City -- click for more details
Published: Graphix - April 30th, 2019

Get ready to journal and learn to tell your own story with Raina Telgemeier, the #1 New York Times bestselling creator of Smile, Sisters, Drama, and Ghosts!

Calling all fans of Raina Telgemeier!

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Glitch (Paperback)

By Sarah Graley, Sarah Graley (Illustrator)
$14.99
ISBN: 9781338174519
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Published: Graphix - May 14th, 2019

From comics rising star Sarah Graley, a fresh and funny middle-grade graphic novel featuring a girl who must save a virtual world... and her own!

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Kristy's Big Day (The Baby-Sitters Club Graphix #6): Full-Color Edition (Paperback)

By Ann M. Martin, Gale Galligan (Illustrator)
$10.99
ISBN: 9781338067613
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Published: Graphix - August 28th, 2018

Kristy's mom is getting married, and Kristy is going to be a bridesmaid! The only problem? Fourteen kids are coming to town for the wedding. Kristy, Claudia, Mary Anne, Stacey, Dawn, and Mallory think they can handle it, but that's before they spend a week changing diapers, stopping arguments, solving mix-ups, and planning activities.

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The Bad Guys (The Bad Guys #1) (Paperback)

By Aaron Blabey, Aaron Blabey (Illustrator)
$5.99
ISBN: 9780545912402
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Published: Scholastic Press - December 27th, 2016

They sound like bad guys, they look like bad guys . . . and they even smell like bad guys. But Mr. Wolf, Mr. Piranha, Mr. Snake, and Mr. Shark are about to change all of that...

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Lost Treasure of the Emerald Eye (Geronimo Stilton #1) (Paperback)

By Geronimo Stilton
$7.99
ISBN: 9780439559638
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Published: Scholastic Paperbacks - February 2004

Who Is Geronimo Stilton?
That's me! I run a newspaper, but my true passion is writing tales of adventure. Here on Mouse Island, my books are all best-sellers! What's that? You've never read one? Well, my books are full of fun. They are whisker-licking good stories, and that's a promise!

Lost Treasure of the Emerald Eye

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The Hawaiian Heist (Geronimo Stilton #72) (Paperback)

By Geronimo Stilton
$7.99
ISBN: 9781338306231
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Published: Scholastic Paperbacks - April 30th, 2019

When you're with Geronimo Stilton, it's always a fabumouse adventure!

The most famouse goldsmith in Hawaii created a necklace for a famous actress, but someone wants to steal it! Can Geronimo figure out who the thief is before they run away with the jewels?

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Clifford the Big Red Dog (Hardcover)

By Norman Bridwell, Norman Bridwell (Illustrator)
$16.99
ISBN: 9781338304732
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Published: Scholastic Inc. - December 26th, 2018

"I'm Emily Elizabeth,
and I have a dog.
My dog is a big red dog."

This is how it all began -- in 1963, Norman Bridwell published his very first Clifford book, and kids have loved Clifford ever since. He's an adorable dog whose well-meaning bumblings have great kid appeal. Clifford is Emily Elizabeth's, and everyone's, favorite big red dog!

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Dog Man: From the Creator of Captain Underpants (Dog Man #1) (Hardcover)

By Dav Pilkey, Dav Pilkey (Illustrator)
$9.99
ISBN: 9780545581608
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Published: Graphix - August 30th, 2016

Howl with laughter with Dog Man, the internationally bestselling series from Dav Pilkey, the creator of Captain Underpants!

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Dog Man: Brawl of the Wild: From the Creator of Captain Underpants (Dog Man #6) (Hardcover)

By Dav Pilkey, Dav Pilkey (Illustrator)
$9.99
ISBN: 9781338236576
Availability: In stock at Brooklyn or Jersey City -- click for more details
Published: Graphix - December 24th, 2018

Howl with laughter with Dog Man, the internationally bestselling series from Dav Pilkey, the creator of Captain Underpants!

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I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 (I Survived #1) (Paperback)

By Lauren Tarshis, Scott Dawson (Illustrator)
$4.99
ISBN: 9780545206945
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Published: Scholastic Paperbacks - June 2010

Ten-year-old George Calder can't believe his luck -- he and his little sister, Phoebe, are on the famous Titanic, crossing the ocean with their Aunt Daisy. The ship is full of exciting places to explore, but when George ventures into the first class storage cabin, a terrible boom shakes the entire boat. Suddenly, water is everywhere, and George's life changes forever.

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The Apprentice Witch (Hardcover)

By James Nicol
$16.99
ISBN: 9781338118582
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: Chicken House - July 25th, 2017

A special middle grade debut of magic and courage in a world of witches, written with the charm and enchantment of Circus Mirandus and The Apothecary.



Arianwyn has flunked her witch's assessment: She's doomed. Declared an apprentice and sent to the town of Lull in disgrace, she may never become a real witch-- much to the glee of her arch-rival, Gimma.

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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Paperback)

By J.K. Rowling, Brian Selznick (Illustrator), Mary GrandPré (Illustrator)
$12.99
ISBN: 9781338299144
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Published: Arthur A. Levine Books - June 26th, 2018

A special new edition in celebration of the 20th anniversary of the publication of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, with a stunning new cover illustration by Caldecott Medalist Brian Selznick.

Harry Potter has never been the star of a Quidditch team, scoring points while riding a broom far above the ground.

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Wings of Fire Book One: The Dragonet Prophecy (Paperback)

By Tui T. Sutherland
$7.99
ISBN: 9780545349239
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Published: Scholastic Press - April 30th, 2013

The beginning of a thrilling new dragon saga-- now in paperback!

Clay and his friends have grown up under a mountain, secretly raised by the Talons of Peace to fulfill a mysterious prophecy. The five young dragons are destined to end the war that's been raging between the tribes of Pyrrhia -- but how they'll do this, none of them knows.

But not every dragonet wants a destiny.

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The Hunger Games (Paperback)

By Suzanne Collins
$12.99
ISBN: 9780439023528
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Published: Scholastic Press - July 2010

Now in paperback, the book no one can stop talking about . . .

In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by twelve outlying districts.

WRBG Book Club JC Discusses PATSY

07/28/2019 - 3:00pm

 

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Patsy (Hardcover)

By Nicole Dennis-Benn
$26.95
ISBN: 9781631495632
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Published: Liveright Publishing Corporation - June 4th, 2019

“A novel that splits at the seams with yearning, elegantly written and deeply felt. Dennis-Benn leads the reader through Patsy's life with empathy and grace.” - Esme Weijun Wang, author of The Collected Schizophrenias

WORD JC Presents: Ed Morales for FANTASY ISLAND: COLONIALISM, EXPLOITATION, AND THE BETRAYAL OF PUERTO RICO

09/18/2019 - 7:30pm

 

Join us at WORD Jersey City for a discussion with Ed Morales, author of the new book Fantasy Island: Colonialism, Exploitation, and the Betrayal of Puerto Rico. 

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Fantasy Island: Colonialism, Exploitation, and the Betrayal of Puerto Rico (Hardcover)

By Ed Morales
$28.00
ISBN: 9781568588995
Availability: Coming Soon - Available for Pre-Order Now
Published: Bold Type Books - September 10th, 2019

A crucial, clear-eyed accounting of Puerto Rico's 122 years as a colony of the US.

Event Voucher for Ed Morales

$5.00
SKU: edvoucher

$5 admission to this event at our Jersey City store. Your $5 admission voucher functions like a gift card and can be used toward anything in store on the night of the event only.
 

WORD JC Presents: Drag Queen Storytime with Harmonica Sunbeam

08/17/2019 - 11:00am

 

Storytime with Harmonica Sunbeam encourages the creativity and boundless energy and excitement of child's play as they relate to both gender neutrality and non-conformity while promoting positive LGBTQ role models. Harmonica Sunbeam will read oppression and ism-free books and timeless favorites in addition to leading participants in song between stories. 

Thanks to our friends at Jersey City Pride for bringing Drag Queen Storyhour to downtown Jersey City.

WORD JC Presents: William McKeever for EMPERORS OF THE DEEP

07/29/2019 - 7:00pm

 

WORD is thrilled to welcome author and filmmaker William McKeever to Jersey City for a celebration of sharks—the ocean's most misunderstood creatures. William will be screening a 20-minute preview of the movie Man Bites Shark and discussing Emperors of the Deep, his new book that attempts to dispel many popular myths about sharks. 

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Emperors of the Deep: Sharks--The Ocean's Most Mysterious, Most Misunderstood, and Most Important Guardians (Hardcover)

By William McKeever
$25.99
ISBN: 9780062880321
Availability: In stock at Brooklyn or Jersey City -- click for more details
Published: HarperOne - June 25th, 2019

“Emperors of the Deep is a must-read for anyone in love with our oceans and concerned with averting the looming ecological destruction of our planet. McKeever brings to light the importance of sharks and their role as ancient guardians of the seas.”—John Hocevar, Oceans Campaign Director, Greenpeace USA

Event Voucher for William McKeever

$5.00
SKU: sharkvoucher

$5 admission to this event at our Jersey City store. Your $5 admission voucher functions like a gift card and can be used toward anything in store on the night of the event only.
 

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