Jersey City

WORD JC Presents: Arlene Stein for UNBOUND

06/20/2019 - 7:30pm

 

Celebrate Pride Month at WORD JC with Arlene Stein, who'll discuss her book Unbound: Transgender Men and the Remaking of Identity. 

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Unbound: Transgender Men and the Remaking of Identity (Paperback)

By Arlene Stein
$16.95
ISBN: 9781101972496
Availability: In stock at Brooklyn or Jersey City -- click for more details
Published: Vintage - May 14th, 2019

An intimate portrait of a new generation of transmasculine individuals as they undergo gender transitions

Event Voucher for Arlene Stein

$5.00
SKU: steinvoucher

$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.
 

Storytime at WORD JC with Stephen Savage

06/15/2019 - 11:00am

 

Join us at WORD for storytime with Stephen Savage, author and illustrator of the new book Sign Off. 

ABOUT STEPHEN SAVAGE

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Sign Off (Hardcover)

By Stephen Savage, Stephen Savage (Illustrator)
$17.99
ISBN: 9781534412101
Availability: In stock at Brooklyn or Jersey City -- click for more details
Published: Beach Lane Books - May 7th, 2019

From award-winning author-illustrator Stephen Savage comes a playful wordless picture book about what the figures on road signs do when no one is around!

What do the figures on signs do when no one is watching? Under cover of night, they leave their signs to play and collaborate in this imaginative story by celebrated author-illustrator Stephen Savage.

CANCELED: WORD JC Presents: Jared Cohen for ACCIDENTAL PRESIDENTS

05/22/2019 - 7:30pm

 

This event has been canceled and will be rescheduled for a later date. We apologize for any inconvenience. Please check back for updates about the new date. 

WORD is excited to welcome author Jared Cohen to Jersey City for a discussion of his latest book Accidental Presidents, which tells the stories of the eight vice presidents who took office following the deaths of their running mates. 

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Accidental Presidents: Eight Men Who Changed America (Hardcover)

By Jared Cohen
$30.00
ISBN: 9781501109829
Availability: In stock at Brooklyn or Jersey City -- click for more details
Published: Simon & Schuster - April 9th, 2019

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

The strength and prestige of the American presidency has waxed and waned since George Washington. Accidental Presidents looks at eight men who came to the office without being elected to it.

Event Voucher for Jared Cohen

$5.00
SKU: jaredvoucher

$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.

Author Visit at WORD JC with Mike Cavallaro and George O'Connor

05/26/2019 - 12:30pm

 

WORD is beyond excited to welcome Mike Cavallaro and George O'Connor to Jersey City for a special presenation and drawing class with their new kids' graphic novels, Nico Bravo and the Hound of Hades and Olympians: Hephaistos. 

Purchase of either title is necessary for access to this event. 

ABOUT THE AUTHORS

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Nico Bravo and the Hound of Hades (Paperback)

By Mike Cavallaro
$12.99
ISBN: 9781626727519
Availability: In stock at Brooklyn or Jersey City -- click for more details
Published: First Second - April 23rd, 2019

Take another look at your favorite myths and legends in this hillarious new graphic novel by Mike Cavallaro!

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Olympians: Hephaistos: God of Fire (Paperback)

By George O'Connor
$10.99
ISBN: 9781626725287
Availability: In stock at Brooklyn or Jersey City -- click for more details
Published: First Second - January 29th, 2019

Thrown from Mount Olympus as a newborn and caught by Thetis and Eurynome, who raised him on the island of Lemnos, Hephaistos had an aptitude for creating beautiful objects from a very young age. Despite his rejection from Olympus, he swallowed his anger and spent his days perfecting his craft.

WORD JC Presents: Drag Queen Storytime with Harmonica Sunbeam

06/08/2019 - 1:00pm

 

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: Jim DeRogatis for SOULLESS: THE CASE AGAINST R. KELLY

06/03/2019 - 7:30pm

 

Join us at WORD Jersey City for a discussion and Q&A with journalist Jim DeRogatis, author of the new book Soulless: The Case Against R. Kelly. DeRogatis was one of the first reporters to cover the sexual abuse allegations against R. Kelly; he has pursued the story for nearly 20 years. He will be joined in conversation at WORD by Pat Martinez, his first editor at the Jersey Journal (DeRogatis is a Jersey City native). 

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Soulless: The Case Against R. Kelly (Hardcover)

By Jim DeRogatis
$26.00
ISBN: 9781419740077
Availability: Coming Soon - Available for Pre-Order Now
Published: Abrams Press - June 4th, 2019

The essential account of R. Kelly’s actions and their consequences, a reckoning two decades in the making
 
In November 2000, Chicago journalist and music critic Jim DeRogatis received an anonymous fax that alleged R.

Event Voucher for Jim DeRogatis

$5.00
SKU: rkellyvoucher

$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.

Adult Drawing Class at WORD JC

07/08/2019 - 7:00pm to 9:00pm

 

Week five of the summer drawing class for adults at WORD Jersey City. Click here for more details.

Adult Drawing Class: Single Session

$25.00
SKU: singadultdraw

Admission to a single session of the adult spring drawing class at WORD Jersey City. Supplies included.

Adult Drawing Class: Five-Week Course

$100.00
SKU: fulladultdraw

Admission to all five adult spring drawing classes at WORD Jersey City. Supplies included.

Adult Drawing Class at WORD JC

07/01/2019 - 7:00pm to 9:00pm

 

Week four of the summer drawing class for adults at WORD Jersey City. Click here for more details.

Adult Drawing Class: Single Session

$25.00
SKU: singadultdraw

Admission to a single session of the adult spring drawing class at WORD Jersey City. Supplies included.

Adult Drawing Class: Five-Week Course

$100.00
SKU: fulladultdraw

Admission to all five adult spring drawing classes at WORD Jersey City. Supplies included.

Adult Drawing Class at WORD JC

06/24/2019 - 7:00pm to 9:00pm

 

Week three of the summer drawing class for adults at WORD Jersey City. Click here for more details.

Adult Drawing Class: Single Session

$25.00
SKU: singadultdraw

Admission to a single session of the adult spring drawing class at WORD Jersey City. Supplies included.

Adult Drawing Class: Five-Week Course

$100.00
SKU: fulladultdraw

Admission to all five adult spring drawing classes at WORD Jersey City. Supplies included.

Adult Drawing Class at WORD JC

06/17/2019 - 7:00pm to 9:00pm

 

Week two of the summer drawing class for adults at WORD Jersey City. Click here for more details.

Adult Drawing Class: Single Session

$25.00
SKU: singadultdraw

Admission to a single session of the adult spring drawing class at WORD Jersey City. Supplies included.

Adult Drawing Class: Five-Week Course

$100.00
SKU: fulladultdraw

Admission to all five adult spring drawing classes at WORD Jersey City. Supplies included.

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