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WRBG BOOK DISCUSSIONS: June 29th @ WORD BK & June 30th @ WORD JC, both at 3PM.
Held captive for years in a small shed, a woman and her precocious young son finally gain their freedom, and the boy experiences the outside world for the first time.
Celebrate Pride Month at WORD JC with Arlene Stein, who'll discuss her book Unbound: Transgender Men and the Remaking of Identity.
An intimate portrait of a new generation of transmasculine individuals as they undergo gender transitions
$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.
Join us at WORD for storytime with Stephen Savage, author and illustrator of the new book Sign Off.
ABOUT STEPHEN SAVAGE
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.
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.
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.
$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 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
A 2019 New York Public Library Best Books for Kids
A 2020 Maverick Graphic Novel Reading List SelectionTake another look at your favorite myths and legends in this hillarious new graphic novel by Mike Cavallaro!
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.
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.
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).
$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.
Week five of the summer drawing class for adults at WORD Jersey City. Click here for more details.
Admission to a single session of the adult spring drawing class at WORD Jersey City. Supplies included.
Admission to all five adult spring drawing classes at WORD Jersey City. Supplies included.
Week four of the summer drawing class for adults at WORD Jersey City. Click here for more details.
Admission to a single session of the adult spring drawing class at WORD Jersey City. Supplies included.
Admission to all five adult spring drawing classes at WORD Jersey City. Supplies included.
