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Happy weekend! This was a very intense work week. The good news is that a) it’s the weekend and b) I can’t wait to be “home” in Charleston with my parents and Tyrion for a whole week next week. Last week and this…

By Emily Shinde This season is about being grateful for the good in our lives and spreading holiday cheer in the ways we can, both big and small. One of the best ways to…

happy weekend! I will be honest, this week definitely kicked my butt! I have a cold and work was a bit chaotic, and I also had several events where I had to be “on.” This isn’t a complaint as I got to do a lot of cool…

By Kate Hooker One of the most anticipated books of the fall is Carmen Maria Machado’s In the Dream House, a memoir of the author’s toxic relationship with her first…

Happy weekend! I am back in New York and feeling a little bittersweet – our live show tour is over with! It’s a good thing as I’m pretty tired but I’m of course a little sad because the shows were so much fun. We…

Happy weekend! I slacked a little and this post is going up late (SORRY!) Things got a little hectic before Friday’s big show and then I had a baby shower for most of yesterday. Oops. So here we are, Sunday afternoon and I’m…

The news cycle can be a relentless barrage of depressing news stories, whether it revolves around Trump, racism, homophobia, vaping deaths, spineless politicians, climate change fatalism, pedestrian deaths, subway stabbings,…

By Kate Hooker Books Beneath the Bridge, a weekly series of literary readings en plein air in Brooklyn Bridge Park, is an awesome summer tradition that will add some moxie to any…

Photo: @hopelessbooklover_ On Saturday, July 13, WORD bookstore is participating in our Total Greenpoint Immersion by offering attendees two sweet deals, 20% off one book and a free book with the purchase of a tote. We asked WORD’s…

The Center for Fiction in Fort Greene provides all the things you would expect from an institution devoted to literary fiction: readings, a bookstore, classes and workshops, to name a few. Its most surprising offering, though, is the…