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WORD Presents Gloria Beth Amodeo

02/21/2023 - 7:00pm

Join us to celebrate Gloria Beth Amodeo's new book, God's Ex-Girlfriend.

God's Ex-Girlfriend: A Memoir about Loving and Leaving the Evangelical Jesus (Paperback)

By Gloria Beth Amodeo

$18.95

ISBN: 9781632461476

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Published: Ig Publishing - February 21st, 2023

"How does a charming, insecure girl from a troubled family become an evangelist for a Christian fundamentalist movement that seeks to govern her every thought and action? God's Ex-Girlfriend is a wry, poignant, and unflinchingly honest memoir that unveils the cult-like operations of Campus Crusade for Christ.

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WORD Presents Amy Spalding

02/23/2023 - 7:00pm

Join us at Threes Brewing Greenpoint to celebrate Amy Spalding's new book, For Her Consideration.

For Her Consideration: An Enchanting and Memorable Love Story (Paperback)

By Amy Spalding

$16.95

ISBN: 9781496739513

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Published: Kensington - February 21st, 2023

When an aspiring L.A. scriptwriter falls head-over-heels for a bossy and beautiful movie star after a devastating break-up, the two take a risk on love and cast themselves as the leading ladies of their own star-struck romance in this sweet and spirited love story from critically-acclaimed writer Amy Spalding in her adult debut.

When Katie Met Cassidy (Paperback)

By Camille Perri

$16.00

ISBN: 9780735212824

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Published: G.P. Putnam's Sons - June 4th, 2019

"A film-ready rom-com about finding love when you least expect it."--Elle

"My favorite romantic book of recent memory." --Emma Straub

"The delightful, sexy, queer rom-com of the summer . . . [with] all the makings of a Nora Ephron classic." --Vogue

*One of NPR's Best Books of 2018*
*One of Washington Post's 50 Notable Works of Fiction in 2018*

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WORD Presents Galentine's 2023

02/13/2023 - 7:00pm

If you've ever pondered to yourself, 'What's love got to do, got to do with it?' GALENTINE'S is where you'll find the answers!

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WORD Presents Rebecca Kaiser Gibson

02/16/2023 - 7:00pm

Join us to celebrate Rebecca Kaiser Gibson's new book, Promise of a Normal Life.

The Promise of a Normal Life: A Novel (Hardcover)

By Rebecca Kaiser Gibson

$26.99

ISBN: 9781956763331

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Published: Arcade - February 7th, 2023

For readers of Marilynne Robinson, Elizabeth Strout, and Katie Kitamura, the indelible journey of a quiet young woman—the “silent person” in the Seder—finding her way.

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WORD Presents Becky Vollmer

01/04/2023 - 6:00pm

Join us to celebrate the launch of Becky Vollmer’s debut book, You Are Not Stuck: How Soul-Guided Choices Transform Fear into Freedom.

You Are Not Stuck: How Soul-Guided Choices Transform Fear into Freedom (Hardcover)

By Becky Vollmer

$27.99

ISBN: 9781250864369

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Published: St. Martin's Essentials - January 3rd, 2023

Becky Vollmer's You Are Not Stuck is a blend of straight talk, humor, and clear steps for action to help change-seekers reset their priorities, drown out the naysaying voices in their heads, and make bold choices.

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WORD Presents Brian Fairbanks+ John DeVore

11/04/2022 - 6:30pm

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Masks appreciated!

About the Book

Wizards: David Duke, America's Wildest Election, and the Rise of the Far Right (Paperback)

By Brian Fairbanks

$24.95

ISBN: 9780826505019

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Published: Vanderbilt University Press - October 15th, 2022

A corrupt old Democrat.
A surging Republican populist.
The Democrat, hounded by corruption allegations; the Republican, dogged by business failures and ties to white supremacists.
The Republican turned out thousands of screaming supporters for speeches blaming illegal immigrants and crime on the Democrats, and the Democrat plummeted in the polls.

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WORD Presents Anne Elizabeth Moore

10/26/2022 - 7:00pm

FREE EVENT!

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Gentrifier: A Memoir (Paperback)

By Anne Elizabeth Moore

$16.95

ISBN: 9781646221592

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Published: Catapult - October 18th, 2022

Taking on the thorny ethics of owning and selling property as a white woman in a majority Black city and a majority Bangladeshi neighborhood with both intelligence and humor, this memoir brings a new perspective to a Detroit that finds itself perpetually on the brink of revitalization.

Bootstrapped: Liberating Ourselves from the American Dream (Hardcover)

By Alissa Quart

$32.00

ISBN: 9780063028005

Availability: Coming Soon - Available for Pre-Order Now

Published: Ecco - March 14th, 2023

An unsparing, incisive, yet ultimately hopeful look at how we can shed the American obsession with self-reliance that has made us less healthy, less secure, and less fulfilled

Threadbare: Clothes, Sex, and Trafficking (Comix Journalism) (Paperback)

By Anne Elizabeth Moore (Editor), The Ladydrawers (Illustrator)

$13.95

ISBN: 9781621067399

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Published: Microcosm Publishing - May 3rd, 2016

Threadbare draws the connections between the international sex and garment trades and human trafficking in a beautifully illustrated comics series. Anne Elizabeth Moore, in reports illustrated by top-notch comics creators, pulls at the threads of gender, labor, and cultural production to paint a concerning picture of a human rights in a globalized world.

Sweet Little Cunt: The Graphic Work of Julie Doucet (Critical Cartoons) (Paperback)

By Anne Elizabeth Moore

$14.95

ISBN: 9781941250280

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Published: Uncivilized Books - December 4th, 2018

EISNER AWARD WINNER Best Academic/Scholarly Work About Comics 2019 One of the most influential women in independent comics, Julie Doucet, receives a full-length critical overview from a noted chronicler of independent media and critical gender theorist.

Squeezed: Why Our Families Can't Afford America (Paperback)

By Alissa Quart

$16.99

ISBN: 9780062412263

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Published: Ecco - May 7th, 2019

One of TIME’s Best New Books to Read This Summer

Unmarketable: Brandalism, Copyfighting, Mocketing, and the Erosion of Integrity (Paperback)

By Anne Elizabeth Moore

$17.99

ISBN: 9781595581686

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Published: New Press - November 6th, 2007

A writer and activist investigates corporate America's inroads into--and alliances with--the cultural underground
For years the do-it-yourself (DIY)/punk underground has worked against the logic of mass production and creative uniformity, disseminating radical ideas and directly making and trading goods and services. But what happens when the underground becomes just another market?