WORD

A neighborhood independent bookstore in glorious Greenpoint, Brooklyn.
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Asker Anonymous Asks:
I noticed Word is opening a store in Jersey City! Are you hiring?
wordbrooklyn wordbrooklyn Said:

We are! Especially for folks with coffee and book experience. Send your resumes to info at wordbookstores.com.

In case you were wondering if anyone brought their towel to work today, the answer is: YES.

wordjerseycity:

Opening in Summer 2013 at 123 Newark Avenue! Thanks for the early love, JC.

JC tumblr has arrived! 

wordjerseycity:

Opening in Summer 2013 at 123 Newark Avenue! Thanks for the early love, JC.

JC tumblr has arrived! 

A round-up in honor of Towel Day, courtesy of our staff and you froody internet people:

Towels are surprisingly hard to draw. (Or at least, to draw well.)

  • Emily: Lydia Davis just won the International Booker, right?
  • Molly: Yes. Or at least, she got some kind of Booker.
  • Jenn: There's more than one kind of Booker?

The afternoon shift is also sometimes known as the IT IS TIME FOR TREATS shift.

e-Staff Picks: The Water Castle, Megan Frazer Blakemore
Jenny says: “A middle grade novel with elements of mystery, fantasy, and sci-fi, The Water Castle has it all: the fountain of youth, fitting in at a new school, secret diaries, making friends, hidden passageways, underground laboratories, genetic mutations, and more.”
Start the adventure.

e-Staff Picks: The Water Castle, Megan Frazer Blakemore

Jenny says: “A middle grade novel with elements of mystery, fantasy, and sci-fi, The Water Castle has it all: the fountain of youth, fitting in at a new school, secret diaries, making friends, hidden passageways, underground laboratories, genetic mutations, and more.”

Start the adventure.