For the metalhead in your life, we recommend Louder Than Hell: The Definitive Oral History of Metal. They are not kidding about definitive; make sure you have a sturdy shelf to put this one on!
e-Staff Picks: The Maid and the Queen by Nancy Goldstone
Emily says: One of my favorite books from last year is now out in paperback! Goldstone delves into the myth and reality of Joan of Arc, and perhaps even more fascinatingly, she illuminates the importance of Yolande of Aragon, who most of us have never heard of, but who was hugely influential at the time. When asked why no one has written about this connection, Goldstone writes, “There is no more effective camouflage in history than to have been born a woman.”
Advance love for the new store! We have all the warm fuzzies.
e-Staff Pick: With our Without You by Domenica Ruta
Simone says: Domenica Ruta grew up under the authority of a drug-addled, somewhat psychotic mom, which makes her memoir dramatic enough to read like a scandalous novel — but all the more gripping because it’s true. Her portrayal is compassionate regarding her mother but also clear-eyed on the reckless behavior both observed and shared, the damaged characters who pass through their family orbit, and the dangers of a parent living on the edge.
Fiction people doing poet-y things, and poets doing fiction-y things. If you want a layman’s (nonacademic) impressions of Paradise Lost, Philip Pullman’s remembrances from hearing it read aloud in school as a child are phenomenal.
You know a book is awesome when a sales rep is compelled to make it a poster. Come find out how awesome at our event with author Bennett Sims, when he’ll be in conversation with Electric Literature’s Halimah Marcus, on Thursday May 23.
The Weekly WORD
- Raise your hands with Peter Cherches as he presents his book of minimalist fiction, Lift Your Right Arm, Tuesday the 14th at 7 p.m.
- Our DFW Appreciation Society reconvenes for a group discussion of Both Flesh and Not in all its critical and pop-culture glory (it’s also 20% off this month!), Wednesday the 15th at 7 p.m.
- At a reading sponsored by PEN American, members Jonathan Dee, Jennifer Gilmore, Ben Greenman, Leigh Newman, and Joan Silber all read from their newest works, Thursday the 16th at 7 p.m.
- YA Not? book group will be discussing Feed by M.T. Anderson on Saturday the 18th at 1 p.m., and Brit Lit will talk Brighton Rock by Graham Greene at a special early time, 2 p.m.
- Cecil Castellucci and Sara Varon will be throwing a tea party, reading, signing, and general funtimes in honor of Odd Duck, Saturday the 18th at 4 p.m. All ages welcome!
And the following week we’ll be discovering the best of NY’s food trucks, drawing with Dave Roman, discussing zombies with Bennett Sims and Halimah Marcus, and polishing the craft of writing with the Gotham Writers.
We’re giving all of Fitzgerald’s catalog some love on this Gatsby-crazed weekend.
It’s stripe day here at WORD. Sorry if you didn’t get the memo.
