June events ☀️💚

Sprayed edges: Yay or nay? (yes, this is an excuse to show off our new display😉)

‘This was the book the judges really loved, right from our first reading’ We're delighted to announce that the winner of the #InternationalBooker2025 is Heart Lamp by Banu Mushtaq, translated by Deepa Bhasthi. Here's everything you need to know about the book: thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-l...

I made you a REAL summer reading list of fifteen REAL books by REAL authors— books that might not be on your radar. Some old, some newer. Here it is. rebeccamakkai.substack.com/p/fifteen-re...

Another small press book we love: The Fisherman by John Langan!

🕯️🕯️ Krysten Ritter you really want to come sign books at WORD the next time you’re in New York 🕯️🕯️ please Krysten 🕯️🕯️ this is your number one priority 🕯️🕯️ amen 🙏🏼

So happy to host you & Alex tonight! What a great event! ☺️

Standing room only for Alex Gonzalez’s book release of his debut novel REKT at Word Bookstore. Such a lovely guy, which is strange, given how utterly depraved (and heartbreaking) this book is. Read it. Please. @wordbookstores.bsky.social @erewhonbooks.bsky.social

Great advice! In the north Jersey / NYC area, I recommend @wordbookstores.bsky.social, with locations in Jersey City and Greenpoint, Brooklyn. If you haven't been to JC in a while, note that Word moved from its former spot along the Newark Avenue Pedestrian Zone to McWilliams Place in Hamilton Park.

We can’t wait!

Plz join me and @chelsabdullah.bsky.social at @wordbookstores.bsky.social (Brooklyn Location) on APRIL 15 at 7 PM ET! THE ASHFIRE KING is finally here, and I'm also using this event as my East Coast launch of THIS ENDS IN EMBERS. Come get a signed copy and art print! withfriends.co/event/230239...

One way to make sure your local governments protect the right to read is to...join your local government! Here's an inspiring profile of three librarians running for office.

Happy #IndiePress Day! Indie presses are responsible for some of our most original, risky, strange, and interesting books. We’re so excited to be supporting them this month. 💚

This February, we saw a 275% increase in new Libro.fm memberships compared to February 2024. More and more individuals are choosing to support their independent bookshop—and their local communities—over Amazon/Audible. Thank you for supporting your indie with us ❤️

Please be careful out there on the roads today, my car just swerved into bookstore parking lot out of nowhere

Are you looking for an Audible alternative but not fully convinced yet on moving away? What if we told you all of your purchases support indie bookshops? Or that we are employee-owned and community driven? Let us know what questions you have about Libro.fm—we'd love to help make the switch easy 💓

when someone asks why we don’t like Amazon

No matter what speed you listen, where you listen, what you're doing when you listen, what genres you read, whether you prefer a cat icon or a simple logo, or how you organize your audiobook library, hi 👋 we're Libro.fm. With us, you can support your indie bookshop with your audiobook purchases.

What are you most looking forward to reading this year?

Save the dates for my book tour! Excited to see you there. @scottjbroker.bsky.social @wordbookstores.bsky.social @belmontbooks.bsky.social @novelmemphis.bsky.social

The best books to gift this Christmas, according to Booker Prize authors and judges past and present. thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-l...

Semi-regular reminder that shifting ANY of your spending away from Amazon/Walmart to a locally owned store is significant. Don't be discouraged if you had to go there for something. Do what you can & know that it counts.

Three cheers for New Jersey! apnews.com/article/new-...

Your daily reminder not to use Amazon. This goes beyond books.

A terrific article about book bans you all should read bookriot.com/its-still-ce...

Friendly reminder that nowhere is cozier during the holiday season than an indie bookstore 😌😌

Here's your daily reminder that bookstores keep the love of reading alive — but they also keep neighborhoods beautiful. They are places to gather, to celebrate stories, to find community. Please do your holiday shopping at your local independent bookstore, if you are lucky enough to still have one.

In honor of Spotify Wrapped coming out tomorrow, we’re putting together our own WORD Wrapped (book edition). What’s the best book you read in 2024? No wrong answers 😉 #booksky #books

"Battles over books in school libraries have become emblematic of the country’s larger culture wars over race, historical revisionism and gender identity. A new report by PEN America found book bans increased by nearly 200% during the 2023-24 school year." www.latimes.com/politics/sto...

According to a new report by @penamerica.bsky.social, “Nineteen Minutes” by Jodi Picoult is currently the #1 banned book in school districts across America. It sure would be a shame if we pushed such a dangerous book to the bestseller list this week 😉 shop.wordbookstores.com/book/9780743...

Out there, right now, is an indie bookstore and it is FULL OF BOOKS, and full of bibliomancers who know all the old book rites to ensure you get excellent books for you and your loved ones. Seek the indie bookstore! Give them coin in exchange for stories and ideas and art and romance and horror and

Classic mug!

This seems like a nice place. We're going to take off our coat and stay awhile. #booksky