The Buunni Coffee Performance Space (4961 BWAY) is in effect familia. This coming Thursday, November 7, come out to the inaugural installment of Multiverse, a new monthly reading series. Starting at 7 pm attendees will be treated to readings…
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BY Led Black (@Led_Black) I remember when Word Up Books was just an idea. Before it had a space, before it even had a name, it was just an idea. The thinking was let’s create a space for books,…
A Note From Word Up Books. One week till our Indiegogo campaign ends! Thank you to everyone who has contributed! The campaign has been great so far, but we still have more to raise before we hit our goal by January…
Ok folks; there is 13 days left to Word Up Books’ indiegogo campaign, so please dig deep and help Word Up Books find a new home. While Word Up has reached an important milestone of 20K, it needs more…
By John Paul Infante (@infantejp) The closing of Word Up Community Bookshop on August 31st was heartbreaking for all those who care about Washington Heights and Inwood. Those who experienced Word Up know that it was more than a…
Help Word Up Community Bookshop/Librería Comunitaria move to a permanent location. Word Up Community Bookshop—the only 100% volunteer-powered, community bookshop and arts space in Washington Heights, New York City—needs your help to remain a viable community resource for our…
That’s right people; the 6th annual Make Music New York Festival goes down tomorrow all over this great metropolis. With 1,000 free outdoor concerts on a single day in all parts of New York City and 8 venues in…
June 13, 2012 | 7-9pm | $10 | RSVP on Facebook PERSONAL DAYS, DESPERATE NIGHTS: A Reading with Ed Park, Jon Michaud, S. J. Rozan, and S. A. Solomon A reading with Ed Park, author of the multi-award-winning novel Personal Days and the…
By Michael J. Feeney / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS It was only intended to last a month, but a popular Washington Heights bookstore has now been around for a year and organizers are looking to raise $10,000 in 10…
BY Led Black (@Led_Black) I remember having a meeting in a sweltering day in late May of last year with Veronica Liu and others about making Word Up Books a reality. This was before the shop actually opened, before…