Word Up welcomes Kiara Valdez on her forthcoming graphic novel, STEPPING UP (on sale 8/4/26), a timely and vibrant teen graphic memoir about community, friendship, and self-discovery told through the eyes of a high school freshman Kiara, one of the few Black students at her predominantly white boarding school—perfect for fans of Almost American Girl and Brownstone!
Join us at the Fountain Bookshop in Washington Heights for Heights Whodunits. For August we have chosen to read Heather by Caitlin Mullen. A small-town detective reopens an unsolved case, sending shock waves across generations of women in this gripping new mystery from the Edgar Award–winning author of Please See Us.
Word Up welcomes award-winning filmmaker and prolific public speaker Denise Soler Cox to discuss her new book, " What Will They Say?: Confront Cultural Taboos and Discover Your Inner Power", which exposes nine common Latinx cultural taboos no one dares discuss and shares her road-tested advice to blast through them and reclaim your power.
Join us at the Fountain Bookshop for bookclub: "Is It Worth the Hype?" This August, we will be reading A Perfect Hand by Ayelet Waldman. A deliciously funny, gorgeously detailed, utter enthralling novel, A Perfect Hand is a glorious novel of class, gender, and England on the cusp of enormous change.
