Word Up welcomes children’s book author Apolonia Valiente for an interactive weekend storytime featuring The Words Will Come, a picture book for ages 3–7 that celebrates all the ways children communicate. This storytime is especially meaningful during Autism Awareness Month (April)
Word Up welcomes Jonnie Park--better known by his rap moniker, Dumbfoundead-- for a signing for his raw and electrifying memoir, SPIT. Jonnie Park rose from an unruly childhood in Los Angeles's iconic Koreatown to international rap stardom is as unlikely as it is exhilarating, and tells it all in his memoir. Attendees must preorder the featured book ahead of the signing at WordUpBooks.com.
Word Up welcomes historian Stuart Schrader to discuss his new book Blue Power: How Police Organized to Protect and Serve Themselves (out April 14, 2026), a history of police unions that reveals how American law enforcement built a political movement that made cops untouchable. In conversation with Schrader will be Philip V. McHarris, author of Beyond Policing.
Community Potluck with Caroline Choe (Independent Bookstore Day). In an attempt to remind folks there is still love, life, and safety in our community spaces, especially in such a turbulent time, chef Caroline Choe, author of Banchan: 60 Korean American Recipes for Delicious, Shareable Sides, is hosting a community potluck at Recirculation.
No Name Comedy/Variety Show producer Eric Vetter and host Michele Carlobring New York's best established and emerging authors and storytellers.
Join the Urban Park Rangers at the Inwood Hill Park Nature Center for a monthly discussion of a nature-themed book. This month's book will be Last Chance to See by Douglas Adams and Mark Carwardine.
