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Word Up: The Afterlives of Bestselling 18th-century Novelist Marie Jeanne Riccoboni – A Conversation Between Translators

Friday, December 5, 2025 – 4:30pm to 6:00pm
Word Up Community Bookshop / Librería Comunitaria
2113 Amsterdam Ave. & 165th St.
New York, NY 10032

REGISTER | $5 suggested donation

Marie-Jeanne Riccoboni was a bestselling 18th-Century writer—one of the first female authors who managed to finance an independent life away from her abusive husband thanks to her writing. Her novels explore the impossible choices that women in pre-Revolutionary France faced. Translators Kate Deimling and Karen Santos Da Silva will discuss Riccobboni’s protofeminism, unique style, and the challenges of rendering her prose for modern English-language readers.

This event is a $5 suggested donation ticket with 50 max attendees. Please register in advance.

In compliance with Word Up Community Safety guidelines, all attendees for this event must wear a mask inside.

Word Up Community Bookshop/Libreria Communitaria is located at 2113 Amsterdam Avenue (corner of 165th Street) in Manhattan. Subways: A, C or #1 train to 168th Street (walk south to 165th St, turn left, then walk east to Amsterdam Avenue).

Word Up Recirculation: NYC Educators For Palestine TRSNYC Divest: Author Talk

Thursday, December 4, 2025 – 5:30pm to 7:30pm
RECIRCULATION A project of Word Up
876 Riverside Drive (near 160th St.)
New York, NY 10032

NYC Educators for Palestine is hosting author & scholar Amanda Najib to discuss the divestment movement for DOE and CUNY educators. A fundraiser for Gaza Great Minds Foundation.

Light refreshments will be provided. 

In compliance with Word Up Community Safety guidelines, all attendees are encouraged to stay masked at all time.

Recirculation, a project of Word Up Community Bookshop, is located at 876 Riverside Drive (near 160th St.) in Washington Heights, NYC. You can take the 1 train to 157th St., A/C train to 163rd St., and the M4 and M5 to Broadway and 159/160th.

Word Up Recirculation: UPTOWN BOOKS: An Original Bilingual Play

“Set in a Washington Heights bookstore, a quirky mix of strangers—an ex-firefighter, a bookstore owner who doesn’t read, and a woman facing eviction—find connection and community in unexpected ways.”

Written & Directed by Adrian Miranda

Cast: Adrian Miranda, Kelsey MacDonald, Jorge (Tuto) Taveras, Jeunia (Junie) Bergado, Gabe Gutierrez, Emma Lee Scholz, Vincent Saia, Delmy Miranda, and Megan Troost

Company Stage Manager: Michaela Lichvanova

Special Thanks: Shannon Harris, Frank Nibbs, and James Bosley

Presented by Uptown Actors and Gross Anatomy Studios, Inc.
in collaboration with Word Up Community Bookshop / Librería Comunitaria

Recirculation, a project of Word Up
876 Riverside Drive, New York, NY 10032
(near 160th Street)

SHOWTIMES

Saturday, December 13 – 4:15 PM & 6:00 PM
Sunday, December 14 – 2:00 PM

Featuring the original songs “Sign Me Up” and “Ain’t Nothing”
Music & Lyrics by Nicola Vazquez

An original production created in and for Washington Heights, blending story, music, and community into a live, site-specific experience you won’t forget.

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UPTOWN BOOKS
UNA OBRA ORIGINAL BILINGÜE

“Ambientada en una librería de Washington Heights, un grupo peculiar de desconocidos —un exbombero, una dueña de librería que no lee y una mujer enfrentando el desalojo— encuentran conexión y comunidad de formas inesperadas.”

Escrita y dirigida por Adrian Miranda
Presentada por Uptown Actors y Gross Anatomy Studios, Inc.
en colaboración con Word Up Community Bookshop / Librería Comunitaria

Recirculation, a project of Word Up
876 Riverside Drive, New York, NY 10032
(cerca de la calle 160)


HORAS DEL ESPECTÁCULO

Sábado, 13 de diciembre – 4:15 PM y 6:00 PM
Domingo, 14 de diciembre – 2:00 PM

Con las canciones originales
“Sign Me Up” y “Ain’t Nothing”
Música y letras de Nicola Vazquez

Una producción original creada en y para Washington Heights, que combina historia, música y comunidad en una experiencia en vivo e inmersiva que no olvidarás.

Word Up: Small Business Saturday

Saturday, November 29, 2025 – 12:00pm to 6:00pm
Word Up 2113 Amsterdam Ave.

Saturday, November 29, 2025 – 1:00pm to 4:00pm
Recirculation 876 Riverside Dr.
New York, NY 10032

 

Shop local the Saturday after Thanksgiving at Word Up and other community shops! Get your holiday gifts and celebration needs with 30% off used books, a free postcard with a purchase of $30 or more, and a Recirculation tote with a purchase of $100 or more (In-store only).

Local nonprofit organizations, like Word Up, depend on contributions during this holiday season. Your purchases directly support our programs (and keep the lights on).

Word Up RECIRCULATION: Market for Gaza

Market for Gaza presents local vendors and artists selling jewelry, artworks, crafts, baked goods, olive oil, and more to raise funds for families in Gaza. After the market, they’ll present ’48: Resisting the Big Settlement, a film created in the summer of 2022 in the occupied West Bank to express the daily experience of people excluded by the apartheid regime.

1:00pm Market for Gaza

2:00pm Birdfeeder Workshop

4:00pm End of market; transition to film

5:00pm ’48: Resisting the Big Settlement (1 hour 18 minutes)

  • $25 suggested donation ticket for the film

100% of proceeds going to verified initiatives and families