Monday, May 20, 2013
The anthology features the work of nearly 50 DC-area writers.
The work of close to 50 local writers is featured in a new anthology—District Lines—published by Chevy Chase independent bookstore, Politics & Prose. Printed on Politics & Prose’s very own book-printing machine, District Lines contains essays, short fiction, poems, sketches and photography "on quirky and serious subjects ranging from a sighting of Effi Barry on a Metro bus to an August night on the Q Street Bridge to hotcakes at the Florida Avenue Grill to an ode to the Dupont Circle metro escalator," according to a news statement from the bookstore. Read more about the bookstore's book-printing machine—which can print out a book from a PDF file—on Patch. "We really wanted to capture a sense of people and place in DC and the surrounding …
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
On World Book Night, more than half a million books will be given away across the country. Local independent bookstore Politics & Prose is taking part in this ambitious endeavor.
World Book Night is Tuesday, April 23, and more than half a million books will be given away, free-of-charge, across the country by more than 25,000 volunteers, according to a news release from independent Chevy Chase, DC, bookstore Politics & Prose Bookstore. For the second year, Politics & Prose will participate in World Book Night, and nearly 90 book givers will be picking up specially printed paperback books from Politics & Prose to give away to people in their communities on Tuesday night. Politics & Prose also will participate as a book giver on World Book Night. "We’re excited to be part of World Book Night because its mission—to promote the joy of reading within local communities—is one that is at the core of who we are as a …
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Stephenie Meyer's only DC stop on her nation-wide tour will be at the famed Chevy Chase, DC, independent bookstore Politics & Prose.
Twilight author Stephenie Meyer will visit Chevy Chase's famed independent bookstore Politics & Prose (5015 Connecticut Ave. NW, Washington, DC) from noon to 3 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 21. She'll be joined by two actors from The Host (the film adaptation based on her novel of the same name): Max Irons (son of Academy Award-winner Jeremy Irons) and Jake Abel (I am Number Four, The Lovely Bones). "It’s part of our mission as [Washington, DC's] largest independent bookstore to bring in a wide range of authors. Stephenie is hugely popular and we’re excited to welcome her and her fans," Politics & Prose events coordinator Sarah Baline said. "Politicians and pundits are one thing, but it’s not every day Hollywood actors hang out in our store," …
Saturday, January 12, 2013
Barbara Meade will retire from Politics & Prose, the store she helped create with Carla Cohen 29 years ago.
Barbara Meade retired Dec. 31 from Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW, Washington, DC, the store she founded with Carla Cohen in 1984 and nurtured for 29 years. According to a history of the store posted on its website, Cohen died in October 2010. In June 2011 Meade sold the business to Bradley Graham and Lissa Muscatine and she stayed on in an advisory role until December. "She will remain a vital part of the heart and soul of Politics & Prose and will continue to be admired and appreciated for the many ways in which she has influenced our community," according to a press release. Meade wrote a parting note to her loyal customers and fellow book lovers: "On December 31, after a bookselling career that began 35 years ago and …
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Thursday, November 10, 2011
The legendary Chevy Chase, DC, independent bookstore and coffeehouse takes bookselling to a whole new level—letting patrons publish their own manuscripts at a reasonable price.
For anyone who's ever dreamed of publishing a book some day, that day has arrived. Starting Thursday, Nov. 10 all it takes is a trip to Politics and Prose with a copy of your manuscript (saved to a thumbdrive or CD) in hand, and you, too, can be a published author in about 10 minutes. (One caveat: You have to write the manuscript first.) The famed Politics and Prose bookstore at 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW, Washington, DC, has been a Chevy Chase institution for over a quarter of a century. It has endured recessions, a change of ownership, the rise of bargain booksellers and e-books because it offers something unique to the community—an independent bookstore with a wide selection of books, nightly readings and coffee. And now, it also offers …
Shaun Courtney
11:22 am on Thursday, February 14, 2013
Also, sadly, many of Georgetown's bookshops have closed, so Politics & Prose seems like less of a trek to see your favorite author. -S more ›