Politics and Prose Bookstore

It’s the first day of Fall! 🍂 📚 🍵 With the leaves changing and the days getting chillier, there’s no better way to celebrate than with a stack of cozy reads. Do you have your Fall TBR lined up? Tell us your top 3 anticipated fall reads in the comments below!

Happy ! We’re celebrating the cultures and histories of those whose ancestors came from Mexico, Spain, the Caribbean, and Central and South America with some of our favorite titles. Shop our favorites through the link below 🔗 Can you spot any of your favorite authors? Shout them out below!
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Some of the best stories are set right in our backyard! Check out all these amazing titles set in DC, from swoon-worthy romances like Taj McCoy’s ZORA BOOKS HER HAPPILY EVER AFTER to world-famous horror stories like THE EXORCIST by William Peter Blatty. What are your top reads set in the DMV? Shout them out below!

On Monday, September 16th, Hillary Clinton will be live at the DAR Constitution Hall in a conversation moderated by Katie Couric! Hillary will be discussing her new book, "Something Lost, Something Gained: Reflections on Life, Love, and Liberty". Grab your last-minute tickets via Ticketmaster through the link below!
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Fall is for (partnered) events! 🍂 📚 🍂 We’re so excited about all the amazing authors & venues we’re collaborating with this fall. From memoirs to dark mysteries there is something for everyone! Spot any authors you’d like to see? Shout them out below!

Here at P&P, we have readers from all walks of life, including visitors from around the world, the classroom, and political figures! Over the past 40 years, many prominent figures have visited our store, including Presidential Candidate Kamala Harris! Have you encountered any political leaders on a trip to P&P? Tell us below!
Also! Don’t forget that next week is National Voter Registration Day, where all citizens are encouraged to register and make their vote count!

Coming of Age. Love it or hate it, growing up and emerging into adulthood is terrifying and amazing at the same time. We gathered some of our favorite titles that delve into the trials and tribulations of early adulthood, from discovering who you are in a cross-country road trip to dealing with blood debts to rise to fame, to discussions of mental health and how that changes as you age. What’s your favorite coming-of-age story? Shout it out below!

Happy ! 📚 📚 With the help of partnerships with the DC Public Library and opportunities to connect authors and young readers with our morning weekday events and weekend book fairs, we can share our love of reading and learning with our community and beyond. Have you checked out any of our DCPL-partnered or morning events? Tell us about it in the comments below!

Now presenting September’s Signed First Editions Club Book...WE’RE ALONE by Edwidge Danticat!
‘Danticat is an irresistible presence on the page: full of heart, outrage, humor, clear thinking, and moral questioning, while reminding us of the possibilities of community. And so “we’re alone” is both a fearsome admission and an intimate invitation—we’re alone now, we can talk.’
Sign up for our Signed First Editions club, where you’ll get a special signed edition of debut, up-and-coming, and diverse titles for only the price of the book (+ shipping if desired), through the link below!
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This is a friendly reminder that THIS WEEKEND (September 6th – September 8th) is our Fall Member Sale! 🍂 📚 If you’re a member with us you get 20% off most items in-store and online. It’s the perfect time to grab titles for Back to School, or to gear up for chilly weather! Check out the link below to learn more about Membership and to sign up! See you there 😁
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So many amazing events, and not enough time to see them all! We’re ecstatic to host tons of adult AND kids authors this month. We’ve got something for everyone, from poetry readings to picture books to memoirs and The Atlantic Festival! Shout out the events you plan to attend in the comments ⬇️ We can’t wait to see you there!

Happy Month! 💗📚💗 A fun fact about P&P Staff is that we all love translated books (and at this point, we have a growing fan club for Mariana Enriquez). So, when we asked for some titles they were happy to deliver! Can you spot your favorites? Tell us below!

Our Fall Member Sale is just around the corner! 🍂 📚 🍂 From Friday, September 6 until Sunday, September 8, P&P Members can enjoy a 20% discount on almost all items in-store and online. Not yet a member? Click the link below to learn more and sign up. Tell us in the comments which books you’ll be picking up next weekend ⬇️ ⬇️
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Fall is in full swing! 🍂 🎉 🍂 Here’s a look into the authors we have lined up for September. See any you’d like to attend? Tell us below! ⬇️ ⬇️ And keep an eye out for our full lineup coming soon :)

We've officially launched our 2024 Fall Programming Schedule!🍂 📚 🍂 Classes feature everything from baking classes to a literary salon about the upcoming presidential election! We're also launching trips to places like Venice and Paris, and several walking tours throughout DC. Remember, if you're a member you get 10% off of classes, so be sure to sign up today! Let us know below 👇 what you plan to enroll in this season! https://bit.ly/3LBi3Ji

Happy ! 💓 💓 Today (and every day) we’re celebrating the 19th Amendment and highlighting the importance of gender equality. Check out these titles in-store or through the link below!
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We have a confession to make. Sometimes we DO judge a book by its cover...but, hey, we’re only human! And can you blame us? Look at all these gorgeous titles we have on hand for some of our favorite books. 😍 😍 Tell us about your prettiest books in the comments below!

Fake dating? Enemies to lovers? Brother’s best friend? We’ll take them all! ❤️ 📚 ❤️ Check out our newly expanded Romance section this and shop our favorite swoon-worthy titles! See any of your favorite romance authors? Shout them out in the comments!

NBF is almost here! 🎉 📚 🎉 Be sure to join us on Saturday, August 24th, at the Washington Convention Center for the National Book Festival, held by the Library of Congress. We can’t wait to see some of our favorite authors, like Rebecca Yarros, Emily Wilson, and Richard Powers! Check out the link for more info on the author lineup! Who are you most excited to see at NBF 2024? Let us know below!
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August book release check! 🍓 📚 Which of these titles are on your radar to pick up on pub day? Let us know below!
Preorder any of these titles through the link below 🔗 ⬇️
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Introducing our August Signed First Club pick: MEDUSA OF THE ROSES by Navid Sinaki! 🌹 📚 🌹 Follow Anjir, a morbid romantic and petty thief whose boyfriend disappears just as they're planning to leave their hometown for good in Sinaki’s bold debut set in modern-day Tehran. Check it out through the link below 🔗
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Happy Sunday! Today we’re marking off another box on our Reading Challenge by presenting books with one word in the title. In this stack we have books of all genres, and so many titles that P&P staff love, like CATALINA by Karla Cornejo Villavicencio and CLEAR by Carys Davies. Are you picking any of these up for your TBR this week? Let us know!

Extra! Extra! Read all about it! P&P has some amazing events and salons this Fall that bring back the ‘Politics’ in Politics and Prose. Check out Dana Bash’s novel about the most violent election in US History at GWU Betts Theater on September 7th and P&P’s Salon about the politics of this year’s upcoming election with Georgetown University professor Hans Noel on September 25th. Check out more about these events through the links below!
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Happy August! This month we have a spectacular lineup of events including Anna Marie Tendler at P&P Union Market on August 20th and Brian Rashad Fuller at P&P The Wharf tomorrow, August 2nd! Be sure to check out all the details through the link below. Let us know below what author you can’t wait to see this month!
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Incredible speakers will join 's journalists—and you—to exchange big ideas at The Atlantic Festival. We can’t wait to hear from best selling authors, elected officials, tech giants, CEOs and many more!
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