Carla Cohen had a terrible poker face. When establishing the independent bookstore Politics & Prose, Cohen claimed that she did not want to create an indie driven by political undertones. Instead, she simply desired a bookstore with a name reflective of the...
Laurence Roth | Apr 18, 2016
There are a whole bunch of Chatty Cathy’s at Politics & Prose—and I’m not just referring to the full-time employees who love talking your ear off about their new favorite reads. (Offering personal recommendations is, after all, part of the job description.)...
Laurence Roth | Mar 21, 2016
Carla Cohen and Barbara Meade had chutzpah. As a precocious child, Cohen insisted upon attending her father’s Americans for Democratic Action meetings that were held in her living room; as a vocal individual, she eventually got herself kicked out of those meetings;...
Laurence Roth | Feb 24, 2016