Unpacking the Bookstore

Politics & Poker

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...

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Knights of the Long Table

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.)...

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For Sale: Books (and Small Children, Too!)

As a senior undergrad student I have a hard time imagining that the temptation of discount books and a cozy promise of caffeine could fail to appeal to anyone. Interestingly enough, the owners of the Politics and Prose bookstore seem to believe the same thing. When...

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