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
I have always been a sucker for alliteration, especially when it's tactful. That being said, I find the name of Washington, D.C.'s preeminent independent bookstore, Politics & Prose, particularly pleasant to pronounce. But this name serves a much more...
Laurence Roth | Feb 5, 2016