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Thomas Mallon - Yours Ever
This tribute to the epistolary art looks at letters of all kinds from all eras, in genres ranging from love letters to suicide notes, fan mail to hate mail. Mallon, a novelist who has previously considered people and their diaries, here offers a sensitive appreciation of Sacco and Vanzetti’s letters from prison, Madame de Sévigné’s sharp-tongued court gossip, and paternal advice from F. Scott Fitzgerald to his daughter, among much else.
Yours Ever: People and Their Letters (Hardcover)
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 days
Published: Pantheon, 11/01/2009
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Upcoming Events
- Saturday, November 21 - 1:00pm
- Saturday, November 21 - 6:00pm
- Sunday, November 22 - 1:00pm
- Sunday, November 22 - 5:00pm
- Monday, November 23 - 7:00pm
- Tuesday, November 24 - 10:30am
Holiday Newsletters
The "Best Of 2009" lists are starting to appear. Our own holiday catalogues - Politics & Prose 2009 Holiday Newsletter and 2009 Children and Teen's Departement Favorite Books - have gone to press and will be available in the store Thanksgiving weekend. The Atlantic's literary editor, Benjamin Schwarz, picked his 25 best of the year here: http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200912/books2009. The 2009 National Book Awards Ceremony is happening on Wednesday, November 16. The finalists are listed here: http://www.politics-prose.com/National-Book-Awards-2009. By the time you receive this newsletter, we will be able to tell you the winners!
Holiday Promotion and Services
This is an exciting time in the store, with Holiday Selections arriving every day. In addition to wonderful books, we have holiday cards, rolls of wrapping paper, and numerous other gift items and stocking stuffers to round out your lists.
Remember that our biggest Member Sale of the year is coming soon. From December 4th-6th, almost every item in the store will be discounted for members. Nearly all books and sideline items in our current inventory will be 20% off, and CDs and DVDs will be 15% off (some exclusions apply.) It’s a great time to enjoy some savings, if you are already a member, and a great time to become a member or renew your membership, if you are not!
If you have a friend or family member who loves books, you might give him or her a Politics & Prose Gift Membership -- a gift that gives all year. Not only do we have many local members, but we also have members in 38 states outside the Washington metropolitan area and in Federal Service abroad, all of whom who like to stay informed with our news about books. Your friend or loved one will receive: our monthly Events Calendars, 20% discounts on the current book of the authors appearing at the store each month, and 20% off our weekly hardcover bestselling 12 fiction and non-fiction titles. Discounts apply to purchases both in store and online. Beginning in 2010, we will have four seasonal storewide member sales (an increase from the three we've held annually for the last 25 years). Current membership rates are $20 a year or $50 for three years. You can purchase a gift membership at the store or online through our website.
To make your holiday gift-giving easier, we are happy to offer Gift Wrapping at the store from November 27 through December 27. As in past years, this is a joint endeavor between Politics & Prose, which donates the space and the wrapping paper, and The Washington Literacy Council, which supplies the volunteer gift-wrappers. WLC has been serving the Washington community for more than 45 years and is the largest provider of much-needed basic literary services in the District of Columbia. WLC volunteers will be in the store every day from opening until closing. A minimum of $1 donation per item is suggested to support this WLC fundraising campaign. So please support this wonderful cause while simplifying your holiday preparations! To sign up as a volunteer gift wrapper, contact Pati Young at PATIMSW@aol.com and put "P&P Wrap" in the subject line. For more information on the WLC, click here.
If you are having trouble making a choice, think about giving the gift of our unique Book-a-Month Program. Each month, our staff will handpick, wrap, and send a book anywhere in the country to the person of your choice. To give a gift to a child, contact Jory Hearst, jhearst@politics-prose.com. For an adult, contact Caroline Ketcham, cketcham@politcs-prose.com. You can also pick up an application at the information desk or click here to register through our website.
Another alternative is to support Adopt-a-Book for Hope House in someone’s name.

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