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Politics & Prose records most of our in-store author events. In addition to posting some here on our website, P&P stores all of these recordings on a public archive. Click here to listen to, or download, an MP3. Enjoy the free recordings!
Politics & Prose also makes CDs of our events for $7.50 plus tax. We ask for a pre-payment for these orders. Please click here to order a CD.
If you have questions, send an email to Wendy Brown.
Did you know that it is possible to get a signed copy of our event books? We are best able to accommodate your request if you order signed copies at least 48 hours in advance of the author's appearance. If you are interested in obtaining a signed book from an event occurring tonight or tomorrow - or from an event that has already passed, please call the store at 202-364-1919 or 1-800-722-0790 to confirm availability and to ensure that we receive your order more quickly.
Pre-order a signed book by selecting the book from our events calendar and adding a request for a signed book in the order comments field.
In this entertaining historical novel, Kingsolver shifts to new territory. Her protagonist is Harrison Shepherd, a gay, half-Mexican/half-American autodidact with remarkable powers of observation which he turns to writing about himself. Shepherd served as secretary and cook to Diego Rivera, Frida Kahlo, and Leon Trotsky, whom the artists were helping to protect when he fled from Stalin. (Mexico had agreed to receive Trotsky as a refugee.) After Trotsky’s assassination, Shepherd moved to Asheville, North Carolina, and wrote novels during and following World War II. Shepherd observes America turning inward with fear throughout the late ’40s, a period Kingsolver plainly thinks parallels this past decade.
THIS IS A FREE OFFSITE EVENT. NO TICKETS ARE NECESSARY.
All our in-store events are free and open to the public. All event titles are 20% off for members during the month in which the author appears at the store. Click here for directions. There is ample parking available in the lot behind the store and in the surrounding neighborhood.
If you can't come to an event and still want an autographed copy of the book, you may purchase titles in advance either in the store, over the phone (202.364.1919 or 1.800.722.0790), or through our website. When buying online, simply use the checkout comments field to indicate that you would like us to request the author's signature at our event before shipping it to you. Event recordings on CD or MP3 are also available in the store and online.
All event-related inquiries can be sent to our Events Coordinator, Mike Giarratano, at events@politics-prose.com. For Children and Teens' Events, contact Gussie Lewis at glewis@politics-prose.com.
