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!
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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 follow-up to Toxic Talk, his look at the right-wing media’s control of the political debate, Press focuses on how the right’s rhetoric has escalated to the point of slander. While personal attacks on a president are nothing new, Press argues that the volume of unsubstantiated assertions against President Obama—often driven by corporate interests—breaks new ground.
Impressive as it was, the successful strike against bin Laden was the exception to, rather than the rule of, U.S. military-intelligence operations, Aid argues. In his comprehensive look at the country’s massive spy network, from policy to technology, personnel to budget, the author of Secret Sentry, investigates the gap between the resources devoted to intelligence and the often disappointing results.
Join four writers for a discussion about the challenges and rewards of writing for young adults. Participants include Marie Lu, whose new novel is Legend; Beth Revis, author of A Million Suns, the second volume in her Across The Universe Trilogy; Andrea Cremer, who completes her Nightshade Trilogy with Blood Rose; and Jessica Spotswood, whose Born Wicked inaugurates her Cahill Witch Chronicles.
A sharp observer of American politics from across the pond, Stanley, an Oxford historian, has the necessary critical distance to deliver a thorough and balanced account of the life of Pat Buchanan, the controversial conservative, three-time presidential candidate, and Republican insider who became a populist outsider. Stanley will be joined by Pat Buchanan.
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.