We are introducing a reading group of the whole bookstore. Everyone is invited to participate in a discussion after reading the same book. If you enjoy it, we can continue twice a year or so to read or reread a book that we have loved. The Known World is a novel imagining the corrosive effects of slavery. Set in Virginia in the 1850s, the novel looks at the unusual, but not unheard-of, situation of a free black man who buys a slave to oversee his farm. Jones, who grew up in Washington, D.C., won the 2004 Pulitzer Prize for fiction for this book. We are honored that he will join us to discuss his novel.
Chabon, whose The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay won the 2001 Pulitzer Prize for fiction, offers his second venture into non-fiction, a collection of autobiographical essays that are both reflective and anecdotal. What does is mean to be a man today? Chabon reviews the diverse roles he has held as son, husband, and father, and discovers new meanings and regrets, along with plenty of humor.
Tickets are 7 dollars each or get 2 free tickets with purchase of a book.
Purchased tickets and books will be held for pickup at Will-Call at GW Lisner Auditorium.
Tickets and books will NOT be shipped (until after the booksigning).
Online reservations will only be accepted for PRE-PAID in-store pickup or venue will call pickup.
Selecting PAY IN STORE does NOT ensure a reservation.
After twelve noon on the day of the event, please call 202-364-1919 to purchase tickets.
Tickets and books WILL also be available for sale October 9th at 6 p.m. at Lisner Auditorium.
Pulitzer-prize winner Ron Suskind will help us inaugurate a new program on September 22nd with a discussion of his latest book, The Way of the World, an investigation of the Bush administration’s response to global threats in the post-9/11 world.
Dinner With the Author offers an opportunity to meet an author and dine with other customers in an intimate setting. For $75 (or $140 per couple) you receive a three course dinner at Rock Creek restaurant in Friendship Heights at Mazza Gallery and a paperback book.
Sunday, September 20, 4-7 p.m.
You are invited to our customer appreciation party. Refreshments will be provided at 5 p.m. in the parking lot, followed by live music. At 4 p.m., in the usual event space, Carla and Barbara will discuss how they have been able to compete in business and flourish for 25 years. If you have questions for them, write to us at 25@politics-prose.com. If you would like to contribute cookies or cake to accompany the champagne toast, contact Tracey Filar Atwood, the general manager, tfatwood@politics-prose.com.
25th Anniversary: P&P Opened in 1984
