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CLASSES at Politics and Prose: Our in-person classes are postponed. Classes are being offered online. Please see the Classes webpage for listings. All class times are Eastern Time. For direct class inquires please email: classes@politics-prose.com

All classes are subject to change due to inadequate sign-ups or if the instructor has a personal emergency.

BOOK GROUPS: All in-person book group meetings are suspended. Please check the individual book group webpages for online meeting information. For direct inquires please email: bookgroups@politics-prose.com

TRIPS: Outdoor day trips have resumed. Check listings. Overseas trips info is forthcoming for 2023.

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Featured Classes

ONLINE CLASS: Sell Your Story – The Art of the Pitch (2289)

Canceled Class Do you have a story you want to get published? Learn how to craft a winning pitch that will get editors excited, and your story sold. Whether you hope to sell a personal essay or a reported story, veteran freelance writer Nevin Martell, whose work has appeared in dozens of high-profile publications, will teach you the techniques, tips, and tricks you need to know to do it successfully. Three Tuesdays: October: 4, 11, 18 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. ET Online

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ONLINE CLASS: Spotlight on Sarah Perry's Essex Serpent (22107)

Join historical novelist Carrie Callaghan for this one-session class will dive into Perry's novel that the New York Times called "a novel of almost insolent ambition." We will consider Perry's complex characters and the tension between faith and science that they evidence -- or do they? Note: New Date: One Sunday, November 6th, from 2 to 4 p.m. ET Online

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ONLINE CLASS: Octavio Paz: Observer and Interpreter of Silence (2296)

Out of silence Paz makes words. On the blank page he paints constellations of syllables and rhythms. During these four weeks, we will observe with Octavio Paz, as he studies the pachuco in Los Angeles, as he contemplates eros and love, and as he penetrates the shadows and the silence in profound poem after profound poem. Four Tuesdays: November 1, (skip 8th), 15, 22, 29 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Eastern Time Online

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Next Book Group Meetings

Capital James Joyce

October 6, 7:30 pm

A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man: Centennial Edition (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition) By James Joyce, Karl Ove Knausgaard (Foreword by), Seamus Deane (Notes by), Roman Muradov (Illustrator) Cover Image

Romance

October 9, 6:00 pm

The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches By Sangu Mandanna Cover Image

Romance

October 9, 6:00 pm

Evening Fiction

October 11, 7:00 pm

Hell of a Book: A Novel By Jason Mott Cover Image

Futurist

October 12, 7:30 pm

An Outsider's Guide to Humans: What Science Taught Me About What We Do and Who We Are By Camilla Pang, PhD Cover Image

A Seat at the Table

October 16, 3:30 pm

The Between: A Novel By Tananarive Due Cover Image

Travel with Politics & Prose

Forest Bathing Walk with Author Melanie Choukas-Bradley - SOLD OUT

Friday, October 7th, 2022 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Join Melanie Choukas-Bradley, author of The Joy of Forest Bathing and A Year in Rock Creek Park, for a fall forest bathing walk through the enchanting Tregaron Conservancy, a woodland garden tucked away in the midst of northwest Washington that has been restored and stewarded by a non-profit organization since 2006.

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P&P TRIP FALLINGWATER FALL 2022

Saturday, October, 29th 2022, 8 am to 8 pm.

This fall, join Politics and Prose's perennial favorite: the wonder of Frank Lloyd Wright’s architectural masterpiece, Fallingwater! We are leading a trip to the wooded area of western Pennsylvania where you can enjoy fall foliage and the serenity of the surroundings and explore the house known worldwide as a resonant feat of architectural achievement and a UNESCO World Heritage site! Saturday, October, 29th 2022, 8 am to 8 pm.

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Featured Classes

ONLINE CLASS: Sell Your Story – The Art of the Pitch (2289)

ONLINE CLASS: Spotlight on Sarah Perry's Essex Serpent (22107)

ONLINE CLASS: Octavio Paz: Observer and Interpreter of Silence (2296)

Next Book Group Meetings

Capital James Joyce

Romance

Romance

Evening Fiction

Futurist

A Seat at the Table

Travel with Politics & Prose

Forest Bathing Walk with Author Melanie Choukas-Bradley - SOLD OUT

P&P TRIP FALLINGWATER FALL 2022