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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

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 will resume in April. Overseas trips are scheduled and in prcoess for 2022.

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Featured Classes

ONLINE CLASS: Marvin Gaye's What's Going On (2262)

Join poet and musician Reuben Jackson to groove and explore a timeless recorded document released 50 years ago. The Reverend Jesse Jackson once referred to Marvin Gaye's seminal 1971 suite What's Going On as a " Sermon From The Studio." We'll listen to a few movements from this recording, and discuss its groundbreaking impact on what was known as The Motown Sound, and its continued relevance--songs and themes that continue to resonate today. One Sunday, May 22 from 3 to 5 p.m. ET Online

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ONLINE CLASS: Kim Stanley Robinson's The Ministry for the Future (2269)

In his most recent novel, The Ministry for the Future (2020), Kim Stanley Robinson deploys a unique narrative structure to dramatize the near-future impact that we know climate change will have. Join this seminar-style, discussion-based class to explore what one critic dubbed a “science fiction nonfiction novel.” We’ll consider how art can function as an effective vehicle to both represent and propel political and social change. Two Mondays: May 16 and 23 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. ET Online Class

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ONLINE CLASS: Spotlight: Mandel’s Dystopian Fiction (2257)

Join instructor and P&P’s former Director of Events, Brittany Kerfoot, for a class that explores Emily St. John Mandel’s dystopian novels Station Eleven, notably as compared with the hit HBO series by the same name, as well as her new book, Sea of Tranquility. Two Thursdays: May 12 and 19, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. ET Online

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Next Book Group Meetings

Bipartisan

May 22, 4:00 pm

Controlling Women: What We Must Do Now to Save Reproductive Freedom Cover Image

Public Affairs

May 23, 7:00 pm

Weapons of Math Destruction: How Big Data Increases Inequality and Threatens Democracy Cover Image

Fascinating History

May 24, 7:00 pm

A Question of Freedom: The Families Who Challenged Slavery from the Nation's Founding to the Civil War Cover Image

Poetry

May 24, 7:30 pm

How to Carry Water: Selected Poems of Lucille Clifton Cover Image

Fascinating History

May 26, 7:00 pm

Futurist

June 1, 7:30 pm

The New Rules of War: How America Can Win--Against Russia, China, and Other Threats Cover Image

Travel with Politics & Prose

Forest Bathing Walk with Author Melanie Choukas-Bradley

Friday, May 27th, 2022 from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Join Melanie Choukas-Bradley, author of The Joy of Forest Bathing and A Year in Rock Creek Park, for a spring 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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The Périgord of "Bruno, Chief of Police"

June 1 to 8, 2022

Join Politics & Prose on an exploration of this unique part of France, well known for its food specialties (truffles, walnuts, foie gras) and wines (Bruno loves wine!). A highlight of the trip will be spending time with Martin Walker. We’ll spend one whole day in “St. Denis,” tasting wines at Bruno’s favorite wine shop, and then going on to Martin’s house, where we’ll enjoy a leisurely lunch while Martin pours us some favorite wines and regales us with stories about the region.

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Featured Classes

ONLINE CLASS: Marvin Gaye's What's Going On (2262)

ONLINE CLASS: Kim Stanley Robinson's The Ministry for the Future (2269)

ONLINE CLASS: Spotlight: Mandel’s Dystopian Fiction (2257)

Next Book Group Meetings

Bipartisan

Public Affairs

Fascinating History

Poetry

Fascinating History

Futurist

Travel with Politics & Prose

Forest Bathing Walk with Author Melanie Choukas-Bradley

The Périgord of "Bruno, Chief of Police"