Politics & Prose

Grand Opening

Oct 1, 1984

Cohen and Meade open Politics & Prose at 5010 Connecticut Avenue

Storefront moves to 5015 Connecticut Avenue

Jul 23, 1989

Coffeehouse Opens

Jan 1, 1993

Merger with Cheshire Cat

Jan 1, 1999

Politics & Prose merges with Cheshire Cat, a prominent children’s bookstore. Currently, the Children’s Department of Politics & Prose offers and sells a quantity of books that exceeds that of Cheshire Cat’s previous business efforts. Politics & Prose also hosts a number of events specifically designed for younger readers.

Cohen and Meade named Publisher's Weekly Bookseller of the Year

Apr 5, 1999

Coffeehouse changes ownership and is renamed Modern Times Coffeehouse

Jan 1, 2006

Cohen and Meade receive The Spotlight Award from Washington, DC's Round House Theater for contributions to the community and the arts

May 18, 2010

Cohen and Meade announce that they are selling Politics & Prose

Jun 9, 2010

Cohen and Meade receive the Legacy Award from the New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association

Sep 21, 2010

New Ownership

Jun 17, 2011

Bradley Graham and Lissa Muscatine purchase Politics & Prose

Cohen passes from cancer

Oct 11, 2011

Politics & Prose acquires an Espresso Book Machine

Dec 15, 2011

The first issue of Politics & Prose’s self-published anthology, District Lines, launches

May 24, 2013

Politics & Prose serves as the official bookseller for Library of Congress National Book Festival

Aug 30, 2014