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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 cancellation due to an insufficient number of 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: Spotlight on Isabella Hammad's Enter Ghost (2372)

Isabella Hammad’s new novel, Enter Ghost, features an actor’s return to Palestine via the staging of Shakespeare’s Hamlet in the West Bank which reflects the turmoil within Palestinian society. If you enjoyed her first debut novel, The Parisian, then please join us on another journey into Palestinian society and a quest for self-healing, political knowledge, and a painful awakening. One Tuesday, June 20th, from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. EDT Online

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ONLINE CLASS: Revisionist History - A Short Introduction (2364)

In this course, which will feature informal introductory reflections followed by discussion, noted historian James Banner opens the door to discussion on the subject of the nature of revisionist history. We’ll confront the paradox of the always existing presence of the past—the reality that makes historical issues and arguments confuse and unsettle people, affect politics, and, as they’ve recently done in public disputes over monuments and commemorations, divide communities. Two Wednesdays: June 21 and June 28 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. ET Online

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ONLINE CLASS: Jump Your Fiction to the Next Plateau (2371)

Created for beginning and intermediate fiction writers, this course hones techniques writers often overlook or use haphazardly. You’ll learn the reason for sensory details and which dominate your writing to the exclusion of others. Four Thursdays: June 22, 29, and July 6, 13, from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. ET Online

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Next Book Group Meetings

Romance

June 11, 6:00 pm

A Dash of Salt and Pepper By Kosoko Jackson Cover Image

Women's Biography

June 12, 7:30 pm

The Correspondents: Six Women Writers on the Front Lines of World War II By Judith Mackrell Cover Image

Evening Fiction

June 13, 7:00 pm

Elena Knows By Claudia Piñeiro, Frances Riddle (Translator) Cover Image

Lez Read

June 14, 7:30 pm

You Better Be Lightning By Andrea Gibson Cover Image

Fascinating History

June 20, 7:00 pm

Island on Fire: The Revolt That Ended Slavery in the British Empire By Tom Zoellner Cover Image

Daytime

June 21, 12:30 pm

Moby-Dick: or, The Whale (Modern Library Classics) By Herman Melville, Elizabeth Hardwick (Introduction by), Rockwell Kent (Introduction by) Cover Image

Travel with Politics & Prose

P&P Day Trip to Fallingwater Summer 2023

Saturday, June 24th 2023, 8 am to 8 pm.

This summer, 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 the verdant summer surroundings and explore the house known worldwide as a resonant feat of architectural achievement and a UNESCO World Heritage site! Saturday, June 24th 2023, 8 am to 7 pm.

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Featured Classes

ONLINE CLASS: Spotlight on Isabella Hammad's Enter Ghost (2372)

ONLINE CLASS: Revisionist History - A Short Introduction (2364)

ONLINE CLASS: Jump Your Fiction to the Next Plateau (2371)

Next Book Group Meetings

Romance

Women's Biography

Evening Fiction

Lez Read

Fascinating History

Daytime

Travel with Politics & Prose

P&P Day Trip to Fallingwater Summer 2023