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Tuesday, @hillaryclinton and @chelseaclinton join @lmuscatine for a virtual live reading of their first picture book together, GRANDMA’S GARDENS. A limited supply of signed bookplates will be included with book purchase, so make sure to register now! bit.ly/2BsMDVR
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Watch @jwassers discuss Hong Kong’s ongoing turmoil in VIGIL with @ishaantharoor bit.ly/2V7pyzt
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On Friday, celebrated foreign policy expert Fiona Hill discusses her memoir about poverty, policy, history, and hope with @sbg1 bit.ly/3Df1SvR
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In the words of @DrIbram, "One either allows racial inequities to persevere, as a racist, or confronts racial inequities, as an anti-racist. There is no in-between safe space of 'not racist.'”
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Today, join @DanRather and New York Times reporter @jeste as they discuss Rather’s book, WHAT UNITES US, a book that reflects passionately on what it means to be an American bit.ly/3dVCYWD
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Today: @PeteButtigieg discusses one mayor's challenge and a model for America's future in SHORTEST WAY HOME with @jonallendc bit.ly/2DSOyjV
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On Wednesday, join renowned climate scientist @MichaelEMann and @BillNye for a discussion around Mann’s new book THE NEW CLIMATE WAR, an insightful look into how governments and corporations can make real progress towards a cleaner future bit.ly/2XmcpCG
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Wednesday, join @TimothyDSnyder to discuss ON FREEDOM - identifying the practices and attitudes that will allow us to design a government in which we and future generations can flourish - with @RepRaskin - 7PM @ Conn Ave - bit.ly/47o6zDY
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From now until the end of the #GovernmentShutdown, furloughed employees with ID receive 20% off in-store purchases 📚
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"We often forget that at the center of the fight for Trans Equality are real people." --@SarahEMcBride to @RepJoeKennedy on her memoir #Tomorrowwillbedifferent
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On this episode of Live at Politics and Prose, @SarahEMcBride discusses her book, Tomorrow Will Be Different, with Massachusetts @RepJoeKennedy slate.me/2H1saWE
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How @CarliLloyd became a Soccer Star #WhenNobodyWasWatching: read @NPR's interview ahead of today's 6pm signing: n.pr/2d1uEnU
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Tuesday! Join @chasten and P&P at @sixthandi to discuss the young adult adaptation of the bestselling I HAVE SOMETHING TO TELL YOU - a hopeful and refreshingly candid memoir about growing up gay in a small Midwestern town. 7pm with @oureric - bit.ly/41odgkI
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Just announced! @david_mitchell discusses UTOPIA AVENUE, the long-awaited new novel from the author of Cloud Atlas and The Bone Clocks, with @neilhimself on P&P Live! bit.ly/31uX2uM
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Saturday, join @PeterHotez at P&P to discuss THE DEADLY RISE OF ANTI-SCIENCE, an expert account the anti-vaccine movement growth into a dangerous anti-science element in American politics. 3pm @ Conn Ave - politics-prose.com/peter-j-h…
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Politics and Prose is postponing tonight’s event at The Wharf with author Max Blumenthal as we work to address concerns that have arisen over the event’s format, substance, and security. We apologize for any inconvenience and appreciate your patience and understanding.
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Delighted to help @BarackObama and the #FirstFamily on #SmallBusinessSaturday for the second year in a row. #POTUS
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The launch event for Max Blumenthal’s “The Management of Savagery,” originally scheduled last week at Politics and Prose at The Wharf, will be held Wednesday, April 10, at the Justice Center at 617 Florida Avenue NW at 7 p.m. (1/2)
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@AprilDRyan laments how 50 years after Dr. King's death, Selma still looks the same. #RaceInAmerica
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TONIGHT at 5pm, Philipp Dettmer joins us for a discussion on IMMUNE, a fun crash course in one of the most intricate and interconnected systems and subjects, in conversation with @johngreen eventbrite.com/e/pp-live-phi…
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From the author of On Tyranny comes an impassioned condemnation of America's coronavirus response and an urgent call to rethink health and freedom. Watch @TimothyDSnyder discuss #OurMalady with Jonathan Kirsch bit.ly/3ia4TTV
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On Thursday, @MadeleineDean
and @HarryCunnane discuss their new uplifting family memoir UNDER OUR ROOF with @jaketapper bit.ly/2OBByIt
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Tonight, @jeffreytoobin recounts the investigation of Donald Trump in TRUE CRIMES AND MISDEMEANORS in conversation with @carolleonnig bit.ly/3kiEdCd
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Tonight @HillaryClinton stopped by to browse with P&P’s co-owners @lmuscatine and Brad! 📚 🤩
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On Saturday, don't miss a #FathersDay special with award-winning news anchor @craigmelvin & renowned presidential historian @jmeacham as they discuss Melvin's memoir, POPS, a heartfelt look at father relationships bit.ly/3gypEdA
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Just announced! Watch @bakari_sellers, one of the youngest state representatives in South Carolina history, and @kamalaharris discuss memoir MY VANISHING COUNTRY with @tiffanydcross on P&P Live!
To attend, purchase MY VANISHING COUNTRY from P&P: bit.ly/2Ws5XJm
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We're all ok everyone, just waiting for the all clear. Thinking of our friends at Comet, they need our support now more than ever.
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So excited to host @PeteButtigieg with TRUST on P&P Live! Register now to watch on 10/5 —> eventbrite.com/e/pp-live-pet…
I wrote this new book not only to provide a deeper look at how much we rely on trust—but also to invite all of us to recognize our own potential role in replenishing such a vital, unseen, powerful, and needed resource.
Pre-order your copy today: mayorpetebook.com
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Hi all! I'm Keith, a bookseller at Politics and Prose, and I'm here to do a little virtual takeover for awhile to let you know about some recommendations! Hope you don't mind...
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Politics and Prose owners Brad & Lissa reflect on closing our doors to the public and offer ways to support P&P in these trying times bit.ly/2xgbnyk
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This Thursday at 4pm at Conn Ave, join us for a special live recording of @SkullduggeryPod discussing the current investigations of Donald Trump, with @Isikoff @dklaidman @gtconway3d @CarolLeonnig and @realBobWoodward bit.ly/3Lw0c5u
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More than a rock god, David Bowie was a voracious reader & advocate for literacy. RIP // bit.ly/1ZgM1la
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A message from Brad and Lissa on responding to the coronavirus at P&P: politics-prose.com/bookmark/…
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Join @KidsandProse and @rosiesrambles at Conn Ave on 9/7 for a book event ft. SERWA BOATENG'S GUIDE TO VAMPIRE HUNTING, a @rickriordan Presents title about 12-year-old Serwa navigating dual roles of normal girl and vampire slayer. bit.ly/3AGI1pM
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Today, @MadeleineDean
and @HarryCunnane discuss their new uplifting family memoir UNDER OUR ROOF with @jaketapper bit.ly/2OBByIt
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We have a LOT of signed copies of NORSE MYTHOLOGY by @neilhimself, so if you're looking for one, you know where to find it.
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Hi there! You can register at this link eventbrite.com/e/a-celebrati…
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Tonight at 8pm: @HardballChris shines a light on the personal and public worlds of BOBBY KENNEDY bit.ly/2yZqL1e
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Our event with @PeteButtigieg and @jonallendc is up on the YouTube channel 👇 piped.video/watch?v=Nldx3r7h…
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This afternoon, join @hillaryclinton and @chelseaclinton join @lmuscatine for a virtual live reading of their first picture book together, GRANDMA’S GARDENS bit.ly/2BsMDVR
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On Wednesday, join @AVindman
and @sbg1 for a discussion on HERE, RIGHT MATTERS, Vindman’s proud, passionate, and candid account of the moment of truth he faced for his nation bit.ly/3yB9J4S
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We’re ready to welcome @madeleine & @JeffreyGoldberg tonight @SixthandI - if you haven’t got tickets, watch with @AtlanticLIVE from 7pm.
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Today, @AntheaButler presents her newest book, WHITE EVANGELICAL RACISM, a look into racism and conservative evangelical activism and power, with professor and bestselling author @JeffSharlet bit.ly/31m1nzc
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Tuesday, join @aaciman, author of Call Me by Your Name, with @roswellencina on P&P Live! Aciman revisits the worldwide bestseller’s complex characters decades after their first meeting in FIND ME bit.ly/2EN5NHm
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Today at @unionmarketdc, @k_jeanpierre, Chief Public Affairs Officer for @MoveOn, shares a story of hope, hard work, and the promise of America in MOVING FORWARD. Jean-Pierre will be in conversation with @valeriejarrett bit.ly/36P0e4v
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Sunday, join @randyrainbow to discuss LOW-HANGING FRUIT - a bold manifesto for a nation desperately in need of a makeover - with @karaswisher - 3PM @ @SidwellFriends - bit.ly/48fqANb
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Between 1916 and 1970, six million black Americans left their rural homes in the South in a movement known as The Great Migration. Tonight, @morganjerkins recreates her ancestors' journeys across America in WANDERING IN STRANGE LANDS with @karenattiah bit.ly/2EwUkeL
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Today, join @HenryLouisGates as he discusses his newest book, BLACK CHURCH, a powerful history of the Black church as a foundation of Black life – in conversation with @esglaude bit.ly/3vBWikh
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Wednesday, @anneapplebaum explains the lure of nationalism and autocracy in TWILIGHT OF DEMOCRACY in conversation with @yascha_mounk bit.ly/2BkdHqk
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Tuesday 6/28 at 7pm, @timodc will be at Conn Ave discussing his latest book WHY WE DID IT: A TRAVELOGUE FROM THE REPUBLICAN ROAD TO HELL with @olivianuzzi bit.ly/3NreKnp
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#CRASHOVERRIDE is the story of how @UnburntWitch overcame the shocking hate of #GamerGate. Hear her, 9/9 at 8pm: bit.ly/2iKigA5
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On Thursday, join @HenryLouisGates as he discusses his newest book, BLACK CHURCH, a powerful history of the Black church as a foundation of Black life – in conversation with @esglaude bit.ly/3vBWikh
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Tonight: @DLanceBlack, who won an Academy Award for writing the screenplay for Milk and helped to lead the fight to overturn California’s anti-gay marriage Proposition 8, shares memoir MAMA'S BOY bit.ly/2GOYwnI
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Thrilled and honored to have President @BarackObama and his daughters shop for books with us today! #IndiesFirst
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Monday 10/17, join Michael Fanone at Conn Ave to discuss HOLD THE LINE - Fanone's account of the January 6 insurrection and subsequent exploration of our country's most critical issues, from policing to race to politics - with @RepSwalwell bit.ly/3TaDVOQ
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Tonight at 5pm, @MaxBoot takes a comprehensive look at the life of Edward Lansdale, pioneer of "hearts and minds" diplomacy in the Philippines in the 1950s and in Vietnam from the 1950s to the 1970s, in THE ROAD NOT TAKEN bit.ly/2r61Oyb
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Join @B_Ehrenreich and @jiatolentino on May 12 for a discussion of economic inequality in times of crisis on P&P Live!
Save your spot + order books now --> politics-prose.com/event/boo…
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Tonight, @HC_Richardson discusses oligarchy, democracy, and the continuing fight for the soul of America in HOW THE SOUTH WON THE CIVIL WAR with @jbf1755 bit.ly/2YdNMbY
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Look who stopped by P&P! @JakeTapper signed a stack of his latest thriller, ALL THE DEMONS ARE HERE. Pre-order your signed copy now* AND make sure you catch Jake at @sixthandi next Thursday.
Book: politics-prose.com/book/9780…
Tix: eventbrite.com/e/jake-tapper…
*while supplies lasts!
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On July 24, @david_mitchell shares kaleidoscopic novel UTOPIA AVENUE with @neilhimself bit.ly/31uX2uM
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Join @anneapplebaum 10/26 at 7pm as she discusses Stalin's war on Ukraine in RED FAMINE bit.ly/2yKxzx7 @doubledaybooks
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Ben Franklin was born today in 1706. His advice: ""Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing."
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"I wanted to write something for kids like me who were tired of hearing Trayvon Martin called a thug"--@acthomasbooks #thehateugive
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On Thursday, join @RadioFreeTom
and @SykesCharlie for a conversation on Nichol's new book OUR OWN WORST ENEMY, an engaging account of anti-democratic sentiment that places responsibility on citizens bit.ly/3yXuUOG
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Purchase a copy of OBAMA: AN INTIMATE PORTRAIT before 4/10 at 3pm to receive a ticket granting priority access for a signing with @petesouza bit.ly/2HsAdur
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This week's Pop Culture Happy Hour features @nprmonkeysee's conversation with the brains behind @NightValeRadio n.pr/20banm3
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On Wednesday, don’t miss @brhodes discuss AFTER THE FALL, exploring why democracy is so threatened in America and around the world, with author George Packer bit.ly/3hY2qyH
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Tix are selling fast! If you want to see the one & only @johngreen in DC, we suggest snapping them up soon! Info: bit.ly/2eJvc4B
Can't wait for @johngreen's DC tour stop?! Here he is reading the first chapter of Turtles All the Way Down: buff.ly/2wPC1K7
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On Sunday, don’t miss @PhilipRucker and @CarolLeonnig as they present the updated version of their #1 bestselling book, A VERY STABLE GENIUS, complete with new reporting on the Trump administration - in conversation with @AshleyRParker
bit.ly/2ZzYDNP
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Hello, this is Adam W, a bookseller working at Politics and Prose....I'm temporarily taking over this account to recommend some favorites. Hope you guys don't mind
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Tonight, watch @peterbakernyt and @sbg1 recount the life and times of James A. Baker III in THE MAN WHO RAN WASHINGTON with @jdickerson on P&P Live! bit.ly/3cMiezW
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Tonight's event at @SixthandI with @MichaelWolffNYC & @CapehartJ is completely sold out, but you can tune into @BookTV to watch it live from 7pm. #FireAndFury
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Today, don’t miss @gaylelemmon and @HillaryClinton discuss Lemmon’s new book THE DAUGHTERS OF KOBANI, the unforgettable story of the women of the Kurdish militia that improbably became part of the world's best hope for stopping ISIS in Syria bit.ly/2ZDlyrj
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"If you’re really fighting for something important, you’re always going to lose more than you win. It’s important to keep fighting."—@CecileRichards #MakeTroubleBook @SixthandI
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Join @sarahkendzior, who so acutely identified the conditions that led to Trump’s victory that she’s been credited with being the first to predict it, tonight at 7pm as she discusses THE VIEW FROM FLYOVER COUNTRY bit.ly/2KzhDSY
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Thursday, @tiffanydcross discusses Black voters, white narratives, and saving our democracy in SAY IT LOUDER! with @drjasonjohnson bit.ly/3gBOeHK
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Today, join @DrJenGunter and @MollyJongFast for a discussion on an essential guide that will revolutionize the way women experience menopause bit.ly/3v8sVp7
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On May 18, @Bakari_Sellers discusses memoir MY VANISHING COUNTRY with @KamalaHarris and @TiffanyDCross on P&P Live!
To join, purchase MY VANISHING COUNTRY from P&P --> bit.ly/2Ws5XJm
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@realBobWoodward and @costareports preparing books for the online event TONIGHT at 6pm!
🖋 Signed copies available for event attendees. There's still time to register: bit.ly/3tWx9QT
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We had a blast last night with @johngreen & @hankgreen - thanks all who came! #TurtlesAllTheWayDown nitter.app/MsShadeBCS/status/9182…
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Today, @CNN anchors @BrookeBCNN and @DanaBashCNN join in conversation to discuss Baldwin's new book, HUDDLE bit.ly/39AB7pp
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On Friday, 5/6 at 7pm at Conn Ave, @donwinslow will discuss CITY ON FIRE, the first volume in his new epic crime trilogy, with @davidbaldacci and @jaketapper bit.ly/38OyOBC
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Excited to host @gwatsky at @busboysandpoets #14thV 6/20 6:30pm for a reading of #HowToRuinEverything.
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Saturday, join @ryanjreilly at P&P to discuss SEDITION HUNTERS - a deep dive into the mass of online tipsters who mobilized after Jan 6, providing the FBI with valuable intelligence & also creating an ethical dilemma. 3pm @ Conn Ave w/ @halliejackson - politics-prose.com/ryan-reil…
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We’re so grateful for the online orders that many of you have placed with us. The outpouring of support has lifted our spirits in this challenging time—and it’s produced quite a backlog that we’re working to whittle down!
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Today, don't miss indie rockstar of @Jbrekkie, Michelle Zauner, present her powerful memoir of family, food, grief, and endurance with stand-up comic and Emmy-nominated writer @karencheee bit.ly/3x3gRGQ
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P&P will be selling the book there and donating proceeds to the American Booksellers for Free Expression, whose mission is to promote free speech throughout the publishing business. (2/2)
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It's true - @PeteSouza is coming back to P&P, and he's bringing his signing pen! See you there, April 10 - details: bit.ly/2HsAdur
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Get the book today!
💪Phew! @CarolLeonnig and I just signed 300 copies if I ALONE CAN FIX IT at @PoliticsProse in DC. The book goes on sale there — and everywhere! — starting tomorrow.
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Check out @caitlinmoran's piece in @TheCut before she visits The Wharf tonight at 7pm bit.ly/2KY4YwR
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Thursday, watch @jonkarl discuss FRONT ROW AT THE TRUMP SHOW with @danbharris on P&P Live! Register here: bit.ly/39A8GoC
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