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prose

[prohz] / proʊz /


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“Now that they’re back and seemingly healthy, we’re worried they will crowd us out,” said Bradley Graham, co-owner of the Politics and Prose bookstore in Washington, D.C.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

Investigative journalist Emily Witt accepted the Christopher Isherwood Prize for Autobiographical Prose for her memoir “Health and Safety: A Breakdown,” about her exploration of New York’s nightlife scene.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2025

Brooks and I had a drink after my Politics & Prose talk.

From Salon • Nov. 10, 2024

Prose offers readers a front-row seat to the year in which all the promise and power of the 1960s finally withered and died — and the year she committed herself to life as a writer.

From Seattle Times • May 14, 2024

Greek Prose Composition was in two hours, and I hadn’t done my homework.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt




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