A Washington, D.C., bookstore changes up its café; Poetry Madness in Portland; and a Brooklyn store faces closure.
The Den Opens at Politics & Prose: After a ten-week closure, the iconic D.C. bookstore’s new coffeehouse/wine bar is set to open next week on April 14. It will be operated by Matt Carr, who founded Little Red Fox eatery with his wife, Jena. Each month The Den will feature a cookbook from P&P, with a dish on the menu selected from the cookbook.
Poetry Madness at Powell’s Books: With March Madness over, Powell’s in Portland, ore., is planning a different kind of madness for Poetry Month, starting with a vote that ends on Thursday for “Class Clown.”
Brooklyn’s PS Bookshop to Close: The ten-year-old used and out-of-print bookstore in DUMBO, which specializes in architecture and photography is likely to close at the end of the month. Founder Yuval Gans was given a bill for back taxes of $32,000 two years ago, and has tried to pay it down. Now he owes 2016 taxes and is in arrears on rent.
