Kramerbooks & Afterwords
Front entrance of Kramerbooks at 1517–21 Connecticut Avenue.
Kramerbooks & Afterwords is an independent bookstore and café in Washington, D.C.'s Dupont Circle neighborhood. The café, open 24 hours on weekends, serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner, as well as offers a full bar and live music on Wednesdays through Saturdays.
Kramerbooks & Afterwords was opened in 1976 by Bill Kramer, who had previously managed his father's store, Sidney Kramer Books on I Street (which closed in 1997).
During the 1990s, Kramerbooks ran a branch store in Arlington, Virginia.
The store came to national attention in 1997 during the Lewinsky scandal, when it successfully fought a subpoena from Kenneth Starr to disclose which books Monica Lewinsky had purchased.[1]
References
- ↑ Streitfeld, David (May 29, 1998). "Kramerbooks Vows to Stand Firm". The Washington Post. p. B01. Retrieved May 21, 2010.
External links
- Official website
- Review of the bookstore on THEthe Poetry Blog
- Kramerbooks and Afterwords Cafe Documentary produced by WETA-TV
Coordinates: 38°54′39″N 77°02′38″W / 38.9108°N 77.0438°W
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