Kramerbooks & Afterwords
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Kramerbooks & Afterwords is an independent bookstore and café in Washington, D.C.'s Dupont Circle neighborhood. It was the first business to be a bookstore/café hybrid. The café, open 24 hours on weekends, serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner, as well as offers a full bar with live music on Wednesdays through Saturdays.
History
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).A branch of Kramerbooks was open in Arlington, Virginia during the 1990s.
In 1997 during the Lewinsky scandal, the store came to national attention when it successfully fought a subpoena from Kenneth Starr to disclose what books Monica Lewinsky had purchased.
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