Alexandria residents bought more books from Amazon than anywhere else last year, fueled by sales of the Fifty Shades series.

Ever wonder what it would be like if some of the Nationals’ pitching staff read E.L. James’ erotic thriller? Well, your curiosity has been answered.

When the District’s AlertDC emergency messaging system sent this warning out last night, the advisory about this weekend’s impending triple-digit temperatures was met with ridicule and mockery.

Alexandria topped Amazon’s list of the most well-read U.S. cities. Not only that, but the Washington suburb leads the nation in the number of romance books read. Good news for E.L. James.

Politics & Prose asked us to pick three books to feature in the store’s front window next month. Martin picked one, Ben picked one and we’re leaving the final selection up to you, dear readers.