Weekday Night Live at P&T

Wednesday, September 30: P&T Knitwear was pleased to welcome Molly Guptill Manning to celebrate and discuss the release of her book A Librarian's War; the untold story of Ray Trautman, the Greatest Generation's librarian, who made reading central to the Allied fight in World War II and transformed the role of books in American life. Molly was in conversation with Angelina Lippert, Executive Director of Poster House.

Thursday, September 24: P&T Knitwear was pleased to welcome Amy Fusselman to celebrate and discuss the release of her book Cloud Six; a hilarious and moving novel following a couple forced into unthinkable challenges when, after dying in a plane crash, they find themselves in the lowest tier of heaven. Amy was in conversation with Annie-B Parson, author of The Choreography of Everyday Life.

Thursday, September 17: P&T Knitwear was pleased to welcome music and culture writer, Rachel Brodsky, to celebrate and discuss the release of her book Lessons & Lace: Everything I Know About Dreams, Heartbreak, and Magic I Learned from Stevie Nicks. Rachel was in conversation with senior writer at Rolling Stone, Angie Martoccio.

Thursday, September 10: Love was in there for the first PEN&T, a collaboration with PEN America and P&T Knitwear celebrating genre fiction. This installment was about the enduring power or romance, and featured Kristina Forest, author of The Neighbor Favor, The Partner Plot, The Summer Girlfriend, and more, and also featured Tia Williams, author of Seven Days in June, A Love Song For Ricki Wilde, The Missed Connection, and many others. The talk was moderated by Adriana Ladouceur, the creator behind @Bring Me Books, a literary platform dedicated to amplifying Black literature.

Tuesday, September 9: P&T Knitwear was pleased to welcome back Mona Awad to celebrate and discuss the paperback release of We Love You, Bunny; the highly anticipated follow up to the viral sensation Bunny. Mona was in conversation with Hannah Marriot, a culture journalist for The Guardian and The Financial Times.

Wednesday, August 19: P&T Knitwear was pleased to welcome Dr. Kelly Anderson to celebrate and discuss her debut book The Wild Beneath; a fierce, haunting story of one woman caught between her first love and a mysterious stranger who upends everything, and the two worlds that won't let her go. Kelly was in conversation with Terri Trespicio, author of Unfollow Your Passion.

Thursday, August 13: P&T Knitwear was pleased to welcome Tara Weinstein to celebrate and discuss her debut novel The Only Way Out is Through; a gripping novel about former abductee Bria Singer who must reconcile with her past as she tries to build her life on her own terms. Tara was in conversation with Anne Ray, author of Scenic Overlook. 

Tuesday, August 4: P&T Knitwear was pleased to welcome Amy B. Scher to celebrate and discuss her latest book The Unexpected Afterlife of Salon Rose; a darkly funny, and relatable story about moving on, forgiving ourselves, and finding hope in the future.  Amy was in conversation with her cousin, Stephanie Pennetti, the Dean of Students at Brielle Elementary School.

Tuesday, July 14: P&T was pleased to welcome Scott McClanahan to celebrate and discuss his first novel in eight years, Fights!;set in the mountains of West Virginia and the indie literary scene in New York, Fights! unites the two great love stories of McClanahan’s life: his wife, the writer Juliet Escoria, and Tyrant Books publisher, the late Giancarlo DiTrapano. Scott was in conversation with Chelsea Hodson, author of Tonight I'm Someone Else, the publisher of Rose Books, and the founder of the Morning Writing Club.

Wednesday, July 8: P&T Knitwear was pleased to welcome Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist, Julia Angwin, & former White House Senior Advisor, Ami Fields-Meyer, to celebrate and discuss their book On Courage; How to Be a Dissident in an Age of Fear, a deeply reported manual about how anyone can defy an authoritarian. Julia and Ami were joined in conversation by Barton Gellman, a Senior Advisor at the Brennan Center for Justice and the author of Dark Mirror: Edward Snowden and the American Surveillance State and the bestselling Angler: The Cheney Vice Presidency.