Weekday Night Live at P&T

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,...

  Thursday, July 2 : P&T Knitwear was pleased to welcome Serena Chopra to celebrate and discuss her poetry collection A Catalog of Future Mercies; a lyrical exploration of mercy as resistance to cyclical violence told in ghost stories and family histories. Serena was joined in conversation by Alicia Mountain, author of Four in Hand and High Ground Coward . 

  Tuesday, June 23: P&T Knitwear was pleased to welcome Lu Chekowsky to celebrate and discuss her new book Don't Buy What I'm Selling ; one part memoir, one part manifesto, Don’t Buy What I’m Selling is a fascinating, smart, and hilarious look at a woman determined to go deep inside advertising so she could save the world—and herself. Lu was joined in conversation with Elissa Bassist, aut...

  Wednesday, June 17: P&T Knitwear was pleased to welcome Madhushree Ghosh to celebrate and discuss her new book Safar: Finding Home, History, and Culture through Punjabi Food in the American West. Madhushree was joined in conversation by Sayu Bhojwani, author of People Like Us , and Hawa Hassan, author of Bibi's Kitchen . 

  Thursday, June 11 : Between the Olympics abruptly banning trans women to the erasure of trans sportsmen, trans athletes are being targeted like never before. But trans communities are fighting back, and a few key members, Eli Erlick, Chris Mosier, and Michael Waters, joined us at P&T for the panel Trans Athletes Speak Up .

Tuesday May 26 : P&T Knitwear was pleased to welcome Emmy winner, NPR’s Scott Simon to celebrate and discuss his new book Ulysses S. Cat and Other Animals I Have Known ; a profusion of exuberant memories and musings on a life spent in animal company. Scott was joined in conversation by Jeannie Gaffigan, author of When Life Gives you Pears.

  Tuesday, May 19 : P&T Knitwear was pleased to welcome Amy Lorowitz to celebrate and discuss her new book Summer Husband ; a compelling blend of sexy and nostalgic, this summer camp romance follows thirty-nine-year-old mom Lori Kramer as she finds out you’re never too old to learn the life lessons—or experience the romances—that sleepaway camp has to offer. Amy was joined in conversation...

Thursday, May 14 : P&T Knitwear was pleased to welcome Jonathan Ezra Goldman to celebrate and discuss his new book Hidden Histories of Jazz Age New York ; a panoramic view of New York City in the 1920s, uncovering hidden histories from within entertainment, politics, arts, technology, and the law. Jonathan was joined in conversation by Esther Crain, author of The Gilded Age in New York, 1870-1...

Thursday, Apr 30: P&T Knitwear was pleased to welcome Patricia Park to celebrate and discuss her new book Ambrosia Lee Drops the Mic , a novel about how a Korean American former child actress decides to branch out and pursue her newfound love — stand-up comedy. Patricia was joined in conversation by stand up comedian, Soo Ra.  Audio engineering for this episode was provided by Dustin Kell...

Thursday, April 1 : P&T Knitwear was honored to host the 90th anniversary celebration for the Iowa Writers Workshop with a star-studded panel featuring Ada Zhang (’22), Adam Haslett (‘99), AM Homes (‘88), and Shane McCrae ('04) in conversation with director Lan Samantha Chang (’93).

Wednesday, April 8: P&T Knitwear is pleased was welcome Anna Harwell Celenza to celebrate and discuss her new book, On the Record ; the surprising story of how iconic works of music sparked debate and action in the halls of Congress. Anna was be joined in conversation by Dessa, musician and author of My Own Devices . 

Thursday, Apr 2: P&T Knitwear was pleased to welcome Laura L. Rubin to celebrate and discuss her new book, The Big Unlock ; a practical guide filled with over seventy-five unique prompts, foundational journaling practices, and exercises for silencing the inner critic while tapping into your wisdom and innate creativity.  Laura was joined in conversation by Amber Rae, author of Loveable .&...

Wednesday, Mar 25 : P&T was pleased to welcome Jessica Keener to celebrate and discuss her new book Evening Begins the Day: inspired by the "Counting of the Omer," a 49 day ritual of thinking and discussing, that coincides with a cast of characters in the midst of change. Jessica was joined in conversation by Susan Henderson, author of The Flicker of Old Dreams and Up from the Blue.

Wednesday, Mar 18 : P&T Knitwear was pleased to welcome Caroline Tracey to discuss and celebrate the publication of her book, Salt Lakes ; a dazzling love letter to a strange ecosystem and a moving odyssey into her own identity. Caroline was joined in conversation by Jake Bittle, author of The Great Displacement .

Wednesday, Feb 25 : P&T Knitwear was pleased to welcome Dr. Darius Phelps to celebrate and discuss his latest collection of poetry, My God's Been Silent . Darius was joined in conversation by Taiyo Na, DeeSoul Carson, Karl Michael Iglesias, & Andrew Chi Keong Yim.

Tuesday, March 10 : P&T Knitwear was pleased to welcome novelist and screenwriter, Damien Ober, to celebrate and discuss his new book, Voidverse ; a  high-octane quest through the void, where two eternal forces are about to collide in an epic showdown. Damien was joined in conversation with Clay McLeod Chapman, author of Wake Up and Open Your Eyes . 

Thursday, March 5: P&T Knitwear was pleased to welcome Rachel Hochhauser to celebrate and discuss her new book, Lady Tremaine ; a breathtaking reimagining of Cinderella, as told through the eyes of its iconic "evil" stepmother, revealing a propulsive love story about the lengths a mother will go to for her children. Rachel was joined in conversation by Ej Dickson, author of One Bad Mother .&nb...

Tuesday, February 17: P&T Knitwear was pleased to welcome Michael Kimmel to celebrate and discuss his new book, Playmakers ; the untold story of the first-generation Jewish American toymakers. Michael was joined in conversation by Jonathan Alexandratos author of Free with Every Kid's Meal . 

Tuesday, February 3: P&T Knitwear was pleased to welcome Francesca Fontana to celebrate and discuss her new book,  The Family Snitch ; a memoir about a  Wall Street Journal  reporter confronting the most difficult source she’s ever encountered: her own father. Francesca was joined in conversation by Nina St. Pierre author of  Love Is a Burning Thing . 

Wednesday, January 28:  P&T Knitwear was pleased to welcome Kathleen Boland to celebrate and discuss her debut novel,  Scavengers . She was joined in conversation by Hilary Leichter, author of  Terrace Story . 

Tuesday, January 20: P&T was pleased to welcome Sydney Rende to celebrate and discuss her new book, I Could Be Famous . Sydney was joined in conversation by Naomi Xu Elegant, the author of Gingko Season . 

Tuesday, January 13: P&T Knitwear was pleased to welcome Madeleine Dunnigan to celebrate and discuss her new book,  Jean ; a meditative narrative of loss and escape distilled into the heartwrenching story of an intense and dangerous adolescent love. 

January 6, 2026: P&T Knitwear was pleased to welcome Nora Neus to celebrate the release of  24 Hours at the Capitol ; a minute-by-minute account of the January 6 riots through never-before-heard stories of those who were there. Nora was joined in conversation by Timothy J. Heaphy, author of  Harbingers .

Wednesday, Nov 6 : P&T Knitwear was pleased to welcome Sam Sussman , to celebrate the release of his debut novel:   Boy From the North Country , based on Sussman's Harper’s Magazine memoir essay, “The Silent Type: On (Possibly) Being Bob Dylan’s Son." Sam was joined in conversation by actor, musician, and writer  Todd Almond , the star of the Broadway musical  Girl From the North Country ...

Monday, Nov 3: P&T Knitwear was pleased to welcome  Village Voice writer, Tricia Romano, to celebrate the paperback release of her book, The Freaks Came Out to Write : a rollicking history of of the Village Voice told through interviews with its legendary writers, editors, and photographers. Tricia was in conversation with  Rolling Stone writer and author of Talkin’ Greenwich Village , David Brown...