Weekday Night Live at P&T

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 Kellerman. 

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. 

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 and the author of Slow Train Coming.

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 Browne.

Tuesday, October 21: P&T Knitwear was pleased to welcome Max Delsohn to celebrate his new book, Crawl: a darkly comic, introspective debut collection that looks beneath the surface of trans life in 2010s Seattle. Max was joined in conversation by Dana Spiotta, author of Wayward. 

Monday, October 13: P&T Knitwear was pleased to welcome The Traveling Science Fiction & Fantasy Festival for their New York City stop. New York City's panelists featured Micaiah Johnson, Matthew Kressel, Yume Kitasei, Veronica Roth, and Julia Vee.

Monday, September 22: P&T Knitwear was a pleased to welcome Justin Gregg to celebrate and discuss his new book, Humanish, a playful deep dive into anthropomorphism that will resonate with anyone who has thrown a birthday party for their dog. Justin was joined in conversation by Adam Aleksic, author of Algospeak.  

Thursday, September 18: P&T Knitwear was pleased to welcome Vulture writer Sean Malin to celebrate the release of his book, The Podcast Pantheon: 101 Podcasts That Changed How We Listen. Malin was joined by podcasters Ira Glass, Dan Taberski, Negin Farsad, and Pam Grossman.

Tuesday, Sept. 10: P&T Knitwear was pleased to welcome Samantha Browning Shea to celebrate and discuss her new book, Marrow: a searing take on femininity and power, transporting readers to a small island off the coast of Maine, where a coven has done the seemingly impossible. Samantha was joined in conversation by Annie Hartnett, author The Road to Tender Hearts. 

Tuesday, September 2: P&T Knitwear was pleased to welcome Mariah Fredericks to celebrate and discuss her new book, The Girl in the Green Dress: a novel set during the dawn of the Jazz Age, based on the real story of the unsolved deaths of Joseph Elwell and New Yorker writer Morris Markey. Mariah was joined in conversation by Susan Elia MacNeal, author of the Maggie Hope Mystery Series. 

Wednesday, August 20: P&T Knitwear was pleased to welcome Isaac Fellman to present his book Notes From a Regicide: a heartbreaking story of trans self-discovery, but with a science-fictional twist. P&T also celebrated the release of Mattie Lubchansky's book Simplicity: a vibrant new graphic novel about a timid academic from dystopian New York City, investigating a cult in the wilds of the Catskill Mountains. Calvin Kasulke, VICE and MEL Magazine writer,  moderated the event. 

Tuesday, August 5: P&T Knitwear was pleased to welcome Chloé Caldwell to discuss her new book,Trying, a stirring account of disenfranchised grief and queer reawakening. Chloé was joined in conversation with Splinters author, Leslie Jamison. 

Tuesday, July 8: P&T Knitwear was pleased to welcome Lawrence Burney,  journalist for GQ, Pitchfork, Vice, and more, to celebrate and discuss his first book, No Sense in Wishing: a personal and analytical look at Lawrence's home city of Baltimore, and the music and traditions that raised him. Lawrence was joined in conversation by multimedia creative Brandon Jinx Jenkins. 

Wednesday, July 2: P&T Knitwear was pleased to welcome Dr. Shelley Sella to celebrate and discuss her new book, Beyond Limits: a compassionate perspective on late-term abortion, from the first woman to openly provide third-trimester abortion care in the US. Dr. Sella was joined in conversation by Jia Tolentino, a staff writer at the New Yorker and the critically acclaimed author of the New York Times bestseller Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self-Delusion

Tuesday, June 24: P&T Knitwear was pleased to welcome Philip Kadish for a discussion of his newest book, The Great White Hoax: a provocative new history about the antebellum South and the creation of Fox News. Philip was joined in conversation by Stephanie Hsu, author of My Race is My Gender. 

Wednesday, June 18:  P&T Knitwear was pleased to welcome Jaz Brisack to celebrate the publication of their debut book, Get On the Job and Organize: a compelling, inspirational narrative of the Starbucks and Tesla unionization efforts. Jaz was joined in conversation by Samhita Mukhopadhyay, author of The Myth of Making It and former executive editor of Teen Vogue. 

Thursday, June 12: P&T Knitwear was pleased to welcome Daniel Tam-Claiborne to celebrate the publication of his debut novel, Transplants a harrowing and poignant story that follows two young women as they forge an unlikely friendship in a world upended. Daniel was joined in conversation by Anna Solomon, a two-time winner of the Pushcart Prize and author of the critically acclaimed novel ⁠The Book of V⁠ .

Wednesday, June 4: P&T Knitwear was pleased to welcome James Beard award-winning author John Birdsall to celebrate the publication of his newest book, What Is Queer Food? — a testament to food’s essential link to modern queerness. John was joined in conversation with Eric Kim, a New York Times staff writer and bestselling author of Korean American: Food That Tastes Like Home.

Wednesday, May 29: P&T Knitwear was pleased to welcome New York Times reporter Jonah Bromwich to celebrate the publication of his debut book, Dragon on Centre Street: the definitive account of the Trump trial told through the eyes of the journalist who was in the courtroom each day. Jonah was joined in conversation by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Maggie Haberman. 

Tuesday, May 6: P&T Knitwear was pleased to welcome journalist Ross Barkan to celebrate the publication of his newest book, Glass Century, a soaring, heartbreaking novel spanning from the 1970s to present-day America. Barkan was joined in conversation by Adelle Waldman, author of the novels Help Wanted and The Love Affairs of Nathaniel P. 

Wednesday, March 19: P&T Knitwear was pleased to welcome back Amy Shearn to celebrate the publication of her newest book, Animal Instinct: an "incisive, hot, and heartbreaking" novel (Courtney Maum, author of The Year of the Horses) that follows a Brooklyn mother of three and recent divorcée with a newly awakened sexual desire and lust for a new life that refuse to be contained. Amy was joined in conversation by New York Times bestselling author Ada Calhoun.

Friday, March 14: P&T Knitwear, in conjunction with the PEN/Barbey Freedom to Write Center at PEN America welcomed Badiucao and Melissa Chan to celebrate the release of their newest book, You Must Take Part In Revolution: a graphic novel about global totalitarian futures and the costs of resistance, co-written by an Emmy-nominated journalist and esteemed activist artist. Badiucao and Melissa Chan were joined in conversation by James Tager, the Director of Research at PEN America.

Wednesday, February 5: P&T Knitwear welcomed Natasha Hakimi Zapata to celebrate the release of her debut book, Another World is Possible: an examination of innovative global programs addressing public health, social services, climate change, housing, education, addiction, and more. Natasha was joined in conversation by Bhaskar Sunkara, founding editor of Jacobin and president of The Nation.

Friday, February 28: P&T Knitwear welcomed Pigeon Pages Literary Journal for the first edition of our new monthly reading series.  This month's featured readers included Kailah Figueroa, Lu Chekowsky, and Caitlin Barasch. 

Tuesday, February 18: P&T Knitwear welcomed Emily J. Smith to celebrate the release of her debut novel, Nothing Serious: a "modern, feminist dating world thriller" (Kate Brody, author of Rabbit Hole) about a disillusioned tech executive who goes into an obsessive spiral when her best friend — and longtime crush — is implicated in a woman’s death. Emily was joined in conversation by Chloé Caldwell, nationally bestselling and acclaimed author of Women.