Book Talk: Kaira Rouda & Elise Hart Kipness

P&T Knitwear is pleased to welcome Kaira Rouda and Elise Hart Kipness to celebrate and discuss their respective books, Jill is Not Happy: a novel of an ill-fated road trip that resurrects a married couple's darkest secrets, and Close Call: a hard-hitting thriller from following a reporter when the famous subject of her next story is kidnapped during the US Open.

Along with a discussion and audience Q&A, Kaira & Elise will also sign copies oftheir books.

• This is a ticketed in-store event with limited amphitheater-style seating.
• Doors open at 6:30pm.
• Cost of a $5 general admission ticket can be applied towards your purchase of the featured event book or any product in our café the night of an event.
• Cost of a book bundle ticket reflects the total cost of the feature event book (MSRP plus tax). Each book bundle ticket guarantees ticket holders one (1) copy of the feature event book.
• Books will be for sale at the event.
• The talk will be followed by a book signing. Books signed at P&T Knitwear events must be purchased from P&T Knitwear. If you would like a signed copy and cannot attend the event, we're happy to take your pre-order. We ship most places!
• We encourage all guests to wear masks.

ABOUT THE AUTHORS

Kaira Rouda is the author of novels that dig beneath the surface of seemingly perfect lives. But for Kaira, the journey to authorhood was not a straight arrow–it actually marks her fourth career path. An accomplished business leader and entrepreneur, Kaira started out in marketing where for her work she received multiple Addy, Webby, Telly, Communicator, PRism and WebAwards. When she left her position as vice president of marketing for an Inc. 100 firm and franchisor after filing a class action lawsuit for gender discrimination and sexual harassment, she shifted to the real estate industry, creating Real Living, the first female-focused residential real estate brand. For those efforts she won the Best Entrepreneur from the Stevie Awards for Women in Business and was recognized in Entrepreneur magazine’s Top 50 Fastest-Growing, Women-Led Companies. The experience of building Real Living led to publishing her first book, a work of nonfiction titled Real You Incorporated: 8 Essentials for Women Entrepreneurs. From this, Kaira became an expert in public speaking, giving talks around the nation inspiring thousands.

Elise Hart Kipness is a former television sports reporter turned crime fiction writer. Across her sports career, Elise covered the US Opens (Tennis & Golf), Olympics, NBA Finals, March Madness, and the World Series. She’s interviewed many world class athletes including the Williams sisters, Patrick Ewing, Mia Hamm, Derek Jeter and Tiger Woods. A graduate of Brown University, Elise was also a news reporter for WNBC-TV, News 12 Long Island and the Associated Press where she covered the trial of serial killer Joel Rifkin, the LIRR massacre trial and the Flight 800 crash. Now as an author, Elise fused her passion for true crime and sports with the Kate Green series. Her debut novel, Lights Out, was an Amazon bestseller and a Men’s Journal top 10 book of 2023, and her follow-up Dangerous Play was named Woman’s Day Reads & Scripps News Beach Reads selections. A Long Island native, Elise and her husband split their time between Stamford, CT and Key West, FL with their three dogs and two college-aged sons.

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