Jeanne Carstensen presents A Greek Tragedy, feat. Joan Walsh

Schedule

Wed Apr 16 2025 at 06:30 pm to 08:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

P&T Knitwear Books & Podcasts | New York, NY

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"A powerful epic of ordinary people thrust into a border-crossing drama of survival." — Héctor Tobar, author of Our Migrant Souls
About this Event

P&T Knitwear is pleased to welcome Jeanne Carstensen for a discussion of Jeanne's newest book, : the culmination of a decade of research, interviews, and investigation into a devastating 2015 shipwreck off the Greek island of Lesvos — resulting in the largest loss of life in a single day during the Aegean refugee crisis.

Jeanne will be joined in conversation by Joan Walsh, National Affairs Correspondent for The Nation. Afther the conversation and audience Q&A, Jeanne will be signing copies of .


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  • This is a ticketed in-store event with limited amphitheater-style seating
  • 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.
  • 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 AUTHOR
is an award-winning journalist whose work has appeared in The New York Times, The Nation, Foreign Policy, and Salon and broadcast nationally on The World. She covered the Syrian refugee crisis in Greece and Turkey and has been awarded grants and fellowships from The Pulitzer Center, Logan Nonfiction Program, and Mesa Refuge, where she was the Peter Barnes Long-Form Journalism fellow. She lives in San Francisco.


ABOUT THE MODERATOR
, a national affairs correspondent for , is a coproducer of The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show and the author of . Her new book (with Nick Hanauer and Donald Cohen) is .

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