Nicole Graev Lipson presents Mothers and Other Fictional Characters

P&T Knitwear is pleased to welcome Nicole Graev Lipson to celebrate the release of her debut book, : an intimate and riveting memoir that breaks through the ready-made stories of womanhood, rescuing truth from the fiction that infiltrates our lives.

Nicole will be joined in conversation by Joanna Rakoff, internationally bestselling author of My Salinger Year. After the discussion and audience Q&A, Nicole will be signing copies of .

• 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.
• 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 the author of the forthcoming memoir-in-essays (Chronicle Books, March 2025). Her writing has been awarded a Pushcart Prize, selected for The Best American Essays anthology, and nominated for a National Magazine Award. Her work has appeared in The Sun, Virginia Quarterly Review, The Gettysburg Review, Creative Nonfiction, Fourth Genre, River Teeth, Alaska Quarterly Review, The Millions, Nylon, The Washington Post, and The Boston Globe, among other publications. Nicole holds a BA from Cornell University and an MFA from Emerson College. Originally from New York City, she lives outside of Boston with her family.

ABOUT THE MODERATOR
is the author of the international bestselling memoir and the bestselling novel . Rakoff’s books have been translated into twenty languages, and the film adaptation of opened in theaters worldwide in 2021 and is now streaming. She has been the recipient of fellowships and residencies from MacDowell, Sewanee, Authors’ Guild, PEN and more and has taught at Columbia University, Brooklyn College, and Aspen Words. Her writing has appeared in The New York Times, The Guardian, O: The Oprah Magazine, Vogue, Elle, and elsewhere, and her new memoir, The Fifth Passenger, is forthcoming from Little, Brown.

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