Peter Orner presents The Gossip Columnist’s Daughter, ft. Richard Schiff
Schedule
Wed Sep 10 2025 at 06:30 pm to 08:00 pm
UTC-04:00Location
P&T Knitwear Books & Podcasts | New York, NY

About this Event
P&T Knitwear is pleased to welcome Peter Orner to celebrate and discuss his new book, The Gossip Columnist's Daughter: the cold case of a young Hollywood starlet’s death sets a contemporary writer on an epic and comic quest to uncover the truth, and its connection to his own family.
Peter will be joined in conversation by Richard Schiff. Along with a discussion and audience Q&A, Peter will also sign copies ofThe Gossip Columnist's Daughter.
AVAILABLE TO SHIP MOST PLACES
- 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 also 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 AUTHOR
Peter Orner is the author of seven acclaimed books including Maggie Brown & Others, Love and Shame and Love, Esther Stories, finalist for the PEN/Hemingway Award, and Am I Alone Here?, finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award. His work has appeared in the New Yorker, the Paris Review, The Believer, Best American Stories, and been awarded four Pushcart Prizes. A Guggenheim fellow and recipient of the Rome Prize, Orner is chair of the English and Creative Writing Department at Dartmouth College. Born in Chicago, he lives with his family in Vermont, where he’s also a volunteer firefighter.
ABOUT THE MODERATOR
RICHARD SCHIFF has enjoyed a lengthy and acclaimed career in film, television and theater. He is widely recognized for portraying WH Communications Director Toby Ziegler on “The West Wing” (Emmy Award) and seven seasons on ABC’s “The Good Doctor” as Dr. Aaron Glassman (Critics Choice nom). Some film credits: City Hall, Se7en, The Lost World, Man of Steel, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, and Ray. He began his career in New York, where he founded and served as the Artistic Director of Manhattan Repertory Theater.
Where is it happening?
P&T Knitwear Books & Podcasts, 180 Orchard Street, New York, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
USD 7.18 to USD 32.78
