R.L. Maizes presents A Complete Fiction, with Bethany Ball

Schedule

Thu Nov 13 2025 at 06:30 pm to 08:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

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

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“I loved this witty and completely absorbing novel." —Elizabeth McKenzie, author of The Dog of the North
About this Event

P&T Knitwear is pleased to welcome R.L. Maizes to celebrate and discuss her new book, , which humorously examines examines the very serious questions of who has a right to tell a story, and has cancel culture gone too far in our social media-drenched world?

Maizes will be joined in conversation by Bethany Ball, author of . Along with a discussion and audience Q&A, Maizes will also sign copies of her book.


ABOUT THE AUTHOR

R.L. Maizes's debut novel, Other People’s Pets, won the 2021 Colorado Book Award in Fiction and was a Library Journal Best Debut of Summer/Fall 2020. She is also the author of the short story collection, We Love Anderson Cooper. Her stories have aired on National Public Radio and can be found in Electric Literature’s Recommended Reading and in The Best Small Fictions 2020. Maizes’s essays have appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, O Magazine, and McSweeney’s Internet Tendency, and have aired on NPR. She is a Virginia Center for the Creative Arts Fellow and the recipient of a Fellowship Grant from the Memorial Foundation for Jewish Culture for 2024-2025 for her novel-in-progress. She currently lives in Boulder County, Colorado.


ABOUT THE MODERATOR

Bethany Ball was born in Detroit and lives in New York. She is the author of What to Do About the Solomons (Grove Atlantic ) and The Pessimists (Grove Atlantic).



Housekeeping notes:
  • This is a ticketed in-store event with limited amphitheater-style seating.
  • Doors open at 6:30pm, with the talk starting around 7:00pm.
  • Books will be available for purchase at the event.
  • Cost of a $5 general admission ticket can be applied towards your purchase.
  • 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!
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P&T Knitwear Books & Podcasts, 180 Orchard Street, New York, United States

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