About this Event
P&T Knitwear is pleased to welcome journalist Elissa Strauss for a discussion of her new book, When You Care: The Unexpected Magic of Caring for Others — exploring the powerful role caring for others plays in our individual and communal lives — with a discussion, audience Q&A, and book signing!
Elissa will be joined in conversation by editor Gal Beckerman, senior editor for books at The Atlantic. After the talk, Elissa will sign copies of her book.
AVAILABLE TO SHIP MOST PLACES
- 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.
- We encourage all guests to wear masks.
- 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!
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
has been a journalist, essayist, and opinion writer for the past fifteen years. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, The Atlantic, Glamour, Elle, Allure, The American Prospect, and elsewhere. She’s been a contributing writer for CNN where she covered the culture and politics of parenthood, as well as at Slate, where she wrote on feminism and motherhood. From 2011–2017, she was the coartistic director of LABA: A Laboratory for Jewish Culture in New York City, and in 2020, she launched a hub in the Bay Area, where she is currently the artistic director. She lives in Oakland, California, with her family.
ABOUT THE MODERATOR
is the senior editor for books at The Atlantic. A former editor at the New York Times Book Review, he is also the author of the widely acclaimed , which won the National Jewish Book Award and the Sami Rohr Prize and was named a best book of the year by The New Yorker and The Washington Post, and .
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
P&T Knitwear Books & Podcasts, 180 Orchard Street, New York, United States
USD 5.00 to USD 32.65