Janika Oza presents A History of Burning: A Novel

P&T Knitwear is pleased to welcome Janika Oza to celebrate the release of the paperback edtion of her debut novel, A History of Burning: a "vast and intricate...towering debut" (Megha Majumdar, New York Times bestselling author of A Burning) in which the embers of a desperate act by a family's patriarch are fanned into flame over four generations, four continents, throughout the twentieth century.

Along with a discussion and audience Q&A, Janika will be signing copies of A History of Burning

• 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

is the author of A History of Burning, the winner of 2024 Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature, a finalist for the 2023 Governor General's Award for Fiction, a finalist for the 2024 Carol Shield’s Prize, and a New York Times Editor’s Choice. The winner of the 2022 O. Henry Prize for Short Fiction and the 2020 Kenyon Review Short Fiction Award, Janika has received support from The Millay Colony, Tin House Summer and Winter Workshops, VONA/Voices of Our Nation, and the One Story Summer Writers’ Conference. Her stories and essays have appeared in publications such asThe Best Small Fictions 2019 Anthology,Catapult,The Adroit Journal, and Prairie Schooner, among others. She is an assistant editor for and lives in Toronto.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

P&T Knitwear Books & Podcasts, 180 Orchard Street, New York, United States