Jessica Gross presents Open Wide, featuring Kyle McCarthy

P&T Knitwear is pleased to welcome Jessica Gross to celebrate and discuss her new book, : an increasingly obsessive radio host tests the boundaries of her boyfriend's love in this unforgettable dark comedy that is by turns romantic, horrific, and profound.

Jessica will be joined in conversation by Kyle McCarthy, author . Along with a discussion and audience Q&A, Jessica will also sign copies ofOpen Wide.

• 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

Jessica Gross is the author of HYSTERIA (2020), which Publishers Weekly declared “every bit a page-turner as it is a descent into sexual madness.” HYSTERIA has been optioned for TV development, and OPEN WIDE for film development. Gross’s nonfiction has appeared in the New York Times Magazine, Lilith, and the Los Angeles Review of Books, among other publications. She has taught writing at The New School and Texas Tech University and currently lives in West Texas.

ABOUT THE MODERATOR

Kyle McCarthy's work has appeared in Best American Short Stories, American Short Fiction, the Paris Review Daily, and elsewhere. Her debut novel, Everyone Knows How Much I Love You, was published by Ballantine Books in June 2020. A graduate of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, she lives in Brooklyn, New York.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

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