About this Event
Julia Cooke's Starry and Restless follows the path-breaking female reporters Rebecca West, Emily "Mickey" Hahn, and Martha Gellhorn through the 1930s, '40s, and '50s, drawing on unpublished correspondence between the three writers to chronicle both their extraordinary travels and careers and their rich and complex personal lives.
Join Julia Cooke & Ada Calhoun for an evening of readings and conversation, featuring excerpts from the archival letters between Hahn, Gellhorn, and West. From their perspective as women writers and journalists navigating the field today, Cooke and Calhoun will discuss what these intimate exchanges between the women who came before them reveal, and the different ways we have of constructing history and accessing and understanding the past.
Along with a discussion and audience Q&A, Julia will also sign copies of her book.
Tickets and books are available both on eventbrite and at the door. Doors will open at 6:30, with the talk starting closer to 7pm.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Julia Cooke is the author of the books Come Fly the World, a Goodreads Choice Awards finalist and a Malala's Book Club pick, and The Other Side of Paradise. Her essays have been published in A Public Space, Salon, The Threepenny Review, Smithsonian, Tin House, and Virginia Quarterly Review, and her reporting has been published in Condé Nast Traveler, The New York Times, Playboy, and more. She holds an MFA from Columbia University.
ABOUT THE MODERATOR:
Ada Calhoun is the New York Times–bestselling author of , hailed on the Today Show as the month's Best Romance, praised by the Washington Post for its "whirlwind of desire and possibility," and named by TIME as one of the 100 Must-Read Books of 2025. Her memoir was named one of the best books of 2022 by The New York Times, NPR, and The Washington Post; and longlisted for the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction. A review in the NYTBR called it “a big valentine to New York City past and present, and a contribution to literary scholarship, molten with soul." Past books include , , and .
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 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!
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
P&T Knitwear Books & Podcasts, 180 Orchard Street, New York, United States
USD 10.00 to USD 35.98
