About this Event
P&T Knitwear is pleased to host TBR: An Emerging Writer Reading Series which showcases writers from multiple MFA programs around New York City.
November's instalment of the TBR Reading Series will be hosted by Fi / F.M Papaz and sees a line-up of emerging writers sharing their works-in-progress, with a community-building intermission to discuss attendees' own TBR picks & a closing headliner! The featured readers are: Fortune Ogulere, Ananda Naima Gonzalez, Lora Strum, Ebony Gilchrist, Rachel Harty, Yuval Jonas and Shavella St. Preux. This series' headliner is India Lena González, whose book fox woman get out! (BOA Editions, 2023) will be on sale at the event & your $5 ticket can be redeemed towards. See her full bio below! We can't wait to see you there!
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
India Lena González is a poet, editor, and multidisciplinary artist. She received her BA from Columbia University and her MFA from New York University. Her work is published in American Chordata, the Brooklyn Review, Harvard Review, Lampblack Magazine, Literary Hub, PANK, Pigeon Pages, Poetry Northwest, and the Washington Post, among others, and it has been featured on the Slowdown podcast. fox woman get out! (BOA Editions, 2023), chosen by Aracelis Girmay as part of the Blessing the Boats Selections, is her debut poetry collection and was a finalist for Poetry Society of America’s 2024 Norma Farber First Book Award. A three-time National Poetry Series finalist, India is also a professional dancer, award-winning choreographer, and actor and has had the pleasure of performing at Lincoln Center, the Kennedy Center, St. Mark’s Church, La Mama, New York Live Arts, and other such venues. She has taught at Columbia University and NYU, as well as at the New York Public Library, and has worked as an instructor for Teachers & Writers Collaborative. She currently serves as the Features Editor of Poets & Writers Magazine. For more information, visit: indialenagonzalez.com
Housekeeping notes:
- This is a ticketed in-store event with limited amphitheater-style seating.
- Featured book will be available for purchase in store.
- Cost of a $5 general admission ticket can be applied towards your purchase of any book or any product in our café the night of an event.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
P&T Knitwear Books & Podcasts, 180 Orchard Street, New York, United States
USD 7.18
