What My Father and I Don't Talk About: A Conversation

P&T Knitwear is pleased to welcome writers Michele Filgate, Julie Buntin, Kelly McMasters, and Robin Reif for a discussion centered around Michele's newest book, : the captivating follow-up to her first anthology, , featuring sixteen writers tackling the complex — and sometimes contentious —relationships we have with our fathers.

Moderating the talk will be Brian Gresko, writer and editor of the anthology and You Must Go On: 30 Inspirations on Writing and Creativity. After the conversation and audience Q&A, Michele will also sign copies of .

• This is a ticketed in-store event with limited amphitheater-style seating. Doors open at 6:30pm.
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• 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 AUTHORS
is the editor of and . Her writing has appeared in Longreads, Poets & Writers, The Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, The Boston Globe, The Paris Review Daily, Tin House, Gulf Coast, Oprah Daily, and many other publications. She received her MFA in Fiction from NYU, where she was the recipient of the Stein Fellowship. She teaches creative writing at The New School.

is the author of , which was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle’s John Leonard Prize, released in ten territories worldwide, and named a best book of the year by over a dozen outlets, including The Washington Post, NPR, and Kirkus Reviews. Her writing has appeared in The Atlantic, Harper’s, Vogue, and The New York Times, among other publications. Her work has been supported by the MacDowell Colony, the Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference, and the New York Community Trust. She has two forthcoming books: a co-edited anthology of dispatches from postpartum life called Notes to New Mothers (Norton), and a second novel — winner of the Ellen Levine Fund for Writers Award — to be published by Random House in 2026. She teaches creative writing at the University of Michigan.

is a writer, illustrator, literary journalist, and educator based in Brooklyn. Their most recent book is . They co-run Pete’s Reading Series, Brooklyn’s longest running literary venue, and co-founded Writing Co-Lab, a teaching cooperative, through which they conceived and curated 100 Days of Creative Resistance.

is an essayist, professor, mother, and former bookshop owner. She is the author of and , which was the inspiration for the Sundance Selects documentary The Atomic States of America. She is also the co-editor, along with Margot Kahn, of the anthologies and . Her essays and reviews have appeared in The Atlantic, LitHub, The New York Times, Orion Magazine, The Paris Review Daily, River Teeth, VQR, and more. She is an Associate Professor of English and Director of Publishing Studies at Hofstra University in New York. Find her on Substack at The Magpie.

was awarded the 2023 Jeffrey E. Smith nonfiction prize from The Missouri Review and was honored as a Notable in Best American Essays 2023 and as a Special Mention in The Pushcart Prize 2025. Her work has appeared in The New York Times “Modern Love” column, McSweeney’s, The Missouri Review, and Off-Assignment, among other publications. Ayin Press published her first short fiction, and she is currently working on a memoir. As a storytelling junkie who’s braved the stages of The Moth and The Magnet Theater, Robin will appear in an upcoming episode of the PBS series “Stories from the Stage.”

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