Laura Sims presents How Can I Help You, with Mona Awad

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A reading, discussion, Q&A, and signing of Laura Sims's new novel, How Can I Help You, ft. Mona Awad

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P&T Knitwear is pleased to welcome Laura Sims to celebrate the release of her new novel, How Can I Help You, with a reading, discussion, Q&A, and book signing. A “compulsive and unforgettable novel” (Mona Awad, author of Bunny) of razor-sharp suspense about two local librarians whose lives become dangerously intertwined, How Can I Help You explores the dark side of human nature and the dangerous pull of artistic obsession as these “transfixing dual female narrators” (Kimberly McCreight, author of Friends Like These) hurtle toward a stunning climax.Laura will be joined in conversation by Mona Awad, the author of Bunny, named a Best Book of 2019 by TIME, Vogue, and the New York Public Library. After the talk, Laura will sign copies of her book. <h2></h2><h2><a href="https://www.ptknitwear.com/item/wCIDqQu6pg8bz3ckvL0icw" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">RESERVE YOUR SIGNED COPIES OF HOW CAN I HELP YOU</a></h2>AVAILABLE TO SHIP MOST PLACES<h3></h3><h3>P﻿RAISE FOR <a href="https://ptknitwear.com/item/wCIDqQu6pg8bz3ckvL0icw" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">HOW CAN I HELP YOU</a></h3><blockquote>“A dark and spellbinding descent into jolly madness, How Can I Help You is reminiscent of Shirley Jackson at her eerie best." — Mona Awad, author of Bunny and All’s Well</blockquote><blockquote>"[A] brilliant slice of psychological suspense . . . Patricia Highsmith fans will savor this unforgettable thriller.” — Publishers Weekly (starred review)</blockquote><blockquote>"Skillfully constructed and observed, [How Can I Help You] is a sly meditation on art and identity and the depths we'll go to protect our constructs. I couldn't have loved this book more." — Paul Tremblay, author of A Head Full of Ghosts and The Cabin at the End of the World</blockquote><blockquote>"A psychological thriller that stands out in a crowded field . . . Give this unputdownable title to readers who revel in messy and complicated characters." — Library Journal (starred review)</blockquote><blockquote>“No one writes about obsession like Laura Sims. I may never look at libraries the same again.” — Samantha Downing, author of A Twisted Love Story</blockquote><blockquote>"How Can I Help You is a roller-coaster ride of psychological suspense [and] a sensitive story about artistic ambition, the need to be seen and heard, and the fragility of relationships formed both inside and outside the workplace. You'll never look at your colleagues, or your local community librarian, in the same way again." — Helen Wan, author of The Partner Track</blockquote><blockquote> "Sims’s sharp, incisive second novel is an out-and-out page turner." — Marcy Dermansky, author of Very Nice</blockquote><h2><a href="https://www.ptknitwear.com/item/wCIDqQu6pg8bz3ckvL0icw" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">RESERVE YOUR SIGNED COPY OF HOW CAN I HELP YOU</a></h2>AVAILABLE TO SHIP MOST PLACESNo one knows Margo’s real name. Her colleagues and patrons at a small-town public library only know her middle-aged normalcy, congeniality, and charm. They have no reason to suspect that she is, in fact, a former nurse with a trail of countless premature deaths in her wake. She has turned a new page, so to speak, and the library is her sanctuary, a place to quell old urges.That is, at least, until Patricia, a recent graduate and failed novelist, joins the library staff. Patricia quickly notices Margo’s subtly sinister edge, and watches her carefully. When a patron’s death in the library bathroom gives her a hint of Margo’s mysterious past, Patricia can’t resist digging deeper—even as this new fixation becomes all-consuming.<ul><li>This is a free in-store event with limited amphitheater-style seating</li><li>We encourage all guests to wear masks.</li><li>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!</li></ul><h3></h3><h3>ABOUT THE AUTHOR</h3>Laura Sims is the author of the critically acclaimed novel Looker, now in development for television with Emily Mortimer’s King Bee Productions, eOne, and HBO Max. An award-winning poet, Sims has published four poetry collections; her essays and poems have appeared in The New Republic, Boston Review, Conjunctions, Electric Lit, Gulf Coast, and more. She and her family live in New Jersey, where she works part-time as a reference librarian and hosts the library’s lecture series.<h3>ABOUT THE MODERATOR</h3>Mona Awad is the author of Bunny, named a Best Book of 2019 by TIME, Vogue, and the New York Public Library. It was a finalist for the New England Book Award and a Goodreads Choice Award. It is currently optioned for film with Bad Robot Productions. Awad’s debut, 13 Ways of Looking at a Fat Girl, was a finalist for the Scotiabank Giller Prize, winner of the Colorado Book Award and the Amazon Canada First Novel Award. Her most recent novel, All’s Well, was longlisted for the International Dublin Award and was a finalist for a Goodreads Choice Award for Best Horror. Rouge, her fourth novel, is forthcoming September 2023 with Simon &amp; Schuster. She teaches fiction in the Creative Writing program at Syracuse University and is based in Boston.

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