Nick Paumgarten — The Intangibles: Friendship, Fatherhood, and the Love of the Game - with Evan Osnos

Nick Paumgarten presents *The Intangibles: Friendship, Fatherhood, and the Love of the Game*, a memoir that uses hockey to examine friendship, fatherhood, masculinity, and the complicated demands of adulthood. Paumgarten’s lifelong involvement with the sport—as a player, parent, son, coach, fan, and member of a beer-league team—opens a window onto the intense, sometimes absurd culture surrounding hockey and the men drawn to it.

The book follows a group of hockey-obsessed men as they contend with the burdens inherited from earlier generations and the realization that they may pass some of those burdens on to their own sons. Along the way, Paumgarten considers male friendship, vulnerability, competition, violence, privilege, and the ways sport can both reinforce and challenge ideas about manhood. He appears in conversation with Evan Osnos, his fellow *New Yorker* staff writer.

When: Thursday, November 12, 2026

Showtimes: 7:00 p.m.

Venue: Politics and Prose at 5015 Connecticut Avenue NW, 5015 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008

Format: In-person event with a livestream option

Lineup: Nick Paumgarten, in conversation with Evan Osnos

About Nick Paumgarten: Paumgarten is a staff writer at *The New Yorker*, where he has worked for more than two decades. He lives in Manhattan, and *The Intangibles* is his first book.

About Evan Osnos: Osnos has been a staff writer at *The New Yorker* since 2008. His most recent book is *The Haves and Have-Yachts: Dispatches on the Ultrarich*.

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Related book: *The Intangibles: Friendship, Fatherhood, and the Love of the Game* is available for preorder in hardcover for $32.00. It is scheduled for publication on November 10, 2026, and has ISBN 9780593492970.