Northwest Philadelphia Author Reads at Penn Book Center

Religion and spiritual tradition, and the way they affect our identities, are difficult subjects to tackle in fiction. But the January 30, 6:30 p.m. All But True reading at the Penn Book Center features two novels that do exactly that. (The reading is on Wednesday night.)

Northwest Philadelphia resident Janet Mason will read from her novel THEY, a biblical tale of secret genders (Adelaide Books – New York/Lisbon). She will be joined by Anjali Mitter Duva reading from her novel faint promise of rain.

Themed “Identity and Spiritual Tradition in Fiction,” the reading is hosted by the All But True Working Writers Group. Penn Book Center is located at 34^th and Sansom Streets (University City, Philadelphia).

The reading is free and snacks will be provided.

An award-winning creative writer, teacher (for various places including Temple University Center City and the Mt. Airy Learning Tree), Janet Mason blogs for such places as The Huffington Post. Her last book, Tea Leaves, a memoir of mothers and daughters (Bella Books 2012) received a Goldie Award and was chosen by the American Library Association for its 2013 Over the Rainbow list. Mason is also a lay minister for a Unitarian Church in Philadelphia.