The "All But True" series of fiction readings is now being curated and hosted by the Working Writers Group, the collection of slightly demented folk who form our editorial board.
Begun in 2011 at Musehouse in northwest Philly, "All But True" has presented many well-known Philadelphia-area authors, such as Robin Black, Ken Kalfus, Beth Kephart, Diane McKinney-Whetstone, Liz Moore, Daniel Torday, and Lisa Zeidner -- and a few writers from out of town as well.
Since Musehouse closed earlier this year, the series has moved to Mighty Writers West, the West Philly branch of a citywide organization dedicated to encouraging children and teens to write. "All But True" is also linking up with the "Second Fridays on Lancaster" series of cultural events, which includes jazz, film, and art openings along the Lancaster Avenue corridor.
WWG members will select the readers and host the events. Here are the first two in the new season:
Friday, October 14, 7:00 p.m.: novels about siblings in crisis: Featuring Stephanie Feldman, author of The Angel of Losses, and Tom Mendicino, author of The Boys from Eighth and Carpenter.
Friday, November 11, 7:00 p.m., a program of "speculative fiction": Featuring Lawrence M. Schoen, author of several novels, most recently Barsk: The Elephants' Graveyard, and Fran Wilde, whose novel Cloudbound, second in her Bone Universe series, will be hot off the presses.
At each event the authors will read from their works, discuss them with the audience, and stay around to autograph copies afterward. Complimentary refreshments will be provided. The series is free and open to all.
The address of Mighty Writers West is 3861 Lancaster Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19104. In other words, it's right there:
Begun in 2011 at Musehouse in northwest Philly, "All But True" has presented many well-known Philadelphia-area authors, such as Robin Black, Ken Kalfus, Beth Kephart, Diane McKinney-Whetstone, Liz Moore, Daniel Torday, and Lisa Zeidner -- and a few writers from out of town as well.
Since Musehouse closed earlier this year, the series has moved to Mighty Writers West, the West Philly branch of a citywide organization dedicated to encouraging children and teens to write. "All But True" is also linking up with the "Second Fridays on Lancaster" series of cultural events, which includes jazz, film, and art openings along the Lancaster Avenue corridor.
WWG members will select the readers and host the events. Here are the first two in the new season:
Friday, October 14, 7:00 p.m.: novels about siblings in crisis: Featuring Stephanie Feldman, author of The Angel of Losses, and Tom Mendicino, author of The Boys from Eighth and Carpenter.
Friday, November 11, 7:00 p.m., a program of "speculative fiction": Featuring Lawrence M. Schoen, author of several novels, most recently Barsk: The Elephants' Graveyard, and Fran Wilde, whose novel Cloudbound, second in her Bone Universe series, will be hot off the presses.
At each event the authors will read from their works, discuss them with the audience, and stay around to autograph copies afterward. Complimentary refreshments will be provided. The series is free and open to all.
The address of Mighty Writers West is 3861 Lancaster Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19104. In other words, it's right there:
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