Greetings!

I wanted to let you know that I am reading at Giovanni's Room Bookstore this Sunday night, June 17th, 5:30 to 7 pm with Kathy Anderson.  Kathy, a long-time literary collegue, is a truly amazing playwright and a two time Pushcart nominee fiction writer.

You can click here to read more about our reading.

Long a Philadelphia institution (and for many of us a haven), Giovanni's Room Bookstore has been around since 1973.  Its important history has been recognized in recent years

with a blue and gold historical marker from the Pa. Historical and Museum Commissions which ends with the words:  "The store provided resources to those working to gain legal rights for LGBT people."

Certainly, the store has played an important role in my life as a writer.  And seventeen years after beginning Tea Leaves, a memoir of mothers and daughters, I was fortunate enough to work with Kathrine V. Forrest as an editor for Spinsters Ink/Bella Books. 

I had across first discovered Kathrine's groundbreaking books on the shelves of Giovanni's Room. So it is fitting that my Philadelphia book launch reading be at the venerable Giovanni's Room.  Please join Kathy and me on Sunday night and we'll celebrate history together.

Peace and strength,

Janet

Janet Mason writes regret with power. Whether this arduous journey is before or behind you, you'll recognize the visceral fear of loss and the longing for peaceful passage.

--KG MacGregor