The Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site will be the site of a special event celebrating Poe’s bicentennial: a reading from Ellen Datlow‘s new anthology with Datlow and hosted by Edward Pettit, Philadelpahia’s Foremost Poe Scholar. The event on 21 February from 2 to 3:30PM, will feature readings from Poe: 19 New Tales Inspired by Edgar Allan Poe, edited by Datlow. She will be joined by three contributors to the anthology: Gregory Frost, John Langan, and Laird Barron.
The Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site is located at 532 North 7th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19123 (Phone: 215-597-8780). It is currently closed, but will reopen to the public on 17 January.