The Cheltenham Center for the Arts, along with Open Book, will hold the next session in its author conversation series, Philly Writes!, tonight from 7 to 8 p.m.

Two local authors will read from their respective novels. Each deals with family issues. 

Kelly Simmons will read “The Bird House,” and Lisa Tucker will read “The Winters in Bloom.”

For a description of the “The Winters in Bloom,” click here; for a description of “The Bird House,” click here.

Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students.

The Cheltenham Center for the Arts is located at 439 Ashbourne Road, Cheltenham.