LITERARY EVENTS
BY DAVE HOWELL
Special to The Press
ALLENTOWN PUBLIC LIBRARY
1210 Hamilton St., Allentown, 610-820-2400, www.allentownpl.org
Adult Book Club: “Expiration Dates,” By Rebecca Serle, 6 p.m. May 27
Writing Workshop: Creating a Picture Book About Allentown, 4 p.m. June 11
BARNES & NOBLE
2960 Center Valley Parkway, Upper Saucon Township. 610-791-3261, www.barnesandnoble.com
Author Event: “Are They Out There?” Gene Abel, noon, May 31
Southmont Center, 4445 Southmont Way, Easton. 610-515-0376, www.barnesandnoble.com
Author Event: “Faith Unfolded, Your Divine Blueprint,” Paul DeZinna, 1 p.m. June 1
Author Event: “Broken TOGETHER Healed: A Journey Through Resilience and Restoration,” Richard & Jennifer Kinard, 1 p.m. June 7
Author Event: “Ciao, Amore Mio ... The Tale of Gabby and Gio, An Italian Discovery,” J.A Marz, 1 p.m. June 8
Author Event: “Secrets of the Wind,” Robert L. Martin, 1 p.m. June 21
BETHLEHEM AREA PUBLIC LIBRARY
11 W. Church St., Bethlehem. 610-867-3761, www.bapl.org
Taste and Tell Cookbook Club: 6 p.m. June 3. Registration required
Mary Pat Beebe Book Club: “The Bridgetower Sonata,” By Emmanuel Dongala, Emmanuel 10 a.m. June 6, Zoom. Registration required
Personal and Professional Book Club: “The Undoing Project,” By Michael Lewis, 6 p.m. June 10. Registration required
BETHLEHEM AREA PUBLIC LIBRARY SOUTHSIDE BRANCH
2740 Fifth St., Bethlehem. 484-892-6267. www.bapl.org
Southside Book Sale: 2 p.m. May 28; 2 p.m. May 29
BOOK AND PUPPET CO.
161 Northampton St., Easton. 484-544-4738, www.bookandpuppet.com
Shut Up and Write, 6:30 p.m. May 27, June 3,10,17
EASTON PUBLIC LIBRARY
515 Church St., Easton. 610-258-2917, www.eastonpl.org
Diverse Voices: “Thirteenth Documentary,” 7 p.m. May 29. Registration required online
EASTON PUBLIC LIBRARY PALMER BRANCH
1 Weller Place, Easton. 610-258-7492, www.eastonpl.org
Tuesday Night Book Club: “James,” By Percival Everett, 6 p.m. May 27 Greater Lehigh Valley Writers Group monthly meeting, presentation, workshop, 10 a.m. June 28, Zoom and in-person. www.greaterlehighvalleywritersgroup.wildapricot.org, glvwg.vebmeister@gmail.com for Zoom link
EMMAUS PUBLIC LIBRARY
11 E. Main St., Emmaus. 610-965-9284, www.emmauspl.org
Daytime Book Group: “The Push,” By Ashley Audrain, 2 p.m. June 3
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
3235 Linden St., Bethlehem. 610-865-4600, www.fbc-bethlehem.org
Family Fun Night Fundraiser: book sales, author readings, vendors, entertainment, food, 1 p.m. June 25
HELLERTOWN LIBRARY
409 Constitution Ave., Hellertown, 610-838-8381, www.hellertownlibrary.org
“Storytelling as a First Draft,” transforming stories into print, Larry Sceurman, Angel Ackerman, 10:30 a.m. May 31
Library Book Sale: 8 a.m. June 7
Book Club: 6 p.m. June 9
LEPOCO PEACE CENTER
53 E. Lehigh St., No 1m Lower Level, Bethlehem. 610-691-8730, www.lepoco.org
LEPOCO Book Club: “The Wind Knows My Name,” By Isabel Allende, 6 p.m. June 3
PARKLAND COMMUNITY LIBRARY
4422 Walbert Avenue, Allentown. 610-398-1361, www.parklandlibrary.org Java Joy Coffee and Conversation Club: 10 a.m. June 3. Registration required
PCL Book Club: “The Stranger,” By Albert Camus, 6:30 p.m. June 5, Registration required
PURR HAUS
27 S. 7th St., Emmaus. 484-619-0350, www.cat-lovers-gifts-lehighvalley.com
Words and Whiskers Book Club: “Nala’s World: One Man, His Rescue Cat, and a Bike Ride around the Globe,” By Dean Nicholson, 6:30 p.m. May 28
THE END
3055 W. Tilghman St., Allentown. 610-871-3949, https://theendbooks.co
Mimosa’s and Meet Cute Book Club: “The Geographer’s Map to Romance,” By India Holton, 10 a.m. June 1
Coffee and Classics Book Club, “The Martian Chronicles,” By Ray Bradbury, 9 a.m. June 7
Literary Events” is a listing of authors’ book-signings, book-readings and events in the Lehigh Valley. To request a listing, email: Paul Willistein, Focus editor, pwillistein@tnonline.com