LITERARY EVENTS
BY DAVE HOWELL
Special to The Press
ALLENTOWN PUBLIC LIBRARY
1210 Hamilton St., Allentown, 610-820-2400, www.allentownpl.org
Writing Workshop: Creating a Picture Book About Allentown, 4 p.m. June 11
BARNES & NOBLE
Southmont Center, 4445 Southmont Way, Easton. 610-515-0376, www.barnesandnoble.com
The Overbooked Book Club: “All the Sinners Bleed,” By S.A. Cosby, 6 p.m. June 19
Author Event: “Secrets of the Wind,” Robert L. Martin, 1 p.m. June 21
Author Event: “The Connection: The extra-terrestrial link between Mars and Ancient Egypt,” Richard Maglionico, 1 p.m. June 28
BELL TOWER CULTURAL CENTER
2904 Church Road, Martins Creek, 610-360-3737, www.belltowerculturalcenter.org
Booked at the Bell: “The Giver of Stars,” By Jojo Moyes, 6:30 p.m. June 12, Register: www.eventbrite.com
BETHLEHEM AREA PUBLIC LIBRARY
11 W. Church St., Bethlehem. 610-867-3761, www.bapl.org
Personal and Professional Book Club: “The Undoing Project,” By Michael Lewis, 6 p.m. June 10. Registration required
BOOK AND PUPPET CO.
161 Northampton St., Easton. 484-544-4738, www.bookandpuppet.com
Author Reading: Tom Lubben, 5 p.m. June 15
EASTON PUBLIC LIBRARY
515 Church St., Easton. 610-258-2917, www.eastonpl.org
Diverse Voices: “Free For All: The Public Library,” and “Banned Together: The Fight Against Censorship,” Zoom, 7 p.m. June 26, Registration required online
EASTON PUBLIC LIBRARY PALMER BRANCH
1 Weller Place, Easton. 610-258-7492, www.eastonpl.org
Killer Reads: “Bright Young Women,” By Jessica Knoll, 1 p.m. June 17, Registration requested
EMMAUS PUBLIC LIBRARY
11 E. Main St., Emmaus. 610-965-9284, www.emmauspl.org
Creative Writing Group: 2 p.m. June 17
EVERTRUE LUTHER CREST RETIREMENT COMMUNITY
800 Hausman Road, Allentown. 610-398-8011, www.lssliving.org/communities/luther-crest
Senior Book Club, “James,” By Percival Everett, 3 p.m. June 10
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
LEPOCO PEACE CENTER
53 East Lehigh St., No. 1 Lower Level, Bethlehem. 610-691-8730, www.lepoco.org
LEPOCO Book Club: “The Wind Knows My Name,” By Isabel Allende, 6 p.m. July 1
PARKLAND COMMUNITY LIBRARY
4422 Walbert Avenue, Allentown. 610-398-1361, www.parklandlibrary.org
Short Story Society: “The Husband Stitch,” By Carmen Maria Machado, 2 p.m. June 12
Wordsmith at PCL: Mastering the Art of Creative Writing, 6:30 p.m. June 12
Java Joy Coffee and Conversation Club: 10 a.m. July 1. Registration required
PURR HAUS
27 S. 7th St., Emmaus. 484-619-0350, www.cat-lovers-gifts-lehighvalley.com
Words and Whiskers Book Club: ““Poets Square: A Memoir in Thirty Cats,” By Courtney Gustafson, 6:30 p.m. June 25
THE END
3055 W. Tilghman St., Allentown. 610-871-3949, https://theendbooks.co
ROJ Book Club: “City of Night Birds,” By Kim Juhea, 3:45 p.m. June 22
It’s the End Book Club: “Mirror Me,” By Lisa Williamson Rosenberg, 6 p.m. June 25
Silent Reading for Read 25 Day, 11 a.m. June 25, Kids and Families, 3:30 p.m. and 5 p.m. June 25
Mochi, Matcha. Mandu Book Club: ”The Emperor and the Endless Palace,” Justinian Huang, 6 p.m. June 26
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