LITERARY EVENTS
BY DAVE HOWELL
Special to The Press
ALLENTOWN PUBLIC LIBRARY
1210 Hamilton St., Allentown, 610-820-2400, www.allentownpl.org
Memoir Writing Group: 1 p.m. June 24
Adult Book Club: “The Stolen Child,” By Ann Hood, 6 p.m. June 24. In-person, Zoom
Daytime Book Group: “Night Watch,” By Jayne Anne Phillips, 2 p.m. July 1
BARNES & NOBLE
Southmont Center, 4445 Southmont Way, Easton. 610-515-0376, www.barnesandnoble.com
Author Event: “The Connection: The extra-terrestrial link between Mars and Ancient Egypt,” Richard Maglionico, 1 p.m. June 28
Author Event: “Childs Play,” William Childs, 1 p.m. July 13
BELL TOWER CULTURAL CENTER
2904 Church Road, Martins Creek, 610-360-3737, www.belltowerculturalcenter.org
Booked at the Bell: “The Alchemist,” By Paulo Coelho de Souza, 6:30 p.m. July 10, Register: www.eventbrite.com
BETHLEHEM AREA PUBLIC LIBRARY
11 W. Church St., Bethlehem. 610-867-3761, www.bapl.org
Memoir Writing Group, noon June 26. Virtual. Registration required online
Taste and Tell A Library Cookbook Club: “Tasting Paris,” By Clotilde Dusoulier, 6 pm. July 1, Registration required
Personal and Professional Book Club: “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings,” By Maya Angelou, 6 p.m. July 8. Registration required
Mary Pat Beebe Book Club: “The Snow Child,” By Eowyn Ivey, 10 a.m. July 11. Zoom. Registration required
BOOK AND PUPPET CO.
161 Northampton St., Easton. 484-544-4738, www.bookandpuppet.com
The Project 2025 Book Club: readings and discussion of the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025, 5 p.m. June 26, July 3, 10, 17
Shut Up and Write!, 6:30 p.m. June 23, 30, July 7, 14
Author Event: “Eldritch, Inc.,” Christopher Ochs, 4 p.m. June 22
Book Club: “Gideon the Ninth,” By Tamsyn Muir, 4 p.m. June 29
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,” 7 p.m. June 26. Zoom. Registration required online
EASTON PUBLIC LIBRARY PALMER BRANCH
1 Weller Place, Easton. 610-258-7492, www.eastonpl.org
Killer Reads: “In Cold Blood,” By Truman Capote, 6 p.m. June 25. Registration requested
Greater Lehigh Valley Writers Group Meeting, 10 a.m. June 28. In-person, Zoom. Register:
https://greaterlehighvalleywritersgroup.wildapricot.org. Email for Zoom link: glvwg.vebmeister@gmail.com,
An Evening With the Author: “Wrongful,” Lee Upton, 6 p.m. July 2. Registration required
EMMAUS PUBLIC LIBRARY
11 E. Main St., Emmaus. 610-965-9284, www.emmauspl.org
Memoir Writing: 1 p.m. June 24. Virtual. Register online
Daytime Book Group: “Night Watch,” By Jayne Anne Phillips, 2 p.m. July 1
EVERTRUE LUTHER CREST RETIREMENT COMMUNITY
800 Hausman Road, Allentown. 610-398-8011, www.lssliving.org/communities/luther-crest
Senior Book Club, “Their Eyes Were Watching God,” By Zora Neale Hurston, 3 p.m. July 8
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 Avenue, Hellertown, 610-838-8381, www.hellertownlibrary.org
Book Club: 6 p.m. July 14
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
Java Joy Coffee and Conversation Club: 10 a.m. July 1. Registration required
Short Story Society: “The Husband Stitch,” By Carmen Maria Machado, 2 p.m. July 10
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
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 for Kids and Families, 3:30 p.m., 5 p.m. June 25
Mochi, Matcha. Mandu Book Club: ”The Emperor and the Endless Palace,” Justinian Huang, 6 p.m. June 26
THE TIPSY CROW AT THE SILK MILL
669 N. 13th St., Easton. 610-438-2531, www.countyseatspirits.com
Good Librations Silent Book Club, 5:30 p.m. June 30. www.eastonpl.org
WANDERLUST BEER GARDEN
1600 Sullivan Trail, Easton. 610-438-1093, www.wanderlustbeergarden.com
Books and Brews Lehigh Valley: “Just for the Summer,” By Abby Jimenez, 7 p.m. June 27
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