LITERARY EVENTS
BY DAVE HOWELL
Special to The Press
BARNES & NOBLE
801 Lehigh Lifestyle Center, Lehigh Valley Mall, Whitehall. 484-823-0993, www.barnesandnoble.com
Author Event: Andrea Freeman, book signing, discussion, 1 p.m. July 19
Author Event: Joseph Swarctz, children’s author, 4 p.m. July 25
Author Event: “Just As It Is!,” Janice Kenyatta, 11 a.m. July 26
Southmont Center, 4445 Southmont Way, Easton. 610-515-0376, www.barnesandnoble.com
Author Event: “Invite Me In” series, Stephanie Julian, 1 p.m. July 19
Author Event: “The Pizza Guy From Beachside” series, Piper Malone, 1 p.m. July 19
BETHLEHEM AREA PUBLIC LIBRARY
11 W. Church St., Bethlehem. 610-867-3761, www.bapl.org
BAPL Book Sale: 10 a.m. July 19
Memoir Writing: noon July 31, virtual. Registration required
Mary Pat Beebe Book Club: “Memory Wall,” By Anthony Doerr, 10 a.m. Aug. 1, Zoom. Registration required
Personal and Professional Book Club: “Fahrenheit 451,” By Ray Bradbury, 6 p.m. Aug. 12. Registration required
Book Launch Party: “The Dime Museum,” Joyce Hinnefeld, 5:30 p.m. Aug. 12
BOOK AND PUPPET CO.
161 Northampton St., Easton. 484-544-4738, www.bookandpuppet.com
The Project 2025 Book Club, 5 p.m. July 24, 31, Aug. 7, 14
Shut Up and Write!, 6:30 p.m. July 22, 29, Aug. 5, 12
Speculative Fiction Book Club: “The Windup Girl,” By Paolo Bacigalupi, 4 p.m. July 27
Kafta the Cat Memorial Celebration: “My Life With A Human,” Joe R. Frinzi, author reading, book signing, 3 p.m. Aug. 10
EASTON PUBLIC LIBRARY
515 Church St., Easton. 610-258-2917, www.eastonpl.org
Diverse Voices: “Sitting Pretty,” By Rebekah Taussig,” 7 p.m. July 31, zoom. Registration required
EASTON PUBLIC LIBRARY PALMER BRANCH
1 Weller Place, Easton. 610-258-7492, www.eastonpl.org
Tuesday Night Book Club: “More or Less Maddy,” By Lisa Genova, 6 p.m. July 22
EMMAUS PUBLIC LIBRARY
11 E. Main St., Emmaus. 610-965-9284, www.emmauspl.org
Memoir Writing: 1 p.m. July 22, virtual. Registration required
Daytime Book Group: “The Art Thief,” By Michael Finkel, 2 p.m. Aug. 5
EVERTRUE LUTHER CREST RETIREMENT COMMUNITY
800 Hausman Road, Allentown. 610-398-8011, www.lssliving.org/communities/luther-crest
Senior Book Club, “Heat and Light,” By Jennifer Haigh, 3 p.m. Aug. 12
FRANKLIN HILL VINEYARDS
7833 Franklin Hill Road, Bangor, 888-887-2839, www.franklinhillvineyards.com
Moravian Book Shop Book Club: “Atmosphere,” By Taylor Jekins Reid, 10 a.m. July 27. Tickets: www.eventbrite.com
HELLERTOWN LIBRARY
409 Constitution Avenue, Hellertown, 610-838-8381, www.hellertownlibrary.org
Book Club: 6 p.m. Aug. 11
IRON HILL BREWERY AND RESTAURANT
950 Lehigh Lifestyle Center, Whitehall. 484-240-2345, , www.ironhillbrewery.com/location/lehigh-valley-pa
Books and Brews Lehigh Valley July Meetup, 7 p.m. July 25
LEPOCO PEACE CENTER
53 East Lehigh St., #1 Lower Level, Bethlehem. 610-691-8730, www.lepoco.org
LEPOCO Book Club, 6 p.m. Aug. 5
MORAVIAN BOOK SHOP
428 Main St., Bethlehem. 610-866-5481, www.facebook.com/MoravianBkShop
Author Event: “The Prometheus Engine,” Mark Piggot, 1 p.m. Aug. 2
Author Event: “Requiem for a Vampire,” Larry Deibert, 1 p.m. Aug. 16
PARKLAND COMMUNITY LIBRARY
4422 Walbert Avenue, Allentown. 610-398-1361
Java Joy Coffee and Conversation Club: 10 a.m. Aug. 5. Registration required
PCL Book Club: “Deacon King Kong,” By James McBride, 6:30 p.m. Aug. 7. Registration required
Short Story Society: “Girls At Play,” By Celeste Ng, 2 p.m. Aug. 10. Registration full
PURR HAUS
27 S. 7th St., Emmaus. 484-619-0350, www.cat-lovers-gifts-lehighvalley.com
Words and Whiskers Book Club: “Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World,” By Vicki Myron with Bret Witter, 6:30 p.m. July 30
SLEEPY CAT URBAN WINERY
1840 Allen St., Allentown. 610-351-2500, www.sleepycaturbanwinery.com
Silent Book Club: “Ciao, Amore Mio,” J.A. Marz, book exchange, author discussion, 6 p.m. July 16
THE END
3055 W. Tilghman St., Allentown. 610-871-3949, https://theendbooks.co
Mochi, Matcha, Mandu Book Club: ”The Emperor and the Endless Palace,” By Justinian Huang, 6 p.m. July 17
ROJ Book Club: “The Henna Artist,” By Alki Joshi, 3:45 p.m. July 20
It’s the End Book Club: “Trust Issues,” By Elizabeth M. Keenan, 6 p.m. July 23
Mimosas and Meet Cute Book Club: Ashley Detweiler, 9:45 a.m. Aug. 3
Author Event: “This Kind of Love,” Ashley Detweiler, 11 a.m. Aug. 3
Beyond the Book Book Club: “Last Seen: The Enduring Search by Formerly Enslaved People to Find Their Lost Families,” By Judith Giesberg, 6:15 pm. Aug. 13
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. July 28. Information: www.eastonpl.org
“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