BARNES & NOBLE

Southmont Center, 4445 Southmont Way, Easton. 610-515-0376, www.barnesandnoble.com

Author Event: “Ciao, Amore Mio,” J.A. Marz, 1 p.m. Aug. 3

Author Event: “Let’s Boogie!,” Scott Fehnel, 11 a.m. Aug. 16

Author Event: “Marilu Goes to Work,” Sophia Positano, 11 a.m. Aug. 16

BELL TOWER CULTURAL CENTER

2904 Church Road, Martins Creek, 610-360-3737, www.belltowerculturalcenter.org

Booked at the Bell: “Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood,” By Marjane Satrapi, 6:30 p.m. Aug. 14

BETHLEHEM AREA PUBLIC LIBRARY

11 W. Church St., Bethlehem. 610-867-3761, www.bapl.org

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 31, Aug. 7, 14, 21, 28

Shut Up and Write!: 6:30 p.m. July 29, Aug. 5, 12, 18, 25

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, Zoom, 7 p.m. July 31. Registration required online

EASTON PUBLIC LIBRARY PALMER BRANCH

1 Weller Place, Easton. 610-258-7492, www.eastonpl.org

Forever Young Adult Book Group: 6 p.m. Aug. 20

Tuesday Night Book Club: 6 p.m. Aug. 26

EMMAUS PUBLIC LIBRARY

11 E. Main St., Emmaus. 610-965-9284, www.emmauspl.org

Daytime Book Group: “The Art Thief,” By Michael Finkel, 2 p.m. Aug. 5

Memoir Writing: 1 p.m. Aug. 26, virtual. Register online

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

HELLERTOWN LIBRARY

409 Constitution Avenue, Hellertown, 610-838-8381, www.hellertownlibrary.org

Book Club: 6 p.m. Aug. 11

LEPOCO PEACE CENTER

53 East Lehigh St., No. 1 Lower Level, Bethlehem. 610-691-8730, www.lepoco.org

LEPOCO Book Club: no book for August, 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” and others, Larry Deibert, 1 p.m. Aug. 16

PARKLAND COMMUNITY LIBRARY

4422 Walbert Avenue, Allentown. 610-398-1361, www.parklandlibrary.org

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. 14. Registration required

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 with the Author: “Six Stories to Inspire Hope,” Jen Wescoe, 6 p.m. Aug. 20

Bright Communications Quarterly Stories and Sips, 6 p.m. Aug. 22

THE END

3055 W. Tilghman St., Allentown. 610-871-3949, https://theendbooks.co

Coffee & Classics Book Club: “Brave New World,” By Aldous Huxley, 9 a.m. Aug. 2

Mimosas and Meet Cute Book Club: meeting with the author 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

“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