BARNES & NOBLE

Promenade Shops, 2960 Center Valley Parkway, Ste 742, Center Valley. 610-791-3261, www.barnesandnoble.com

Monthly Book Club, 7 p.m. Nov. 4

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

Author Event: “Starlet, The Tiny Star: A Christmas Story,” Art Ginolfi, 11 a.m. Nov. 15

The Overbooked Book Club: “Sipworth,” By Simon Van Booy, 6 p.m. Nov. 20

801 Lehigh Lifestyle Center, Lehigh Valley Mall, Whitehall. 484-823-0993, www.barnesandnoble.com

Author Event: “A Cozy Holiday,” Robin Maderich, 2 p.m. Nov. 16

BELL TOWER CULTURAL CENTER

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

Booked at the Bell: “When the Emperor Was Divine,” By Julie Otsuka, 6:30 p.m. Nov. 13

BETHLEHEM AREA PUBLIC LIBRARY

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

Taste and Tell Cookbook Club: 6 p.m. Nov. 4. Registration required

Mary Pat Beebe Book Club: “Two Sherpas,” By Sebastian Martinez Daniell, 10 a.m. Nov. 7, Zoom. Registration required

Professional and Personal Growth Book Club: “Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience,” By Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, 6 p.m. Nov. 11. Registration required

Diverse Voices: “On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous,” By Ocean Vuong, 6:30 p.m. Nov. 12, Zoom. Registration required

Memoir Writing Group, 3:30 p.m. Nov. 20, virtual. Registration required online.

BETHLEHEM PUBLIC LIBRARY SOUTH SIDE BRANCH

2740 Fifth St., Bethlehem. 484-892-6267, www.bapl.org

Science Fiction Book Club: “A Psalm for the Wild-Built,” By Becky Chambers, 2 p.m. Nov. 8

BOOK AND PUPPET CO.

161 Northampton St., Easton. 484-544-4738, www.bookandpuppet.com

Shut Up and Write!: 6:30 p.m. Nov. 4, 11, 18, 25

Project 2025 Book Club: 5 p.m. Nov. 6, 13, 20, 27

NAACP Book Club: 7 p.m. Nov. 12

CEDAR CREST COLLEGE

Tompkins College Center, 100 College Drive, Allentown. 610-606-4666, www.cedarcrest.edu

Author In Residence Lecture: “Casey’s Cases,” Kay Healy, 4 p.m. Nov. 19

EASTON PUBLIC LIBRARY PALMER BRANCH

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

Forever Young Adult Book Group: “We Were Liars,” By E. Lockhart, 6 p.m. Nov. 19

Tuesday Night Book Club: 6 p.m. Nov. 25

EMMAUS PUBLIC LIBRARY

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

Daytime Book Group: “The Women,” By Kristin Hannah, 2 p.m. Nov. 4

Evening Book Group: “The Great Fire,” By Shirley Hazzard, 6:45 p.m. Nov.11

Memoir Writing: 1 p.m. Nov. 25, virtual. Registration online

EVERTRUE LUTHER CREST RETIREMENT COMMUNITY

800 Hausman Road, Allentown. 610-398-8011, www.lssliving.org/communities/luther-crest

Senior Book Club: “Caste,” By Isabel Wilkerson, 3 p.m. Nov. 11

HELLERTOWN LIBRARY

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

Book Club: 6 p.m. Nov. 10

LEPOCO PEACE CENTER

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

LEPOCO Book Club: “Vision: A Memoir of Blindness and Justice,” By David S. Tatel, 6 p.m. Nov. 4

MUHLENBERG COLLEGE

2400 Chew St., Allentown. 484-664-3100, www.muhlenberg.edu

Living Writers Series: “Best Barbarian,” Roger Reeves, Moyer Hall, Miller Forum, 7 p.m. Nov. 6

PARKLAND COMMUNITY LIBRARY

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

Java Joy Coffee and Conversation Club: 10 a.m. Nov. 4. Registration required

PCL Book Club: “Hidden Genius,” By Marie Benedict, 6:30 p.m. Nov. 6. Registration required

Short Story Society: “Queenie,” By Alice Monroe, 2 p.m. Nov. 13. Registration required

THE END

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

Coffee & Classics Book Club: “One Hundred Years of Solitude,” By Gabriel Garcia Marquez, 9 a.m. Nov. 1

Women in Business Book Club: “Strong Ground,” By Brene Brown, 5 p.m. Nov. 5

Author Event: “The Bog Wife,” Kay Chronister, 5 p.m. Nov. 8

Advance Reader Copy Club: 3:45 p.m. Nov. 9

The Poets Cauldron Book Tour: 6 p.m. Nov. 9

Local Author Reception: multiple authors, 5:30 p.m. Nov. 13

Reece Oprah Jenna Book Club, “All Adults Here,” By Emma Straub, 3:45 p.m. Nov. 16

It’s The End! Book Club: “The Bog Wife,” By Kay Chronister, 6 p.m. Nov. 19

Book Signing: “Pick Me,” Victoria Schade, 11 a.m. Nov. 22

Book Signing: “A Mannequin for Christmas,” Timothy Janovshy, 6 p.m. Nov. 25

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. Nov. 24, 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