BARNES & NOBLE

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

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

Taste and Tell Cookbook Club: 6 p.m. Dec. 2. Registration required

BAPL Book Sale: noon Dec. 3, 10 a.m. Dec. 6

Mary Pat Beebe Book Club: “Dr. No,” By Percival Everett, 10 a.m. Dec. 5, Zoom. Registration required

BOOK AND PUPPET CO.

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

Shut Up and Write!: 6:30 p.m. Nov. 18, 25, Dec. 2

Project 2025 Book Club: 5 p.m. Nov. 13, 20, 27, Dec. 4

Noble Quills: “The Depths,” McKenna Graf, 7 p.m. Nov. 13

Noble Quills: “The Poet’s Cauldron,” Brin Moody and Brooks Thomas, 7 p.m. Nov. 14

Speculative Fiction Book Club: “I. Robot,” By Issac Asimov, 4 p.m. Nov. 16

Noble Quills: “Headless,” Sean Hanrahan, 6:30 p.m. Nov, 26

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

GREATER LEHIGH VALLEY WRITERS GROUP

https://greaterlehighvalleywritersgroup.wildapricot.org

Writers Cafe: “Writing is like a muscle. If you don’t use it ... you lose it!,” 6:50 p.m. Nov. 12, Zoom

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

Greater Lehigh Valley Writers Group monthly meeting: 9 a.m. Nov. 22, Workshop 1:30 p.m., hybrid Zoom and in-person, www.greaterlehighvalleywritersgroup.wildapricot.org, glvwg.vebmeister@gmail.com for Zoom link. Registration required for Workshop

Tuesday Night Book Club: “Good Eggs,” By Rebecca Hardiman, 6 p.m. Nov. 25

EMMAUS PUBLIC LIBRARY

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

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

Daytime Book Group: “Saturday Night at the Lakeside Supper Club,” By J. Ryan Stradal, 2 p.m. Dec. 2

Evening Book Group: “Black Swan Green,” By David Mitchell, 6:45 p.m. Dec. 9

FIVE MAIDENS CIDER COMPANY

327 Polk St., Bethlehem. 610-419-1990, www.5mcider.com

Book Fair for Grownups: 5 p.m. Nov. 12, 13

HELLERTOWN LIBRARY

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

Open Mike Night: book readings, 6 p.m. Nov. 12. Registration Requested

Book Club: 6 p.m. Dec. 8

LEPOCO PEACE CENTER

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

LEPOCO Book Club: “The Message,” By Ta-Nehisi Coates, 6 p.m. Dec. 2

MUHLENBERG COLLEGE

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

Living Writers Series: “Everybody,” Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, Moyer Hall, Miller Forum, 7 p.m. Nov. 20, Registration online

PARKLAND COMMUNITY LIBRARY

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

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

Java Joy Coffee and Conversation Club: 10 a.m. Dec. 2. Registration required

SORCERY AND SCRIPTS

74 W. Broad St. Suite 110, Bethlehem, sorceryandscripts.square.site

Romantasy Book Club: 6 p.m. Nov. 24

THE END

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

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

Women in Business Book Club: “Strong Ground,” By Brene Brown, 5 p.m. Dec. 3

Beyond the Book: “Blood in the Water: The Attica Prison Uprising of 1971 and its Legacy,” By Heather Ann Thompson, 6 p.m. Jan. 14

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