BARNES & NOBLE

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

Author Event: “The Jewel in the Christmas Holly,” Deborah Kelahan, 1 p.m. Dec. 6, Southmont Center, 4445 Southmont Way, Easton. 610-515-0376, www.barnesandnoble.com

Author Event: “Dear Orchid,” Carol Ven Den Hende, 1 p.m. Dec. 7, 2960 Center Valley Parkway, Center Valley. 610-791-3261, www.barnesandnoble.com

BETHLEHEM AREA PUBLIC LIBRARY

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

BAPL Book Sale, 10 a.m. Dec. 6

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

Professional Growth Book Club: “All the Beauty in the World,” By Patrick Bringley, 6 p.m. Dec. 9. Registration required

Memoir Writing Group, noon Dec. 18, virtual. Registration required online

BETHLEHEM PUBLIC LIBRARY SOUTH SIDE BRANCH

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

South Side Book Sale, 2 p.m. Dec. 10; 10 a.m. Dec. 13

BOOK AND PUPPET CO.

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

Project 2025 Book Club: 5 p.m. Dec. 11, 18, 25

Shut Up and Write!: 6:30 p.m. Dec. 9, 16, 23, 30

BRADBURY-SULLIVAN LGBT COMMUNITY CENTER

522 Maple St., Allentown. 610-347-9988, www.bradburysullivancenter.org

Magazine Release Party and Open Mic: “Lit Arts in the Valley,” 6 p.m. Dec. 12

CAMELOT FOR CHILDREN

2354 Emaus Avenue, Allentown, 610-791-5683, www.camelotforchildren.org

Bucks for Books Fundraiser: book sales, author readings, vendors, entertainment, and food, noon Dec. 6

EASTON PUBLIC LIBRARY PALMER BRANCH

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

Forever Young Adult Book Group: “Eight Nights of Flirting,” By Hannah Reynolds, 6 p.m. Dec. 17

EMMAUS PUBLIC LIBRARY

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

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

Memoir Writing: 1 p.m. Dec. 23, virtual. Registration online

FIVE MAIDENS CIDER COMPANY

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

Books & Brews Lehigh Valley: “First Lie Wins,” By Ashley Elston, 7 p.m. Dec. 18

GODFREY DANIELS

7 E, 3rd St., Bethlehem. 610-867-2390, www.godfreydaniels.org

Book Reading and Signing: “Just a Small Town Girl,” Linda J. Mancinelli, 2 p.m. Dec. 7, free, RSVP requested

HELLERTOWN LIBRARY

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

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: 6 p.m. Jan. 6

MORAVIAN BOOK SHOP

428 Main St., Bethlehem. 610-866-5481, www.facebook.com/MoravianBkShop

Author Event: “Starlet The Tiny Star,” Arthur Ginolfi, 11 a.m. Dec. 6

PARKLAND COMMUNITY LIBRARY

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

Java Joy Coffee and Conversation Club: 10 a.m. Jan. 6. Registration required

Short Story Society: 2 p.m. Jan. 8. Registration required

SORCERY AND SCRIPTS

74 W. Broad St. Suite 110, Bethlehem, www.facebook.com/SorceryandScripts

Midnight Society Book Club: 6 p.m. Dec. 16

Romantasy Book Club: 6 p.m. Dec. 22

THE END

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

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

“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