LITERARY EVENTS
BY DAVE HOWELL
Special to The Press
BARNES & NOBLE
Southmont Center, 4445 Southmont Way, Easton. 610-515-0376, www.barnesandnoble.com
Author Event: “The Great Tree of Iris,” Jess Skultety, 1 p.m. Jan. 25
Author Event: “The Last Farm,” J.A. Stein, 1 p.m. Jan. 31
BETHLEHEM AREA PUBLIC LIBRARY
11 W. Church St., Bethlehem. 610-867-3761, www.bapl.org
Bethlehem Book Club: “Educated,” By Tara Westover, 6 p.m. Jan. 13, Registration required
Memoir Writing Group, noon Jan. 22, virtual. Registration required online
Book Sale: noon. Jan. 28, 10 a.m. Jan. 31
BOOK AND PUPPET CO.
161 Northampton St., Easton. 484-544-4738, www.bookandpuppet.com
Project 2025 Book Club: 5 p.m. Jan. 13, 20, 27
Shut Up and Write!: 6:30 p.m. Jan. 15, 22, 29
Lehigh Valley Speculative Fiction Book Club: “Ancillary Justice,” By Ann Leckie, 4 p.m. Jan. 18
EASTON PUBLIC LIBRARY PALMER BRANCH
1 Weller Place, Easton. 610-258-7492, www.eastonpl.org
Forever Young Adult Book Group: “A Darker Shade of Magic,” By V. E. Schwab, 6 p.m. Jan. 21
Tuesday Night Book Club: Annual Book Swap, 6 p.m. Jan. 27
EMMAUS PUBLIC LIBRARY
11 E. Main St., Emmaus. 610-965-9284, www.emmauspl.org
Evening Book Group: “The Mighty Red,” By Louise Erdrich, 6:45 p.m. Jan 13
Author Event: “The Adventures of the Explorers Club,” Lori Floyd, 6 p.m. Jan. 15
Writers Write!: Supportive writers group, 6 p.m. Jan. 20
Memoir Writing: 1 p.m. Jan. 27, virtual. Registration online
Daytime Book Group: “Cloud Cuckoo Land,” By Anthony Doerr, 2 p.m. Feb. 3
EVERTRUE LUTHER CREST RETIREMENT COMMUNITY
800 Hausman Road, Allentown. 610-398-8011, www.lssliving.org/communities/luthercrest
Senior Book Club: 3 p.m. Jan 13
HELLERTOWN LIBRARY
409 Constitution Avenue, Hellertown, 610-838-8381, www.hellertownlibrary.org
Book Club: 6 p.m. Jan. 12
LEPOCO PEACE CENTER
53 East Lehigh St., No. 1 Lower Level, Bethlehem. 610-691-8730, www.lepoco.org
LEPOCO Book Club: “How to Stand Up To a Dictator,” By Maria Ressa, 6 p.m. Feb. 3
PARKLAND COMMUNITY LIBRARY
4422 Walbert Avenue, Allentown. 610-398-1361, www.parklandlibrary.org
Java Joy Coffee and Conversation Club: 10 a.m. Feb. 3. Registration required
PURR HAUS
27 S. 7th St., Emmaus. 484-619-0350, www.cat-lovers-gifts-lehighvalley.com
Words and Whiskers Book Club: “Starter Villain,” By John Salzi, 6 p.m. Jan. 28
SORCERY AND SCRIPTS
74 W. Broad St., Suite 110, Bethlehem, www.facebook.com/SorceryandScripts
Midnight Society Book Club: 6 p.m. Jan. 13
Multi-Author Signing Event with the Fantasy Author Legion: 2 p.m. Jan. 17
Writer Group Night: 6 p.m. Jan. 20
Romantasy Book Club: 6 p.m. Jan. 26
THE END BOOKSTORE
3055 W. Tilghman St., Allentown. 610-871-3949, https://theendbooks.co
Coffee and Classics Book Club: “The Haunting of Hill House,: By Shirley Jackson, 9 a.m. Jan. 10
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
Midnight Lair Book Club: “The Book of Azrael,” By Amber V. Nichole, 6 p.m. Jan. 22
Author Event: “Saber-Tooth,” Robin Gow, 6 p.m. Jan. 27
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. Jan. 26
“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








