LITERARY EVENTS
BY DAVE HOWELL
Special to The Press
BARNES & NOBLE
2960 Center Valley Parkway, Center Valley. 610-791-3261, www.barnesandnoble.com
Author Event: “Zig Zag Girl,” Ruth Knafo Setton, 1 p.m. March 21
Southmont Plaza, 4445 Southmont Way, 610-515-0376, www.barnesandnoble.com
Author Event: “Forensics IV: Guilty Until Proven Innocent,” Harry A. Milman,10 a.m. March 21
BELL TOWER CULTURAL CENTER
2904 Church Road, Martins Creek, 610-360-3737, www.belltowerculturalcenter.org
Out to Lunch Lunch and Learn: Presentation by Patti Dewitski about photographer Dorothea Lange, 11:30 a.m. March 11
Booked at the Bell: “The Unseen World,” By Liz Moore, 6:30 p.m. March 12
BETHLEHEM AREA PUBLIC LIBRARY
11 W. Church St., Bethlehem. 610-867-3761, www.bapl.org
Taste and Tell Cookbook Club: 6 p.m. March 3. Registration required
Mary Pat Beebe Book Club: “Improvement,” By Joan Silber, 10 a.m. March 6, Zoom. Registration required
Bethlehem Book Club: “The Year of Magical Thinking,” By Joan Didion, 6 p.m. March 10. Registration required
BOOK AND PUPPET CO.
161 Northampton St., Easton. 484-544-4738, www.bookandpuppet.com
Project 2025 Book Club: 5 p.m. March 5, 12
Shut Up and Write!: 6:30 p.m. March 3, b10,17
Lehigh Valley Speculative Book Club: “Fourth Wing,” By Rebecca Yarros, 4 p.m. March 22
GREATER LEHIGH VALLEY WRITERS GROUP
https://greaterlehighvalleywritersgroup.wildapricot.org
“The Write Stuff Writers Conference,” March 12-14, Homewood Suites, 3350 Center Valley Parkway, Center Valley, 610-351-6400, times, conference schedule, and registration at https://greaterlehighvalleywritersgroup.wildapricot.org.
EASTON PUBLIC LIBRARY PALMER BRANCH
1 Weller Place, Easton. 610-258-7492, www.eastonpl.org
Greater Lehigh Valley Writers Group monthly meeting: 9 a.m. Feb. 28, Workshop 1:30 p.m., Zoom and in-person, www.greaterlehighvalleywritersgroup.wildapricot.org Registration required for Workshop
Forever Young Adult Book Group: “Scythe,” By Neil Shusterman, 6 p.m. March 18
Tuesday Night Book Club: “The Correspondent,” By Virginia Evans, 6 p.m. March 24
Author Talk: “Street Cats and Where to Find Them,” Jeff Bogle, 6:30 p.m. March 26. Registration required
EMMAUS PUBLIC LIBRARY
11 E. Main St., Emmaus. 610-965-9284, www.emmauspl.org
Daytime Book Group: “The Midnight Library,” By Matt Haig, 2 p.m. March 3
Evening Book Group: “Blood Water Paint” By Joy McCullough, 6:45 p.m. March 10
Writers Write!: Supportive writers group, 6 p.m. March 17
Memoir Writing: 1 p.m. March 24, virtual. Registration online
EVERTRUE LUTHER CREST RETIREMENT COMMUNITY
800 Hausman Road, Allentown. 610-398-8011, www.lssliving.org/communities/luthercrest
Senior Book Club: “The Friend,” By Sigrid Nunez, 3 p.m. March 10
HELLERTOWN LIBRARY
409 Constitution Avenue, Hellertown, 610-838-8381, www.hellertownlibrary.org
Book Club, 6 p.m. March 9
LEPOCO PEACE CENTER
53 East Lehigh St., No. 1, Lower Level, Bethlehem. 610-691-8730, www.lepoco.org
LEPOCO Book Club: “Tangled Up in Blue: Policing the American City,” By Rosa Brooks, 6 p.m. March 3
MEMORIAL LIBRARY OF NAZARETH AND VICINITY
295 E. Center St., Nazareth, 610-759-4932, www.nazarethlibrary.org
Writers’ Meetup: 5 p.m. Feb. 25, March 18
MUHLENBERG COLLEGE
2400 Chew St., Allentown. 484-664-3100, www.muhlenberg.edu
In Conversation: “Fear and Fury: The Reagan Eighties, the Bernie Goetz Shootings, and the Rebirth of White Rage,” Heather Ann Thompson, 6:30 p.m. March 5, free. Rickets required: www.eventbrite.com
PARKLAND COMMUNITY LIBRARY
4422 Walbert Avenue, Allentown. 610-398-1361, www.parklandlibrary.org
Java Joy Coffee and Conversation Club: 10 a.m. March 3. Registration required
Short Story Society: “When Mr. Pirzada Comes to Dine,” By Jumpa Lahiri, 2 p.m. March 12. Registration required
THE END
3055 W. Tilghman St., Allentown. 610-871-3949, https://theendbooks.co
Mimosas and Meet-Cutes Book Club: “Heated Rivalry,” By Rachel Reid, 10 a.m. March 1
Women in Business Book Club: “Love and Work: How to Find What You Love, Love What You Do, and Do It for the Rest of Your Life,” By Marcus Buckingham, 6 p.m. March 4
Coffee and Classics Book Club: “Don Quixote,” By Cervantes, 9 a.m. March 7
Book Signing: “Bartleby,” By Matt Phelan, 4 p.m. March 11
Jaciel’s Pick Book Club: “Burn Down Master’s House,” By Clay Cane, 4 p.m. March 14
ROJ Book Club: “This Is How It Always Is,” By Laurie Frankel, 3:45 p.m. March 15
It’s The End! Book Club: “Out of the Loop,” By Katie Siegel, 6 p.m. March 18
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. March 30
“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








