BARNES & NOBLE

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

Book Signing: “The Giant Jelly Bean Jar,” Joseph Swarctz, 11 a.m. June 13

Author Event: “Faith and Honor,” Autumn Jordan and Robin Maderich, 11 a.m. June 20

BELL TOWER CULTURAL CENTER

2904 Church Road, Martins Creek, 610-360-3737, https://belltowerculturalcenter.org

Booked at the Bell: “ Midaq Alley,” By Naguib Mahfouz, 6:30 p.m. July 9

BETHLEHEM AREA PUBLIC LIBRARY

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

Memoir Writing Group: noon June 25, virtual. Registration required

Taste and Tell Cookbook Club: 6 p.m. July 7. Registration required

Mary Pat Beebe Book Club: “The Good Lord Bird,” By James MacBride, 10 a.m. July 10, Zoom. Registration required

Bethlehem Book Club: 6 p.m. July 14. Registration required

BOOK AND PUPPET CO.

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

The Self-Care Book Club: “The Uncared Self,” Joanie Scott, 1:30 p.m. June 13

Book Launch: “A Neighbor’s Primer to Organizing, Advocacy, and the Urgency of Community,” Armando Moritz Chapelliquen with book discussion, 6 p.m. June 13

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

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

Speculative Fiction Book Club: “Babel-17,” By Samuel Delany, 4 p.m. June 28

EASTON PUBLIC LIBRARY

515 Church St., Easton. 610-258-2917, www.eastonpl.org

Diverse Voices: “We the Women,” Norah O’Donnell, Zoom, 7 p.m. June 25. Registration required online

EASTON PUBLIC LIBRARY PALMER BRANCH

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

Forever Young Adult Book Group: “I Kissed Shara Wheeler,” By Casey McQuiston, 6 p.m. June 17

Tuesday Night Book Club: 6 p.m. June 23

Greater Lehigh Valley Writers Group monthly meeting: 9 a.m. June 27, Workshop 1:30 p.m., hybrid Zoom and in-person. Registration required, https://greaterlehighvalleywritersgroup.wildapricot.org

EMMAUS PUBLIC LIBRARY

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

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

Daytime Book Group: “A Man Called Ove,” By Fredrik Backman, 2 p.m. July 7

EVERTRUE LUTHER CREST RETIREMENT COMMUNITY

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

Senior Book Club: “A Gentleman in Moscow,” By Amor Towles, 3 p.m. July 14

GREATER LEHIGH VALLEY WRITERS GROUP

https://greaterlehighvalleywritersgroup.wildapricot.org

Writers Cafe: 6:45 p.m. June 17, Zoom. Registration online

LEPOCO PEACE CENTER

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

LEPOCO Book Club: “We the People: A History of the U.S. Constitution,” By Jill Lepore, 6 p.m. July 7

MEMORIAL LIBRARY OF NAZARETH AND VICINITY

295 E. Center St., Nazareth. 610-759-4932, www.nazarethlibrary.org

Author Talk: Elle Backenstoe, 6 p.m. June 17

Daytime Book Group: “Anxious People,” By Fredrik Backman, 11 a.m. June 25

Radically Ever After Romance Book Club: “Marriage: A Gentleman’s Gentleman,” By TJ Alexander, 6 p.m. June 25

Prizewinning Picks Book Club: “Devil in the Grove,” By Gilbert King, 10:30 a.m. June 26

Writers Meetup: 5 p.m. July 1

Wednesday Night Book Group: “Home Before Morning: The Story of an Army Nurse in Vietnam,” By Lynda Van Devanter, 6:30 p.m. July 8

MORAVIAN BOOK SHOP

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

Author Event: “Are They Out There?,” Gene Abel, 1 p.m. June 13

Author Event: “Eldrich, Inc.,” Christoper Ochs, 1 p.m. June 20

PARKLAND COMMUNITY LIBRARY

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

PCL Book Club: “Count My Lies,” By Sophie Stava, 10:30 a.m. June 24. Registration required

Java Joy Coffee and Conversation Club: 10 a.m. July 7. Registration requested

Short Story Society: “Wednesday’s Child,” By Yiyun Li, 2 p.m. July 9. Registration required

Creative Writing: 6:30 p.m. July 9. Registration required

SEMICOLON BOOKS

559 Main St., Suite 007, Bethlehem. www.semicolonbooks.com

Book Launch: “A Neighbor’s Primer to Organizing, Advocacy, and the Urgency of Community,” Armando Moritz Chapelliquen with book discussion, 5 p.m. June 14

Book Club: “Monk and Robot” By Becky Chambers, 8 p.m. June 25

Author Event: “Painting Over Cracks,” Lee Bukowski, 4 p.m. June 27

SORCERY AND SCRIPTS

74 W. Broad St. Suite 110, Bethlehem,

www.facebook.com/SorceryandScripts

A Court of Thorns and Roses Book Club: 6 p.m. June 14

Midnight Society Book Club: “Bury Your Gays,” By Chuck Tingle, 6 p.m. June 16

Writer Group Night: 6 p.m. June 23

Romantasy Book Club: “The Book of Blood and Roses,” By Annie Summerlee and “Carry On,” By Rainbow Rowell, 6 p.m. June 29

Silent Book Club: 6 p.m. July 2

THE END

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

It’s The End! Book Club: “Home Before Dark,” By Riley Sager, 6 p.m. June 17

The Midnight Lair Book Club: “Alchemy of Secrets,” By Stephanie Garber, 6 p.m. June 18

Women in Business Book Club: “Swiftynomics: How Women Mastermind and Redefine Our Economy,” By Misty L. Heggeness, and “Unreasonable Hospitality: The Remarkable Power of Giving People More Than They Expect,” By Will Guidara, 6 p.m. June 24, RSVP

Jaciel’s Pick Book Club: “Firstborn Girls: A Memoir,” By Bernice L. McFadden, 4 p.m. June 27. Reservation required

Coffee and Classics Book Club: 9 a.m. July 11

Future and Fantastic Book Club: “Monk and Robot: A Psalm for the Wild-Built and A Prayer for the Crown-Shy,” By Becky Chambers, 6 p.m. July 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. June 29

WANDERLUST BEER GARDEN

1600 Sullivan Trail, Easton. 610-438-1093, www.wanderlustbeergarden.com

Books and Brews Lehigh Valley: “Something in the Water,” By Catherine Steadman, 7 p.m. June 18

“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