BARNES & NOBLE

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

Author Event: “The River Between Us,” Steven Wasilewski, noon July 18

2960 Center Valley Parkway, Center Valley. 610-791-3261,

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/

Book Club: 7 p.m. July 7

Author Event: “Lizbeth The Little Lost Golf Ball,” Janice Nissen, noon July 18

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, https://www.bapl.org/

Dracula Book Club: 11 a.m. July 7. 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: “How Fascism Works,” By Jason Stanley, 6 p.m. July 14. Registration required

Memoir Writing Group: noon July 23, virtual. Registration required

BOOK AND PUPPET CO.

161 Northampton St., Easton. 484-544-4738,

https://www.bookandpuppet.com/

Shut Up and Write!: 6:30 p.m. July 7, 14, 21, 28

Project 2025 Book Club: 5 p.m. July 9, 16, 23, 30

Noble Quills Highlights w/Open Mic: focus on books about disability, 7 p.m. July 9

The Self-Care Book Club: “The Uncared Self,” Joanie Scott, 1:30 p.m. July 11

Speculative Fiction Book Club: “Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil,” By V.E. Schwab, 4 p.m. July 19

Writers in Conversation: Joyce Hinnefeld & Lee Upton: 4 p.m. July 26

EASTON PUBLIC LIBRARY

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

Writing Room: Silent writing 2 p.m. July 14

The Craft of Writing: First of two-part series, 6 p.m. July 27. Registration required

EASTON PUBLIC LIBRARY PALMER BRANCH

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

Forever Young Adult Book Group: “The Millicent Squibb School of Etiquette for Young Ladies of Mad Science,” By Kate McKinnon, 6 p.m. July 15

Tuesday Night Book Club: 6 p.m. July 28

EMMAUS PUBLIC LIBRARY

11 E. Main St., Emmaus, 610-965-9284, https://emmauspl.org/

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

Memoir Writing: 1 p.m. July 28, virtual. Registration online

EVERTRUE LUTHER CREST RETIREMENT COMMUNITY

800 Hausman Road, Allentown. 610-398-8011,

https://www.evertrueliving.org/

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

Author Event: The Top of the World: A Novel,” Ethan Joella, 2 p.m July 2

FIVE MAIDENS CIDER COMPANY

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

Book Fair Sale for Adults: noon July 5; 5 p.m. July 8 and 9

LEPOCO PEACE CENTER

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

https://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,

https://www.nazarethlibrary.org/

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

Daytime Book Group: “Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers,” by Mary Roach, 11 a.m. July 23

Author Event: Madeline Finn book series, Lisa Papp, 5:30 p.m. July 28. Registration upcoming

Writers Meetup: 5 p.m. July 29

Radically Ever After Romance Book Club: “Celebrity: Love Is a War Song,” by Danica Nava, 6 p.m. July 30

MORAVIAN BOOK SHOP

428 Main St., Bethlehem. 610-866-5481,

https://www.facebook.com/MoravianBkShop

Author Event: “The Last Magus” series, Mark Piggott, 1 p.m. July 18

Author Event: “Howl Do I Love Thee,” Kelly Jean Gillow, 1 p.m. July 25

PARKLAND COMMUNITY LIBRARY

4422 Walbert Avenue, Allentown. 610-398-1361,

https://www.parklandlibrary.org/

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

PCL Book Club: “The Lincoln Conspiracy,” By Brad Meltzer and Josh Mensch, 10:30 a.m. July 22. Registration required

SEMICOLON BOOKS

559 Main St., Suite 007, Bethlehem. https://www.semicolonbooks.co/

Book Club: “John of John” By Douglas Stuart, 8 p.m. July 30. RSVP

SORCERY AND SCRIPTS

74 W. Broad St., Suite 110, Bethlehem. 267-772-8918,

https://www.facebook.com/SorceryandScripts

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

Writer Group Night: 6 p.m. July 7, 21

Midnight Society Book Club: 6:30 p.m. July 14

THE END

3055 W. Tilghman St., Allentown. 610-871-3949,

https://theendbooks.co/

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

Mimosas & Meet-Cutes Book Club: “Wallbanger,” By Alice Clayton, 10 a.m. July 12

Book Release Reception: ”Almost the End of the World,” Mike Schlossberg, 6 p.m. July 13, RSVP

It’s The End! Book Club: “The Word is Murder,” By Anthony Horowitz, 6 p.m. July 15

The Midnight Lair Book Club: “Harvest Season (The Seasons of Carnage Trilogy No. 2),” By Brynne Weaver, 6 p.m. July 16

ROJ Book Club: “One Italian Summer,” By Rebecca Serle, 3:45 p.m. July 19

Author Event: “Tell Me My Future,” Eileen M. Ruvane, 6 p.m. July 23

Program: A Guide to Self-Publishing, 4 p.m. July 25. Tickets at eventbrite.com

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,

https://www.countyseatspirits.com/

Good Librations Silent Book Club: 5:30 p.m. July 27

“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