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/

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

Author Event: “Lost in the Forest,” Lee Cruz, 1 p.m. July 18

Author Event: “The Parenting Book,” Francine Zickl, 10:30 a.m. July 20

Author Event: “The Working,” BrightFlame, 1 p.m. July 25

Author Event: “Red Dragon’s Gambit,” Christopher Buonanno, 1 p.m. July 25

Book Club: 7 p.m. Aug. 4

BELL TOWER CULTURAL CENTER

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

Booked at the Bell: “The Correspondent.” By Virginia Evans, 6:30 p.m. Aug. 13

BETHLEHEM AREA PUBLIC LIBRARY

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

BAPL Book Sale: 10 a.m. July 18

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

Book Workshop and Reading: “A Neighbor’s Primer to Organizing, Advocacy, and the Urgency of Community,” Armando Moritz Chapelliquen with discussion, 6 p.m. July 28

Illustrated Book Talk with Music: “The Bowery, a Pictorial History,” David Mulkins, 1 p.m. July 31. Registration required

Taste and Tell Cookbook Club: 6 p.m. Aug. 4. Registration required

Mary Pat Beebe Book Club: “March,” By Geraldine Brooks, 10 a.m. Aug. 7, Zoom. Registration required

BOOK AND PUPPET CO.

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

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

Shut Up and Write!: 6:30 p.m. July 21, 28, Aug. 4

Project 2025 Book Club: 5 p.m. July 23, 30, Aug. 6

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

The Self-Care Book Club: “The Uncared Self,” Joanie Scott, 1:30 p.m. Aug. 8

EASTON PUBLIC LIBRARY

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

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

Writing Room: silent writing 2 p.m. July 29

EASTON PUBLIC LIBRARY PALMER BRANCH

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

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

EMMAUS PUBLIC LIBRARY

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

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

Daytime Book Group: “Remarkably Bright Creatures,” By Shelby Van Pelt, 2 p.m. Aug. 4

EVERTRUE LUTHER CREST RETIREMENT COMMUNITY

800 Hausman Road, Allentown. 610-398-8011, https://www.evertrueliving.org/

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

July 25

GREATER LEHIGH VALLEY WRITERS GROUP

https://greaterlehighvalleywritersgroup.wildapricot.org/

Writers Cafe: 6:45 p.m. July 21, Zoom. Registration online

HAWK MOUNTAIN BREWERY

3530 Lehigh St., Whitehall, 484-387-5438, https://www.hawkmountainbrewery.com/

Books and Brews Lehigh Valley: “Dark Matter,” By Blake Crouch, 7 p.m. July 23

MEMORIAL LIBRARY OF NAZARETH AND VICINITY

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

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

Prizewinning Books Book Club: “In Cold Blood,” By Truman Capote, 11 a.m. July 24

Nazareth Library Summer Book Sale: 10 a.m. July 16, 17; 9 a.m. July 18

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

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

Wednesday Night Book Group: “Handling Sin,” By Michael Malone, 6:30 p.m. Aug. 12

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

Author Event: “The Bowery, a Pictorial History,” David Mulkins, 11 a.m. Aug.1

NAZARETH BOROUGH PARK

475 N. Broad St., Nazareth

Nazareth Days Book Sale: 9 a.m. July 18

PARKLAND COMMUNITY LIBRARY

4422 Walbert Avenue, South Whitehall Township 610-398-1361, https://www.parklandlibrary.org/

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

Java Joy Coffee and Conversation Club: 10 a.m. Aug. 4. Registration requested

Short Story Society: “One Friday Morning,” By Langston Hughes, 2 p.m. Aug. 23. 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

ACOTAR Book Club: 6 p.m. July 19

Writers’ Group Night: 6 p.m. July 21

Romantasy Book Club: 6 p.m. July 27

STATE THEATRE CENTRE FOR THE ARTS

453 Northampton St., Easton. 610-252-3132, https://www.statetheatre.org/

[almost titled]: creative writing workshop for performance works, 10 a.m. Oct. 10, 17, 24, 31. Application deadline July 24, https://www.statetheatre.org/at/

THE END

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

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

It’s The End! Book Club: “The Word is Murder,” By Anthony Horowitz, 6 p.m. July 22

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

Book Signing: “The Top of the World,” Ethan Joella, noon July 25

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

Coffee and Classics Book Club: 9 a.m. Aug. 1

Mimosas & Meet-Cutes Book Club: “August Lane,” By Regina Black, 9:45 a.m. Aug. 2

The Midnight Lair Book Club: “Muneca” By Cynthia Gomez, 6 p.m. Aug. 20

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