BARNES & NOBLE

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

Author Event: “Adventures of the Explorers Club Downeast Maine Edition,” 11 a.m. Aug.1

Southmont Center, 4445 Southmont Way, Easton. 610-515-0376, https://www.barnesandnoble.com/

Storytime: “The Unique Lion,” Himani Joshi, 11 a.m. Aug. 8

2960 Center Valley Parkway, Center Valley. 610-791-3261, https://www.barnesandnoble.com/

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/

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

Bethlehem Book Club: ”A Fever in the Heartland,” By Timothy Egan, 6 p.m. Aug. 11. Registration required

Memoir Writing Group: noon Aug. 27, 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. Aug. 4, 11, 18

Project 2025 Book Club: 5 p.m. Aug. 6, 13, 20

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/

Writing Room: silent writing 2 p.m. Aug. 11

Diverse Voices: “Solito,” By Javier Zamora, 7 p.m. Aug. 27, Registration required online

EASTON PUBLIC LIBRARY PALMER BRANCH

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

Tuesday Night Book Club: 6 p.m. Aug. 25

Forever Young Adult Book Group: “Not For the Faint of Heart,” By Lex Croucher, 6 p.m. Aug. 29

EMMAUS PUBLIC LIBRARY

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

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

Memoir Writing: 1 p.m. Aug. 25, virtual. Registration online

EVERTRUE LUTHER CREST RETIREMENT COMMUNITY

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

Senior Book Club: “Memory Wall,” By Anthony Doerr, 3 p.m Aug. 11

GREATER LEHIGH VALLEY WRITERS GROUP

https://greaterlehighvalleywritersgroup.wildapricot.org/

Writers Cafe: 6:45 p.m. Aug. 5, Zoom. Registration online

MEMORIAL LIBRARY OF NAZARETH AND VICINITY

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

Writers Meetup: 5 p.m. Aug. 12, 19

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

Summer Family Book Club Community Hike at Jacobsburg: “The Eyes and the Impossible,” By Dave Eggers, book discussion during hike, 6 p.m. Aug. 25. Registration opens Aug. 1

Daytime Book Group: “Lessons in Chemistry,” By Bonnie Garmus, 11 a.m. Aug. 27

Radically Ever After Romance Book Club: “Rake: A Shore Thing,” By Joanna Lowell, 6 p.m. Aug. 27

MORAVIAN BOOK SHOP

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

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

PARKLAND COMMUNITY LIBRARY

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

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

PCL Book Club: “The Names,” By Florence Knapp, 10:30 a.m. Aug. 26. Registration required

SEMICOLON BOOKS

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

Book Signing: “Almost the End of the World,” Mike Schlossberg, 5 p.m. Aug. 16

Book Club: “The Road to Tender Hearts,” By Annie Hartnett, 8 p.m. Aug. 27, RSVP

THE END

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

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

Book Launch Reception: “Checking You Out,” Miranda Reese, 5:30 p.m. Aug. 1

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

ROJ Book Club: “The Measure,” By Nikki Erlick, 3:45 p.m. Aug. 16

It’s The End! Book Club: 6 p.m. Aug. 19

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

Beyond the Book: A Book Discussion: “Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: An American Slave,” By Douglass; “How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America,” By Clint Smith, 6 p.m. Aug. 26, Registration requested

Future and Fantastic Book Club: 6 p.m. Sept. 26

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. Aug. 31

“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