ALLENTOWN PUBLIC LIBRARY

1210 Hamilton St., Allentown, 610-820-2400, https://www.allentownpl.org/

Adult Book Club: “Everything I Learned I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant,” By Curtis Chin, 6 p.m. Sept. 22. In-person and Zoom

Book Sale: 10 a.m. Oct. 9, 10

BARNES & NOBLE

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

Author Event: “Trigged But Transformed: How to Keep Your Peace Without Losing Yourself,” Patrice McFarquhar, 1 p.m. Sept. 27

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

Author Event: “Forensics IV: Guilty Until Proven Innocent,” Harry A. Milman, 10:30 a.m. Sept. 19

BETHLEHEM AREA PUBLIC LIBRARY

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

Book Sale: 10 a.m. Sept. 19

Memoir Writing Group: noon Sept. 24, virtual. Registration required

Mary Pat Beebe Book Club: “The Lacuna,” By Barbara Kingsolver, 10 a.m. Oct. 2, Zoom. Registration required

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

Author Event: “Winterset Hollow,” Jonathan Edward Dunham, in conversation, 5 p.m. Oct. 7. Tickets required: https://theendbooks.co/

Bethlehem Book Club: ”A Confederacy of Dunces,” By John Kennedy Toole, 6 p.m. Oct. 13. 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. Sept. 22, 29, Oct. 6

Project 2025 Book Club: 5 p.m. Sept. 24, Oct. 1, 8, 15

The Self-Care Book Club: “The Uncared Self,” Joanie Scott, 5 p.m. Oct. 10

EASTON PUBLIC LIBRARY

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

Book Sale: Preview Night for Friends of the Library, 4-7 p.m. Sept. 23; general public, 3 p.m. Sept. 24, 10 a.m. Sept. 25, 26; 2 p.m. Sept. 28

Diverse Voices: “Solito,” By Javier Zamora, 7 p.m. Sept. 24. Registration required online

Writing Room: silent writing, 2 p.m. Oct. 13

EASTON PUBLIC LIBRARY PALMER BRANCH

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

Tuesday Night Book Club: “The Astral Library,” By Kate Quinn, 6 p.m. Sept. 22

Greater Lehigh Valley Writers Group monthly meeting: Sept. 26. Board meeting, 9:15 a.m.; General meeting, 10:15 a.m.; Presentation, 11:15 p.m.; Open mic, 12:30 p.m.; Workshop, 1:30 p.m., Zoom, in-person. Registration:

https://greaterlehighvalleywritersgroup.wildapricot.org/

Forever Young Adult Book Group: “A Cruel Thirst,” By Angela Montoya, 6 p.m. Oct. 21

EMMAUS PUBLIC LIBRARY

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

Memoir Writing: 1 p.m. Sept. 22, virtual. Registration online

Daytime Book Group: “The Sentence,” by Louise Erdrich,” 2 p.m. Oct. 6

EVERTRUE LUTHER CREST RETIREMENT COMMUNITY

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

Senior Book Club: 3 p.m. Oct. 13

GREATER LEHIGH VALLEY WRITERS GROUP

https://greaterlehighvalleywritersgroup.wildapricot.org/

Writers Cafe: 6:45 p.m. Sept. 23, Zoom. Registration online

LEPOCO PEACE CENTER

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

LEPOCO Book Club: “One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This,” By Omar El Akkad, 6 p.m. Oct. 6

MEMORIAL LIBRARY OF NAZARETH AND VICINITY

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

Radically Ever After Romance Book Club: “The 7-10 Split,” By Karmen Lee, 6 p.m. Sept. 23

Daytime Book Group: “Peculiar Garden of Harriet Hunt,” By Chelsea Iversen, 11 a.m. Sept. 24

Prizewinning Picks Book Club: “A Prayer For Owen Meany,” By John Irving, 10:30 a.m. Sept. 25

Wednesday Night Book Group: “The God of the Woods,” By Liz Moore, 6:30 p.m. Oct. 14

Writers Meetup: 5 p.m. Oct. 21

MORAVIAN BOOK SHOP

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

Author Event: “Beware the Sock Monkeys!,” Jonathan Stutzman and Heather Fox, 1 p.m. Sept. 27

NORTHAMPTON AREA PUBLIC LIBRARY

1615 Laubach Avenue, Northampton, 610-262-7537, https://northamptonapl.org/

Plot Twisters Psychological Thrillers Book Club: “The Widow on Dwyer Court,” By Lisa Kusel, 6 p.m. Sept. 21. Registration required

Sugar and Spice Book Club: “An Extraordinary Union,” By Alyssa Cole, 1 p.m. Sept. 23; 6 p.m. Sept. 24

Well-Read, Badly-Behaved Book Club: ”The Unraveling of Julia,” By Lisa Scottoline, 1 p.m. and 6 p.m. Sept. 29

PARKLAND COMMUNITY LIBRARY

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

PCL Book Club: “The House is On Fire,” By Rachel Beanland, 10:30 a.m. Sept. 23. Registration required

Java Joy Coffee and Conversation Club: 10 a.m. Oct. 6, Registration requested

Short Story Society: “The Necklace,” By Guy De Maupassant, 2 p.m. Oct. 8. Registration required

Creative Writing: 6:30 p.m. Oct. 8

SEMICOLON BOOKS

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

Book Club: “Country People,” By Daniel Mason, 8 p.m. Sept. 24, RSVP

Author Event: “The Quiet Over Ashcombe,” Jessica Schafer, 2 p.m. Oct. 18

SORCERY AND SCRIPTS

74 W. Broad St., Suite 110, Bethlehem. 267-772-8918, https://www.facebook.com/SorceryandScripts

ACOTAR Book Club: 6 p.m. Sept. 20

Writers’ Group Night: 6 p.m. Sept. 22

One-Year Celebration: Authors Quenby Olson and Elle Backenstoe and other events, noon Sept. 26

Romantasy Book Club: “The Ever King,” By J.J Andrews and “Knave and the Moon,” By Rachel Gilling, 6 p.m. Sept. 28

THE END

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

Jaciel’s Pick Book Club: “Made for People,” By Justin Whitmel Earley, 4 p.m. Sept. 19. Registration required

It’s The End! Book Club: “Allegedly: A Psychological Thriller,” By Tiffany D. Jackson, 6 p.m. Sept. 23

ROJ Book Club: “Kin,” By Tayari Jones, 3:45 p.m. Sept. 20

The Midnight Lair Book Club: “The Throne of Broken Gods (Gods and Monsters Number 2),” By Amber V. Nicole, 6 p.m. Sept. 24

Future and Fantastic Book Club: “The Magician of Tiger Castle,” By Louis Sachar, 6 p.m. Sept. 26

Launch Event: “The Invisible Roommate,” Timothy Janovsky, in conversation, 6 p.m. Sept. 29

Coffee and Classics Book Club: “The Odyssey,” By Homer, 9 a.m. Oct. 3

Mimosas and Meet-Cutes Book Club: “Fan Service,” By Rosie Danan, 9:45 a.m. Oct. 4

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. Sept. 28

ZOELLNER ARTS CENTER

420 E. Packer Avenue, Bethlehem. 610-758-2787, https://zoellner.cas.lehigh.edu/

David Sedaris, readings and recollections, Q&A session, book signing, 7:30 p.m. Oct. 2. Ticket required:

https://lehightickets.evenue.net/event/Z27/PS1002

“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