ALLENTOWN PUBLIC LIBRARY

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

Adult Book Club: “Romantic Comedy,” by Curtis Sittenfeld, 6 p.m. Nov. 24, in person and Zoom

BARNES & NOBLE

2960 Center Valley Parkway, Ste 742, Center Valley. 610-791-3261, www.barnesandnoble.com

Author Event: “Tell Me My Future: A Novel,” by Eileen M. Ruvane, noon Nov. 8

Author Event: “Echo City Capers Christmas Special,” by Joseph Swarctz & Greco Jr., 4 p.m. Nov. 14

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

Author Hosted Storytime: “The Adventures of the Explorers’ Club in Delaware,” by Lori Floyd, 11 a.m. Nov. 7

Author Event: “At the Zoo-oo-oo,” by Stacy Gabel, 10 a.m. Nov. 14

BETHLEHEM AREA PUBLIC LIBRARY

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

Bethlehem Book Club: “The Things They Carried,” by Tim O’Brien, 6 p.m. Nov. 10. Registration required

Memoir Writing Group: noon Nov. 19, virtual. Registration required

Taste and Tell Cookbook Club: 6 p.m. Dec. 1. 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. Nov. 10

Speculative Fiction Book Club: “The Wind’s Twelve Quarters,” by Ursula LeGuin, 4 p.m. Nov. 15

Book Launch: “Charred Sugar in My Bones,” by Juanita Kirton, 6:30 p.m. Nov. 19

The Poet’s Cauldron Book Tour: 6 p.m. Nov. 20

CIRCLE CAFE ON MAIN

2 N. Main St., Nazareth. 610-365-2479, https://www.facebook.com/p/Circle-Cafe-on-Main-61576765855358/

Novel Writing Month: 2 p.m. Nov. 15, Nov. 22, Nov. 29

DESALES UNIVERSITY

2755 Station Avenue, Center Valley. 610-282-1100, https://www.desales.edu/

Bard and Beyond Book Club: “Othello,” by William Shakespeare, 4 p.m. Nov. 16; 6 p.m. Nov. 17, Tickets: https://pashakespeare.org/bookclub/

EASTON PUBLIC LIBRARY

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

Writing Room: Silent writing, 1:30 p.m. Nov. 10

EASTON PUBLIC LIBRARY PALMER BRANCH

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

Tuesday Night Book Club: “More Than Enough,” by Anna Quindlen, 6 p.m. Nov. 24

EMMAUS PUBLIC LIBRARY

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

Evening Book Club: “Venetian Vespers,” by John Banville, 6:45 p.m. Nov. 10

Daytime Book Group: “In the Garden of Beasts,” by Erik Larson, 2 p.m. Dec. 1

EVERTRUE LUTHER CREST RETIREMENT COMMUNITY

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

Senior Book Club: “A Immense World,” by Ed Young, 3 p.m. Nov. 10

GREATER LEHIGH VALLEY WRITERS GROUP

https://greaterlehighvalleywritersgroup.wildapricot.org/

Writer’s Cafe: 6:45 p.m. Nov. 11. Zoom

MEMORIAL LIBRARY OF NAZARETH AND VICINITY

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

Wednesday Night Book Group: “The Correspondent,” by Virginia Evans, 6:30 p.m. Nov. 11

Writers’ Meetup: 5 p.m. Nov. 18

Daytime Book Discussion: “Dear Edward,” by Ann Napolitano, 11 a.m. Nov. 19

Radically Ever After Romance Book Club: “Besties; A Little Kissing Between Friends,” by Chencia C. Higgins, 6 p.m. Nov. 19

MORAVIAN BOOK SHOP

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

Author Event: “A Crow’s Calling,” by Robert Knaak, 1 p.m. Nov. 14

Author Event: Larry Deibert, 1 p.m. Nov. 15

Author Event: “The Essence of Opals,” by A.J. Shaub, 1 p.m. Nov. 21

NORTHAMPTON AREA PUBLIC LIBRARY

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

Well Read, Badly Behaved Book Club: “Still Life,” by Louise Penny, 1 p.m., 6 p.m. Nov. 17, Registration required

Sugar and Spice Book Club: “Polaris Rising,” by Jessie Mihalik, 6 p.m. Nov. 19

PARKLAND COMMUNITY LIBRARY

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

Short Story Society: “The Thing in the Forest,” by B.S. Byatt, 2 p.m. Nov. 12. Registration required

Creative Writing: 6 p.m. Nov. 12. Registration required

PCL Book Club: “Small Things Like These,” by Claire Keegan, 10:30 a.m. Nov. 25. Registration required

Java Joy Coffee and Conversation Club: 10 a.m. Dec. 1

SORCERY AND SCRIPTS

74 W. Broad St., Suite 110, Bethlehem, www.facebook.com/SorceryandScripts

Midnight Society Book Club: “The King in Yellow,” by Robert W. Chambers, 6 p.m. Nov. 10

Acotar Book Club: 6 p.m. Nov. 15

Writer Group Night: 6 p.m. Nov. 17

Fantasy Author Signing: noon Nov. 28

Romantasy Book Club: 6 p.m. Nov. 30

SEMICOLON BOOKS

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

Book Signing: “As the Wheels Turn,” by Jack Dieteman, 3 p.m. Nov. 15

Book Club: “Good People,” by Patmeena Sabit, 8 p.m. Dec. 10; 11:30 a.m. Dec. 13. RSVP required

THE END

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

Coffee and Classics Book Club: 9 a.m. Nov. 7

Signing and Art Demonstration: “I Need Space,” by Jon Corby, 2 p.m. Nov. 8

Local Author Night: Eura Abrams, Brian Aikens, Daniel Donaghy, Alica Durst, Michael L Hirsch, Anna Maria Manalo, Lauren Marina, Jennifer Ott, Miranda Reece, Jessica Schafer, JP Sheeran, Lee Upton, James Wood, 5:30 p.m. Nov. 12

It’s The End! Book Club: 6 p.m. Nov. 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