BARNES & NOBLE

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

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

4445 Southmont Way, Southmont Center, 610-515-0376,

“Sunrise on the Reaping” Release Party, fifth book in the “Hunger Games” series> Contact stores for event time

BOOK AND PUPPET CO.

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

“Shut Up and Write,” community-driven nonprofit initiative to help writers get their writing done, 6:30 p.m. March 18

EASTON PUBLIC LIBRARY

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

Writers Workshop, Publishing Basics, 5:30 p.m. March 13. Registration required

EASTON PUBLIC LIBRARY PALMER BRANCH

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

Forever Young Adult Book Group: “Twelfth Knight,” Alexene Farol Follmuth, 6 p.m. March 19

EMMAUS PUBLIC LIBRARY

11 E. Main St., Emmaus. 610-965-9284, www.emmauspl.org

Evening Book Club: “Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America,” Barbara Ehrenreich, 6:45 p.m. March 17, Sign-up requested

LEHIGH VALLEY HERITAGE MUSEUM

432 W. Walnut St., Allentown. 610-435-1074. www.lehighcountyhistoricalsociety.org

“The Lincoln Miracle: Inside the Republican Convention that Changed History,” Edward Achorn, lecture, book-signing, 1 p.m. March 15

PARKLAND COMMUNITY LIBRARY

4422 Walbert Avenue, Allentown. 610-398-1361, www.parklandlibrary.org

Short Story Society: “Outcasts of Poker Flat,” Bret Harte, 2 p.m. March 13

“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