ALLENTOWN FAIRGROUNDS AGRI-PLEX EXPO CENTER

302 N. 17th St., Allentown. 610-573-6110, www.lehighvalleycomicconvention.com

Lehigh Valley Comic Convention, 10 a.m. April 12

BETHLEHEM AREA PUBLIC LIBRARY

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

“Big Read”: Creative Writing Workshop: Writing the Stories We Need: A Workshop Inspired by Rebekah Taussig’s “Sitting Pretty: The View from My Ordinary Resilient Body,” 10 a.m. April 12. Registration: www.touchstone.org

BOOK AND PUPPET CO.

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

“Shut Up and Write,” community-driven initiative to help writers get their writing done, 6:30 p.m. April 15

EASTON PUBLIC LIBRARY

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

Writers Workshop: Poetry Month, 5:30 p.m. April 10. Registration required

EASTON PUBLIC LIBRARY PALMER BRANCH

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

Forever Young Adult Book Group: “These Violent Delights,” Chloe Gong, 6 p.m. April 16

EMMAUS PUBLIC LIBRARY

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

Creative Writing Workshop, 2 p.m. April 15. RSVP requested

PARKLAND COMMUNITY LIBRARY

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

Short Story Society, “Rules of the Game,” Amy Tan, 2 p.m. April 10. Registration required

THE END

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

Mimosas & Meet-Cutes, “Lady Charlotte Always Gets Her Man,” Violet Marsh, 9 a.m. April 13

ZOELLNER ARTS CENTER

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

Notations: An Evening of Poetry and Conversation with Pulitzer Prize-winning Poet Tracy K. Smith, 6:30 p.m. April 14. Virtual. Registration requested

“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