Mindful with Me: Connecting with Your Child Through Daily Mindfulness
Easton Area Public Library 515 Church Street, EastonWeek of Events
Meet & Greet Clifford the Big Red Dog!
Meet & Greet Clifford the Big Red Dog!
Enjoy a Clifford the Big Red Dog storytime, plus a visit with the real, live Clifford himself!
Meet & Greet Maisy the Mouse!
Meet & Greet Maisy the Mouse!
Enjoy a Maisy the Mouse storytime, plus a visit with the real, live Maisy herself!
Meet & Greet Curious George!
Meet & Greet Curious George!
Enjoy a Curious George storytime, plus a visit with the real, live Curious George himself!
Mindful with Me: Connecting with Your Child Through Daily Mindfulness
Mindful with Me: Connecting with Your Child Through Daily Mindfulness
Join author Sarah Dennehy for a parent/child mindfulness workshop. About the book: In "Mindful with Me", practicing mindfulness with your child can take just minutes a day, and will help you both feel calmer, happier, and more focused. From alligator breathing to volcano jumps, from a sensory walk to a bedtime wind-down, enjoy discovering new […]
LVP Virtual Open Mic
LVP Virtual Open Mic
Lehigh Valley Poetry will host the annual virtual open mic, encouraging all to share an original poem, short story, or song. The event will be hosted on zoom, and streamed on Facebook. Please see the link information in the Facebook event or reach out to E.Lynn Alexander, organizer with the Easton Book Festival, for more […]
Girls of the World: Doing More Than Ever Before–Storytime with Linsey Davis, ABC News Anchor and Children’s Book Author
Girls of the World: Doing More Than Ever Before–Storytime with Linsey Davis, ABC News Anchor and Children’s Book Author
Enjoy a pre-recorded reading--offered especially for the children of Easton--by ABC News Anchor and children's book author Linsey Davis. Encourage children to use their voices, talents, and intelligence to help the world and raise awareness of girls and all the amazing things they do! An inspiration for readers of all ages, New York Times bestseller Girls of the […]
Wicked Brew, presented by Lehigh Valley Poetry
Wicked Brew, presented by Lehigh Valley Poetry
Lehigh Valley Poetry's annual Wicked Brew event will pair up again with the Easton Book Festival in the Connexions Gallery courtyard for an event that you will not want to miss. Wicked Brew honors the seasonal vibe and invites participating poets, writers, artists, and musicians to draw from their darker sources- the creepy, the macabre, […]
Open Mic at Centre Square, hosted by Lehigh Valley Poetry and Noble Quills
Open Mic at Centre Square, hosted by Lehigh Valley Poetry and Noble Quills
Join us for an incredible evening in the heart of Easton as Lehigh Valley Poetry and Noble Quills join forces to host an outdoor open mic event.
World War 3: Now? Slideshow & Concert
World War 3: Now? Slideshow & Concert
Slideshow presentations by contributors to the longest-running political comics anthology, World War 3 Illustrated—now in its 46th year. Featuring Seth Tobocman, Shalom Neuman, and more. Accompanied by the musical group Continuity of Struggle. "Now?" -- World War 3 Illustrated, Issue #54: Today the planet is a hot mess! A train wreck! A forest fire! A […]
Easton Book Festival Local Author Tables Meet and Greet
Easton Book Festival Local Author Tables Meet and Greet
Established 1752--the year of the City’s founding--Easton Farmers’ Market is the oldest, continuous open-air market in the nation. Meet and greet local authors under the Easton Book Festival tent.
How to Nurture the Story That Is Within You
How to Nurture the Story That Is Within You
Everyone has a story. This mini-workshop will demonstrate how a person can take their story, embellish it and write in down. Dennis Boyne is a seasoned storyteller and the Executive Director of Lehigh Valley Story Slam. He has written three books: A Family's Journey, Major Kate, and Jake at Church. In addition to his literary […]
What Does It Mean to have Published a Memoir?
What Does It Mean to have Published a Memoir?
What’s it like to have the opportunity to share a portion of your life with any reader? Three memoirists discuss how it feels to have translated a chunk of their lives into the form of a book. It seems literary, but it’s really an activity of finding and sharing yourself through writing. Melba Tolliver is […]
Storytime for Dogs at Easton Farmers’ Market with special guest Clifford the Big Red Dog
Storytime for Dogs at Easton Farmers’ Market with special guest Clifford the Big Red Dog
Stop by the Easton Book Festival tables for paw-some stories and treats. Make friends, celebrate books and community, and meet some of the EBF Board! Plus, meet special guest, the real, live Clifford the Big Red Dog!
Conversations in Solarpunk, Climate Fiction, and Futurisms
Conversations in Solarpunk, Climate Fiction, and Futurisms
By its nature, no one person defines solarpunk and it evolves as people join the movement. It tends towards interconnectedness, justice, mutualism, library economies, technology aligned with Nature, creating trajectories towards diverse futures, community-building, and is antithetical to fossil fuel extraction, uber-capitalism, racism, authoritarianism, fascism and the like. As a genre, solarpunk spans all other […]
Discover the Power of Nonviolent Communication
Discover the Power of Nonviolent Communication
"Human beings have enormous power to enrich life. We can use words to contribute to people's enjoyment, their wisdom. We are powerhouses, and there's nothing we enjoy doing more than to use that power we have to enrich lives." — Marshall Rosenberg, PhD, creator of NVC Are you seeking: - Deeper connections with others? […]
When Freedom Is the Question, Abolition Is the Answer: Reflections on Collective Liberation–Bill Ayers in conversation with Melba Tolliver
When Freedom Is the Question, Abolition Is the Answer: Reflections on Collective Liberation–Bill Ayers in conversation with Melba Tolliver
An esteemed activist invites us to consider the complex idea of abolition as much more than a strategy or a set of tactics—at a deeper level, abolition is an entire political framework, culture, and orientationBlending history and political theory and weaving in examples from literature, social movements, and his personal life, this book is a […]
Ignite Your Cinematic Creativity with Brandon Avery
Ignite Your Cinematic Creativity with Brandon Avery
Join world-renowned creator Brandon Avery for an incredible opportunity to dive deep into the art of cinematography. What to Expect: Discussion (20-30 mins): Brandon will share insights from his book, 100 Cinematography Ideas To Spark Your Creativity, exploring practical tips and inspiring concepts that can elevate your filmmaking craft. Hands-On Session (30 mins): Put those […]
Art & Text: Artists Talks
Art & Text: Artists Talks
Three hours of artists talks, by artists whose work comprise TEXT: An Exhibition of ART Made with TEXT. The show itself runs from September 2nd through November 30th, and showcases work by Maciek Albrecht, Audrey Anastasi, Ursula Clark, Hyo Ju Chun, Patricia Dahlman & Michael Dal Cerro, Jan Dell, Kate Dodd, Pete Gourfain, Angela La […]
Drag Story Hour with Yippee Skippy Puppets
Drag Story Hour with Yippee Skippy Puppets
Your kids and the whole family will be entertained and enlightened by this very special story hour with puppets, that features PrideFest 2022 Royale Champion drag queen, Eileen O’Brennan. Children learn tolerance early, and what better way to introduce them to the reality of human variety than in the safe, nurturing space of a children’s […]
Our Changing Climate: A “Science on a Sphere” program
Our Changing Climate: A “Science on a Sphere” program
Join Kate Semmens of Nurture Nature Center for a Science on a Sphere program about our changing climate. Our climate is changing – why is it happening, what are the impacts, and what can we do to adapt? This program explores climate change from a global to a local level, reviews the science and future […]
Sharing Thoughts on End of Life Care, with Death Cafe Workshop
Sharing Thoughts on End of Life Care, with Death Cafe Workshop
Linda J. Mancinelli will read from her book Before You Go: A Hospice Nurse Shares Her Experiences Caring for Her Dying Patients, which contains stories and poetry from her more than 30 years as a hospice nurse. Along with Bonnie Winfield, of The Journey Home, Linda will also facilitate a Death Cafe workshop, for the […]
Bethlehem Steel: Rusting Relic – with author & photographer John and Steven Landis
Bethlehem Steel: Rusting Relic – with author & photographer John and Steven Landis
Author talk with photographic slideshow. In 2001, the unthinkable happened when Bethlehem Steel declared bankruptcy after nearly a century and a half of making iron and steel for bridges, buildings, dams, railroad rail, ships, armor plating, armaments, and numerous other products. When the flagship plant in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, closed, it sat abandoned for some years […]
World War 3: Now? – Discussion with International Artists (Hybrid Online/In-person)
World War 3: Now? – Discussion with International Artists (Hybrid Online/In-person)
World War 3 Illustrated co-founder Seth Tobocman, in person, conducts an online conversation with cartoonists Mohammad Sabaaneh, in Palestine, and Volodymyr Bilyk, in Ukraine. About World War 3 Illustrated Issue #54: "Now?" Today the planet is a hot mess! A train wreck! A forest fire! A breached dam! A nuclear reactor that could melt down at […]
Poetry & Puppetry Workshop with Magnus Matteo
Poetry & Puppetry Workshop with Magnus Matteo
In this Poetry & Puppetry writing workshop, participants are encouraged to choose a puppet from the Book & Puppet displays that speak to them, and to write a poem from the perspective of the chosen puppet. This event is open to all ages and all writing abilities. Workshop facilitator Magnus Mateo is a Lehigh Valley […]
How To Get Your Book To The Screen
How To Get Your Book To The Screen
This workshop will explore the steps an author can take to bring their book to the attention of movie and TV producers. Alan Roth will also discuss how an author can adapt their own work. Alan Roth is a member and Fellow of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and serves as an […]
A Dark and Stormy Night Game Show Day 1: Crime, Suspense, Thriller
A Dark and Stormy Night Game Show Day 1: Crime, Suspense, Thriller
Day 1: Crime, Suspense, Thriller Storm clouds gather as the audience votes on their favorite excerpts read by three GLVWG authors in a literary “gameshow.” Each round showcases the authors’ mastery of an element of fiction: dialogue, setting, character with the audience as the judge. Expect audience participation, a literary trivia quiz, door prizes, and […]
Party Time with Unbearables Poetry Collective & Collapse Press East
Party Time with Unbearables Poetry Collective & Collapse Press East
Party time at International Fusionism Museum features readings by The Unbearables and Collapse Press, The Unbearables are a loose confederation of poets and writers who came of age in 1980s and 90s New York. Infamous for their high-minded aesthetics and low, barroom manners, the group has sought to torment literary powers-that-be throughout its more than […]
Essentials of Social Media: Workshop (Special 4-Hour Intensive; $200 Fee)
Essentials of Social Media: Workshop (Special 4-Hour Intensive; $200 Fee)
Join us for an immersive, hands-on workshop hosted by world-renowned multihyphenate creator Brandon Avery at The Social Tour in Easton, PA on October 20th, from 10 AM to 2 PM. As a celebrated filmmaker, educator, and social media expert, Brandon brings a wealth of experience to this event, offering you a unique opportunity to learn […]
Grit and Crime–The Art of Writing Noir: Panel DIscussion
Grit and Crime–The Art of Writing Noir: Panel DIscussion
Noir is a subgenre of crime literature featuring cynical characters and bleak settings. Dark in theme and subject matter, noir often features systemic corruption and a disturbing mixture of sex and violence. It is frequently associated with hard-boiled detective fiction, but they’re not exactly the same. Panelists will discuss the similarities and differences between noir […]
Storying a Bright Future – Workshop
Storying a Bright Future – Workshop
Join BrightFlame to vision our way to just, regenerative futures. Cognitive science shows we are wired for stories: it’s how we make sense of and navigate the world; it’s how we change the world. In this experiential workshop we’ll journey into that future, dive into details, and make visceral memories. We’ll share these futures to […]
Protagonist vs. Plot — A Writers’ Panel Discussion
Protagonist vs. Plot — A Writers’ Panel Discussion
Ways and why's we stray from a strong protagonist arc. Pros and cons of strong protagonist arcs vs. plot-driven stories. Panelists: Thomas Terraforte: Panel Moderator; author of scifi/fantasy novels. Member of the Greater Lehigh Valley Writers Group (GLVWG). Michael Daigle: Newspaperman turned detective author. Famous for the Nagler series. GLVWG Member. Angel Ackerman: President of […]
Easton Zine [Mini] Library ZINE SWAP @ Small Press Expo
Easton Zine [Mini] Library ZINE SWAP @ Small Press Expo
The Easton (Mini) Zine Library will be hosting the annual EBF zine swap (leave/take) at the Author and Small Press Expo on Sunday, October 20, 2024 at the Sigal Museum in Downtown Easton as part of the Easton Book Festival and our commitment to celebrate all forms of printed matter. Organized by E. Lynn Alexander, […]
Small Press Expo: Publisher Tables with Author Meet & Greet
Small Press Expo: Publisher Tables with Author Meet & Greet
Come meet independent small press publishers and authors. Local and visiting publishers will have tables for visitor s to check out. Join Media Medusa, Stick Figure Poetry, Parisian Phoenix Publishing, Eagle Enterprise, Tom Lubben, Robin Gow, Katherine Cutler, Colleen Plummer, Thirty West, Raging Seas Press, BookMarc Press, Lee Upton, Janice Rodgers, MaryAnn Riker, Collapse […]
Writing a No-Fail Poem: Workshop with Rebecca Reynolds
Writing a No-Fail Poem: Workshop with Rebecca Reynolds
A poetry workshop in which each participant is guaranteed to leave with a pretty decent poem. Good for younger writers or older participants new to poetry -- or anyone, really. Pen and paper (or a laptop or a cellphone) required. Rebecca Reynolds is a poet and educator who teaches creative writing at Rutgers University. She […]
Preserving the Pennsylvania Wilds: the Rebirth of Elk Country — Author Mario Chiappelli in Conversation with Environmental Educator Ian Kindle
Preserving the Pennsylvania Wilds: the Rebirth of Elk Country — Author Mario Chiappelli in Conversation with Environmental Educator Ian Kindle
A Legacy of Conservation Every year thousands flock to the Pennsylvania Wilds to be among nature and its famous elk herd. In the past, dangerous levels of hunting and industrial development forever altered Pennsylvania's natural landscape and drove its native elk to near extinction. In response, concerned sportsmen and conservationists pushed the state legislature to […]
A Dark and Stormy Night: Game Show Day 2: with Greater Lehigh Valley Writers Group
A Dark and Stormy Night: Game Show Day 2: with Greater Lehigh Valley Writers Group
Day 2: Storm clouds gather as the audience votes on their favorite excerpts read by three GLVWG authors in a literary “gameshow.” Each round showcases the authors’ mastery of an element of fiction: dialogue, setting, character with the audience as the judge. Expect audience participation, a literary trivia quiz, door prizes, and fun for all. […]
Beyond Representation: LGBTQIA+ Book Workshop
Beyond Representation: LGBTQIA+ Book Workshop
In this workshop we explore how to engage with LGBTQIA2+ books beyond conversations of representation and towards deepening our commitments towards equity and justice.
Jump Start Your Young Adult and Middle-Grade Book – Workshop
Jump Start Your Young Adult and Middle-Grade Book – Workshop
Do you have an idea for a book you've been dying to dig into? In this workshop, participants will explore and map out idea(s) for Young Adult and Middle-Grade novels and discuss techniques for a successful first one to three pages of a project to hook the reader for the chapters to come. No formal […]
Celebrating the Lehigh Valley in Print
Celebrating the Lehigh Valley in Print
Celebrate various locations around the Lehigh Valley (and Slate Belt) as they appear as settings in various books by local authors. Parisian Phoenix Publishing has titles that present a fictionalized Bethlehem (romantic comedy Trapped: What if Skunks Were Matchmakers? recently released with full-color photography and a new cover), short stories that depict growing up in […]
Making Open Mic Magic: How We Host
Making Open Mic Magic: How We Host
A panel of experienced Open Mic hosts offer advice for potential event hosts, with Q&A session--followed by a sample Open Mic, where any willing participant from the audience can host with the help of the panel of hosts. Panel members: Magnus Mateo, Darrell Parry, and more.
On Whose Shoulders We Stand: a Book Discussion about “Mal Goode Reporting–The Life and Work of a Black Broadcast Trailblazer”
On Whose Shoulders We Stand: a Book Discussion about “Mal Goode Reporting–The Life and Work of a Black Broadcast Trailblazer”
Three veteran journalists recall their mentor Mal Goode, while discussing the new biography, "Mal Goode Reporting--The Life and Work of a Black Broadcast Trailblazer" Randall Pinkston is former CBS Correspondent (including White House 1991-92), former Professor of Practice, Morgan State University School of Global Journalism and Communication, currently Associate Director, Morgan State Center for New […]
Words from the Youth: Featuring the Lafayette College English Club
Words from the Youth: Featuring the Lafayette College English Club
Join members of the Lafayette College English club at an intimate reading of original work. Many students have not read for an audience before and are anxious yet eager to share with you all. It's sure to shape up to be a charming gathering of curiousity and celebration. You won't want to miss it! The […]
Pink Trees Press Poetry Reading
Pink Trees Press Poetry Reading
Pink Trees Press was established in 2012 producing small batches of handmade books. The press grew in 2019 when it started to produce Origami Book #1 & Origami Book # 2. In 2020, "Silver Tongued Devil Anthology" became the first mass-marketed Pink Trees Press book. Since then, the press has published "Poems from an Unending […]
Transforming Pain into Art: A Workshop on Creative Healing
Transforming Pain into Art: A Workshop on Creative Healing
In this interactive 90-minute session, local expressive art facilitator at The Journey Home Community Studio, Dr. Bonnie Winfield guides participants through the powerful process of using creative expression as a tool for emotional healing. Attendees will learn techniques for channeling difficult experiences into various artistic mediums, including writing, visual art. Winfield will share inspiring examples […]
Investigative Journalism Transformed: Podcasts and Network News
Investigative Journalism Transformed: Podcasts and Network News
Independent journalist Greg Olear--host of the podcast "Prevail" and author of "Rough Beast: Who Donald Trump Really Is, What He’ll Do if Re-Elected, and Why Democracy Must Prevail"--talks about new approaches to investigative journalism, with veteran broadcast journalists Melba Tolliver (ABC Eyewitness News, News 12 Long Island, Accidental Anchorwoman), and Randall Pinkston, former CBS Correspondent (including […]