Learning & Talks
Events
2026 Easton Book Festival
Easton, PA, United States, Pennsylvania 18042The 8th Annual Easton Book Festival, October 12-18, 2026, presents literary programs for adults and children, including seminars, open mic performances, story-times, panel discussions, and three different author expos. Program...
FreeBreaking the Mold
Book & Puppet Co.This workshop will help writers look at alternatives to the heroic cycle or Freitag's upside down checkmark when writing fiction or creative nonfiction. Using examples from contemporary writers, we will analyze and experiment with writing in different kinds of forms to help crack open creativity and get those stories out of your head and onto...
The Poet’s Cauldron Haunts Easton Book Festival
Book & Puppet Co.Join The Poets' Cauldron team at the Book and Puppet Co. to discover our new prompts for next year's anthology, and sink your fangs into a bone chilling writing workshop.
This is Poetry Volume 5: Poets of the Northeast Anthology (Virtual)
Meeting ID: 881 5560 8680 Please join the poets of "This is Poetry Volume 5: Northeast Poets" anthology in celebrating this collection with a reading of poets from the anthology....
Reading & Book Signing with Alexander Chee
Kirby Hall Of Civil Rights, Lafayette CollegeAs Lafayette College's 2026 Closs Visiting Writer in residence, acclaimed novelist and Dartmouth University professor Alexander Chee will read from recent work, field audience questions, and sign copies of his books. The event is free and open to the public. Alexander Chee is the bestselling author of the novels Edinburgh and The Queen of the...
Show Me the Money: A Writing Workshop Exploring the Presence of Coins and Bills in Our Lives
Book & Puppet Co.Joyce Hinnefeld's research for her novel-in-stories, The Dime Museum, led her down some unexpected paths--including learning about the history of the American dime. Drawing on writing prompts and access to Book and Puppet's intriguing Museum of Money, we will delve into the presence and influence--literal and metaphorical--of those jingling coins in our lives. Joyce Hinnefeld...
Adapting a Book For Film and Television
Book & Puppet Co.How does a novel or memoir become a film or television series? This practical workshop explores the creative and business sides of adaptation, from reshaping story structure for the screen...
Melba Tolliver Interviews Activist Alan Messinger, presented by the Project 2025 Book Club
Book & Puppet Co.The Project 2025 Book Club presents an interview of community activist Alan Messinger, by journalist Melba Tolliver.
Voices from the Margin: A Curated Poetry Reading of Queer Regional Authors
Book & Puppet Co.This session focuses on the intersection of identity, creative resilience, and the power of storytelling to build inclusive spaces. • Welcome and opening framing on the landscape of contemporary Queer...
