Virtual Bookish Events for April 25-May1, 2022

The Virtual Bookish Events Newsletter is sent weekly and events are separated into four categories: For Readers - Free, For Writers - Free, For Readers - Paid, For Writers - Paid.

This newsletter is sponsored by Free Expressions Seminars and WP expert Nate Hoffelder.

Submit Your Event

Tip Jar | Support on Patreon

All times are in Eastern so please convert as needed!

For Readers - Free

Monday, April 25, 2022

• 4:00 PM — Hard Histories Book talk with Prof. Lawrence Jackson: Shelter: A Black Tale of Homeland, Baltimore

• 6:00 PM — Three Centuries of Ukrainian Poetry

• 7:00 PM — Natalie Y. Moore, author of THE BILLBOARD, in conversation with Salamishah Tillet!

• 7:30 PM — Heather Sellers: Field Notes from the Flood Zone

• 8:00 PM — Panel Discussion — The Lonely Stories - with Natalie Eve Garrett

• 9:00 PM — QW 2022 Chapbook Series Launch: Mukethe Kawinzi & Alyssandra Tobin

Tuesday, April 26, 2022

• 6:00 PM — YA Jeopardy! with Stephanie Garber, Melissa Albert, and Susan Dennard

• 7:00 PM — Alma Katsu Book Launch for THE FERVOR

• 7:00 PM — Maya Rodale, The Mad Girls of New York, with Evie Dunmore

• 8:00 PM — Chloe Caldwell, author of THE RED ZONE, in conversation with Ashley C. Ford!

• 8:00 PM — Gretchen McNeil Dig Two Graves Virtual Launch Event

• 8:00 PM — Zain E. Asher — Where The Children Take Us - with Alysin Camerota

Wednesday, April 27, 2022

• 12:00 PM — Authors in Conversation: Pamela Erens and Robin Black

• 3:20 PM — L.A. Writer Reading Series with Acclaimed Author Steph Cha

• 7:00 PM — Holocaust Remembrance Day conversation with Steven Shalowitz of the Jewish National Fund about ALL THE HORRORS OF WAR

• 7:00 PM — An Evening of Poetry

• 7:00 PM — High Spirits | Camille Gomera Tavarez in conversation with Lorraine Avila

• 7:00 PM — Julie Phillips, author of THE BABY ON THE FIRE ESCAPE, in conversation with Chris Kraus!

• 7:00 PM — Roseanne A. Brown & Tochi Onyebuchi w/ Justin A. Reynolds for INTO THE HEARTLANDS

• 8:00 PM — Conversation: Lauren Rankin & Mikki Kendall

• 8:00 PM — The Green Room LIVE: Poems for the Planet

• 10:00 PM — Story Hour: Johnny Compton and Tobi Ogundiran

Thursday, April 28, 2022

• 3:00 PM — Mysteries and Thrillers Book Club: 'The House in the Woods' with Mark Dawson

• 6:00 PM — Autumn Womack & Imani Perry: The Matter of Black Living -- The Aesthetic Experiment of Racial Data 1880-1930

• 7:00 PM — Casual Conversation | Renia White in conversation with Sasha Banks

• 7:00 PM — Celebrating the Poets of Forms & Features

• 8:00 PM — What's New in Historical Fiction - A virtual panel featuring historical novelists with new and upcoming titles

• 10:00 PM — Nicola Griffith discussing SPEAR

Friday, April 29, 2022

• 7:00 AM — The Day Rommel Was Stopped: Chris Jephson at the National Army Museum

• 7:00 PM — Charles Booker for FROM THE HOOD TO THE HOLLER

• 7:00 PM — The Weary Blues: Celebrating Langston Hughes, International Jazz Day & National Poetry Month

• 8:00 PM — RHINO Reads: Paul Tran, Nan Cohen + Teresa Dzieglewicz

Saturday, April 30, 2022

• 1:00 PM — Justin Murphy: Your Children Are Very Greatly in Danger

• 2:00 PM — Eric Luper with Joe Whale (aka The Doodle Boy)

• 7:00 PM — Author Talk: Celebrating the Scags Series

Sunday, May 1, 2022

• 3:00 PM — Irene Solà, Catalan writer on her debut novel, When I Sing, Mountains Dance

• 6:00 PM — An experimental fiction zoom reading: a collage of readers work

---

For Writers - Free

Tuesday, April 26, 2022

• 1:00 PM — The Writers Bridge | Start Local: Marketing Your Book Beyond Social Media with Aileen Weintraub

• 1:00 PM — Ask Us Anything: Getting Published: Submitting to Journals & Magazines

• 8:00 PM — Main Character Energy In Life & Creative Work with Thalia Elie

Wednesday, April 27, 2022

• 6:00 PM — Poets & Writers' New York Virtual Town Hall with Michael Czarnecki and Casey Winston

• 8:00 PM — Charting New Horizons: Storytelling Through Multiple Genres

• 8:00 PM — Writing Wednesday: Virtual Write-In with Sarah Nicolas and Bess Carnan

Thursday, April 28, 2022

• 9:00 PM — Workshop: How to (or Not to) Use the Pandemic in Your Creative Work with Writer in Residence Amy K. Nichols

Friday, April 29, 2022

• 2:00 PM — Write-In: Craft and Community with Gotham Writers

• 6:30 PM — Write-In: Craft and Community with Gotham Writers

---

For Readers - Paid

Tuesday, April 26, 2022

• 7:00 PM — Viola Davis and Keisha Lance Bottoms for FINDING ME — starting at $28.99

Thursday, April 28, 2022

• 8:00 PM — Tajja Isen, Nicole Chung, Megha Majumdar, and Matt Ortile for SOME OF MY BEST FRIENDS — starting at $1.00

---

For Writers - Paid

Tuesday, April 26, 2022

• 2:00 PM — Tarot Tuesday Writing Workshop — starting at $5.00

Wednesday, April 27, 2022

• 7:00 PM — Spotting Issues in Your Publishing Contract with Ken Liu — starting at $75.00

Thursday, April 28, 2022

• 11:00 AM — Supercharge your creativity and nourish your soul through art and poetic writing — starting at $75.00

• 7:15 PM — Crafting Character Voice with Leah Henderson — starting at $39.00

Friday, April 29, 2022

• 9:00 AM — Writefest Weekend Festival (3 days) — starting at $75.00

Saturday, April 30, 2022

• 11:00 AM — Character Development in Memoir: How to Deepen the Story with Charlotte Gullick — starting at $109.00

• 1:00 PM — Crafting Form Workshop with Brittany Ackerman — starting at $65.00

Sunday, May 1, 2022

• 12:30 PM — Generative Poetry Workshop with Nathan McClain — starting at $124.00

---

Disclaimer: Including events in this roundup doesn’t imply an endorsement of the authors, organizations, or events. I do not claim responsibility for the quality or execution of these events.