Virtual Bookish Events for April 26 - May 2, 2021
The Weekly 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.
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For Readers - Free
Monday, April 26, 2021
12:15 PM — Book Launch: "Encountering Early America"
4:00 PM — Happy Half Hour with S. A. Cosby
6:00 PM — The Bethanne Show w/ guests Sybil Sycamore & Malik Thompson!
6:30 PM — 100 Poems to Break Your Heart: A Program with Edward Hirsh in Conversation with Linda Gregerson
7:00 PM — Conversations with Granite State Poets: Alexandria Peary (NH Poet Laureate) and Margot Douaihy
7:00 PM — Maya Shanbhag Lang with Joanna Rakoff, What We Carry
7:00 PM — The Thing about Florida: An Evening with Tyler Gillespie and Jan Becker
7:00 PM — Write America Ep. 13: Bestselling author Paul Auster & Man Booker Prize Nominee Siri Hustvedt
8:00 PM — Virtual Event - Nancy Werlin in conversation with Ellen Booraem
9:45 PM — May We Introduce? Bobbie Pyron
10:00 PM — Doug Bierend and Joanna Steinhardt - In Search of Mycotopia
Tuesday, April 27, 2021
3:00 PM — Essential Reads Book Discussion with Author Brian Platzer
6:00 PM — MWA 2021 Edgar Awards: Nominees for Best First Novel by an American Author
6:30 PM — Jay Toole & The Stonewall Reader: A Freebird/Books Through Bars event
7:00 PM — An Evening of Poetry: Geoff Anderson, Kari Gunter-Seymour, Rose M. Smith, Scott Woods
7:00 PM — Dr. Kali Nicole Gross & Dr. Daina Ramey Berry Discuss A Black Women’s History of the United States
7:00 PM — June Hur with Wendy Heard, The Forest of Stolen Girls (young adult)
7:00 PM — Renée Rosen: THE SOCIAL GRACES
7:00 PM — Spencer Reece THE SECRET GOSPEL OF ST. MARK: A POET'S MEMOIR in conversation with Mark Wunderlich
7:00 PM — THE EMPATHY DIARIES: Sherry Turkle and Melia Bensussen
7:30 PM — Rachel Mennies: The Naomi Letters
8:00 PM — Curated Conversation(s): Benjamin Garcia with Dana Levin
8:00 PM — Jenny Lee discusses "Anna K Away" with Katharine McGee
8:00 PM — WA Winter "The Secret Lives of Dentists" - In conversation with Larry Millett
8:00 PM — Discussion of The Making of Jane Austen with Devoney Looser on UTEP's Mining Books
9:30 PM — Skylit: Slingshot by Mercedes Helnwein, with Courtney Summers
10:00 PM — Bookshop Santa Cruz Presents: Brian Fies | A FIRE STORY
10:00 PM — Virtual Event - Heidi Heilig in conversation with Justina Ireland (young adult)
Wednesday, April 28, 2021
8:00 AM — Bestselling author Claire Delacroix visits Erica Ridley's Historical Romance Book Club
4:00 PM — Justice Denied: THE RATLINE by Philippe Sands and MENGELE by David G. Marwell
6:00 PM — Authors In Conversation with Best-Selling Author Anna North
7:00 PM — Launch Party for Sofie Darling's Historical Romance AT THE PLEASURE OF THE MARQUESS
7:00 PM — Amy Suiter Clarke "Girl, 11" - Interviewed by Wendy Walker
7:00 PM — An Evening of Prose with Mark Doty & Garth Greenwell
7:00 PM — Christine Coulson: Stories of the Met
7:00 PM — Join the Buzz Around 'Bee People and the Bugs They Love' with Master Bee Keeper Frank Mortimer
7:00 PM — RING SHOUT: P. Djèlí Clark in Conversation with Vivian Nabeta
7:00 PM — Saving Stuyvesant Town: Dan Garodnick in conversation with Rob Snyder
7:30 PM — Deirdre McNamer "Aviary" with Ian Frazier and Jacqueline Carey
7:30 PM — Translator Todd Hasak-Lowy on Yaara Shehori's AQUARIUM: a conversation with Jessica Cohen
8:00 PM — Virtual Book Talk with Dr. Qing Li: FOREST BATHING
9:30 PM — Skylit: Folklorn by Angela Mi Young Hur
Thursday, April 29, 2021
2:00 PM — Book Launch: ‘Women of Ideas: Interviews from Philosophy Bites’
2:00 PM — Book Launch: The Chessmen Thief with Barbara Henderson & Kirsty Crommie
6:00 PM — Kelly Quindlen and Kalynn Bayron for SHE DRIVES ME CRAZY (young adult)
6:30 PM — A Virtual Poetry Reading: L. Teresa Church, Cynthia Manick, and L. Lamar Wilson
7:00 PM — Lindsay Mattick - Finding Winnie: The True Story of The World's Most Famous Bear
7:00 PM — Michael Sadowski, MEN I'VE NEVER BEEN: A MEMOIR in conversation with Domenica Ruta
7:00 PM — Murder and Margaritas with Joshilyn Jackson and Jennifer McMahon
7:00 PM — Poet Jennifer Militello: THE PACT
7:00 PM — Rose Eveleth, Matt Lubchanksy, Maki Naro, and Julia Gfrörer on FLASH FORWARD
7:00 PM — Writers on the Rise: Ina Cariño
7:30 PM — Aricka Foreman: Salt Body Shimmer
7:30 PM — Poetry & the Creative Mind
8:00 PM — Gina Hamadey: I Want to Thank You
8:00 PM — LLL’s Online Book Club featuring PRIDE, PREJUDICE & OTHER FLAVORS by Sonali Dev!
8:00 PM — Weaving Disparate Narratives: Behind the Scenes of Bergen-Belsen's Liberation
Friday, April 30, 2021
9:00 AM — A World in the Making: Reflections on Clara Han's Seeing Like a Child: Inheriting the Korean War
12:00 PM — Lauren McKeon: Women of the Pandemic
12:00 PM — Learning War: Poetry from R.L. Barth
7:00 PM — Poetry & Coffee: POEMS FROM YOUR LIFE POETRY COLLECTION
7:00 PM — Traci Sorrell with Mary Ann Cappiello, We Are Still Here!
Saturday, May 1, 2021
6:00 AM — Virtual JaneCon
4:00 PM — Bruce Sterling in conversation with Christopher Brown
7:00 PM — Skylit: Who's Afraid of Michael Kearns? by Michael Kearns, with special guests
Sunday, May 2, 2021
11:00 AM — Literary Hill Bookfest
4:00 PM — Phaea Crede with Terry Runyan
4:00 PM — The Loft Wordplay 2021 (weeklong event)
For Writers - Free
Tuesday, April 27, 2021
1:00 PM — The Writers Bridge Platform Chat: Publicists, Publicity & DIY Book Launches
1:30 PM — Goodreads: What Every Author Must Do, and How To Do It
Wednesday, April 28, 2021
1:00 PM — Inside Writing: Freelancing with writers Melissa Petro and Alanna Schubach
1:30 PM — Blog2Book: Repurposing Content to Discover the Book You've Already Written
7:00 PM — Podcasting, a How-To on Creating, Publicizing, and Maintaining an Audience
8:00 PM — Writing Wednesday: Virtual Write-In with Bess Carnan and Sarah Nicolas
Thursday, April 29, 2021
1:00 PM — Royalty Statements: The Nuts and Bolts that Authors Should Know
7:30 PM — Crafting Elevator Pitches
Queries, Qualms, & Quirks with Middle Grade author Waka T. Brown
Friday, April 30, 2021
5:00 PM — Virtual Craft Chat with poet Teri Ellen Cross Davis
6:30 PM — Jane Friedman: Today's Key Book Publishing Paths: Traditional, Self, and Everything in Between
Saturday, May 1, 2021
11:00 AM — Social Media Marketing Workshop
2:00 PM — Karen Hodges Miller: Authorpreneurship
4:00 PM — Writer in Residence Online: Synopsis Writing Made Easy with YA Author Amy K. Nichols
For Readers - Paid
Thursday, April 29, 2021
7:00 PM — Oprah Winfrey and Bruce Perry, M.D., Ph.D with Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard for WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU? — starting at $29.00
7:30 PM — Inside the Mind: Writing Romance from One Side with Sally Thorne + Casey McQuiston — starting at $5.00
8:00 PM — Pastries, Poetry, and Prose: Alissa Nutting — starting at $10.00
10:00 PM — Aviva Chomsky & Mickey Huff: Central America's Forgotten History — starting at $1.00
For Writers - Paid
Monday, April 26, 2021
8:00 PM — Poetry Workshop with Marty McConnell — starting at $1.00
8:00 PM — Writing with Emotion, Tension and Conflict — starting at $150.00
Tuesday, April 27, 2021
7:00 PM — Poetry Techniques for Fiction Writers — starting at $55.00
Wednesday, April 28, 2021
2:00 PM — The Self-Interview: Approaching Memoir Like a Journalist — starting at $25.00
6:00 PM — Collections & Anthologies: Sasha Banks, Tyrese Coleman, Eric Smith — starting at $15.00
7:00 PM — Polish Your Manuscript for Publication (3 weeks) — starting at $180.00
7:00 PM — Write Like the News — starting at $50.00
7:30 PM — Everyday Poetics: Creating Modern Forms with Deborah D.E.E.P. Mouton — starting at $109.00
Thursday, April 29, 2021
7:15 PM — Write Like a Chess Player with Sari Caine — starting at $39.00
7:30 PM — Inside the Mind: Writing Romance from One Side with Sally Thorne + Casey McQuiston — starting at $5.00
Saturday, May 1, 2021
10:30 AM — Hooking Your Reader: Writing A Killer First Line — starting at $25.00
11:00 AM — Finding Your Voice with Heather Harper Ellett — starting at $109.00
11:00 AM — Poems for the Future — Myth and Spirit Make for Vision and Community — starting at $135.00
12:00 PM — KidLit Workshop Online with Meg Eden — starting at $175.00
12:30 PM — The Alchemy of Autofiction with Anna Potter — starting at $124.00
2:30 PM — Finding Your Niche Markets — starting at $20.00
Sunday, May 2, 2021
10:00 AM — From Pitch to Publication with Lisa Levy — starting at $175.00
2:00 PM — Grief Writing Sunday with Diane Zinna, author of THE ALL-NIGHT SUN — starting at $10.00
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.