Virtual Bookish Events for April 12-18, 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 12, 2021
7:00 PM — Cuban Memory Wars: An Evening with Michael Bustamante
7:00 PM — Dawnie Walton with Curtis Sittenfeld, The Final Revival of Opal & Nev
7:00 PM — What Is the Grass: Mark Doty & Honor Moore in Conversation
8:00 PM — Together in a Sudden Strangeness
Tuesday, April 13, 2021
5:15 PM — Séverine Autesserre discusses The Frontlines of Peace, New York University
6:00 PM — Karen Cox presents NO COMMON GROUND, with William Sturkey
6:00 PM — LLL Presents Kirstin Valdez Quade & A.M. Homes in Conversation: The Five Wounds -- a Novel
6:00 PM — Michael Buckley with Jeff Kinney
6:00 PM — The Way of Integrity: An Evening with Martha Beck and Elizabeth Gilbert
6:30 PM — Nate Powell | A Rain Taxi Event
6:30 PM — Natalie Lund in Conversation with Kimberly Grabriel for "The Sky Above Us"
7:00 PM — Bookmarks Presents Patrick Radden Keefe in Conversation with Beth Macy
7:00 PM — Judy Batalion: The Light of Days
7:00 PM — The Witch's Heart: Genevieve Gornichec
7:30 PM — Book Release Party: Natalie Lund and "The Sky Above Us"
7:30 PM — Khalisa Rae and Friends Celebrate Ghost in a Black Girl's Throat
9:30 PM — Christy Wilhelmi, in conversation with Robin Jones, discusses "Grow Your Own Mini Fruit Garden"
9:30 PM — Skylit: My Broken Language by Quiara Alegría Hudes with Kimberly Drew
Wednesday, April 14, 2021
8:00 AM — Guest author Jess Michaels visits Erica Ridley's Historical Romance Book Club
5:00 PM — Writers Here and Now with Marlena Chertock and Meg Eden
7:00 PM — An evening of new fiction with Russell Banks & Sigrid Nunez
7:00 PM — Harper's & Twain Present: Christine Smallwood in conversation with Christopher Beha
7:00 PM — Imbolo Mbue: How Beautiful We Were
7:00 PM — My Broken Language: An Evening with Quiara Alegría Hudes and Jose Antonio Vargas
7:00 PM — New York Times bestselling author Maureen Johnson in conversation with Dana Schwartz
7:30 PM — How to Raise a Feminist Son: Sonora Jha in conversation with Sarah Ladipo Manyika
8:00 PM — Joy Harjo: Living Nations, Living Words
9:00 PM — Daniel Lieberman | EXERCISED: Why Something We Never Evolved to Do is Healthy and Rewarding
Thursday, April 15, 2021
12:00 PM — Isabel Allende with Carmen Aguirre: The Soul of a Woman
1:30 PM — Jonathan Franzen in Conversation with Javier Ramirez
2:30 PM — Author Saumiya Balasubramaniam presents When I Found Grandma
6:00 PM — At Home with Literati: Dorthe Nors & J. Robert Lennon
6:30 PM — Novelist Chang-rae Lee Discusses His New Novel “On Such a Full Sea” with Author/Editor Donna Seaman
7:00 PM — Bookstore1Sarasota presents Fast Funny Women with Humorist & Scholar Gina Barreca
7:00 PM — Fast Funny Women with Humorist & Scholar Gina Barreca
7:00 PM — Join Jeff Kinney and Your Awesome Friendly Indie Bookstore for a Spooktacular Virtual Event
7:00 PM — Libertie: An Evening with Kaitlyn Greenidge and Jaquira Díaz
7:00 PM — Melissa Febos: Girlhood
7:00 PM — Robert McGahey, author of India: A Love Story (in partnership with Malaprop's)
7:30 PM — Chang-rae Lee: My Year Abroad (A conversation with Donna Seaman)
8:00 PM — Christopher Beha in conversation with Bill James: THE INDEX OF SELF-DESTRUCTIVE ACTS
9:00 PM — Carol Edgarian in conversation with Meg Waite Clayton - Vera
9:00 PM — Robin Reul discusses "Where the Road Leads Us" with Gae Polisner
10:00 PM — Jonathan Meiburg and Stephen Sparks - A Most Remarkable Creature
10:30 PM — Author Voices: Storme Webber (Blues Divine)
Friday, April 16, 2021
10:00 AM — Gregory Mone
12:00 PM — Annalee Newitz: Four Lost Cities
7:00 PM — Behind-the-Scenes at The Met Museum with Christine Coulson and Michael Gallagher
7:00 PM — Hudson Valley YA Society: Sharon G. Flake, Sabina Khan, Crystal Maldonado & Brittney Morris
9:00 PM — Betto Arcos, in conversation with Tom Schnabel, discusses Music Stories from the Cosmic Barrio
Saturday, April 17, 2021
12:00 PM — Men Who Hate Women: Laura Bates in conversation with Nancy Jo Sales
2:00 PM — Blaze Baking with Rach and Joanne Chang, Cookbook Author and Owner of Flour Bakery + Cafe
3:00 PM — Trial by Fire: A New Examination of The Station Nightclub Fire
7:00 PM — Rising Up: Poets Take A Stand
Sunday, April 18, 2021
8:00 AM — Bestselling author Grace Burrowes visits Erica Ridley's Historical Romance Book Club
2:00 PM — Novelists Claire Lombard and Richard Russo in Converation
7:00 PM — Virtual Event: Ilona Bannister, Author of When I Ran Away
For Writers - Free
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Monday, April 12, 2021
Tuesday, April 13, 2021
1:00 PM — The Writers Bridge Author Platform Q&A: Ask Us Anything!
8:00 PM — Not Yet Published? Set Your Manuscript Up for Success
Wednesday, April 14, 2021
Thursday, April 15, 2021
5:00 PM — Virtual Craft Chat with Jennifer De Leon
5:30 PM — Free Workshop: 3 Key Steps to Becoming a Freelance Writer
9:00 PM — Debut Fiction: The Road to Publication
Friday, April 16, 2021
Saturday, April 17, 2021
4:00 PM — Writer in Residence Online: The Seven Deadly Sins of Writing with YA Author Amy K. Nichols
7:00 PM — Poets Elizabeth Hazen & Katherine E. Young in Conversation
Sunday, April 18, 2021
2:00 PM — Self-Publishing 101
For Readers - Paid
Monday, April 12, 2021
7:00 PM — Conversations with Granite State Poets - Martha Carlson-Bradley and Liz Ahl — starting at $5.00
8:00 PM — Hanif Abdurraqib and Brit Bennett for A LITTLE DEVIL IN AMERICA — starting at $1.00
Tuesday, April 13, 2021
6:00 PM — Bolu Babalola and Hannah Giorgis for LOVE IN COLOR — starting at $1.00
Wednesday, April 14, 2021
8:00 PM — Marlon Peterson and Reginald Dwayne Betts for BIRD UNCAGED — starting at $1.00
Thursday, April 15, 2021
7:30 PM — WORD Presents Donna Freitas with Lauren Mechling — starting at $5.00
8:00 PM — C Pam Zhang and Brandon Taylor for HOW MUCH OF THESE HILLS IS GOLD — starting at $1.00
Friday, April 16, 2021
6:00 PM — Patrick Radden Keefe and Jia Tolentino for EMPIRE OF PAIN — starting at $1.00
For Writers - Paid
Wednesday, April 14, 2021
5:00 PM — Writing an Art Inspired Tone Poem — starting at $22.00
7:30 PM — Double Talk: Making Dialogue Work for You with Jeramey Kraatz — starting at $109.00
Thursday, April 15, 2021
1:00 PM — Advanced Self-Editing Master Class with Roz Morris (3 days) — starting at $79.00
7:00 PM — FROM HEAD TO TOME: How to Self-Edit Your Novel — starting at $15.00
7:15 PM — Write Your Novel from the Middle with James Scott Bell — starting at $39.00
Saturday, April 17, 2021
8:30 AM — Tight Tense Thrillers with J.P. Pomare — starting at 49 AUD
9:30 AM — IDENTITY CRISIS: What is Genre and Why Does it Matter? with Literary Agent Paige Wheeler — starting at $65.00
10:00 AM — “Wandered far and wide”: The Long Poem — starting at $75.00
10:00 AM — Four Ways to Develop as a Fiction Writer with National Book Critics’ Circle Award Winner Ben Fountain — starting at $175.00
10:00 AM — Generative Writing Exercises to Get Your Words Flowing — starting at $52.50
10:00 AM — Scrivener 102 — starting at $52.50
10:00 AM — The Novel BrainMap: How to create intricate plots and unforgettable character — starting at $25.00
10:30 AM — Befriend Your Inner Critic: Skills for a Productive Writing Practice — starting at $75.00
10:30 AM — Fingerprints and the Adaptability of Forms: Structure and Syntax in Poetry — starting at $75.00
11:00 AM — Launch to Success: Self Publishing in 2021 with Deanna Roy — starting at $109.00
1:00 PM — Poetry Month Class: Short Poems with Jessica Abughattas — starting at $24.00
1:00 PM — Short Poems with Jessica Abughattas — starting at $24.00
8:00 PM — Twitter Pitching: #FUN — starting at $35.00
10:30 PM — Marketing for Writers Series: Personal Marketing and Publicity — starting at $75.00
Sunday, April 18, 2021
12:30 PM — Experimental Poetry Craft Class with Sarah Vap — starting at $124.00
12:30 PM — What’s Left Unsaid: Writing Around and In Spite of the Truth in CNF with Marco Wilkinson — starting at $124.00
2:00 PM — The Art & Business of Author Platform with Jane Friedman — starting at $75.00
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.
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