Virtual Bookish Events for August 29-September 4, 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, The Shape of a Star Podcast, and WP expert Nate Hoffelder.
All times are in Eastern so please convert as needed!
For Readers - Free
Monday, August 29, 2022
6:00 PM — Meet the Author: Elizabeth Kilcoyne WAKE THE BONES
7:00 PM — Amanda Foody & Christine Lynn Herman - ALL OF OUR DEMISE
Tuesday, August 30, 2022
6:00 PM — Launch Event for Dragon's Promise by Elizabeth Lim
6:00 PM — Your Next True Crime Obsession with Casey Sherman, Author of HELLTOWN
6:30 PM — Unwieldly Creatures: A conversation with Author, Addie Tsai
7:00 PM — Charlene Thomas: Seton Girls
7:00 PM — Feminist Giant & The Strand Present: Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah + Mona Eltahawy
7:00 PM — Gwendolyn Kiste - RELUCTANT IMMORTALS
8:00 PM — Kit Rocha DANCE WITH THE DEVIL with Alyssa Cole and Courtney Milan
9:00 PM — Skylit: Be Not Afraid of Love by Mimi Zhu, with Jonny Sun
10:00 PM — Adalyn Grace discussing BELLADONNA with Kiersten White
Wednesday, August 31, 2022
2:00 PM — NOON Book Club - Emily Edwards: THE HERD
7:00 PM — An Evening with Mary Berg
7:00 PM — Dalia Kinsey and Da'Shaun Harrison: Decolonizing Wellness in pursuit of Body Liberation
7:00 PM — Karen McManus: Nothing More To Tell
7:00 PM — May-lee Chai + Sequoia Nagamatsu: Tomorrow in Shanghai
8:00 PM — Meet the Author: Anna Lee Huber
8:00 PM — Video Book Club with Author Sandra Brown
8:30 PM — Reading with Ellen Bass and Mark Spragg
Thursday, September 1, 2022
6:00 PM — A special pre-publication event with Dani Shapiro, author of SIGNAL FIRES
8:30 PM — Reading with Sara Henning and Kelli Russell Agodon
9:00 PM — May-lee Chai in conversation with Dr.Tonya M. Foster
Friday, September 2, 2022
7:30 PM — Words out Loud Spoken Word Series - Poetry Reading
8:30 PM — Poetry Reading with Laure-Anne Bosselaar, Nickole Brown & Jessica Jacobs
For Writers - Free
Tuesday, August 30, 2022
Wednesday, August 31, 2022
3:00 PM — How to Make Your Author Website Work for You | Reedsy Live
7:00 PM — What Every Editor Needs to Know About Small Business and Taxes
8:00 PM — Crowdfunding for Authors
8:00 PM — Writing Wednesday: Virtual Write-In with Bess Carnan and Sarah Fisk
Thursday, September 1, 2022
12:00 PM — No Time Writer Workshop
7:15 PM — Discovery Night with Writing Success Series Instructors
7:30 PM — Exploring Place with the Ekphrastic Poem and the Found Poem
Sunday, September 4, 2022
2:30 PM — Fiction Master Class with Mark Spragg
For Readers - Paid
Monday, August 29, 2022
1:30 PM — R.F. Kuang in conversation with Saara El-Arifi - Piccadilly — starting at £5.00
8:00 PM — Sidik Fofana and Deesha Philyaw for STORIES FROM THE TENANTS DOWNSTAIRS — starting at $1.00
Wednesday, August 31, 2022
9:00 PM — Sophia N. Lee + Isabel Roxas for HOLDING ON — starting at $1.00
For Writers - Paid
Tuesday, August 30, 2022
2:00 PM — Researching and Writing Historical Fiction w/ Rebecca Stott — starting at £10.00
3:00 PM — Tarot Tuesdays Creative Writing Workshop — starting at $10.00
6:00 PM — Voice, Cadence, & Rhythm: Capture What Makes Your Writing Unique — starting at $17.00
6:30 PM — So You’re a Neurodivergent Writer — starting at $40.00
Thursday, September 1, 2022
5:00 AM — Create a Picture Book Series: How to Begin...with author, Christina Booth — starting at $40.00
Saturday, September 3, 2022
11:00 AM — Introduction to Fiction Writing: A Crash Course on Craft” with James Wade — starting at $119.00
1:00 PM — Querying Your Novel Manuscript — starting at $15.00
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.