Virtual Bookish Events for August 24-30, 2020
The Weekly Virtual Bookish Events Newsletter is sent on Sundays and includes the events taking place the following Monday through Sunday. Events are separated into four categories:
For Readers - Free
For Writers - Free
For Readers - Paid
For Writers - Paid
Don’t see your event? I do my best to find as many events as I can, but I always miss some! I don’t add events after the list is posted but please feel free to add links to events in the comments of the post and submit future events via the link below.
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For Readers - Free
Monday, August 24, 2020
7:00 PM — A Virtual Evening with Rosalind Brackenbury and Diana Abu-Jaber
7:00 PM — PSB Presents: Grown Up Book Fair 2020 with Jess Row
7:00 PM — Sahar Mustafah on The Beauty of Your Face with Susan Muaddi Darraj
7:00 PM — Star Talks: Songs for the End of the World by Saleema Nawaz
9:30 PM — Skylit: Jet Age Aesthetic by Vanessa R. Schwartz, in conversation with Britt Salvesen
Tuesday, August 25, 2020
6:30 PM — Pages Bookshop Virtually Presents: francine j. harris & Raven Leilani
7:00 PM — Month of Romance: 19 Love Songs with David Levithan
7:00 PM — A Virtual Evening with Victor Deupi and Nathan Timpano and Dr. Ann Koll
7:00 PM — Author David Goodwillie in conversation with author & music journalist David Menconi
7:00 PM — Author Kerri Arsenault, Mill Town: Reckoning with What Remains
7:00 PM — Janella Angeles with Roshani Chokshi: Where Dreams Descend Launch Event!
7:00 PM — Jason Diamond: The Sprawl w/ Angelica Jade Bastién
7:00 PM — Long Island novelist Ellen Meister discusses her new novel, Love Sold Separately
7:30 PM — My Constellation of 8: Conversations with Brilliant Literary Minds, featuring Roger Reeves
8:00 PM — NOW THAT I'VE FOUND YOU Virtual Launch - Kristina Forest in conversation with Nina Moreno
9:00 PM — Powell's Books Presents: Brent Weeks and Django Wexler on "Fantasy Worldbuilding"
9:00 PM — Virtual Launch with Kevin Hearne & Delilah S. Dawson
Wednesday, August 26, 2020
2:00 PM — The Investigators Throw the Book at Heather Gudenkauf, NY Times Bestselling Author
3:00 PM — Alastair Reynolds & Essa Hansen - Q&A and Conversation
6:00 PM — Gail Tsukiyama, in conversation with Mary Roach, discusses THE COLOR OF AIR
7:00 PM — "Women on Wednesdays": Women's Suffrage Centennial with Dr. Stacie Taranto and Dr. Leandra Zarnow
7:00 PM — A Virtual Evening with Ruth Behar and Richard Blanco
7:00 PM — David Heska Wanbli Weiden on Winter Counts with Brandon Hobson
7:00 PM — Forever Summer Series: A.J. Pine + Sara Richardson
7:00 PM — Odie Lindsey in coversation with Katy Simpson Smith
7:00 PM — Ottessa Moshfegh: Death in Her Hands
8:00 PM — Fresh Fiction Presents: Video Book Club with Jennifer Ryan
8:30 PM — Alisson Wood in conversation with Lynn Steger Strong moderated by Michele Filgate
8:30 PM — Makenna Goodman Discusses her Debut Novel the Shame with Kathryn Scanlan
9:00 PM — Gail Tsukiyama discusses "The Color of Air" with Mary Roach
9:00 PM — Third Place Books Presents Zephyr Teachout, in conversation with Zach Carter - Break 'Em Up
Thursday, August 27, 2020
2:00 PM — Weston Writers’ Nights: Ask an Author Live with Elle Spellman
3:15 PM — Emma Donoghue and Michael Crummey in conversation with Erica Wagner
5:00 PM — Authors In Conversation with Alexander Boxer and David Levy
7:00 PM — Barnstorming Ohio: A Conversation with David Giffels
7:00 PM — Jakob Guanzon on Abundance with Jean Kyoung Frazier
7:00 PM — Joshilyn Jackson and David Gushee
7:00 PM — Korean American Literary Imaginaries
7:00 PM — Kristina Forest: Now That I've Found You w/ Ashley Woodfolk + Leah Johnson
7:00 PM — Uncle Bobbie's Presents: Susan Abulhawa "Against The Loveless World"
7:00 PM — Virtual Event- Christina Baker Kline moderated by Jodi Picoult
9:00 PM — Myla Goldberg discusses Feast Your Eyes
Friday, August 28, 2020
5:00 PM — Meet the Author: Rina Z. Neiman
6:00 PM — Books Are Magic presents: LGBTQ+ Open Mic with George Abraham and Luther Hughes
6:00 PM — Lysley Tenorio and Bruce Snider
7:00 PM — Malaprop's Hosts: Ilona Andrews with Jeaniene Frost. Moderated by Sarah Penna of Frolic Media
8:00 PM — Historical Fiction Happy Hour
9:00 PM — Jon Wiener discusses "Set the Night on Fire" with Harry Gamboa Jr. & Devra Weber
Saturday, August 29, 2020
Sunday, August 30, 2020
1:00 PM — Jerusalism Virtual Open Mic with Featured Reader Erika Dreifus
3:00 PM — SCRITCH SCRATCH book launch party with Lindsay Currie and Jen Calonita
For Writers - Free
Monday, August 24, 2020
Tuesday, August 25, 2020
Wednesday, August 26, 2020
1:00 PM — Women's Equality Day Write-In
8:00 PM — Writing Wednesday: Virtual Write-In with Sarah Nicolas and Bess Carnan
Friday, August 28, 2020
Sunday, August 30, 2020
For Readers - Paid
Tuesday, August 25, 2020
7:30 PM — Christina Baker Kline Presents The Exiles with Amor Towles — starting at $30.00
9:00 PM — Suzanne Nossel with Dinaw Mengestu—Dare to Speak: Defending Free Speech for All — starting at $5.00
Wednesday, August 26, 2020
7:00 PM — RWR Presents Rachel Beanland and Florence Adler Swims Forever — starting at $5.00
8:15 PM — RWR Presents Courtney Sullivan and Friends and Strangers — starting at $5.00
10:30 PM — Madeline Levine: Preparing Kids to Thrive in an Uncertain World — starting at $5.00
Thursday, August 27, 2020
8:15 PM — RWR Presents Byron Lane and A Star Is Bored — starting at $5.00
Sunday, August 30, 2020
7:00 PM — RWR Presents Christina Baker Kline in conversation with Jean Kwok to celebrate THE EXILES — starting at $10.00
For Writers - Paid
Tuesday, August 25, 2020
7:00 PM — The Things People Don't Say: Writing What Is Taboo - Remote! — starting at $22.00
11:30 PM — From Submission to Shelves--What Happens from Acquisition to Publication, Why It Takes So Long, And How You Can Prepare Now — starting at $25.00
Wednesday, August 26, 2020
2:00 PM — Becoming a Paid Writer and Speaker with Benjamin Vogt — starting at $20.00
6:00 PM — Writing Show: Sticking the Landing — starting at $12.00
Thursday, August 27, 2020
7:00 PM — Write Like the News — starting at $50.00
Black Writers Weekend — starting at $15.00
Friday, August 28, 2020
10:30 AM — Developing Characters to Die For — starting at $75.00
8:30 PM — Ghostwriting: The Art of the Invisible Writer with Judy Gregory and Michael Collins — starting at 49 AUD
Saturday, August 29, 2020
10:00 AM — Great Beginnings — starting at $50.00
10:30 AM — Pilgrims Unstuck in Time: Playing with Linear Time in Unexpected Ways — starting at $75.00
12:30 PM — Beyond “I love you”: Syntactic Strategies for Poems with Martha Collins via Zoom — starting at $124.00
2:00 PM — The Art of Story Structure Part 2 — starting at $47.00
Sunday, August 30, 2020
12:00 PM — All About Author Platforms and Social Media — starting at $45.00
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.
Friday, August 28, 2020
1:00 PM — Meet the Author: T. Marie Bertineau with Lanternfish Press via Instagram Live! https://buff.ly/39zdrif