Virtual Bookish Events for August 15-21, 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 15, 2022
Tuesday, August 16, 2022
12:00 PM — Author Series: Voices of the Grieving Heart w Mike Bernhardt
3:00 PM — Sandra Brown celebrates OVERKILL with Kathy Reichs
5:00 PM — The Ripped Bodice Presents Roselle Lim and Suzanne Park
7:00 PM — Meet the Author of Amulet
8:00 PM — A Pulitzer Poetry Celebration: Diane Seuss and Mai Der Vang in conversation with Jeff Shotts
8:00 PM — WA Winter: My Name is Joe LaVoie
9:00 PM — Paul Steinbeck in conversation with Richard Scheinin
9:00 PM — Shea Ernshaw discussing LONG LIVE THE PUMPKIN QUEEN with Tiffie Starchild
Wednesday, August 17, 2022
3:00 PM — Fixer Upper: Discussion with the Author
3:00 PM — Julian Barnes: ELIZABETH FINCH
3:00 PM — Midday Mystery Presents: Catherine Ryan Howard celebrates 56 DAYS with Jeneva Rose
8:00 PM — "Hand in Hand" with traci kato-kiriyama and Imani Tolliver
8:00 PM — Video Book Club with Tracy Goodwin
9:00 PM — Skylit: Bad Sex by Nona Willis Aronowitz, with Ann Friedman
Thursday, August 18, 2022
7:00 PM — Virtual Author QuickRead
7:00 PM — Author Night with Susie Larson
7:00 PM — Ken Liu with Alex Shvartsman
Friday, August 19, 2022
3:00 PM — Llewellyn's Virtual Author Forum: Working with the Five Elements
9:00 PM — S. Isabelle discussing THE WITCHERY with Aiden Thomas
Saturday, August 20, 2022
7:00 PM — New Third World Presents: Launch Party for Unceded Land by Issam Zineh
8:00 PM — Bookstore Romance Day Panel + Trivia: Erica Ridley, Adriana Herrera, Alexis Daria, Katherine Grant
Sunday, August 21, 2022
12:00 PM — Natasha Pulley: The Half Life of Valery K
5:00 PM — The Writer's Hotel Virtual Summer Fiction Workshop 2022 Reading Series: Reading One
For Writers - Free
Wednesday, August 17, 2022
Thursday, August 18, 2022
7:00 PM — Shaping Sentences: a style bootcamp hosted by Writers' Studio
9:00 PM — Minimalism and Maximalism in English-Language Haiku with Allyson Whipple
9:00 PM — On Poetry and Our Neurodiverse Future
Friday, August 19, 2022
Saturday, August 20, 2022
4:00 PM — Worldbuilding for Writers
Sunday, August 21, 2022
5:00 PM — Writing and Revising Narrative History
For Readers - Paid
Monday, August 15, 2022
8:00 PM — An Evening with Ashley Flowers: A Special Preorder Event — starting at $35.00
Tuesday, August 16, 2022
7:00 PM — Authors for Abortion Rights: Jasmine Guillory, Jenny Han, Emily Henry, Taylor Jenkins Reid, Jia Tolentino, Emma Straub — starting at $10.00
7:00 PM — Mason Deaver | The Feeling of Falling in Love — starting at $5.00
8:00 PM — Black Maternal Health Panel w/ Evette Dionne, Dani McClain, and Celeste Rios — starting at $1.00
Wednesday, August 17, 2022
8:00 PM — Julia Whelan and Emily Henry for THANK YOU FOR LISTENING — starting at $1.00
Saturday, August 20, 2022
6:00 PM — An Evening with the Author: Virtual Book Reading w/ Ashley Burney — starting at $20.00
For Writers - Paid
Tuesday, August 16, 2022
3:00 PM — Tarot Tuesdays Creative Writing Workshop — starting at $10.00
Wednesday, August 17, 2022
6:00 PM — How to Publish Your Book: Writers Workshop Led by Mary T. Jacobs — starting at $45.00
Thursday, August 18, 2022
1:00 PM — I Need a Platform, Pronto! — starting at $25.00
1:00 PM — The Spark—poem generation workshop — starting at $45.00
7:00 PM — FROM HEAD TO TOME: Finding an Agent is Possible! — starting at $10.00
Friday, August 19, 2022
10:30 AM — Screenwriting Tricks for Fiction Writer — starting at $75.00
10:30 AM — Unlock Your Story's Inciting Incident — starting at $75.00
6:00 PM — Creating Memorable, Three-Dimensional Characters — starting at $75.00
Saturday, August 20, 2022
10:00 AM — Pitching Your Personal Essay for Digital Media Publication — starting at $70.00
10:30 AM — Reclaiming the Body — starting at $75.00
10:30 AM — Storytelling Through Film — starting at $75.00
12:30 PM — Midrash Workshop with Alicia Ostriker — starting at $124.00
1:00 PM — Using Humor to Write Pain by Natalie Lima — starting at $25.00
2:00 PM — Developing Theme And Voice with Stant Litore — starting at $20.00
Sunday, August 21, 2022
12:30 PM — The Joy of Editing with Daniel Lawless & Frances Richey — starting at $124.00
4:00 PM — the self-portrait poem with Tory Adkisson — starting at $55.00
4:00 PM — Writing Erotica: BDSM for Beginners — starting at $60.00
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.