Virtual Bookish Events for August 10-16, 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
I did my best to find as many events as I could, but I’m sure I missed some! Please feel free to add links to events in the comments of the post. Event planners and authors are encouraged to submit their future events via the link below to avoid getting overlooked.
All times are in Eastern so please convert as needed!
For Readers - Free
Monday, August 10, 2020
7:00 PM — Nadia Owusu on Aftershocks: A Memoir with Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
7:00 PM — Queer KidLit Panel with Rebecca Kim Wells, Sara Farizan, and Rory Power
7:00 PM — Cave Canem Presents Robin Coste Lewis & Frank X Walker
7:00 PM — Morgan Jerkins with Kiese Laymon: Wandering in Strange Lands
10:00 PM — Robin La Fevers Virtual Launch Event with Mary E. Pearson and Stephanie Garber
Tuesday, August 11, 2020
3:00 PM — Joe Abercrombie & Brent Weeks - Q&A and Conversation
6:30 PM — A Place at the Table -- Baltimore Launch
6:30 PM — Ace Atkins (The Revelators) Author Talk
7:00 PM — Rajia Hassib on A Pure Heart with Susan Muaddi Darraj
7:00 PM — Live with Rebecca Watson and Mirana Popkey: Little Scratch
7:00 PM — Virtual Book Launch: Cher Ami and Major Whittlesey: A Novel by Kathleen Rooney
7:00 PM — Joshilyn Jackson with Suzanne Park & Deanna Raybourn
7:00 PM — The Hilarious World of Depression
7:00 PM — Cree LeFavour (Private Means) In Conversation with Dwight Garner
7:00 PM — Virtual Book Launch: Tomboy by Lisa Selin Davis in conversation with Lauren Sandler
7:00 PM — Marek Bennett, Sharjah Sketchbook
7:30 PM — THE FIXED STARS--MOLLY WIZENBERG IN CONVERSATION WITH SUSAN LANDRUM
9:30 PM — Skylit: Bunker by Bradley Garrett, with Geoff Manaugh
10:00 PM — Bookshop Santa Cruz Presents: Jana Marcus | LINE OF BLOOD
Wednesday, August 12, 2020
12:00 PM — Jill Filipovic, OK Boomer, Let's Talk: How My Generation Got Left Behind
3:30 PM — Alta Asks Live: Gustavo Arellano
6:00 PM — P&P Live! Jean Guerrero | HATEMONGER with Jonathan Blitzer
6:00 PM — Live with Adam Rutherford: How to Argue with a Racist
6:30 PM — Daniel Kraus discussing THE LIVING DEAD: A NEW NOVEL with Gabino Iglesias
7:00 PM — PSB Presents: M. T. Anderson and Jo Rioux, The Daughters of Ys
7:00 PM — Forever Summer Series: Kathy Lyons + Elizabeth Hoyt
7:00 PM — Poets vs The Pandemic: Don Krieger, Reuben Jackson, Marianne Szlyk
8:00 PM — Fresh Fiction Presents: Video Book Club with Jolene Navarro
8:00 PM — Jennifer Steinhauer, "The Firsts" with Rep. Mikie Sherrill
9:30 PM — Skylit: Pew by Catherine Lacey, with Jonathan Lethem
Thursday, August 13, 2020
6:00 PM — Samanth Subramanian on JBS Haldane, with Carl Zimmer
7:00 PM — A Virtual Evening with Raquel Vasquez Gilliland and Aida Salazar
7:00 PM — A Virtual Evening with Alexandra Fuller
7:00 PM — Cupcakes, Pizza and Rom-Coms with Helena Hunting and Jenny Holiday
8:00 PM — Megan Collins "Behind the Red Door" - Interview by Mindy Mejia
10:00 PM — Bookshop Santa Cruz Presents: Karen Tei Yamashita | SANSEI AND SENSIBILITY
Friday, August 14, 2020
3:00 PM — Jessica J. Lee and Bathsheba Demuth
Saturday, August 15, 2020
12:00 PM — Bookstore Romance Day - Spotlight on Historical Romance
3:00 PM — Bookstore Romance Day - Spotlight on Romance in Fantasy/Sci-Fi
6:00 PM — Bookstore Romance Day - Spotlight on Contemporary Romance
7:00 PM — Bookstore Romance Day Virtual Event
Sunday, August 16, 2020
11:00 AM — A Virtual Evening with Camilla Lackberg and Chris Bohjalian
7:00 PM — How My Firends Failed at Flirting: Denise Williams with Yaffa Santos
An antiracist Teach-In with Ibram X. Kendi, Isable Wilkerson, Angie Thomas, and more (8/16-8/22)
For Writers - Free
Tuesday, August 11, 2020
7:00 PM — LIVE Webinar with Maldonado and Coffin in Conversation: Writing Realistic Crime Fiction
8:00 PM — Narrative Structure & Emotional Impact with Author Cameron Kelly Rosenblum
Wednesday, August 12, 2020
Thursday, August 13, 2020
4:00 PM — Imagine Your Story Being Published
7:00 PM — Writing for the Middle Grade Market
7:30 PM — Kathleen Rooney & Mike Zapata: Cher Ami & Major Whittlesey
Friday, August 14, 2020
For Readers - Paid
Tuesday, August 11, 2020
7:00 PM — Isabel Wilkerson with Anand Giridharadas: Caste: The Origins of our Discontents — starting at $44.49
Wednesday, August 12, 2020
6:00 PM — Hank Phillippi Ryan VIRTUAL Event — starting at $33.39
8:00 PM P&P Live! Isabel Wilkerson | CASTE — starting at $33.00
Thursday, August 13, 2020
8:00 PM — What if a Fish Virtual Book Launch Party — starting at $10.00
Friday, August 14, 2020
9:00 PM — Jokes & Poems with Mike Birbiglia & J. Hope Stein — starting at $28.00
For Writers - Paid
Wednesday, August 12, 2020
7:00 PM — Profs & Pints Online: Literature for a Pandemic — starting at $12.00
Friday, August 14, 2020
7:15 PM — Twenty-Five Years of the Writers Journey - with Christopher Vogler — starting at $39.00
Saturday, August 15, 2020
10:00 AM — Awkward is my Superpower: Writing Sex, with Allison Wyss — starting at $70.00
Sunday, August 16, 2020
12:30 PM — Unearthing Your Memoir: Throwing the Bones on the Table with Sarah Bracey White — starting at $124.00
3:00 PM — Intermediate Fiction I: Getting (Really) to Know Your Character — starting at $64.06
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.