Virtual Bookish Events for August 8-14, 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 8, 2022
2:00 PM — "Traitor King" Edward VIII with author Andrew Lownie
5:00 PM — Christina Diaz Gonzalez and Gabriela Epstein — Invisible: A Graphic Novel
7:00 PM — Money Magic With Author Jessie Susannah Karnatz in Conversation With Katherine Searcy
7:00 PM — Phong Nguyen: Bronze Drum w/ Eric Nguyen
Tuesday, August 9, 2022
6:00 PM — Book Launch Fantasy Costume Party The Impossible Girl by Ashley White
7:00 PM — A Virtual Conversation with Author Mona Awad and All's Well
7:00 PM — Meet the Author: Annie Hartnett
7:00 PM — Mona Awad - All's Well
7:00 PM — Morgan Talty on Night of the Living Rez
7:30 PM — Release Party: Nalini Singh, Storm Echo
8:00 PM — Conversation: Cara Hoffman & C. Russell Price Primary tabs
Wednesday, August 10, 2022
6:00 PM — BLOOD LIKE FATE: Liselle Sambury in conversation with J. Elle
6:30 PM — The 2035 Lecture: Anne Helen Petersen: OUT OF OFFICE
7:00 PM — Ben and Beatriz | Katalina Gamarra in conversation with Prisca Dorca Mojica Rodriguez
7:00 PM — Coming Up Cuban: An Evening with Sonia Manzano and Ruth Behar
7:00 PM — Into The Mist With Author PC Cast in Conversation With Scarlett St. Clair
9:00 PM — Kristen Ghodsee: RED VALKYRIES: FEMINIST LESSONS FROM FIVE REVOLUTIONARY WOMEN
9:00 PM — Robert Rosenbaum and Anne W. Smith - That is Not Your Mind!
9:00 PM — The Last Confessions of Sylvia P. - with author Lee Kravetz in conversation with Erin Byrne
9:00 PM — When There Are Nine - A virtual poetry celebration of Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Thursday, August 11, 2022
6:00 PM — Folkloric Fiction: Kris Spisak In-Conversation with Christina Rosso
7:00 PM — Stand Up! | Brittney Cooper in conversation with Cathy Ann Johnson
9:00 PM — Ru Freeman discusses her book, "Sleeping Alone" with Hasadri Kelina Freeman
Friday, August 12, 2022
3:00 PM — When Words Collide 2022 - A Festival for Readers and Writers (3 days)
7:00 PM — Colonize This! | Joined by Daisy Hernandez & Bushra Rehman
Saturday, August 13, 2022
12:00 PM — Bronx Book Fair
1:00 PM — Jesmeen Kaur Deo and Adiba Jaigirdar for TJ POWAR HAS SOMETHING TO PROVE
Sunday, August 14, 2022
1:00 PM — A Woman's Battles and Transformations: An Afternoon with Édouard Louis and Garth Greenwell
1:00 PM — Édouard Louis — A Woman's Battles and Transformations — with Garth Greenwell
1:30 PM — Discussion of the Hugo Finalists
4:00 PM — A Reading by Hudson Valley Authors Diane Lechleitner & Christopher Fryer
For Writers - Free
Tuesday, August 9, 2022
Wednesday, August 10, 2022
Thursday, August 11, 2022
7:30 PM — Writing Under the Full Moon
Friday, August 12, 2022
6:30 PM — Becoming an Author Entrepreneur
9:00 PM — Agent Office Hours with Sarah N. Fisk of the Tobias Literary Agency
For Readers - Paid
Tuesday, August 9, 2022
8:00 PM — A Conversation with Colson Whitehead, Author of HARLEM SHUFFLE — starting at $22.00
Thursday, August 11, 2022
7:00 PM — Ilise Carter and The Red Menace: How Lipstick Changed the Face of American History — starting at $1.00
Friday, August 12, 2022
9:00 PM — Anna Gracia, author of the new young adult book Boys I Know! — starting at $1.00
For Writers - Paid
Tuesday, August 9, 2022
6:00 PM — Matt Bell: Refuse to Be Done: How to Write and Rewrite a Novel in Three Drafts — starting at $25.00
Wednesday, August 10, 2022
7:00 PM — An Author’s Secret Weapon to Selling More Books! — starting at $30.00
Thursday, August 11, 2022
11:00 AM — Building Your Book from the Ground Up with Edward Willett — starting at CA$20
Friday, August 12, 2022
10:30 AM — Historical Research for Fiction Writing — starting at $75.00
10:30 AM — It’s Complicated: Entry Points for Loaded Relationships — starting at $75.00
10:30 AM — Reflections on Travel: Where Have You Been? — starting at $75.00
11:00 AM — Everything You Need to Know to Write Your Novel with Hank Phillippi Ryan — starting at CA$10
11:00 AM — Once More, with Feeling: Layering Emotion into Your Work with Susanna Kearsley — starting at CA$10
6:00 PM — How to Write When You Have No Time — starting at $75.00
Saturday, August 13, 2022
9:30 AM — Growing Your Audience — starting at $55.00
10:00 AM — Developing Personal Essays from Scratch — starting at $70.00
10:00 AM — Second Draft Boot Camp for Novelists — starting at $70.00
10:00 AM — The Modern Author's Press Kit w\ Sarah Fisk — starting at $15.00
10:30 AM — Ecstatic Exhibits: Writing Poetic Essays — starting at $75.00
10:30 AM — Meditation for Writers — starting at $75.00
10:30 AM — Speculative Series: Establishing Your World — starting at $75.00
10:30 AM — The Ghost Story's Lasting Power — starting at $75.00
11:00 AM — Idea Lab: Finding Inspiration for Your Children's Book Writing — starting at $35.00
12:00 PM — Writing Urban: Nature in the City — starting at $115.00
12:30 PM — Flash Fiction: Create a Moment, Create a World with Helen Phillips — starting at $124.00
2:00 PM — Crash Course: Interactive & Episodic Fiction — starting at $10.00
2:00 PM — Picture Books with Purpose — starting at $52.50
2:30 PM — Self-Publishing E-books on Amazon — starting at $30.00
Sunday, August 14, 2022
12:30 PM — Master Class on The Craft of Poetry with Stephanie Burt — starting at $124.00
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.