Virtual Bookish Events for August 2-8, 2021
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, WP expert Nate Hoffelder, and The Shape of a Star Podcast.
All times are in Eastern so please convert as needed!
For Readers - Free
Monday, August 2, 2021
7:00 PM — Elinor Lipman with Stacy Schiff, RACHEL TO THE RESCUE
7:00 PM — All But True Series: Jennifer Steil & Marjorie Sandor
7:00 PM — Like a Love Song: An Evening with Gabriela Martins, Adiba Jaigirdar and Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé
7:30 PM — Book Launch: Deborah Copaken presents Ladyparts: a Memoir In conversation with Tad Friend
7:30 PM — Café Muse featuring Curtis Bauer, Nancy Naomi Carlson, and Barbara Goldberg
Tuesday, August 3, 2021
2:00 PM — Adrian Tchaikovsky & Alastair Reynolds: Q&A and Conversation
6:00 PM — Being Clem with Lesa Cline-Ransome
6:00 PM — BLACK BOY JOY Virtual Book Launch Event
6:00 PM — Nafiza Azad, Kat Cho, Axie Oh, and Karuan Riaz for THE WILD ONES
6:00 PM — Nana Nkweti presents Walking on Cowrie Shells: Stories in conversation with Novuyo Rosa Tshuma
6:30 PM — Rita Dove | A Rain Taxi Event
7:00 PM — Brian Young on Healer of the Water Monster with Jake Skeets
7:00 PM — Let's Talk Murder Books: Women in Crime Fiction Panel
7:00 PM — Malla Nunn and Naomi Jackson Discuss Sugar Town Queens
7:00 PM — Once There Were Wolves: An Evening with Charlotte McConaghy and Laurie Frankel
7:00 PM — SWORD STONE TABLE: King Arthur’s Court Reenvisioned
7:30 PM — Book Launch: LaTanya McQueen presents When the Reckoning Comes in conversation with Megan Giddings
7:30 PM — Perfect Black: Crystal Wilkinson in conversation with Kiese Laymon
8:00 PM — Chicagoland Author A. J. Pine: A Heartwarming Book Featuring a Mom, Daughter, and Life's Surprises
8:00 PM — Helene Wecker: The Hidden Palace
8:00 PM — Jeanne Thornton: Summer Fun
9:00 PM — Elizabeth Gilpin, in conversation with Molly Bloom, discusses Stolen: A Memoir
10:00 PM — Geoff Manaugh, Nicola Twilley, and Adam Rogers - Until Proven Safe
11:00 PM — Jayci Lee, Mia Sosa and Alexis Daria
Wednesday, August 4, 2021
12:00 PM — Anuk Arudpragasam: A Passage North
7:00 PM — Danielle Geller on Dog Flowers with Claire Meuschke
7:00 PM — Laura Lippman and Megan Abbott: In Virtual Conversation
7:00 PM — Savage Tongues: An Evening with Azareen Van der Vliet Oloomi and Lina Meruane
8:00 PM — Virtual Conversation: Claire Luchette & Cristina Henriquez
8:35 PM — An Evening Where Pussy is the Star
11:00 PM — Melissa Foster in conversation with Jennifer Probst
Thursday, August 5, 2021
1:00 PM — The Theory of Flight: Conversation Between Authors Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu and Tsitsi Jaji
6:00 PM — BLACK BOY JOY celebration w/ Kwame Mbalia, Jay Coles, Lamar Giles, Julian Randall & Jason Reynolds!
7:00 PM — Casey McQuiston: One Last Stop
7:00 PM — Kate Reed Petty in conversation with R. Eric Thomas
7:00 PM — Let's Talk Romance with Jayne Ann Krentz, Cindy Hwang, and Erin Galloway
7:00 PM — Megan Abbott with Alafair Burke
7:00 PM — The President and the Frog: An Evening with Carolina de Robertis and Jaquira Díaz
7:00 PM — Timothy Schaffert Virtual Author Visit
7:30 PM — Meg Kearney: All the Morning Crows
8:00 PM — Skylit: Something New Under the Sun by Alexandra Kleeman, with Jeff VanderMeer
8:00 PM — Sujata Massey and Susan Elia Macneal in Conversation
8:00 PM — Virtual Conversation: Katie Kitamura & Dana Spiotta
9:00 PM — Bookshop Santa Cruz Presents: Jerry Spinelli | DEAD WEDNESDAY
11:00 PM — Author Talk: Radar Girls
11:00 PM — Julie Murphy and Sierra Simone
Friday, August 6, 2021
12:00 PM — Jesse McCarthy: Who Will Pay Reparations on My Soul?
OutWrite: Washington, D.C.’s annual LGBTQ literary festival (3 days)
Saturday, August 7, 2021
Sunday, August 8, 2021
For Writers - Free
Tuesday, August 3, 2021
7:00 PM — Romance GenreCon (4 days)
Wednesday, August 4, 2021
1:00 PM — Inside Writing: Author of The Book of Accidents and Star Wars novelist Chuck Wendig
1:30 PM — Writing and Publishing Short Memoir and Personal Essays
3:00 PM — Historical Research and Conducting Oral History Interviews
8:00 PM — Writing Wednesday: Virtual Write-In with Sarah Nicolas and Bess Carnan
Thursday, August 5, 2021
Friday, August 6, 2021
Saturday, August 7, 2021
Sunday, August 8, 2021
For Readers - Paid
Tuesday, August 3, 2021
7:00 PM — Kaia Alderson and Beverly Jenkins for SISTERS IN ARMS — starting at $16.99
Wednesday, August 4, 2021
8:30 PM — On the Practice of Presence for Healing Personal and Collective Grief — starting at $10.00
Friday, August 6, 2021
6:00 PM — S.A. Cosby and Steph Cha for RAZORBLADE TEARS — starting at $1.00
For Writers - Paid
Thursday, August 5, 2021
7:15 PM — Time, Place, Influence, and Personal Experience with Donald Maass — starting at $39.00
Friday, August 6, 2021
10:30 AM — Dialog in Fiction and Nonfiction: A Talk about Talking — starting at $75.00
2:30 PM — To Change the World: Poetry for Social Justice — starting at $75.00
Saturday, August 7, 2021
10:00 AM — Generative Writing Exercises to Get Your Words Flowing — starting at $70.00
10:00 AM — Subtext and Subversion — starting at $70.00
10:00 AM — The "Short Work” Toolbox: A Multigenre Class in Writing Short Pieces — starting at $70.00
10:30 AM — Meditation for Writers — starting at $75.00
11:00 AM — Writing Wild — starting at $105.00
12:30 PM — “I Have Got to Stop Loving You:” A Poetry Workshop with Rosebud Ben-Oni — starting at $124.00
1:00 PM — Character Archetypes Series Part 1: Male Archetypes — starting at $35.00
2:30 PM — Taxes and Best Accounting Practices for Writers — starting at $20.00
3:00 PM — Diving into the Muck: How to Submit your Poetry, Not Become Defeated, and Get Published — starting at $65.00
Sunday, August 8, 2021
12:30 PM — Dismantling Coloniality in Travel Writing with Bani Amor — starting at $124.00
2:00 PM — Craft Seminar: How to Read Like a Writer with Rabih Alameddine and Rachel Kushner — starting at $100.00
2:00 PM — Inhabiting and Closeness—A Writing Practice: Feedback class with Moheb Soliman — starting at $250.00
3:00 PM — Open Mouth Presents: An Exploration of the Poetic Line with Ananda Lima — starting at $5.00
4:00 PM — How to Get Published in Literary Journals — 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.