Virtual Bookish Events for December 14-20, 2020
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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 (none this week)
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, December 14, 2020
7:00 PM — #1 New York Times bestselling authors James Patterson & Nelson DeMille in conversation
7:00 PM — Jake Marrazzo with Jeff Kinney
8:00 PM — Hope, Not Fear: A Virtual Reading
9:30 PM — Skylit: The Moon Book by Sarah Faith Gottesdiener, with Pam Grossman
Tuesday, December 15, 2020
6:30 PM — Pages Bookshop Virtually Presents Lori Nelson Spielman
7:00 PM — Christopher Golden in Conversation with Paul Tremblay
7:00 PM — Uncle Bobbie's Presents: Michael Eric Dyson "Long Time Coming: Reckoning with Race in America"
7:00 PM — WHITE FRIGHT -- Jane Dailey at Tom Holt with Seminary Coop
7:30 PM — John Gallaher: Brand New Spacesuit
9:00 PM — William Loving discusses "City of Angles" with Chip Jacobs
Wednesday, December 16, 2020
3:30 PM — Alta Asks Live: Lynell George
7:00 PM — An Evening with Lynn Emanuel, Lucia LoTempio, and Lauren Russell on Zoom
7:00 PM — Breaking Bread with Kwame and Friends: Sofiya Pasternack and Lamar Giles
7:00 PM — Claire McNear discusses her new book about Jeopardy! - ANSWERS IN THE FORM OF QUESTIONS
7:00 PM — Welcome to the United States of Anxiety with Jen Lancaster; Hosted by Stacey Ballis
7:00 PM — Writer to Writer: Afaa Michael Weaver & Gary Copeland Lilley
Thursday, December 17, 2020
7:00 PM — Thriller Night with Jonathan Maberry & Christopher Golden
9:00 PM — Bruce Wagner, in conversation with Sam Wasson, discusses The Marvel Universe: Origin Stories
Friday, December 18, 2020
Sunday, December 20, 2020
For Writers - Free
Monday, December 14, 2020
7:30 PM — Loneliness: A Collaboration
Wednesday, December 16, 2020
1:00 PM — Inside Writing: Flash Nonfiction with Brevity editor Dinty Moore and author Alysia Sawchyn
8:00 PM — Writing Wednesday: Virtual Write-In with Sarah Nicolas & Bess Carnan
Thursday, December 17, 2020
3:00 PM — Finish Your Nonfiction Book in 2021: 3 Shifts You Need to Make
4:00 PM — Benjamin Bards: A Poetry Workshop
Friday, December 18, 2020
Saturday, December 19, 2020
For Readers - Paid
Monday, December 14, 2020
6:00 PM — Marie Benedict Virtual Book Talk — starting at $30.00
Tuesday, December 15, 2020
1:00 PM — The Wonder of It All: An Author Visit From R.J. Palacio — starting at $15.00
7:00 PM — Mark My Words: Debbie Macomber — starting at $5.00
Wednesday, December 16, 2020
7:00 PM — Savannah Book Festival presents Michael Connelly — starting at $15.00
Thursday, December 17, 2020
7:30 PM — MERRY SWAMPMAS with Jana DeLeon! — starting at $5.00
For Writers - Paid
Monday, December 14, 2020
6:00 PM — How to Pitch Electric Lit — starting at $10.00
Wednesday, December 16, 2020
1:00 PM — Webinar | Second Draft: Your Path to a Powerful, Publishable Story — starting at $25.00
2:00 PM — How to Navigate the Lit Mag Landscape — starting at $25.00
6:00 PM — How to Get Published in The Commuter — starting at $10.00
7:30 PM — How to Conceive and Structure Personal Essays with Antonio Ruiz-Camacho — starting at $109.00
Thursday, December 17, 2020
7:15 PM — A Dozen Ways to Empower Your Reader with Rob Sanders — starting at $39.00
Friday, December 18, 2020
10:30 AM — #KidLit: Writing Dialogue for Middle Grade and Young Adult Novels - Remote! — starting at $75.00
Saturday, December 19, 2020
10:30 AM — Poetic Obsession: Repetition and Renewal in Poetry — starting at $75.00
11:00 AM — Write What Scares You — starting at $35.00
12:30 PM — Literary Techniques for Speculative Fiction with Cat Rambo — starting at $99.00
4:00 PM — Story Fundamentals with Cat Rambo — starting at $99.00
Sunday, December 20, 2020
4:00 PM — Journaling for Creativity with Fran Wilde — starting at $99.00
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.