Virtual Bookish Events for February 13-19, 2023
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.
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For Readers - Free
Monday, February 13, 2023
1:00 PM — WANTING: WOMEN WRITING ABOUT DESIRE w/ Margot Kahn & KellyMcMasters
4:00 PM — Happy (Half) Hour Romance Edition: Meryl Wilsner, Jodie Slaughter, Donna Hill, and Livy Hart
5:00 PM — Author Event with Jojo Moyes
7:00 PM — AWE: A Virtual Evening with Dacher Keltner & Scott Rogers
10:00 PM — Stephen Graham Jones, in discussion with R.J. Crowther Jr., and introductions by Brian Asman
Tuesday, February 14, 2023
Wednesday, February 15, 2023
3:00 PM — B&N Midday Mystery Presents: Joshua Moehling's AND THERE HE KEPT HER!
5:00 PM — "On the Savage Side" by Tiffany McDaniel (w/ Anna Claire Weber)
6:00 PM — Asian American Authors Book Talk—Catherine Ceniza Choy, historian
7:00 PM — An Evening with Cynthia Manick, Yesenia Montilla, Sonia Greenfield, & Kiki Petrosino
8:00 PM — Act Naturally: A Virtual Evening with David Thomson & Mark Feeney
8:00 PM — Sabrina Imbler: How Far the Light Reaches: A Life in Ten Sea Creatures
Thursday, February 16, 2023
4:00 PM — Cozy Love: Author Talk with Linda Reilly & Amanda Flower
7:00 PM — Strong Women - Strange Worlds Virtual Author Group Reading - a 'tasting menu' of SF, F, & Horror
7:00 PM — Dyscalculia: A Virtual Evening with Camonghne Felix, Deesha Philyaw & Kiese Laymon
7:00 PM — Healing with the Land: A Celebration of A DARKER WILDERNESS
7:00 PM — Trans Literature Now
7:30 PM — Inspired Writers Series: Margaret Wilkerson Sexton with Phil Klay
10:00 PM — Johnny Compton, discussing THE SPITE HOUSE with Jonathan Maberry
Friday, February 17, 2023
7:00 PM — Poet Mosab Abu Toha
Sunday, February 19, 2023
For Writers - Free
Monday, February 13, 2023
7:30 PM — Storytelling as a Successful Business
8:00 PM — Finding Creative Truth Through Desire And Fear With Sloane Leong
Wednesday, February 15, 2023
Thursday, February 16, 2023
5:00 PM — Craft Chat with Novelist Marisa Crane
For Readers - Paid
Thursday, February 16, 2023
7:00 PM — Literary Conversations: Memoir — starting at $20.00
7:30 PM — Let's Talk Romance with Nancy Herkness, Plus Giveaway! — starting at $1.00
For Writers - Paid
Tuesday, February 14, 2023
3:00 PM — Tarot Tuesdays Creative writing workshop--AWA Method workshop — starting at $25.00
Wednesday, February 15, 2023
2:00 PM — Roadmap to Revision: Make Your Memoir Agent-Ready — starting at $70.00
2:00 PM — What’s Wrong With It?: Turning Rejection Into Publication — starting at $25.00
7:30 PM — Creating Fictional Characters with Personality and Presence with Johnnie Bernhard — starting at $119.00
8:00 PM — First Impressions: Fine-tuning the Opening of Your Novel (for fiction writers) — starting at $55.00
Thursday, February 16, 2023
12:00 PM — Make Your Sentences Sing: A Workshop in Style — starting at $39.00
1:00 PM — Marketing Books That Aren’t New — starting at $30.00
7:00 PM — Career vs. Hobby Writing: What makes a Successful Author? — starting at $25.00
7:15 PM — Using Color to Manifest Character in Your Fiction with Lyndsey Ellis — starting at $25.00
Saturday, February 18, 2023
11:00 AM — Introduction to Screenwriting: From Idea to Script with Beverly Chukwu — starting at $25.00
1:00 PM — Narrative Poetry Workshop — starting at $10.00
Sunday, February 19, 2023
1:00 PM — Essay Writing 101 Online Workshop — starting at $25.00
4:00 PM — Writing Poetry: The Body and Disability — starting at $115.00
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.