Virtual Bookish Events for February 7-13, 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 and WP expert Nate Hoffelder.
All times are in Eastern so please convert as needed!
For Readers - Free
Monday, February 7, 2022
7:00 PM — Dialogues Reading Presented by Chatham University MFA
7:00 PM — The Violin Conspiracy: An Evening with Brendan Slocumb and Edward Kastenmeier
7:00 PM — Toxic Positivity | Whitney Goodman with Michelle Dempsey-Multack
7:00 PM — Write America: Elizabeth Hawes Weinstock and Vijay Seshadri
7:30 PM — Café Muse featuring Sandra Beasley and Maurice Manning
9:00 PM — Book launch for "Rio L.A." -- Patt Morrison in conversation with Louis Sahagún
Tuesday, February 8, 2022
10:00 AM — Tuskegee Airman: Author Talk and Q&A with Dr. Harold Brown
4:30 PM — Jennifer Raff with Adam Rutherford and Krystal Tsosie, featuring US Representative Sharice Davids
6:00 PM — Virtual Launch for MIRROR GIRLS by Kelly McWilliams
7:00 PM — April Asher celebrates her new romance novel, NOT THE WITCH YOU WED, with Mia Sosa and Alexis Daria
7:00 PM — Heartbreak: An Evening with Florence Williams and Helen Fisher
7:00 PM — Jabari Asim on Yonder with John Keene
7:00 PM — Readings and Talks Featuring Mark Nowak
8:00 PM — LOVE IN THE TIME OF CONTAGION - Laura Kipnis in conversation with Adelle Waldman
9:00 PM — Lisa Lutz, in conversation with Chris Pavone, discusses The Accomplice
9:00 PM — Scott Drakeford in conversation with L. E. Modesitt, Jr.
10:00 PM — MANYWHERE: Reinvention & Remembrance, Transition & Transcendence | Morgan Thomas with K-Ming Chang
Wednesday, February 9, 2022
1:00 PM — Why We Love: An Afternoon with Dr. Anna Machin and Robin Dunbar
6:00 PM — Hayden Hererra discusses her new memoir UPPER BOHEMIA with Karen Dukess
7:00 PM — An Evening with Richie Hofmann, Ananda Lima, and Michael Tyrell
7:00 PM — Story/Teller: Tochi Onyebuchi on Goliath with Ken Liu and Siddiq Saunderson
7:00 PM — Thomas Olde Heuvelt in conversation with Paul Tremblay for ECHO
7:00 PM — Write America: Billy Collins and Robert Reeves honor Frank McCourt
9:00 PM — Erich Schwartzel, in conversation with Maer Roshan, discusses Red Carpet
9:00 PM — Kim Fay discusses Love & Saffron: A Novel of Friendship, Food, and Love
9:00 PM — Omari Amili - Life After Prison: The Prison-to-School Pipeline
9:30 PM — Skylit: Winter Phoenix by Sophia Terazawa + Pms: A Journal in Verse by Dot Devota
10:00 PM — Story Hour: Elad Haber and Shari Paul
Thursday, February 10, 2022
1:00 PM — Lisa Yee
3:00 PM — Diversity in the Workplace: An Afternoon with Bärí A. Williams and Jerusha Stewart
7:00 PM — Kai Harris on What the Fireflies Knew with Danielle Evans
7:00 PM — The Family Chao: An Evening with Lan Samantha Chang and Curtis Sittenfeld
7:00 PM — The Matchmaker Book Launch
8:00 PM — Andrea Gilats for "After Effects" in conversation with Catherine Madison
8:00 PM — Laura Kipnis, author of LOVE IN THE TIME OF CONTAGION, and Katie Roiphe!
8:00 PM — Open Door Reading Series: George Abraham, Diamond Forde, Nabila Lovelace & Fargo Tbakhi
8:00 PM — Redeeming Justice With Jarret Adams in Conversation with Scott Turow
9:30 PM — It's Not a Rumour Launch Event: Shannon Guyton and Renee Schyjer in-conversation with Kevin Newton
10:00 PM — Tracy Wolff discussing Court
Friday, February 11, 2022
7:30 PM — Gerrick Kennedy and Malik Thompson for DIDN'T WE ALMOST HAVE IT ALL
8:00 PM — Riverfront Reading with Jason Ryberg, Jeremy Gulley, and Jason Baldinger
9:00 PM — Sin Vergüenza/Without Shame
Saturday, February 12, 2022
1:00 PM — Llewellyn's Virtual Author Forum: Celtic Paganism & Witchcraft
3:00 PM — Texas: An Afternoon with Texas Writers & Activists | Writers for Democratic Action
For Writers - Free
Monday, February 7, 2022
Wednesday, February 9, 2022
1:30 PM — Retail Sales: How to Get Indie Bookstores to Stock Your Book on Their Shelves
8:00 PM — Writing Wednesday: Virtual Write-In with Bess Carnan and Sarah Nicolas
8:30 PM — Write Drunk, Edit Sober
Thursday, February 10, 2022
1:30 PM — The Five Elements of Plot
7:00 PM — Craft of Fiction: Anonymous Sex
Friday, February 11, 2022
Saturday, February 12, 2022
12:30 PM — Understanding Point of View With Simon Wood
4:00 PM — 45th Annual Writers Week Conference 2022: Writers Week (One Week)
Sunday, February 13, 2022
1:30 PM — How to Write a Damn Good Novel with James N. Frey
For Readers - Paid
Monday, February 7, 2022
8:00 PM — Kim Fu and Lucy Tan for LESSER KNOWN MONSTERS OF THE 21ST CENTURY — starting at $1.00
Tuesday, February 8, 2022
8:00 PM — Christina Lauren for THE SOULMATE EQUATION — starting at $1.00
8:00 PM — Tara Westover and Natalie Portman for EDUCATED — starting at $20.00
8:00 PM — Zak Salih and Carter Sickels for LET'S GET BACK TO THE PARTY — starting at $1.00
Wednesday, February 9, 2022
8:00 PM — Robert Jones, Jr. and Jason Mott for THE PROPHETS — starting at $1.00
Thursday, February 10, 2022
8:00 PM — Bethany C. Morrow and Kinitra Brooks for CHERISH FARRAH — starting at $1.00
Friday, February 11, 2022
7:30 PM — 44th Annual Evening of Irish Music and Poetry — starting at $20.00
8:00 PM — Heather McGhee and Clint Smith for THE SUM OF US — starting at $1.00
Sunday, February 13, 2022
2:00 PM — Elana K. Arnold for JUST HARRIET with Erin Entrada Kelly — starting at $1.00
For Writers - Paid
Wednesday, February 9, 2022
1:00 PM — Write Your Novel from the Middle — starting at $25.00
7:30 PM — Getting Your Synopsis Ready for Competitions, Agents, and Editors with Richard Z. Santos — starting at $109.00
Thursday, February 10, 2022
7:15 PM — Try a Little Tenderness with Grace Burrowes — starting at $39.00
Friday, February 11, 2022
10:30 AM — Novel Essentials: Pacing — starting at $75.00
10:30 AM — Writing Long–But Not Long-Winded–Sentences — starting at $75.00
Saturday, February 12, 2022
10:00 AM — Anatomy of a Scene: A Deep Dive into Dialogue with Stacey Swann — starting at $159.00
10:00 AM — How to Begin a Poem — starting at $70.00
10:00 AM — Introduction to Food Writing — starting at $52.50
10:00 AM — Scrivener 101 — starting at $52.50
10:00 AM — Setting in Fiction: More Than a Map — starting at $70.00
10:30 AM — Altering Point of View in Creative Nonfiction — starting at $75.00
10:30 AM — Marketing Minus the Self-Loathing — starting at $60.00
12:00 PM — Sound, Setting, and Syntax Scripture: Recipe For a Southern Writing Revival — starting at $30.00
12:30 PM — Braiding and Brainstorming: Writing Your Pop Culture Memoir with Lynn Melnick — starting at $124.00
2:00 PM — Sex is Good for Your Character — starting at $60.00
2:30 PM — Social Media 101 — starting at $30.00
Sunday, February 13, 2022
12:30 PM — Love Paradox Supreme with Karen Finley — starting at $124.00
5:00 PM — The Submission Room — starting at $5.00
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.