Virtual Bookish Events for January 17-23, 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, January 17, 2022
Tuesday, January 18, 2022
2:00 PM — Author Talk: Bernice Lerner on writing the story of her mother's rescue at Bergen-Belsen
6:00 PM — Launch Event for The Lock-Eater by ZACK LORAN CLARK
6:00 PM — The Fifties: An Underground History
6:30 PM — WORD Kids presents: Gaby Melian for Food-Related Stories
7:00 PM — Brujas | Lorraine Monteagut in conversation with Nathalie Farfan
7:00 PM — QUEEN OF THE CON: Thomas Crowl in conversation with Susan Campbell
7:00 PM — The Latinist: An Evening with Mark Prins and Paul Harding
7:30 PM — Launch event for LORRAINE HANSBERRY by Charles J. Shields
8:00 PM — Conversation: Jami Attenberg & Ada Limón
8:00 PM — Randal Maurice Jelks in conversation with Kevin Wilmott
9:00 PM — Dana Schwartz, in conversation with Maureen Johnson, discusses Anatomy: A Love Story
9:00 PM — Skylit: Brown Girls by Daphne Palasi Andreades, with Mina Seckin
Wednesday, January 19, 2022
6:00 PM — Nnedi Okorafor and Jesse Morales-Small for AKATA WOMAN
6:30 PM — How We Can Win | Kimberly Jones in conversation with Linda Duggins
7:00 PM — Author Visit: Adam Gidwitz - A Tale Dark and Grimm
7:00 PM — James Patterson & Mike Lupica discussing The Horsewoman
7:00 PM — Kingdom of Characters: An Evening with Jing Tsu and David Epstein
8:00 PM — Lance Olsen | Skin Elegies
9:30 PM — Skylit: Shit Cassandra Saw by Gwen E. Kirby, with Liv Stratman
10:00 PM — Wednesday Night Candlewick: Gothic Reads
10:00 PM — Story Hour: Rati Mehrotra and John Wiswell
Thursday, January 20, 2022
6:30 PM — American Israelites: Cincinnati and the Shaping of Jewish Community in the United States
9:00 PM — Celebrating the Visiting Teaching Artists of Forms & Features
9:00 PM — Mike Hipple, in conversation with Rob Zabrecky, discusses Lived Through That: 90’s Musicians Today
Friday, January 21, 2022
Saturday, January 22, 2022
2:00 PM — TREEHOUSE: Crushing by Sophie Burrows
3:30 PM — Winter Sojourn: Maaza Mengiste, Mary Roach, Vendela Vida and Jess Walter
7:30 PM — Digital Black Feminism: Catherine Knight Steele in conversation with Moya Bailey
Sunday, January 23, 2022
2:00 PM — Booker Prize Winner Damon Galgut: "The Promise"
7:00 PM — A Conversation with Sara Gran, Naomi Hirahara, and Lori Rader-Day
For Writers - Free
Monday, January 17, 2022
Tuesday, January 18, 2022
1:00 PM — The Writers Bridge Platform Chat | To Tweet or Not to Tweet, And How? Twitter for Authors
1:30 PM — Retail Sales: How to Get Indie Bookstores to Stock Your Book on Their Shelves
Wednesday, January 19, 2022
7:00 PM — Pandemic Publishing: What Writers Can Expect in the New Year
8:00 PM — Writing Wednesday with Sarah Nicolas and Bess Carnan
Friday, January 21, 2022
For Readers - Paid
Tuesday, January 18, 2022
7:00 PM — Lizzie Damilola Blackburn and Jesse Q. Sutanto for YINKA, WHERE IS YOUR HUZBAND? — starting at $1.00
Wednesday, January 19, 2022
8:00 PM — Sadeqa Johnson and Jamise Harper for THE YELLOW WIFE — starting at $1.00
Thursday, January 20, 2022
7:00 PM — Poets Carol Westberg and Sue D Burton — starting at $5.00
8:00 PM — Shauna Robinson and Kelly Harms for MUST LOVE BOOKS — starting at $1.00
Friday, January 21, 2022
7:00 PM — Bernardine Evaristo and Dana A. Williams for MANIFESTO — starting at $1.00
Saturday, January 22, 2022
1:00 PM — Freddy Silva - Scotland's Hidden Sacred Past — starting at $85.00
For Writers - Paid
Tuesday, January 18, 2022
8:15 PM — A Horror Panel to Die For! — starting at $20.00
Wednesday, January 19, 2022
7:30 PM — Starting Your Publishing Journey with Diane Zinna — starting at $109.00
Thursday, January 20, 2022
1:00 PM — Book Publicity 101 — starting at $25.00
7:15 PM — Writing a Novel They Can't Put Down with James Scott Bell — starting at $39.00
8:00 PM — Phoenix Writers Network: An Evening with J.A.Jance — starting at $20.00
Friday, January 21, 2022
10:30 AM — So You Want to be a Writer in 2022? — starting at $75.00
10:30 AM — Unlocking Your Character — starting at $75.00
Literary Conference: Taking Care in Writing, Publishing & Building Community (3 days) — starting at $225.00
Saturday, January 22, 2022
12:01 AM — Inkers Mini Con Author Conference — starting at $29.00
10:30 AM — Cause Some Drama: Creating Conflict — starting at $75.00
10:30 AM — Novel Revision Series: Killer Openings — starting at $75.00
11:00 AM — How to Begin: Embarking on Your Novel’s Journey with Natalia Sylvester — starting at $109.00
11:00 AM — The Days are Long, but the Writing Time Short: Writing, Pitching and Publishing Your Parenting Experiences — starting at $49.00
12:00 PM — Writing the Seasoned Romance — starting at $10.00
12:30 PM — Bright Spots: A Flash Memoir with CMarie Fuhrman — starting at $124.00
12:30 PM — How to Write Funny with Patricia Marx — starting at $124.00
2:00 PM — Being Your Own Business — starting at $70.00
Sunday, January 23, 2022
12:30 PM — Poetry Master Class: Writing Odes with Richie Hofmann — starting at $124.00
12:30 PM — The Engine of Story: Rising Action —a Playwriting Intensive with Barbara Blatner — starting at $124.00
2:00 PM — The Changing Publishing Landscape with Amy Gash — starting at $80.00
8:00 PM — Erotica Writing 101 Virtual Workshop — starting at $15.00
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.