Virtual Bookish Events for January 23-29, 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.
This newsletter is sponsored by Free Expressions Seminars, The Shape of a Star Podcast, and WP expert Nate Hoffelder.
All times are in Eastern so please convert as needed!
For Readers - Free
Monday, January 23, 2023
3:00 PM — B&N Midday Mystery Presents: Christopher Golden celebrates ROAD OF BONES!
7:00 PM — Paths of the Righteous: Marking International Holocaust Remembrance Day with Ari Mittleman
7:00 PM — Talia Hibbert talks HIGHLY SUSPICIOUS AND UNFAIRLY CUTE!
Tuesday, January 24, 2023
4:00 PM — Authors Spotlight: “Cousins: Connected through Slavery"
7:00 PM — Author Aleksandar Hemon Celebrates "The World and All That It Holds"
7:00 PM — Curated Conversation(s): Francisco Aragón & Leo Boix
7:00 PM — RETRO: An Evening with Jarrod Shusterman & Sofía Lapuente
7:30 PM — Cool.Awkward.Black. A Virual Conversation about Blackness and Geekiness.
8:00 PM — 2022 Poetry Apprenticeship Final Reading
Wednesday, January 25, 2023
6:00 PM — Charity Alyse and Kristina Forest for OTHER SIDE OF THE TRACKS
7:00 PM — Author Talk: Janae Marks launches On Air with Zoe Washington
7:00 PM — Author Talks: Jennifer Hillier
7:00 PM — THEY COME AT KNIGHT: A Virtual Evening with Yasmin Angoe & Oline Cogdill
7:30 PM — Awakening Dignity: A Guide to Living a Life of Deep Fulfillment
8:00 PM — Bobbie & Bill C. Malone w/ Doug Moe
8:00 PM — Live interview with NYT Best-Selling Horror Author JONATHAN MABERRY!
9:30 PM — SMCL Author Talks: Meet Lee Kravetz
Thursday, January 26, 2023
2:00 PM — Author Johann Hari in Conversation with Rebecca Schwartz
7:00 PM — Lifesavers and Body Snatchers, A Discussion with Author Tim Cook
8:00 PM — Bloodbath Nation: A Virtual Evening with Paul Auster and Spencer Ostrander
9:00 PM — Rochelle Hassan & Meg Long in discussion
9:00 PM — Tracy Kidder discusses 'Rough Sleepers'
Friday, January 27, 2023
7:00 PM — The DWC Presents Poets Suzanne Frischkorn and Alessandra Lynch
9:00 PM — Sofía Lapuente and Jarrod Shusterman, discussing RETRO with Gina Chen and Adalyn Grace
Sunday, January 29, 2023
For Writers - Free
Monday, January 23, 2023
9:00 AM — Morning Write-In
7:30 PM — Starting a Writing Project
Tuesday, January 24, 2023
Wednesday, January 25, 2023
9:00 AM — Morning Write-In
8:00 PM — Writing Wednesday: Virtual Write-In with Kayleigh Carpenter and Sarah Fisk
Thursday, January 26, 2023
7:30 PM — Storycrafting Fundamentals
Friday, January 27, 2023
9:00 AM — Morning Write-In
Sunday, January 29, 2023
2:00 PM — Julia Cameron ~ Write for Life: Creative Tools for Every Writer
2:00 PM — Grief Writing Sundays with Diane Zinna
For Readers - Paid
Thursday, January 26, 2023
5:00 PM — OHNY Stacks: White Space, Black Hood — starting at $5.00
Thursday, January 26, 2023
7:30 PM — Let's Talk Romance Books with Jane Porter, plus Giveaway! — starting at $1.00
Thursday, January 26, 2023
8:00 PM — Kay Chronister and Liberty Hardy for DESERT CREATURES — starting at $1.00
For Writers - Paid
Monday, January 23, 2023
7:00 PM — Secrets of Publishing Panel: Are You Ready to Get Published in 2023? — starting at $5.00
Tuesday, January 24, 2023
7:00 PM — The Changing Landscape of Book Publishing for Thought Leaders — starting at $30.00
Wednesday, January 25, 2023
12:00 PM — Beyond the Hero's Journey: Exploring the Paths of the Heroine, Healer, and Seeker — starting at $222.00
1:00 PM — The Biggest Mistakes Novelists Make — starting at $25.00
2:00 PM — The Art of the Moment — starting at $15.00
7:30 PM — Writing Your Healing with yung pueblo — starting at $35.00
Thursday, January 26, 2023
7:15 PM — Status: What No One is Teaching You About Characterization with Steven James — starting at $39.00
Friday, January 27, 2023
10:00 AM — Introduction to Writing to Heal — starting at $85.00
10:30 AM — Creating a Sustainable Writing Practice — starting at $85.00
10:30 AM — Screenwriting Tricks for Fiction Writers — starting at $85.00
6:00 PM — Flash Fiction Friday! — starting at $85.00
Saturday, January 28, 2023
10:00 AM — Beyond the Memoir: Writing Personal, Creative Nonfiction (and Getting It Published) — starting at $66.60
10:00 AM — Using Color To Manifest Character in Your Fiction — starting at $66.60
10:30 AM — The Urgent Poem: Cultivating Immediacy — starting at $85.00
10:30 AM — Writing Lyrical (Sur)realism with Haruki Murakami & Mieko Kawakami — starting at $85.00
12:30 PM — Translations of Chinese Poems by American Poets Since Pound: a Craft Class by Wang Jiaxin — starting at $124.00
12:30 PM — Writing a Pantoum with Lauren Camp — starting at $124.00
2:00 PM — Don't Self Reject: Opportunities for Writers (Residencies, Workshops, Fellowships, and More!) — starting at $66.60
Sunday, January 29, 2023
12:30 PM — A Kind of Haunting: A Prose Workshop with Cynthia Cruz — starting at $124.00
12:30 PM — Master Class on the Poetic Sequence with Andrés Cerpa — starting at $124.00
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.