Virtual Bookish Events for January 24-30, 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 24, 2022
12:00 PM — Damon Galgut: The Promise
12:00 PM — Delivering Cuba Through the Mail: An Afternoon with Emilio Cueto
7:00 PM — Anders Morley presents "This Land of Snow: A Journey Across the North In Winter"
7:00 PM — Brittany Thurman : Finding Your Fly
7:00 PM — Write America: Garry Trudeau and Jules Feiffer- in conversation about the art of cartooning
9:30 PM — Skylit: I Came All This Way to Meet You by Jami Attenberg, with Patricia Lockwood
Tuesday, January 25, 2022
9:00 AM — Author Event: The Real Robert Burns with Barbara Henderson & Victoria Williamson
7:00 PM — A Post-Divorce Healing Plan with Dr. Elizabeth Cohen in Conversation with Susan Guthrie
7:00 PM — Christopher Golden in Conversation with Jennifer McMahon
7:00 PM — Readings and Talks Featuring Valzhyna Mort and Michael Prior
7:00 PM — SOFIA ACOSTA MAKES A SCENE with Emma Otheguy and Meg Medina
7:00 PM — Star Child | Ibi Zoboi with Glory Edim
8:00 PM — Curated Conversation(s): Darrel Alejandro Holnes with Hafizah Geter
9:00 PM — Mona Shroff Virtual Book Launch
9:00 PM — Skylit: Getting Clean with Stevie Green by Swan Huntley, with Maggie Shipstead
Wednesday, January 26, 2022
6:00 PM — MANYWHERE | Morgan Thomas in conversation with Karen Thompson Walker
7:00 PM — An Evening with Kerrin McCadden, Angela Narciso Torres, and Jennifer Sperry Steinorth
7:00 PM — In Conversation: From the Vilna Ghetto to Nuremberg
7:00 PM — Marie Rutkoski, Real Easy
9:00 PM — Launch event for Mike Chen's LIGHT YEARS FROM HOME with Annalee Newitz
10:00 PM — Story Hour: Michael Merriam and A.M. Muffaz
Thursday, January 27, 2022
6:00 PM — Justice Sonia Sotomayor and Grace Bastidas for JUST HELP!
7:00 PM — Darcie Little Badger with Jordan Ifueko, A Snake Falls to Earth
7:00 PM — Joshua Nguyen, author of COME CLEAN, and Derrick Harriell
7:30 PM — Daniel Wolff, "Fourth of July, Asbury Park" with Dewar MacLeod
7:30 PM — Outlawed: Anna North in conversation with Molly Wizenberg
8:00 PM — Poets Speak - Michal “MJ” Jones
9:00 PM — Marie Rutkoski, in conversation with Leigh Bardugo, discusses Real Easy
9:00 PM — Skylit: Last Resort by Andrew Lipstein, with Halle Butler
9:00 PM — Sofi Thanhuaser discusses Worn: A People's History of Clothing
9:00 PM — Xicancuicatl: A Retrospective Reading in Honor of Alfred Arteaga
Friday, January 28, 2022
7:00 AM — British POWs and the Holocaust
12:00 PM — The Life and Legacy of C.S. Lewis
4:30 PM — Poet James Longenbach on W.B. Yeats
Saturday, January 29, 2022
1:00 PM — Jamar J. Perry, Adrianna Cuevas, and Kwame Mbalia for CAMERON BATTLE AND THE HIDDEN KINGDOMS
3:00 PM — Fermentation is for Everybody! A Celebration with Dr. Julia Skinner and Sandor Ellix Katz
6:00 PM — An Evening with Fiona Davis and Christina Baker Kline
Sunday, January 30, 2022
11:30 AM — Layla Saad and Tiffany Jewell for ME AND WHITE SUPREMACY: YOUNG READERS' EDITION
1:00 PM — TRUE STORIES: Non-Fiction Picture Books
For Writers - Free
Monday, January 24, 2022
Tuesday, January 25, 2022
Wednesday, January 26, 2022
7:00 PM — Principles of Cover Design
Thursday, January 27, 2022
4:00 PM — Poets in Conversation: Matthew Olzmann & Kaveh Akbar
6:00 PM — Craft Chat with Poet Alina Stefanescu
Friday, January 28, 2022
1:00 PM — OCLS Writers Conference (3 days)
Saturday, January 29, 2022
For Readers - Paid
Tuesday, January 25, 2022
8:00 PM — Imani Perry and Eddie S. Glaude Jr. for SOUTH TO AMERICA — starting at $1.00
Wednesday, January 26, 2022
8:00 PM — Weike Wang and Angie Kim for JOAN IS OKAY — starting at $1.00
Saturday, January 29, 2022
7:00 PM — Isabel Allende, with Violeta — starting at $32.00
For Writers - Paid
Monday, January 24, 2022
1:00 PM — Writing to Reset - A therapeutic non-fiction workshop — starting at $25.00
Tuesday, January 25, 2022
6:00 PM — Get out of that rut! — starting at $17.00
Wednesday, January 26, 2022
1:00 PM — Writing To Reset - A therapeutic non-fiction workshop — starting at $25.00
7:00 PM — 60-Minute Mid-Week Writing Retreat — starting at $18.50
9:30 PM — Julia Cameron in conversation with Joel Fotinos discuss "Seeking Wisdom" — starting at $26.00
Thursday, January 27, 2022
7:15 PM — Exploring the Art of Character with Diann Mills — starting at $39.00
Friday, January 28, 2022
10:30 AM — Intro to Screenwriting — starting at $75.00
1:00 PM — How Memoirs Resonate — starting at $25.00
10:30 PM — Friday Fiction Generator — starting at $75.00
Saturday, January 29, 2022
10:00 AM — Beginning Poetry — starting at $70.00
10:00 AM — Bridging the Divide: A Generative Writing Class — starting at $52.50
10:00 AM — Don't Lose the Plot! — starting at $52.50
10:00 AM — Introduction to Literary Magazines: Finding, Reading, and Submitting to the Right Journals for Your Short Fiction — starting at $70.00
10:00 AM — Writing Life: Aspects of Craft from the Bestselling Crying in H Mart — starting at $70.00
10:30 AM — Crafting the Miraculous: Using Image & Metaphor in Poetry — starting at $75.00
10:30 AM — Novel Revision Strategies — starting at $75.00
11:00 AM — Setting the Hook: Capturing Your Readers with Gabino Iglesias — starting at $109.00
12:30 PM — Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Writing for Children and Young Adults but Were Afraid to Ask with Nora Raleigh Baskin — starting at $124.00
Sunday, January 30, 2022
11:30 AM — Writer’s Atelier Presents The 7th Annual Write Brunch feat. NYT Bestselling Author Jonathan Maberry — starting at $50.00
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.