Virtual Bookish Events for January 31-February 6, 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 31, 2022
5:00 PM — Live & In Conversation: Hanya Yanagihara
7:00 PM — Write America: Miranda Beeson, Emily Bernard and Kurt Andersen
7:30 PM — When the World Turned Upside Down: K. Ibura in conversation with Varian Johnson
Tuesday, February 1, 2022
6:00 PM — Kristen R. Lee and J. Elle for REQUIRED READING FOR THE DISENFRANCHISED FRESHMAN
6:00 PM — The Fifties: An Underground History
7:00 PM — MANYWHERE: Reinvention & Remembrance, Transition & Transcendence | Morgan Thomas with Dantiel Moniz
7:00 PM — Ronald Smith, BLACK PANTHER SPELLBOUND, in conversation with Preeti Chhibber
7:00 PM — Amanda Foody with Lauren Magaziner, The Weeping Tide
7:00 PM — South to America with Imani Perry
7:00 PM — Vladimir: An Evening with Julia May Jonas and Claire Dederer
8:00 PM — Best Anonymous Sex Virtual Book Launch
Wednesday, February 2, 2022
1:00 PM — Toxic Positivity: An Afternoon with Whitney Goodman and Meaghan B. Murphy
1:30 PM — Lauren Tarshis and Lisa Bronson Mezoff
7:00 PM — Charmaine Wilkerson on Black Cake with Taylor Jenkins Reid
8:00 PM — Author Visit: Lindsay Christians with Francesca Hong
10:00 PM — Story Hour: Phoebe Barton and Zin E. Rocklyn
Thursday, February 3, 2022
1:30 PM — The Wind Child - Launch Event: Gabriela Houston in conversation with Tamsin Rosewell
7:00 PM — Jessamine Chan on The School for Good Mothers with Julia Phillips
7:00 PM — LOVEBOAT REUNION: Abigail Hing Wen In Conversation with Faraz Naz Rishi and Adam Silvera
7:30 PM — MANYWHERE: Stories--Morgan Thomas in conversation with Meredith Talusan
10:00 PM — Danielle Evans, author of Before You Suffocate Your Own Fool Self
10:30 PM — Author Voices: Jason Reynolds
Friday, February 4, 2022
1:30 PM — Lisa Yee
7:00 PM — Andrew Neiderman: V.C. Andrews, The Woman Beyond the Attic
10:00 PM — Delilah S. Dawson in conversation with Stephen Graham Jones
Saturday, February 5, 2022
1:00 PM — Darryl "DMC" McDaniels and Makeda Mays Green for DARRYL'S DREAM
1:30 PM — Storytime with Omid Arabian & Shilla Shakoori: The Donkey's Gone
6:30 PM — Poet Jenn Koiter with Dan Brady
Sunday, February 6, 2022
3:00 PM — A Reading of Poetry is Life
5:00 PM — Conversation: MANYWHERE by Morgan Thomas in conversation with Laura van den Berg
7:00 PM — Book Launch for And If That Mockingbird Don’t Sing: Parenting Stories Gone Speculative
For Writers - Free
Tuesday, February 1, 2022
Wednesday, February 2, 2022
Thursday, February 3, 2022
Friday, February 4, 2022
Sunday, February 6, 2022
5:00 PM — Vibe ‘n Write with Outspoken Bean
For Readers - Paid
Tuesday, February 1, 2022
7:00 PM — Author John Nichols, with Coronavirus Criminals and Pandemic Profiteers — starting at $5.00
Thursday, February 3, 2022
8:00 PM — Daniel Black and Kiese Laymon for DON'T CRY FOR ME — starting at $1.00
Friday, February 4, 2022
8:00 PM — Jayne Allen and Hannah Oliver Depp for BLACK GIRLS MUST BE MAGIC — starting at $1.00
For Writers - Paid
Tuesday, February 1, 2022
9:00 AM — 28-Day February Publishing Circle! — starting at $200.00
Thursday, February 3, 2022
7:15 PM — Beyond Theme: Capturing Life in 4-D with Donald Maass — starting at $39.00
Saturday, February 5, 2022
9:00 AM — Take Your Characters From Flat to Fabulous! — starting at $10.00
10:00 AM — Flash Memoir: Life Stories in 500 Words or Less — starting at $52.50
10:00 AM — Poetry, Lost and Found — starting at $52.50
10:30 AM — Elements of Worldbuilding — starting at $75.00
10:30 AM — Writing Memoir: Turning Points in the Arc of Memoir — starting at $60.00
11:00 AM — Crafting a Vivid Scene from Beginning to End with Chaitali Sen — starting at $109.00
2:00 PM — Outlining as an Iterative Process — starting at $60.00
Sunday, February 6, 2022
12:30 PM — Using found materials to write poems with Leah Umansky — 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.