Virtual Bookish Events for January 3-9, 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.

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For Readers - Free

Monday, January 3, 2022

• 7:00 PM — Write America Ep. 41: Sequoia Nagamatsu, Karla Brundage and Lance Morrow

• 7:30 PM — Café Muse featuring Leila Chatti and Eman Quotah

Tuesday, January 4, 2022

• 2:00 PM — Launch Discussion for André Lewis Carter's vietnam-era novel, BETWEEN THE DEVIL AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA

• 7:00 PM — David Valdes with Malinda Lo, Spin Me Right Round

• 8:00 PM — Kyra Leigh | It Will End Like This

Wednesday, January 5, 2022

• 6:00 PM — Alechia Dow and Aiden Thomas for THE KINDRED

• 7:00 PM — Al Gore in Conversation with Roger Rosenblatt

• 7:00 PM — One True Loves | Elise Bryant in conversation with Brandy Colbert

• 9:00 PM — Marissa Meyer Serendipity

• 10:00 PM — Yoon Ha Lee Discussing Tiger Honor

Thursday, January 6, 2022

• 6:00 PM — Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich and Meg Medina for OPERATION SISTERHOOD

• 8:00 PM — Best Lesbian Erotica of the Year Volume 6

• 8:00 PM — SUBTLE TOOLS: Karen J. Greenberg in conversation with Julian E. Zelizer

• 9:00 PM — Gina Apostol discusses Bibliolepsy

Friday, January 7, 2022

• 7:00 PM — Stephen Marche: The Next Civil War

• 7:30 PM — Words out Loud: Melanie Figg and Andrew J. Callis

Saturday, January 8, 2022

• 3:00 PM — Launch for TIGER HONOR by Yoon Ha Lee in conversation with Carlos Hernandez

Sunday, January 9, 2022

• 1:00 PM — Literary Modiin Author Roundtable with Julie Orringer, Caroline Goldberg Igra, Allison Schachter and Jordan Finkin

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For Writers - Free

Monday, January 3, 2022

• 9:00 AM — Morning Write-In

Tuesday, January 4, 2022

• 1:00 PM — The Writers Bridge Platform Q&A | Stop Chasing Numbers: Nurturing REAL Platform

• 1:30 PM — Email Marketing: Building Your Reader Email List

• 2:00 PM — Open House: One-hour classes by Gotham Writers

• 7:00 PM — Open House: One-hour classes by Gotham Writers

• 7:00 PM — Is That True? Publishing Myths and Misconceptions

Wednesday, January 5, 2022

• 9:00 AM — Morning Write-In

• 2:00 PM — Open House: One-hour classes by Gotham Writers

• 7:00 PM — Open House: One-hour classes by Gotham Writers

• 8:00 PM — Writing Wednesday: Virtual Write-In with Bess Carnan

Friday, January 7, 2022

• 9:00 AM — Morning Write-In

• 2:00 PM — Write-In: Craft and Community with Gotham Writers

• 6:30 PM — Write-In: Craft and Community with Gotham Writers

Saturday, January 8, 2022

• 11:00 AM — Writing History: Crafting an Interesting (and True!) Story

• 12:30 PM — Crafting a Page Turner with Hallie Ephron

Sunday, January 9, 2022

• 2:00 PM — Get to Know Book Brush with Kathleen Sweeney

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For Readers - Paid

Thursday, January 6, 2022

• 7:30 PM — New Books, New Year! Great Titles to Read in 2022 — starting at $10.00

Friday, January 7, 2022

• 12:00 PM — Nikki May and Paula Hawkins for WAHALA — starting at $1.00

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For Writers - Paid

Thursday, January 6, 2022

• 1:00 PM — How to Get Published: Land a Book Deal in 2022 — starting at $99.99

• 7:15 PM — Crossing Genre Lines with Jonathan Maberry — starting at $39.00

Friday, January 7, 2022

• 1:00 PM — Writing Irresistible Picture Books — starting at $25.00

Saturday, January 8, 2022

• 10:00 AM — Resolve to Write with April Darcy — starting at $75.00

• 12:00 PM — Don't Ghost Your Own Writing! Creative PR and Marketing for Creatives — starting at $30.00

• 12:00 PM — Mystery Characters: Who They Are and How They Work in Your Story — starting at $10.00

• 12:30 PM — Finding Your Niche Markets — starting at $30.00

• 3:00 PM — What Every Writer Needs to Know About the Law — starting at $10.00

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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.