Virtual Bookish Events for July 12-18, 2021
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, WP expert Nate Hoffelder, and The Shape of a Star Podcast.
All times are in Eastern so please convert as needed!
For Readers - Free
Monday, July 12, 2021
8:00 PM — Author Conversation: Kristen Radtke & Megha Majumdar
8:00 PM — Chris McKinney in conversation with Gabino Iglesias
Tuesday, July 13, 2021
6:00 PM — Great Reads for Middle-Graders with Alysa Wishingrad, Diane Zahler, Rebecca Ansari & Heather Kassner
7:00 PM — Cynthia Barnett - The Sound of the Sea
7:00 PM — Jennifer Nissley and Laura Brooke Robson for THE MYTHIC KODA ROSE book launch
7:00 PM — Meet the Author J.A. Jance
7:00 PM — Night Came with Many Stars
7:00 PM — Rachel Mennies & Friends presented with BOA Editions
8:00 PM — COMING SOON: WOMEN'S ORGASM EROTICA Virtual Launch Panel and Reading
9:00 PM — Chris Stuck, in conversation with Chris L. Terry, discusses Give My Love to the Savages: Stories
9:00 PM — Matt Haig discusses "The Comfort Book" with Kathryn Budig
11:00 PM — Well, This Is Exhausting launch event with author Sophia Benoit and Sam Irby
Wednesday, July 14, 2021
12:00 PM — Lisa Taddeo: Animal
6:00 PM — Los Cosmos de Sororidad with Lina Meruane, Nona Fernandéz, and Natasha Wimmer
6:00 PM — Pulitzer Prize-Winning Reporter John Branch in Conversation with Author Joe Drape
7:00 PM — An Evening With Casey McQuiston
7:00 PM — An Evening with Copper Canyon Poets Ellen Bass & Arthur Sze
7:30 PM — Stereo(TYPE): Jonah Mixon-Webster in conversation with Mahogany L. Browne
8:00 PM — Celebrate ONE LAST STOP, the Hot Romance of the Summer with Author Casey McQuiston!
10:00 PM — Honni Van Rijswijk in conversation with Cassandra Rose Clarke
10:00 PM — Story Hour: Alex Jennings and Steven Genise
11:00 PM — Nisha Sharma and Alexa Donne in Conversation
Thursday, July 15, 2021
12:30 PM — National Library of Israel Speakers Series featuring Lori Banov Kaufmann's REBEL DAUGHTER
2:00 PM — Skylight Treehouse Presents: Jen Wang!
7:00 PM — EASY CRAFTS FOR THE INSANE: Kelly Williams Brown in conversation with Brini Maxwell
7:00 PM — Randi Triant, author of A NEW LIFE, and Sarah Anne Johnson, author of THE LAST SAILOR!
8:30 PM — Book Launch | THE REBELLIOUS TIDE
9:00 PM — Grady Hendrix discusses The Final Girl Support Group
9:30 PM — Skylit: Wayward by Dana Spiotta, with Rachel Kushner
10:00 PM — Bookshop Santa Cruz Presents: Alka Joshi | THE SECRET KEEPER OF JAIPUR
10:00 PM — Serena Valentino in conversation with Vera Strange
11:00 PM — Heather Cocks and Jessica Morgan with Casey McQuiston
Friday, July 16, 2021
7:00 AM — The British Army of the Rhine: Turning Nazi Enemies into Cold War Partners
3:00 PM — Stuart Neville with Val McDermid, The Ghosts of Belfast
Saturday, July 17, 2021
3:00 PM — House of Agnes: Fiona Zedde in conversation with Sheree L. Greer
7:00 PM — Virtual Visiting Writer Reading: Christopher Castellani
Sunday, July 18, 2021
2:00 PM — Bookshop Santa Cruz Presents: Helen Macdonald | VESPER FLIGHTS
4:00 PM — Meet the Authors: Florida Style
For Writers - Free
Monday, July 12, 2021
Tuesday, July 13, 2021
Wednesday, July 14, 2021
7:00 PM — Find out how to be a Freelance Writer with the Start Writing Session
8:00 PM — Writing Wednesday: Virtual Write-In with Sarah Nicolas and Bess Carnan
Thursday, July 15, 2021
5:30 PM — How Do Things Work in Publishing Literary Translation?
7:00 PM — Virtual Craft Chat with Kristen Arnett
9:00 PM — Writing Unlikeable Characters
Friday, July 16, 2021
For Readers - Paid
Monday, July 12, 2021
8:00 PM — Yaa Gyasi and Seija Rankin for TRANSCENDENT KINGDOM — starting at $1.00
Tuesday, July 13, 2021
6:00 PM — Jessamyn Stanley and Ericka Hart for YOKE: MY YOGA OF SELF ACCEPTANCE — starting at $22.00
7:30 PM — IT HAPPENED ONE SUMMER Launch Event with Tessa Bailey + Erin Sterling — starting at $5.00
7:30 PM — Launch Event for SWORD STONE TABLE with Swapna Krishna, Jenn Northington & Special Guest! — starting at $5.00
7:30 PM — WORD Live: Tessa Bailey x Erin Sterling — starting at $5.00
Wednesday, July 14, 2021
8:00 PM — Chet'la Sebree and Kiki Petrosino for FIELD STUDY — starting at $1.00
8:00 PM — A Midsummer Night’s Literary Event: Book Recommendations You Won’t Want to Miss — starting at $10.00
Thursday, July 15, 2021
7:00 PM — Sports journalist Leigh Montville presents Tall Men, Short Shorts — starting at $5.00
7:30 PM — Vanessa Riley and Beatriz Williams for ISLAND QUEEN — starting at $27.99
8:00 PM — Violet Kupersmith and Ruth Ozeki for BUILD YOUR HOUSE AROUND MY BODY — starting at $1.00
For Writers - Paid
Tuesday, July 13, 2021
5:00 PM — Start Publishing Your Short Works — starting at $15.00
Wednesday, July 14, 2021
1:00 PM — Write Dialogue Like a Pro with Elizabeth Sims — starting at $25.00
8:30 PM — Live Query & Pages Panel with Literary Agent Alyssa Jennette — starting at $9.95
Thursday, July 15, 2021
6:00 PM — Shadows and Sunshine: Writing and Reading about Grief — starting at $70.00
7:00 PM — Writing Trauma: Translating Life's Painful Experiences into Art with memoirist James Tate Hill — starting at $49.00
Friday, July 16, 2021
10:30 AM — Historical Research for Fiction Writing — starting at $75.00
10:30 AM — I Know You So Well: Building Characters in Fiction and Nonfiction — starting at $75.00
Saturday, July 17, 2021
10:00 AM — A Book Editor's Guide to StoryTelling — starting at $70.00
10:00 AM — Research Tools for Authentic Historical Nonfiction and Fiction — starting at $52.50
10:30 AM — Novel Revision Series: Scene, Summary, & Dialogue — starting at $75.00
10:30 AM — World-building in Poetry — starting at $75.00
10:30 AM — Writing Outside of Your Lane Series: The Basics — starting at $75.00
12:30 PM — Plot Prose Intensive with Monica Ferrell — starting at $99.00
1:00 PM — Writing with Chronic Pain: A Gentle Path for your Writing Practice — starting at $87.50
2:00 PM — Family Text and Image: Writing About the Living — starting at $52.50
2:00 PM — The Process of Publishing — starting at $52.50
Sunday, July 18, 2021
4:00 PM — How to Build an Author Platform — starting at $60.00
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.