Virtual Bookish Events for July 25-31, 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, 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, July 25, 2022
12:00 PM — Poets in Conversation: Tishani Doshi & Zeina Hashem Beck
4:00 PM — Live from the Kaleidocast! Season 4 Interviews the Creatives
6:00 PM — A Conversation with Lo Patrick, Author of "The Floating Girls"
7:00 PM — Joan: An Evening with Katherine J. Chen and Christina Baker Kline
7:00 PM — Katherine J. Chen — Joan: A Novel of Joan of Arc — with Christina Baker Kline
9:00 PM — Vroman’s Local Author Day (Kids' Edition) featuring Chris Wieland and Jon-Barrett Ingels
Tuesday, July 26, 2022
5:30 PM — Rita Felski: "On Resonance"
7:00 PM — ¡Ándale, Prieta! | Yasmin Ramirez in conversation with Lupita
7:00 PM — A Divine Language: An Evening with Alec Wilkinson and Rich Cohen
7:00 PM — Louisa Onomé and Nicole Onyia for TWICE AS PERFECT
9:00 PM — Skylit: The Unraveling by Benjamin Rosenbaum, with Ted Chiang
Wednesday, July 27, 2022
12:00 PM — Ruth Ware: The It Girl
7:00 PM — Anton Hur & Bruna Dantas Lobato: Beyond Translation
7:00 PM — Nobody's Princess Virtual Launch Event: Erica Ridley with Jessica Pryde
7:00 PM — S. Isabelle and Bethany C. Morrow for THE WITCHERY
7:00 PM — The Inheritors: An Evening with Eve Fairbanks and Garnette Cadogan
10:00 PM — Story Hour: Anya Martin and Caren Sumption
Thursday, July 28, 2022
3:00 PM — The Constitution Project's Virtual Book Club: Nobody Is Protected with Reece Jones
10:00 PM — Foz Meadows in discussion with Zabé Ellor
Friday, July 29, 2022
7:00 AM — Counterinsurgency: Theory and Reality with Daniel Whittingham
4:00 PM — Democracy Book Club: UNTHINKABLE: An Afternoon with Jamie Raskin and Paul Auster
10:00 PM — Ayana Gray discussing BEASTS OF RUIN with Holly Black
Saturday, July 30, 2022
Sunday, July 31, 2022
For Writers - Free
Monday, July 25, 2022
9:00 AM — Writing with cultural sensitivity
Wednesday, July 27, 2022
1:00 PM — How to Create Compelling Characters: The Power of Specific Backstory
8:00 PM — Writing Wednesday: Virtual Write-In with Bess Carnan and Sarah Fisk
Thursday, July 28, 2022
Friday, July 29, 2022
For Readers - Paid
Tuesday, July 26, 2022
8:00 PM — Bilingual Reading Series: Asian Literature — starting at $10.00
Wednesday, July 27, 2022
10:00 PM — On Awakening with Zen Koans — starting at $10.00
Thursday, July 28, 2022
8:00 PM — Elaine Castillo and Gina Apostol for HOW TO READ NOW — starting at $1.00
Saturday, July 30, 2022
2:00 PM — Brownstone Poets on Zoom Alexandra van de Kamp, Thomas Fucaloro, Mario José Pagán Morales — starting at $5.00
For Writers - Paid
Tuesday, July 26, 2022
3:00 PM — Tarot Tuesday Creative Writing Workshop — starting at $40.00
Wednesday, July 27, 2022
9:00 PM — Creative Writing: the Art of the Short Story with Kate Battaglia — starting at $10.00
Friday, July 29, 2022
10:30 AM — I'm Ready to Submit My Writing: But How? — starting at $10.00
10:30 AM — Kickstarting Your Short Film — starting at $75.00
Saturday, July 30, 2022
10:30 AM — Creating Binge-Worthy Characters — starting at $75.00
10:30 AM — Intro to Queer Poetics — starting at $75.00
11:00 AM — Thrill Me with Benjamin Percy — starting at $75.00
12:30 PM — Heavy as a Feather: Harnessing the Power of the Image with Angela Narcisco Torres — starting at $124.00
Sunday, July 31, 2022
12:30 PM — Beyond the Metaverse: Writing as Creative Reception: a generative writing class with Rosebud Ben-Oni — starting at $124.00
1:00 PM — Embodied Writing Workshop — starting at $20.00
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.