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.

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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

• 5:00 PM — A Panel on "The Craft of Bookmaking" with authors Jetta Grace Martin & Ellen Heck, editors Arthur Levine & Nick Thomas, & designer Jon Key

• 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

• 12:30 PM — GCP Balance Author Event: Khnum "Stic" Ibomu, Stephanie Sarazin, Katrina Ubell, MD, and Tammy Lewis Wilborn, Phd

• 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

• 9:00 PM — Foz Meadows and Lee Mandelo talking about books

• 10:00 PM — Story Hour: Anya Martin and Caren Sumption

• 10:00 PM — Tiana Warner in conversation with Marlene Perez

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

• 1:00 PM — Preeti Chhibber and Stephanie Williams for SPIDER-MAN'S SOCIAL DILEMMA

Sunday, July 31, 2022

• 4:00 PM — HVWC Published Student Reading with Ann Bookman, Robin Dellabough, B. Fulton Jennes, Beth Morris, and Cynthia Parker-Ohene

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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

• 7:00 PM — Craft Chat on Fiction with Gabrielle Lucille Fuentes

Friday, July 29, 2022

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

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

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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

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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

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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.