Virtual Bookish Events for July 4-10, 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

Tuesday, July 5, 2022

• 6:00 PM — Reece Jones — Nobody is Protected — with Austin Kocher

• 8:00 PM — Historical Romance Panel featuring Adriana Herrera, Harper St. George, Joanna Shupe & Jen Prokop

• 8:00 PM — Morgan Talty | Night of the Living Rez: Stories

Wednesday, July 6, 2022

• 12:00 PM — Robyn Maynard & Leanne Betasamosake Simpson: Rehearsals for Living

• 6:00 PM — Nikkolas Smith —1619 Project: Born on the Water

• 8:00 PM — Bruce Holsinger — The Displacements - with Amitav Ghosh

• 10:00 PM — Story Hour: B. Morris Allen and Meg Elison

Thursday, July 7, 2022

• 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

• 7:00 PM — REECE JONES, Author of NOBODY IS PROTECTED and JENN BUDD in Conversation

• 9:00 PM — John Vercher, in conversation with Chris L. Terry, discusses After the Lights Go Out

• 9:00 PM — The Henna Artist: Author Talk with Alka Joshi

Saturday, July 9, 2022

• 8:00 PM — Daryl Wood Gerber in discussion with Jennifer J. Chow

Sunday, July 10, 2022

• 1:00 PM — Literary Modiin July Author Event with Ariela Freedman, Maria Espinosa and Moshe Mikanovsky

• 9:00 PM — Paul Tremblay discussing THE PALLBEARERS CLUB

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For Writers - Free

Tuesday, July 5, 2022

• 6:30 PM — Writing to Heal Immersive Open House and Info Session

• 7:00 PM — Unboxing Your Sci-Fi & Fantasy Worldbuilding

Thursday, July 7, 2022

• 7:00 PM — Virtual Craft Chat with Poet Erika Meitner

Saturday, July 9, 2022

• 4:00 PM — Increasing Tension via Goal, Obstacles, and Stakes

Sunday, July 10, 2022

• 1:00 PM — Writing a First Chapter to Hook Readers

Podcasts for Writers This Week:

• Monday & Thursday: The Shit No One Tells You About Writing

• Thursday: Queries, Qualms & Quirks with Sandra Block

• Thursday: Story Kernels

• Sunday: Writing Excuses

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For Readers - Paid

Thursday, July 7, 2022

• 6:00 PM — Bolu Babalola and Hannah Giorgis for HONEY AND SPICE — starting at $1.00

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For Writers - Paid

Tuesday, July 5, 2022

• 3:00 PM — Tarot Tuesdays Creative Writing Workshop — starting at $10.00

Wednesday, July 6, 2022

• 7:30 PM — Transforming Trauma 2: Owning Our Links in the Trauma Chain (4 weeks) — starting at $10.00

Thursday, July 7, 2022

• 9:00 PM — The Power of Poetry — starting at $75.00

Friday, July 8, 2022

• 10:30 AM — Let's Write For Kids: A YA/MG Intensive — starting at $75.00

• 10:30 AM — Memoir Revision Essentials: Beginnings — starting at $75.00

• 10:30 AM — Rooted: Starting Your Story with Setting — starting at $75.00

Saturday, July 9, 2022

• 9:30 AM — Content is King! Author Websites & Newsletters — starting at $75.00

• 10:30 AM — Craft of Resistance: The Power of Banned Books — starting at $75.00

• 10:30 AM — Open Letter Journaling: Elinore Pruitt Stewart — starting at $124.00

• 10:30 AM — Point of View in Fiction, Part I: POV & Psychic Distance — starting at $180.00

• 11:00 AM — Body Work with Melissa Febos — starting at $18.00

• 2:30 PM — Marketing Best Practices with Geoff Habiger — starting at $18.00

Sunday, July 10, 2022

• 12:30 PM — Poetic Space with Karen Finley — starting at $18.00

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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.