Virtual Bookish Events for July 5-11, 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 Lodestar.
All times are in Eastern so please convert as needed!
For Readers - Free
Monday, July 5, 2021
3:00 PM — Book launch of VERBAL by Peter Murphy
7:00 PM — An Evening with Author Dean Jobb
Tuesday, July 6, 2021
7:00 PM — Book Launch: Cynthia Barnett's The Sound of the Sea
7:00 PM — Carolyn Ferrell and Emily Raboteau for the launch of DEAR MISS METROPOLITAN
7:30 PM — Geoff Rodkey, "Lights Out in Lincolnwood" with Nancy Star
7:30 PM — The Collection Plate: Kendra Allen in conversation with Kiese Laymon
8:00 PM — Muse Squad: An Evening with Chantel Acevedo and Adrianna Cuevas
8:00 PM — Sarah Henning: The Queen Will Betray You launch party with Ashley Poston
8:00 PM — SoCal YA Paranormal Panel with Chris Cannon, Romina Garber, and Marlene Perez
9:30 PM — Skylit: Palm Springs Noir Group Reading
10:00 PM — Laura Sebastian in conversation with Alexandra Bracken
Wednesday, July 7, 2021
12:00 PM — Jonathan Manthorpe: Restoring Democracy
12:00 PM — Kindness Now: A Virtual Event with Amanda Gilbert and Sharon Salzberg
7:00 PM — An Evening with Randell Adjei, Ontario’s Poet Laureate
7:00 PM — Book Launch: Carol Goodman, THE STRANGER BEHIND YOU with Leah Konen & Melissa Larsen
7:00 PM — Dana Cameron in conversation with Charlaine Harris and Toni L.P. Kelner
7:00 PM — Grubbie Debut: Elizabeth de Veer with Jenna Blum, The Ocean in Winter
7:00 PM — Liv Constantine in Conversation with Hank Phillippi Ryan
9:00 PM — Virtual Event - Elizabeth Lim discussing Six Crimson Cranes
10:00 PM — Story Hour: Marion Deeds and Can Wiggins
Thursday, July 8, 2021
2:00 PM — Kintana and The Captain's Curse
5:00 PM — Seek You: A Journey Through American Loneliness: A Conversation with Kristen Radtke and José Orduña
7:00 PM — Adrian Matejka with Shara McCallum and Phillip B. Williams, Somebody Else Sold the World
7:00 PM — How the Word Is Passed: Clint Smith in Conversation With Destiny O. Birdsong
7:00 PM — LINSEY MILLER - What We Devour
7:00 PM — Tracey Enerson Wood with Barbara Conrey
7:30 PM — Heather Lanier: Raising a Rare Girl
9:00 PM — More Seasons of Gary Launch Event: Matt MacFarland
9:00 PM — Rakestraw Books "Live at Home!" with Miranda Cowley Heller & Helen Simonson
9:30 PM — Book Launch! Music from a Strange Planet by Barbara Black
10:00 PM — Max Barry in conversation with David Yoon
11:00 PM — Susan Elizabeth Phillips and Susan Mallery
Friday, July 9, 20211
2:00 PM — Cuba's Digital Revolution: A Virtual Event with Ted A. Henken and Sara Garcia Santamaria
6:00 PM — P&P Live! Nana Nkweti — Walking on Cowrie Shells - in conversation with Andrew Sean Greer
7:00 PM — Author Kristin Harmel Book Discussion for The Forest of Vanishing Stars
7:00 PM — Laura Blackett and Eve Gleichman with Kristen Arnett, The Very Nice Box
Sunday, July 11, 2021
For Writers - Free
Tuesday, July 6, 2021
7:00 PM — Avoiding the Messy Middle in Your Novel
Wednesday, July 7, 2021
Thursday, July 8, 2021
10:30 AM — Essentials of an Author Media Kit
8:30 PM — The Start Writing Session: Freelance Writing & Creative Possibility
Friday, July 9, 2021
Saturday, July 10, 2021
11:00 AM — How to Con a Con – Get Noticed in a Sea of Convention Booths
1:00 PM — Overcoming Procrastination in Writing
3:00 PM — What You Say Reveals Who You Are: a workshop on dialogue
4:00 PM — Writer in Residence Online: Social Media for Writers with Tina Radcliffe
Sunday, July 11, 2021
2:00 PM — Luci Zahray - The Poison Lady
For Readers - Paid
Tuesday, July 6, 2021
7:30 PM — Launch Event for IT NEVER ENDS with Tom Scharpling x Jake Fogelnest — starting at $5.00
7:30 PM — WORD Presents: Tom Scharpling x Jake Fogelnest — starting at $5.00
Wednesday, July 7, 2021
7:00 PM — WE ARE THE BABY-SITTERS CLUB Launch Event — starting at $5.00
7:00 PM — Sci fi - fantasy duo Robert V.S. Redick and Daryl Gregory — starting at $5.00
7:00 PM — Sonali Dev and Kristan Higgins for INCENSE AND SENSIBILITY — starting at $15.99
8:00 PM — Kendra Allen and Jason Reynolds for THE COLLECTION PLATE — starting at $1.00
For Writers - Paid
Thursday, July 8, 2021
1:00 PM — Today’s Key Book Publishing Paths—What’s New, What’s Old, and What’s Right for You with Jane Friedman — starting at $89.00
7:15 PM — Emotional Storytelling with Lorin Oberweger — starting at $39.00
Friday, July 9, 2021
7:00 PM — Writers Weekend — starting at $100.00
Saturday, July 10, 2021
10:00 AM — Processing Through Poetry — starting at $70.00
10:30 AM — Sentence-Level Music I: Core Principles of Great Sentences — starting at $75.00
10:30 AM — The Tough Stuff: Strategies for Writing About Pain, Trauma, and Loss — starting at $75.00
10:30 AM — Transforming the Ordinary: Metaphor & Imagery in Poetry — starting at $75.00
10:30 AM — Writing as Catharsis — starting at $60.00
11:00 AM — Fund Your Muse: Winning Literary Grants & Fellowships — starting at $122.50
12:30 PM — Writing Storybooks for Children Master Class with Katharine Holabird — starting at $124.00
1:00 PM — Writing Authentic, Amazing Dialogue for Your Fiction or Memoir — starting at $87.50
2:00 PM — The Writer at Play — starting at $70.00
Sunday, July 11, 2021
12:30 PM — BASIC & BOLD—Uses of Contemporary Poetry Generative Workshop with Patricia Spears Jones — starting at $124.00
2:00 PM — How to Read Like a Writer with Rabih Alameddine + Garth Greenwell — starting at $100.00
4:00 PM — Mags II Riches: The Art of the Article — starting at $60.00
4:00 PM — On Building Worlds with Sumita Chakraborty (2 weeks) — starting at $175.00
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.