Virtual Bookish Events for June 28-July 4, 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, June 28, 2021
6:00 PM — The Bethanne Show w/ Kate Tuttle
7:00 PM — Grubbie Debuts: Sebastian Stuart, What Wasn’t I Thinking?
7:00 PM — Horizontal Vertigo: A Virtual Evening with Juan Villoro and Francisco Goldman
8:00 PM — John Galligan with James DeVita
9:00 PM — Howard Paar, in conversation with Denise Hamilton, discusses Top Rankin’: A Punk/Ska Noir Novel
9:30 PM — Skylit: Lesson in Red by Maria Hummel, with Jessica Goldberg
Tuesday, June 29, 2021
5:00 PM — Turtle in Paradise: An Evening with Jennifer L. Holm, Savanna Ganucheau and Hope Larson
7:00 PM — Adam Gustavson
7:00 PM — Anne Sebba — Author of Ethel Rosenberg: An American Tragedy
7:00 PM — Criminal Conversations with Rob Jung, Judy Kerr, Marcie Rendon, & John Baird Rogers
7:00 PM — Kalynn Bayron, Aiden Thomas and Adrienne Tooley for THIS POISON HEART
7:00 PM — Marissa Levien & Claire Holroyde - Q&A and Conversation
7:00 PM — Morningside Heights: A Virtual Evening with Joshua Henkin and Lily King
7:00 PM — NY Times bestselling thriller author Kate White in conversation with author Wanda M. Morris
7:30 PM — For Reading Out Proud: Tom Ryan and Robin Stevenson8
:00 PM — Curated Conversation(s): Michael Torres with Diana Marie Delgado
8:00 PM — John Paul Brammer in conversation with Chris Stedman
8:00 PM — Michael Punke | Ridgeline
9:00 PM — Emma Brodie, in conversation with Lauren Fox, discusses Songs in Ursa Major
9:30 PM — Ottessa Moshfegh, in conversation with Mona Awad, discusses "Death in Her Hands"
Wednesday, June 30, 2021
5:00 PM — Virtual Author Reading: THE QUEEN'S ENGLISH by Chloe O. Davis
6:00 PM — Ethel Rohan in conversation with Jeannine Ouellette
7:00 PM — Animal: A Virtual Evening with Lisa Taddeo in conversation with Elin Hilderbrand
7:00 PM — NEH Reading and Conversation Series: Douglas Manuel and Ron Koertge
8:00 PM — SappFic! : An F/F Romance Panel
9:00 PM — Clare Sestanovich, in conversation with Hilton Als, discusses Objects of Desire: Stories
Thursday, July 1, 2021
6:00 PM — Kate Rademacher presents RECLAIMING REST, with Monica Rivers
7:00 PM — Harper’s Magazine & The MTH&M present SENSATION MACHINES with Adam Wilson
7:00 PM — Poets Naomi Shihab Nye, Michael Simms, & Friends. Presented with Vox Populi
7:00 PM — Uncle Bobbie's Presents: Christine Platt's "The Afrominimalist's Guide to Living with Less"
8:00 PM — Kathleen Ernst with Andrea Potos
8:00 PM — Launch event for Gearbreakers
9:00 PM — Bookshop Santa Cruz Presents: Molly Ostertag | THE GIRL FROM THE SEA
9:30 PM — Skylit: An Insomniac's Slumber Party with Marilyn Monroe by Heidi Seaborn with Kelli Russell Agodon
Friday, July 2, 2021
For Writers - Free
Monday, June 28, 2021
11:00 AM — Writing Memoir for YA and MG Readers with Allison K Williams
4:00 PM — Alisha Sevigny: The Author’s Journey
6:00 PM — Contemporary Black Poets: Discussion, Dissection, and Development
7:30 PM — Open Writers Lab with Dario Beniquez and Robert Allen
Tuesday, June 29, 2021
Wednesday, June 30, 2021
Thursday, July 1, 2021
Friday, July 2, 2021
8:00 PM — Write What You Love! A Romance Panel
For Readers - Paid
Monday, June 28, 2021
8:00 PM — Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray for THE PERSONAL LIBRARIAN — starting at $1.00
Thursday, July 1, 2021
7:00 PM — Let's Talk Historical Fiction with Marie Benedict, Victoria Christopher Murray, and Chanel Cleeton — starting at $1.00
For Writers - Paid
Monday, June 28, 2021
12:30 PM — Memoir Master Class: Writing As and For Your Younger Self — starting at $20.00
Tuesday, June 29, 2021
11:30 AM — Roundtable: LIve Editing and Memoir Consultations with The Unkind Editor — starting at $60.00
1:00 PM — The Pleasures of the Personal Essay with Dinty W. Moore — starting at $25.00
Wednesday, June 30, 2021
6:00 PM — Family Matters: Telling Your Story Your Way — starting at $15.00
Thursday, July 1, 2021
7:00 AM — 31-Day Summer Writing Circle with Diane Zinna, Author of THE ALL-NIGHT SUN — starting at $100.00
Saturday, July 3, 2021
2:30 PM — Queries and Cold Reads: With Shannon Snow and Haley Casey — 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.