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Virtual Bookish Events for March 8-14, 2021

Sarah Nicolas
Mar 7, 2021
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The Weekly 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.

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For Readers - Free

Monday, March 8, 2021

  • 3:00 PM — James Canton - The Oak Papers

  • 5:00 PM — Muted No More: Speaking Out In Fiction with Tami Charles, Sharon G. Flake and Sabina Khan

  • 7:00 PM — An Evening with Author Steve Berry

  • 7:00 PM — Come Fly the World: An Evening with Julia Cooke

  • 7:00 PM — Marie Bostwick in conversation with Susan Beckham Zurenda

  • 7:00 PM — Uzma Jalaluddin: Ayesha at Last

  • 7:00 PM — Write America Ep. 6: Emmy Award-Winner Alan Alda & Award-Winning Writer Arlene Alda

  • 8:00 PM — Conversations: Black Historical Romance with Beverly Jenkins

  • 10:00 PM — Lani Forbes in conversation with Devri Walls

Tuesday, March 9, 2021

  • 6:00 PM — Laurie Wallmark: Code Breaker, Spy Hunter: How Elizabeth Friedman Changed the Course of Two World Wars

  • 6:00 PM — Mahogany L. Browne and Jason Reynolds for CHLORINE SKY (YA)

  • 6:30 PM — Jennifer Smith Turner Discusses Her Novel 'Child Bride' (Womens Fiction)

  • 6:50 PM — Kristin Hannah in conversation with Tara Henley: THE FOUR WINDS

  • 7:00 PM — Chasing My Cure: An Evening with David Fajgenbaum and Dr. Mikkael A. Sekeres

  • 7:00 PM — J.D. Netto with Paul Cardall

  • 7:00 PM — Kim Echlin in conversation with Michelle Shephard: SPEAK, SILENCE

  • 7:00 PM — Launch Event: Laurie Elizabeth Flynn: THE GIRLS ARE ALL SO NICE HERE

  • 7:00 PM — Leesa Cross-Smith and Naima Coster: In Conversation

  • 7:00 PM — THE HOSPITAL: LIFE, DEATH, AND DOLLARS IN A SMALL AMERICAN TOWN by Brian Alexander, in conversation with Beth Macy

  • 7:30 PM — My America: Claudio Lomnitz (memoir)

  • 8:00 PM — Adam Silvera in conversation with Cassandra Clare (YA)

  • 8:00 PM — Bud Werner Library Children's Author Visit: Megan E. Freeman

  • 8:00 PM — How to Resist Amazon and Why: Book Launch

  • 8:30 PM — Sister Souljah and Sabrina Jacobs: Life After Death

  • 9:00 PM — Kate Hope Day, in conversation with Liberty Hardy, discusses In the Quick

  • 9:30 PM — Skylit: Sarahland by Sam Cohen, with Nikki Darling

  • 10:00 PM — Tracy Wolff in conversation with Alyson Noel (YA)

Wednesday, March 10, 2021

  • 9:00 AM — Guest author Grace Callaway takes over Erica Ridley's Historical Romance Book Club

  • 1:30 PM — Silver Linings - The Weather Weaver Book Launch

  • 5:00 PM — Elizabeth Acevedo with Mahogany L. Browne

  • 6:30 PM — 17th Annual Great Writers, Great Readings Series presents Brit Bennett

  • 7:00 PM — American Delirium: Betina González Live Reading and Conversation

  • 7:00 PM — An Evening with Kazim Ali, Jill Bialosky, and Mark Wunderlich

  • 7:00 PM — Author Mateo Askaripour discusses his New York Times bestselling debut novel BLACK BUCK

  • 7:00 PM — Confident Women: Swindlers, Grifters, and Shapeshifters with Tori Telfer in conversation with Emilie Lucchesi (nonfiction)

  • 7:00 PM — Doug Bierend & Friends, IN SEARCH OF MYCOTOPIA (nonfiction)

  • 7:00 PM — IN FIVE YEARS Rebecca Serle in discussion with blogger PattyJ

  • 7:00 PM — National Book Award finalist Ali Benjamin, in conversation with Grant Faulkner

  • 7:00 PM — Sea Wife: A Virtual Evening with Amity Gaige and Megha Majumdar

  • 7:30 PM — Dear Black Girl: Letters From Your Sisters on Stepping Into Your Power--Tamara Winfrey Harris in Conversation With Deesha Philyaw

  • 8:00 PM — Mary H.K. Choi and Jenna Wortham for YOLK

  • 9:30 PM — Skylit: The Disordered Cosmos by Chanda Prescod-Weinstein, with Charles Yu

  • 10:00 PM — Melissa Colasanti discussing CALL ME ELIZABETH LARK, with Wendy Heard

Thursday, March 11, 2021

  • 1:00 PM — Book Launch: WHILE PARIS SLEPT by Ruth Druart

  • 5:00 PM — Cultural Thursday: Meet Melanie Chartoff, author of ODD WOMAN OUT

  • 6:00 PM — Passover Picture Book Celebration!

  • 6:30 PM — Infinite Country: A Virtual Evening with Patricia Engel and Edwidge Danticat

  • 6:30 PM — The Unreasonable Virtue of Fly Fishing: An Evening with Mark Kurlansky

  • 7:00 PM — Culinary Justice: Acknowledging Our Past and Shaping our Future Through Food, with Michael Twitty & more!

  • 7:00 PM — Etaf Rum: A Woman Is No Man

  • 7:00 PM — Mark My Words: MIKE NICHOLS--A LIFE: Mark Harris in conversation with Frank Rizzo

  • 7:00 PM — NUESTRA AMERICA: Claudio Lomnitz

  • 7:00 PM — THE VANISHING HALF Author Brit Bennett in conversation with Bliss Broyard

  • 7:30 PM — The Unreasonable Virtue of Fly Fishing: A Conversation with Author Mark Kurlansky

  • 9:00 PM — CapRadio Reads: "Family In Six Tones" with Lan Cao

  • 9:00 PM — Pulitzer Prize Winner Robert Hass - Summer Snow

  • 9:00 PM — Skylit: The Sunflower Cast a Spell to Save Us from the Void by Jackie Wang, with Brandon Shimoda

  • 10:00 PM — Bookshop Santa Cruz Presents: Joe Ide | SMOKE

  • 10:00 PM — JT Ellison discussing Her Dark Lies, with Lisa Unger

Friday, March 12, 2021

  • 7:00 PM — Imbolo Mbue - "HOW BEAUTIFUL WE WERE," in conversation with Lacey Schwartz-Delgado

  • 9:00 PM — Skylit: The Reconception of Marie by Teresa Carmody, with Connie Samaras

Saturday, March 13, 2021

  • 10:30 AM — Book Inspired Art Project with Cut + Paste Bookshelf

  • 7:00 PM — The Idea of You: An Evening with Robinne Lee and Meena Harris

Sunday, March 14, 2021

  • 9:00 AM — Guest author Emily Sullivan takes over Erica Ridley's Historical Romance Book Club

  • 3:00 PM — Annabelle Gurwitch and Judy Gold join forces to celebrate You're Leaving When? Adventures in Downward Mobility

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For Writers - Free

Tuesday, March 9, 2021

  • 1:30 PM — Book Advertising 101

  • 6:30 PM — The Basics of Writing Picture Books

  • 7:00 PM — Writers Discuss "Identity" at Pen Parentis

Wednesday, March 10, 2021

  • 1:00 PM — Inside Writing: Social Media with YA author Malinda Lo & literary agent Eric Smith

  • 8:00 PM — Finding A Home For Your Short Story with Author Anne Elliott

  • 8:00 PM — Writing Wednesday: Virtual Write-In with Bess Carnan and Sarah Nicolas

Thursday, March 11, 2021

  • 1:30 PM — Instagram for Authors: Beginner Level

  • 5:00 PM — Virtual Craft Chat with Patricia Lockwood

Saturday, March 13, 2021

  • 1:00 PM — Researching the Library of Congress Online

  • 2:00 PM — Editing and Publishing: Tips and Information You Can Use Right Now

  • 3:00 PM — Writing During Anxious Times: A Virtual Workshop with Sarah Dessen

  • 9:00 PM — PubTalk Live 3-13-21 with Supriya Kelkar and Stacy Whitman

Sunday, March 14, 2021

  • 2:00 PM — Hybrid Publishing Q-and-A with Sandra Wong

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For Readers - Paid

Monday, March 8, 2021

  • 8:00 PM — Cathy Park Hong and Charles Yu for MINOR FEELINGS — starting at $1.00

Tuesday, March 9, 2021

  • 7:30 PM — Isabel Allende Celebrates The Soul of a Woman with Elizabeth Lesser and DBF — starting at $35.00

  • 7:30 PM — Live with Pulitzer winner John Archibald for SHAKING THE GATES OF HELL — starting at $34.00

Thursday, March 11, 2021

  • 8:00 PM — Dr. Chanda Prescod-Weinstein and Camonghne Felix for THE DISORDERED COSMOS — starting at $1.00

Friday, March 12, 2021

  • 2:30 PM — Off The Page: Kazuo Ishiguro in conversation — starting at 25 EUR

  • 6:00 PM — Patricia Engel and Lupita Aquino for INFINITE COUNTRY — starting at $1.00

Saturday, March 13, 2021

  • 2:00 PM — Talia Hibbert, Casey McQuiston & Thien-Kim Lam for ACT YOUR AGE, EVE BROWN — starting at $15.99


For Writers - Paid

Tuesday, March 9, 2021

  • 9:00 AM — Loft Writer's Hour: Morning with Nicole Kronzer — starting at $5.00

  • 11:00 AM — How to Write a Novel — starting at $50.00

  • 7:00 PM — Writer's Atelier Presents: Story Origin Simplifed with Megan Fuentes — starting at $20.00

Wednesday, March 10, 2021

  • 1:00 PM — Writing Memoir Without Fear with Allison K Williams — starting at $25.00

  • 2:00 PM — The Mechanics of Flashback: Turning to the Past to Shape Your Prose — starting at $25.00

  • 7:00 PM — Moving Story Endings with Diane Zinna, author of THE ALL-NIGHT SUN — starting at $10.00

  • 7:00 PM — Ten Things Fiction Writing Class — starting at $10.00

  • 7:30 PM — Not Just One of the Gang: Writing Ensemble Casts with Tracy Wolff — starting at $109.00

  • 10:00 PM — Boost Your Book – and Your Book Sales! — starting at $5.45

Thursday, March 11, 2021

  • 1:00 PM — Blogging Strategies That Work in 2021 with Jane Friedman — starting at $89.99

  • 6:30 PM — The Secrets of Successful Author Interviews — starting at $10.00

Friday, March 12, 2021

  • 10:00 AM — Personal Narrative Essentials: Using Research and Immersion — starting at $150.00

  • 10:30 AM — Leaving Your Legacy: Writing a Legacy Letter — starting at $75.00

  • 10:30 AM — Poetry Revision: Loving the Process — starting at $75.00

  • 5:30 PM — Loft Writer's Hour: Afternoon with Nicole Kronzer — starting at $5.00

Saturday, March 13, 2021

  • 9:30 AM — Dollars and Sense - Realistic Expectations to Drive Your Publishing Decisions with Lamar Giles — starting at $65.00

  • 10:00 AM — Elements of Playwriting: Character — starting at $50.00

  • 10:00 AM — From Novice to Novelist (2 days) — starting at $115.00

  • 10:30 AM — Crafting the 5-Minute Memoir — starting at $75.00

  • 10:30 AM — Novel Revision Series: Backstory & Flashback — starting at $75.00

  • 10:30 AM — Poetry and the Real World — starting at $75.00

  • 10:30 AM — Raising the Stakes in Nonfiction — starting at $75.00

  • 11:00 AM — Drama in the Details: A Day in the Life in Historical Fiction with Sherri L. Smith — starting at $109.00

  • 12:00 PM — The Secrets to Getting More Book Reviews with Penny Sansevieri — starting at $35.00

  • 2:00 PM — Sense of Adventure: The Sky Rains Diamonds—Crafting Poetry from Nature and Space Documentaries — starting at $70.00

  • 2:30 PM — Writing Great Love Scenes: for Romance and Other Genres — starting at $20.00

  • 3:00 PM — Write from the Scar, Not the Wound: A Memoir Workshop — starting at $25.00

  • 3:00 PM — Writing Crossover YA: A Class for Writers of Color and Indigenous Writers — starting at $15.00

Sunday, March 14, 2021

  • 12:30 PM — The Art of Paying Attention with Anna Potter — starting at $124.00

  • 1:00 PM — Revisiting Rhyme — starting at $50.00

  • 2:00 PM — Grief Writing Sunday with Diane Zinna, author of THE ALL-NIGHT SUN — starting at $10.00

  • 5:00 PM — Honoring the Body: Narratives of Illness and Health — starting at $25.00


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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.

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