Virtual Bookish Events for March 15-21, 2021
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.
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For Readers - Free
Monday, March 15, 2021
7:00 PM — An Evening with Susan Mallery, Christine Rimmer, and Rochelle Alers
7:00 PM — Emma Duffy-Comparone with Andre Dubus III, Love Like That
7:00 PM — Topics of Conversation: Miranda Popkey and Lynn Steger Strong
8:00 PM — Elon Green in conversation with Bill James & Rachel McCarthy James
9:30 PM — Skylit: I Had a Miscarriage by Jessica Zucker, with Erica McAfee
Tuesday, March 16, 2021
5:30 PM — Morowa Yejidé Discusses Creatures of Passage at MahoganyBooks
6:30 PM — Claudia Zoe Bedrick and Ping Zhu | A Rain Taxi Event
7:00 PM — Eco-Thrillers: Authors Jon McGoren and Joel Burcat in Conversation
7:00 PM — Book Launch: Jo Ann Beard, FESTIVAL DAYS with David Hollander
7:00 PM — Deep Beauty: Experiencing Wonder When the World Is on Fire
7:00 PM — Frederick Joseph Discusses The Black Friend at MahoganyBooks
7:00 PM — Kirsti Call & Brandon James Scott
7:00 PM — Laurie Faria Stolarz in conversation with Stacey Kade
7:00 PM — This Close to Okay: Leesa Cross-Smith in Conversation with Jasmine Griffin
7:00 PM — Tobey Pearl, Terror to the Wicked, in coversation with Larry Kerpelman
7:30 PM — Disordered Cosmos: Chanda Prescod-Weinstein in conversation with Imani Perry
7:30 PM — THE ROAD LESS TRAVELED: THE SECRET BATTLE TO END THE GREAT WAR— with Author Phillip Zelikow
8:00 PM — A QUEEN OF GILDED HORNS Amanda Joy in conversation with J. Elle
8:00 PM — Rachel True and Jenna Wortham for TRUE HEART INTUITIVE TAROT
9:00 PM — Dr. Yaba Blay, in conversation with Jamilah Lemieux, discusses One Drop: Shifting the Lens on Race
9:00 PM — William Deverell and Robin Abcarian, discuss KATHY FISCUSS
9:30 PM — Skylit: Justine by Forsyth Harmon, with Melissa Broder
10:00 PM — Bookshop Santa Cruz Presents: Robbie Arnott | THE RAIN HERON
10:00 PM — Virtual Event - Kim Neville discussing The Memory Collectors
Wednesday, March 17, 2021
9:00 AM — Guest author Jade Lee visits Erica Ridley's Historical Romance Book Club
3:30 PM — Sarah Hall in Conversation
4:00 PM — In Conversation: Tui T. Sutherland & Sayantani DasGupta
6:00 PM — "Culture Complex" ft. Lauren Michele Jackson, Tayarisha Poe, & Jacqui Germain
6:00 PM — Robert Jones, Jr. in conversation with Karen Dukess
6:30 PM — Distinguished Writers Series featuring Carmen Maria Machado
7:00 PM — Adam Bunch: The Toronto Book of Love
9:30 PM — Skylit: The Believer by Ralph Blumenthal, with Dan Aykroyd
Thursday, March 18, 2021
2:00 PM — An Evening with the Undead
3:00 PM — Carnegie Author Series with Imbolo Mbue
7:00 PM — Book + Author: Anna-Marie McLemore
7:00 PM — Joe Lunardi, Author of Bracketology: In Virtual Conversation
7:00 PM — King Authors' Court
7:30 PM — Mary Frances Winters: Black Fatigue: How Racism Erodes the Mind, Body, and Spirit
8:00 PM — Firekeeper's Daughter Launch Event
8:00 PM — KJ Dell'Antonia & Rachel Mans McKenny
8:00 PM — Writers Association of Northern Appalachia Reading with Alison Stine
9:00 PM — Kareem Rosser discusses "Crossing the Line" with Randy Savvy
9:30 PM — Tim Shriver & Maria Shriver discuss "The Call to Unite: Voices of Hope & Awakening"
10:00 PM — Allison Saft in conversation with Christine Lynn Herman
10:00 PM — CLA Presents: Laila Lalami in conversation with Alexandra Galou
10:30 PM — Charles Yu in conversation with Ted Chiang
Friday, March 19, 2021
8:00 AM — Brixmis: The Last Cold War Mission
7:00 PM — Sheila Maldonado: that's what you get (virtual Brooklyn launch)
7:00 PM — Vera: An Evening with Carol Edgarian and Amy Bloom
9:00 PM — Grant Farley discusses "Bones of a Saint" with Michael Cart
9:00 PM — Samantha Hart, in conversation with Melissa Maerz, discusses Blind Pony
Saturday, March 20, 2021
7:00 AM — Fiction and Landscape: James Clarke and Sarah Moss
10:00 AM — Poetry Day Double Bill 1: Tara Bergin & Sean O’Brien
1:00 PM — Poetry Day Double Bill 3: Raymond Antrobus & Doireann Ní Ghríofa
2:00 PM — Meet the Authors: Women of Mystery
4:00 PM — America's Bilingual Century: An Afternoon with Steve Leveen and Calvin Sims
4:00 PM — Montclair Literary Festival (2 days)
Sunday, March 21, 2021
1:00 PM — Literary Modiin's March Author Event with Rachel Beanland, Avner Landes, & Jane Bernstein
2:00 PM — Book Release Celebration for 101 Jewish Poems for the Third Millennium
4:00 PM — Just Us An American Conversation with Claudia Rankine
5:00 PM — Midnight in Cairo by Raphael Cormack: Live Reading & Conversation
6:30 PM — Chlorine Sky: Mahogany L. Browne in conversation with Tiffany D. Jackson
For Writers - Free
Monday, March 15, 2021
9:30 PM — Writing a Selling Bio (Ned Barnett)
Tuesday, March 16, 2021
Wednesday, March 17, 2021
1:00 PM — Inside Writer’s Block with Athena Dixon and Amy Alkon
8:00 PM — Writing Wednesday: Virtual Write-In with Bess Carnan and Sarah Nicolas
Thursday, March 18, 2021
10:00 AM — Virtual Visiting Writer Craft Talk: Crystal Wilkinson
1:30 PM — The Four Paths to Publishing
3:00 PM — The Autonomous Creative with Sarah Firth
4:00 PM — Jane Friedman - How to Write an Effective Synopsis
5:00 PM — Virtual Craft Chat with Morowa Yejidé
7:00 PM — Devoney Looser Interview on “The Public Humanities”
9:00 PM — March Third Thursday: Comfort Writing: Writing About Food
Friday, March 19, 2021
Saturday, March 20, 2021
Sunday, March 21, 2021
For Readers - Paid
Tuesday, March 16, 2021
7:00 PM — YA author David Elliott, The Seventh Raven — starting at $5.00
Wednesday, March 17, 2021
7:00 PM — SING ME FORGOTTEN with Jessica Olson and Adalyn Grace — starting at $5.00
7:30 PM — Professional Troublemaker: Luvvie Ajayi Jones in conversation with Myleik Teele — starting at $23.40
9:30 PM — Readings & Conversations with Laila Lalami — starting at $25.00
Thursday, March 18, 2021
2:30 PM — Bob Geldof & Rory Stewart - Rebels with a Cause: Rock and Roll Eloquence, Public Service and Social Justice — starting at 6 Euros
8:00 PM — BABEL: Marilynne Robinson — starting at $25.00
For Writers - Paid
Monday, March 15, 2021
5:00 PM — Demystifying Publishing — starting at $10.00
Tuesday, March 16, 2021
8:30 PM — Live Query & Pages Panel with Literary Agent Caitlin McDonald — starting at $9.95
Wednesday, March 17, 2021
6:00 PM — Submission Roulette: A Live, Candid Look at How Editors Read — starting at $10.00
7:00 PM — A St. Patrick's Day Grammar Class for Creative Writers with Diane Zinna, Author of THE ALL-NIGHT SUN — starting at $25.00
Thursday, March 18, 2021
4:00 PM — After-School Writing Workshop with Middle Grade Fiction Author Mary Winn Heider! — starting at $16.99
8:00 PM — How to Write a Great Query Letter — starting at $10.00
Friday, March 19, 2021
7:00 PM — SleuthFest in your PJs! 3 day writers conference — starting at $20.00
Saturday, March 20, 2021
10:00 AM — Reclaiming the Body — starting at $150.00
10:00 AM — Scrivener 101 — starting at $52.50
10:00 AM — Tarot Tells the Story — starting at $70.00
10:30 AM — #KidLit: Writing Dialogue for Middle Grade and Young Adult Novels — starting at $75.00
10:30 AM — Incorporating Humor into your Writing presented by Adrianna Cuevas — starting at $10.00
10:30 AM — Marketing for Writers Series: Audience and Platform — starting at $75.00
11:00 AM — Throw More Stones: How to Build Character Through Conflict" ONLINE with Samantha M. Clark — starting at $109.00
12:00 PM — Your Book Starts Here: Learn to Storyboard Your Book! — starting at $105.00
12:30 PM — How to Use Enjambment and Line Endings with Sean Singer — starting at $124.00
2:00 PM — Memoir that Breaks the Rules — starting at $60.00
2:00 PM — Writing for the Web — starting at $70.00
2:30 PM — Half-Day Workshop: Mysterious, Suspenseful, and Intense — starting at $25.00
2:30 PM — Plotting a Romance — starting at $20.00
8:30 PM — Freelance Writing Masterclass with Christine Jackman — starting at 49 AUD
Sunday, March 21, 2021
12:30 PM — Thinking Outside the Box: Revision & Re-Visioning with CMarie Fuhrman — starting at $124.00
2:00 PM — Grief Writing Sunday with Diane Zinna, Author of THE ALL-NIGHT SUN — starting at $10.00
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.