Virtual Bookish Events for May 10-16, 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, May 10, 2021
6:30 PM — Chris Bohjalian: HOUR OF THE WITCH | A Rain Taxi Event
7:00 PM — Write America Ep. 15: Pulitzer Prize-Winner Lloyd Schwartz & Journalist and Author Priya Jain
Tuesday, May 11, 2021
7:00 PM — Sarah Pinsker In Conversation With Annalee Newitz- WE ARE SATELLITES Novel Launch Event
7:00 PM — Book Launch: ILLUSIONARY by Zoraida Cordova, in convo with Dhonielle Clayton (YA)
7:00 PM — Gwen Strauss, THE NINE, in conversation with Lauren Sandler
7:00 PM — Melissa de la Cruz & Graci Kim
7:00 PM — This Very Tree' Launch! Sean Rubin & Jennifer Ceci
8:00 PM — White Magic, Difficult Fruit, and the Witch of Eye: Kate Lebo, Kathryn Nuernberger, & Elissa Washuta
8:00 PM — Erebus Dawning Launch Event: AJ Super In Conversation with Michael Mammay
9:00 PM — Jean Hanff Korelitz, in conversation with Meghan Daum, discusses The Plot
9:00 PM — Virtual Tea Party for Launch of Kandi J Wyatt's Children's Book TEA FOR DRAGONS
9:30 PM — Loren Stephens in conversation with Jonathan Kirsch discusses "All Sorrows Can Be Borne"
Wednesday, May 12, 2021
10:00 AM — Robert Beatty: WILLA OF DARK HOLLOW (Middle Grade)
12:00 PM — Lunch and Learn: You're Invited by Jon Levy
12:30 PM — The Speaking Stone: Stories Cemeteries Tell
1:30 PM — The Launch of LEFT YOU DEAD - with Peter James and Laura Whitmore
7:00 PM — Book Launch: Joseph Fink & Meg Bashwiner THE FIRST TEN YEARS
7:00 PM — Jasmine Warga with Ann Braden (Middle Grade)
7:00 PM — Live & In Conversation: Aminder Dhaliwal & Cory Doctorow
7:00 PM — NY Times Bestselling Author Nancy Thayer: FAMILY REUNION Book Discussion
7:00 PM — THE HISTORY OF STAND-UP: Wayne Federman in Conversation with Katie Mears
7:00 PM — The Pittsburgh International Literary Festival (10 days)
7:00 PM — Zoraida Córdova and Kerri Maniscalco for ILLUSIONARY
8:00 PM — Book Launch: Kathleen Ernst for THE WEAVER'S REVENGE (mystery)
8:00 PM — Jeannine Ouellette and Keisha Bush
9:30 PM — Maile Meloy, in conversation with Ann Patchett, discusses "The Octopus Escapes"
9:30 PM — Skylit: The Mysteries by Marisa Silver, with Laura van den Berg
10:00 PM — Story Hour: K.G. Anderson and April Grey
Thursday, May 13, 2021
12:00 PM — Dr. Sarah Churchwell: BEHOLD, AMERICA: THE ENTANGLED HISTORY OF "AMERICA FIRST" AND "THE AMERICAN DREAM" (nonfiction)
7:00 PM — Broke in America: Seeing, Understanding, and Ending U.S. Poverty
7:00 PM — Emily Henry with Meredith Goldstein, People We Meet on Vacation
7:00 PM — How to Grill Vegetables: An Evening with Steven Raichlen and Mitchell Kaplan
7:00 PM — Martha Wells: Fugitive Telemetry
7:00 PM — Oblong Online: Ian Manuel, MY TIME WILL COME, in conversation with Joseph Williams
7:00 PM — Still Queer: Melissa Febos, Girlhood
7:30 PM — Kristin van Ogtrop (DID I SAY THAT OUT LOUD?) in conversation with Karen Dukess
8:00 PM — Aunt Lute x POC United Presents a Reading: Isolation
8:00 PM — Virtual Book Launch: GONE MISSING IN HARLEM by Karla FC Holloway
8:30 PM — Nancy: Bruno Lloret and Ellen Jones in conversation with Kathryn Scanlan
9:00 PM — Sarah Pinsker and Ted Chiang in Conversation - We Are Satellites novel launch
9:30 PM — Skylit: Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead, with Sarah Ramos
10:00 PM — Robert C. Ritchie | THE LURE OF THE BEACH: A Global History
Friday, May 14, 2021
3:00 PM — Writers Live: Amy Sommers in conversation with Marilyn Quincy
7:00 PM — People We Meet On Vacation: An Evening with Emily Henry and Evie Dunmore
9:00 PM — Nora Zelevansky, in conversation with Nicola Kraus, discusses Competitive Grieving
9:30 PM — Skylit: L.A. Graffiti Black Book by David Brafman, with Stefano Bloch and David “Big Sleeps” Cavazos
Saturday, May 15, 2021
3:00 PM — LitFest Pasadena (2 days)
3:00 PM — Sophie Mackintosh in conversation with Sarah Rose Etter
7:00 PM — Squeeze Me: An Evening with Carl Hiaasen and Dave Barry
Sunday, May 16, 2021
2:00 PM — Jon Dunn, Author of The Glitter in the Green: In Virtual Conversation
2:00 PM — Julia Alvarez in conversation with Sylvanna Falcón | AFTERLIFE
6:00 PM — The Worm Family Has Its Picture Taken!!
For Writers - Free
Tuesday, May 11, 2021
1:00 PM — The Writers Bridge Platform Q&A | All About Queries! (including live-editing)
1:30 PM — Two Paths, Fiction and Memoir: Traveling the one that's right for you
Wednesday, May 12, 2021
7:00 PM — Indie focus - Optimizing Your Amazon Product Page to Sell More Books
8:00 PM — Writing Wednesday: Virtual Write-In with Sarah Nicolas & Bess Carnan
Thursday, May 13, 2021
Queries, Qualms, & Quirks Podcast: Fantasy Author Rebecca Enzor and the Publishing Plot Twist
1:30 PM — Point of View: The What, How and Why of Your Story’s Perspective
7:00 PM — The Birth of a Book
7:15 PM — Adding Poetry to Your Prose with Carol Despeaux Fawcett
Friday, May 14, 2021
Saturday, May 15, 2021
3:00 PM — How to Unblock Writer's Block
Sunday, May 16, 2021
For Readers - Paid
Monday, May 10, 2021
8:00 PM — Aminder Dhaliwal and Ezra Claytan Daniels for CYCLOPEDIA EXOTICA — starting at $1.00
Tuesday, May 11, 2021
8:00 PM — Suyi Davies Okungbowa and Evan Winter for SON OF THE STORM — starting at $1.00
9:30 PM — Readings & Conversations with Mary Roach — starting at $25.00
Wednesday, May 12, 2021
7:00 PM — Stacey Abrams & Brit Bennett Discuss While Justice Sleeps — starting at $36.00
Thursday, May 13, 2021
7:30 PM — WORD Presents: Nora Zelevansky + Claire Martin — starting at $5.00
Massachusetts Poetry Festival (4 days) — starting at $40.00
For Writers - Paid
Monday, May 10, 2021
7:00 PM — Pushing the Parameters of Memoir — starting at $20.00
Tuesday, May 11, 2021
7:30 PM — Choosing a Publishing Path (An Unbiased Look at Choosing Between Self-Publishing and Traditional) — starting at $10.00
Wednesday, May 12, 2021
12:00 PM — The Muddle in the Middle — starting at $50.00
7:00 PM — Writing a Kick-Ass First Chapter — starting at CAD $50
7:30 PM — Social Media Strategy: A Class for Writers of Color and Indigenous Writers — starting at $15.00
Thursday, May 13, 2021
1:00 PM — Social Media Bliss with Jane Friedman — starting at $89.99
7:00 PM — Time Management and Finishing That Draft — starting at $10.00
Friday, May 14, 2021
10:30 AM — Writing Through the Diaspora: An Authentic Approach — starting at $75.00
4:00 PM — Make It Weirder: Strategies for Creative Revision — starting at $250.00
Saturday, May 15, 2021
9:00 AM — Self Publishing Children’s Picture Books — starting at $50.009:30 AM — Making Your Characters Matter — starting at $50.00
10:30 AM — Exploring Magical Realism — starting at $75.00
10:30 AM — Finding Your Way to the Pacing Sweet Spot — starting at $10.00
10:30 AM — Marketing for Writers Series: Events: Launches, Conferences, & Working with Bookstores — starting at $75.00
10:30 AM — Writing Outside of Your Lane Series: Research, Sources, and Interviews — starting at $75.00
12:00 PM — Secrets of a Bestselling Amazon Book Page — starting at $35.00
Sunday, May 16, 2021
10:00 AM — Rebirth Your Writing: Publishing & Craft Intensive with Allison K Williams & Dinty W. Moore — starting at $395.00
3:00 PM — Travel Writing/Writing Travel — 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.