Virtual Bookish Events for May 30-June 5, 2022
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, The Shape of a Star Podcast, and WP expert Nate Hoffelder.
All times are in Eastern so please convert as needed!
For Readers - Free
Monday, May 30, 2022
Tuesday, May 31, 2022
5:00 PM — Launch Party for Diane C McPhail's historical mystery THE SEAMSTRESS OF NEW ORLEANS
6:00 PM — Uncle Bobbie's Presents: Dr. Camika Royal's “Not Paved for Us,” with Marc Lamont Hill
8:00 PM — Paperback Release: THE DISORDERED COSMOS by Chanda Prescod-Weinstein
9:00 PM — Skylit: Disciples by Benjamin Marra, David Birke and Nicholas McCarthy
9:00 PM — Tori Eldridge, in conversation with Cynthia Pelayo, discusses Dance Among the Flames
10:00 PM — Andrea Mosqueda in discussion with Racquel Marie: JUST YOUR LOCAL BISEXUAL DISASTER
Wednesday, June 1, 2022
3:00 PM — Music in Fiction
5:00 PM — Juno Dawson with Lana Harper
6:00 PM — Crime Hits Home: Sara Paretsky, S.J. Rozan, Gary Phillips, and Jonathan Santlofer
6:00 PM — Gabriela Alemán — Family Album - with Dick Cluster
7:00 PM — 2022 Space Sci-Fi Debuts: In Conversation with Ren Hutchings, Ciel Pierlot & Khan Wong
7:00 PM — An evening with Journalist/Memoirist Theo Padnos & Poet/Memoirist Diana Goetsch
7:00 PM — Ezra Jack Keats Award Recipients panel
8:00 PM — Lyla Lee: FLIP THE SCRIPT in conversation with Kat Cho and Axie Oh
8:00 PM — THE QUEER ART OF THE ANTHOLOGY: Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore and Zena Sharman in Conversation
Thursday, June 2, 2022
6:00 PM — Book Launch | Queer Ducks (And Other Animals) by Eliot Schrefer
7:00 PM — To Risk It All: An Evening with Admiral James Stavridis
7:30 PM — Yerba Buena: Nina Lacour in conversation with Casey McQuiston
8:00 PM — Latinx Love: A Summertime Celebration of Amor Virtual Panel
Friday, June 3, 2022
12:00 PM — Climate - Keith Seifert: The Hidden Kingdom of Fungi
8:00 PM — Poetry Panel with Melissa Studdard, Jane Wong & Jos Charles
Saturday, June 4, 2022
1:00 PM — Beppe Severgnini — Italian Lessons - with Daniel Franklin
7:00 PM — Sarah Katz Virtual Book Release with Camisha Jones
7:00 PM — YA Pride: Jason June, Brian D. Kennedy, and Lyla Lee
Sunday, June 5, 20225:00 PM — Afternoon Tea-Light with Fiona Davis
For Writers - Free
Tuesday, May 31, 2022
Wednesday, June 1, 2022
1:30 PM — Expert Tips for Revising Your Novel
3:00 PM — Woo Your Muse
8:00 PM — Write-In with Bess Carnan and Sarah Fisk
Thursday, June 2, 2022
1:30 PM — Using Fiction Elements to Enrich Your Non-Fiction Writing
7:00 PM — Ask An Agented Author: Query Tips + Q&A with Novelist Kate Broad
7:30 PM — Performance Options and Opportunities
Friday, June 3, 20222:00 PM — Write-In: Craft and Community with Gotham Writers
Sunday, June 5, 2022
For Readers - Paid
Wednesday, June 1, 2022
8:00 PM — Annie Hartnett and Liberty Hardy for UNLIKELY ANIMALS — starting at $1.00
Thursday, June 2, 2022
7:00 PM — Jasmine Guillory and Nicole Chung for BY THE BOOK — starting at $22.00
Saturday, June 4, 2022
8:30 AM — CrimeCONN: Connecticut's Own Mystery Lovers' Conference — starting at $25.00
8:00 PM — WriteGirl Bold Ink Awards — starting at $50.00
For Writers - Paid
Wednesday, June 1, 2022
1:00 PM — Amazon Ads for Beginners — starting at $49.00
Friday, June 3, 2022
10:30 AM — Elevate Your Supporting Characters — starting at $75.00
10:30 AM — Memoir Revision Essentials: Structure & Theme — starting at $75.00
10:30 AM — Mythic Story Structures Series: Literary Alchemy — starting at $75.00
6:00 PM — So You Want to Write a Memoir? — starting at $75.00
Saturday, June 4, 2022
10:30 AM — Novel Architecture — starting at $75.00
10:30 AM — Poetry As Activism — starting at $75.00
10:30 AM — Story Opening Overhaul — starting at $75.00
11:00 AM — The Truth Told Slant: Personal Experience Turned into Fiction with Nan Cuba — starting at $109.00
2:00 PM — Live Workshop: How to Generate Sellable Story Ideas — starting at $27.00
3:00 PM — The Personal, Emotional, and Financial Logistics of Becoming a Full-time Author with Laekan Zea Kemp — starting at $109.00
Sunday, June 5, 2022
4:00 PM — Write a Winning Book Proposal — starting at $60.00
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.