Virtual Bookish Events for November 16 - 22, 2020
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The Weekly Virtual Bookish Events Newsletter is sent on Sundays and includes the events taking place the following Monday through Sunday. Events are separated into four categories:
For Readers - Free
For Writers - Free
For Readers - Paid
For Writers - Paid
Don’t see your event? I do my best to find as many events as I can, but I always miss some! I don’t add events after the list is posted but please feel free to add links to events in the comments of the post and submit future events via the link below.
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For Readers - Free
Monday, November 16, 2020
3:00 PM — Artist and illustrator Jackie Morris
3:00 PM — Kacen Callender & RJ Barker - Q&A and Conversation
4:00 PM — Happy Half Hour with V.E. Schwab
6:00 PM — Missy Julian-Fox and Elaine O'Neil present VIOLET STANDS TALL
7:00 PM — Kate Racculia in conversation with Margaret Willison
7:00 PM — Poetry Atlanta Presents..."Mother Mary Comes to Me: A Popculture Anthology"
7:30 PM — Story/Teller with Jonathan Lethem, Edward Norton, and Kim Stanley Robinson
8:00 PM — Megan Bannen in conversation with Stacey Lee: SOULSWIFT
8:00 PM — The Harry Belafonte Black Liberation Speaker Series: Raven Leilani and Kiley Reid
8:00 PM — Virtual Author Conversation: FINDING LATINX by Paola Ramos with special guest Cecile Richards
Tuesday, November 17, 2020
6:00 PM — Book Release Party - Dog Girl
6:00 PM — Red Hen Press "Literary Crushes" Panel
6:00 PM — Uncle Bobbie's Presents: Tochi Onyebuchi "Rebel Sisters"
7:00 PM — Meryanne Loum-Martin Discusses Inside Marrakesh at MahoganyBooks
7:00 PM — Readings & Talks Featuring Carmen Giménez Smith and José Olivarez
7:00 PM — Susie Yang: WHITE IVY
7:00 PM — TOGETHER IN A SUDDEN STRANGENESS: America's Poets Respond to the Pandemic
7:00 PM — Tom Philpott book talk at the Odyssey
7:30 PM — Shelter in Place with David Leavitt and David Salle
8:00 PM — Shelby Forsythia, Your Grief, Your Way
9:00 PM — David Yoon and Adam Silvera discuss "Super Fake Love Song"
9:00 PM — Launch party for THE EDUCATION OF DELHOMME: CHOPIN, SAND, & LA FRANCE
9:00 PM — Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o discusses his work, including The Perfect Nine: The Epic of Gĩkũyũ and Mũmbi
9:00 PM — Virtual Book Launch Event for Nancy Burkhalter's Debut Historic Novel THE EDUCATION OF DELHOMME
10:00 PM — Jonathan Maberry discussing Ink
Wednesday, November 18, 2020
12:00 PM — In Conversation: Ian Rankin with Denise Mina
5:00 PM — #LBYRExtraCredit: Reality Rules! Karyn Parsons, Don Tate, Julie Kwon
5:00 PM — Authors Gary Nabhan and Francisco Cantú in Conversation with Savannah Hicks
7:00 PM — Bryan Washington and Simon Han
7:00 PM — PSB Presents: Julia Ember with Rebecca Kim Wells, Ruinsong
7:00 PM — Susie Yang: White Ivy w/ Lucy Tan
9:00 PM — Mary Lea Carroll and Lian Dolan discuss "Somehow Saints"
Thursday, November 19, 2020
1:30 PM — A Kick In the Belly: Stella Dadzie on women, slavery & resistance
2:00 PM — Author Talk with Libby Copeland
3:00 PM — Crime in Fiction: Denise Mina In Conversation with Liz Nugent
5:00 PM — Queering the South: LGBTQ+ Writers on Home, Love, and History
6:00 PM — Get Lit: Brit Bennett in conversation with Jason Reynolds
6:00 PM — Lisa Levenstein presents THEY DIDN'T SEE US COMING with Nancy Maclean (DEMOCRACY IN CHAINS)
7:00 PM — UCF Alumni Book Club Presents Author Knight With David James Poissant
7:00 PM — John Kricher, Author of the Peterson Reference Guide to Bird Behavior: In Virtual Conversation
7:30 PM — Katherine E. Standefer: Lightning Flowers: My Journey to Uncover the Cost of Saving a Life
9:00 PM — Ni Una Más: Seeking Justice for Femicide in Mexico Through Poetry, Journalism and Law
9:00 PM — Tom Zoellner and Tod Goldberg discuss "The National Road"
10:00 PM — Halley Sutton discussing THE LADY UPSTAIRS with Wendy Heard
Friday, November 20, 2020
8:00 PM — A virtual reading, conversation, and Q&A with Susan Choi, hosted by Darin Strauss
9:00 PM — Poets Priscilla Long and Sierra Nelson Reading and Discussion
10:00 PM — Virtual Event - Chloe Gong discussing These Violent Delights
Saturday, November 21, 2020
Sunday, November 22, 2020
7:00 AM — Notes from an Apocalypse: Mark O’Connell in conversation with Sarah Moss
11:30 AM — Dead Girls : Gender Violence & Radical Imagination
7:00 PM — Poets in Pajamas 106: Ansley Moon, Tiana Nobile, & Arlynn Dunn
7:00 PM — Shirley Higuchi, SETSUKO'S SECRET: Multigenerational Effects of the Japanese American Incarceration.
7:00 PM — Poets in Pajamas 107: Sumita Chakraborty
For Writers - Free
Monday, November 16, 2020
8:30 AM — Pace Yourself: Timed Sprints
6:00 PM — Write-In With NaNoWriMo
Tuesday, November 17, 2020
Wednesday, November 18, 2020
7:00 PM — Writer to Writer: Sebastian Matthews & Curtis Bauer
7:30 PM — The Business of Writing and Authorship with Authorpreneur Jessica Conoley
8:00 PM — Writing Wednesday: Virtual Write-In with Sarah Nicolas & Bess Carnan
9:00 PM — How to tell your personal story with Chloe Higgins
Thursday, November 19, 2020
10:30 AM — Websites for Authors: A Necessary Evil
7:00 PM — Write-In With NaNoWriMo9:00 PM — November Third Thursday: Dear 2020: Writing About Recent History & Current Events
Friday, November 20, 2020
Saturday, November 21, 2020
11:00 AM — NaNoWriMo Virtual Write-Ins with StoryStudio
Sunday, November 22, 2020
For Readers - Paid
Monday, November 16, 2020
7:00 PM — Bookmarks Presents Margaret Atwood in coversation with Madeline Miller — starting at $30.00
Tuesday, November 17, 2020
7:00 PM — Mark My Words: Michael Connelly with Douglas Preston — starting at $5.00
8:00 PM — Kiese Laymon and Maurice Carlos Ruffin for HOW TO SLOWLY KILL YOURSELF AND OTHERS IN AMERICA — starting at $1.00
8:00 PM — Virtual Event: Roxane Gay, Rebecca Kirby, and Tracy Lynne Oliver — starting at $30.00
Wednesday, November 18, 2020
8:00 PM — P&P Live! R. F. Kuang — The Burning God (The Poppy War #3) - with Tochi Onyebuchi — starting at $35.00
Saturday, November 21, 2020
1:00 PM — Savannah Book Festival presents John Connolly and James Lee Burke — starting at $15.00
For Writers - Paid
Wednesday, November 18, 2020
1:00 PM — Regain Momentum In Your Story Middle with Tiffany Yates Martin — starting at $25.00
2:00 PM — How to Write What Scares You — starting at $15.00
7:00 PM — Mind Mapping the Narrative with Karen Lord — starting at $55.00
Thursday, November 19, 2020
1:00 PM — Create an Author Website in 24 Hours or Less with Jane Friedman — starting at $99.99
7:00 PM — Poetry 101: Voice — starting at $35.00
8:00 PM — Creative Risk Taking in an Age of Anxiety: Master Class with Lois Roma-Deeley — starting at $20.00
Friday, November 20, 2020
10:30 AM — Writing About Mental Health: Nonfiction Intensive — starting at $75.00
10:30 AM — Writing About Place: Transitory Spaces — starting at $75.00
2:00 PM — Pop Up: Creating Compelling Characters — starting at $25.00
10:00 PM — Writing the Other Weekend Intensive: Quick and Clean — starting at $325.00
Saturday, November 21, 2020
10:00 AM — Getting Your Word Out: Polishing, Submitting, and Marketing Your Writing — starting at $70.00
10:00 AM — Pop Up: Playing with Point of View — starting at $25.00
10:00 AM — Sonnet Crash Course — starting at $50.00
10:00 AM — Troubleshooting Your Fiction — starting at $50.00
10:00 AM — Writing for Caregivers — starting at $52.50
10:00 AM — Writing Kids in a Grown Up World — starting at $52.50
10:30 AM — From Vision to Revision: Poetry Focus — starting at $20.00
10:30 AM — How to Make a Comic — starting at $75.00
11:00 AM — Introduction to the Picture Book: Writing for Young People with Liz Garton Scanlon — starting at $109.00
11:00 AM — Memory & Memoir: How to Navigate your "Wiggly Mind" — starting at $40.00
12:30 PM — Revising Poems for Publication with Justin Wymer — starting at $124.00
4:00 PM — Hooray for Evil: Fearsome Monsters and Effective Villains with Evan J. Peterson — starting at $99.00
Sunday, November 22, 2020
12:30 PM — In Flagrante Delicto: Writing Effective Sex Scenes with Catherine Lundoff — starting at $99.00
4:00 PM — Moving Your Story From Idea to Finished Draft with Cat Rambo — starting at $99.00
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.