Virtual Bookish Events for November 1-7, 2021
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, WP expert Nate Hoffelder, and The Shape of a Star Podcast.
All times are in Eastern so please convert as needed!
For Readers - Free
Monday, November 1, 2021
6:00 PM — Uncle Bobbie's Presents: Derecka Purnell's "Becoming Abolitionists" with Marc Lamont Hill
7:00 PM — Caribeños at the Table: An Evening with Melissa Fuster
7:00 PM — Made in China | Anna Qu in conversation with Nicole Dennis-Benn
7:00 PM — Steven Johnson: Extra Life
7:00 PM — Write America Ep 34: Carl Phillips, Kai Coggin and Lloyd Schwartz
7:30 PM — Café Muse featuring poets Jessica Cuello & Katherine E. Young
Tuesday, November 2, 2021
6:00 PM — Roseanne A. Brown and Victoria Aveyard for A PSALM OF STORMS AND SILENCE
7:00 PM — BRIAR GIRLS Launch - Rebecca Kim Wells & Kate Elliott
7:00 PM — Carry the Dog: An Evening with Stephanie Gangi and Meg Waite Clayton
7:30 PM — All Her Little Secrets: Wanda M. Morris in conversation with Joshilyn Jackson
8:00 PM — Sherry Thomas Miss Moriarty, I Presume? Launch Event
9:00 PM — FIRST CLASS: Christopher W. Shaw & Danny Caine on the USPS
10:00 PM — Virtual book launch for Melissa Harris's memoir ONE POUND, TWELVE OUNCES
Wednesday, November 3, 2021
3:00 PM — A Star Called Henry' - In Conversation with Roddy Doyle
6:00 PM — Old Noir/New Noir
6:00 PM — Women On Wednesdays: Stephenie Foster - “Take Action: Fighting for Women and Girls”
7:00 PM — A Harp in the Stars – Lyric Essay Reading & Discussion
7:00 PM — Becoming Abolitionists: An Evening with Derecka Purnell & Phillip Agnew
7:00 PM — Celeste Headlee, Speaking of Race
7:00 PM — Lit Youngstown: Eliese Colette Goldbach & Carly Sachs
8:00 PM — Andrea Stewart & Evan Winter: Q&A and Conversation
8:00 PM — Donna Barba Higuera and Nick Thomas for THE LAST CUENTISTA
10:00 PM — Gwenda Bond in conversation with Alix E. Harrow and Kami Garcia
10:00 PM — Mason Jar Press presents JARNAL VOLUME ONE
Thursday, November 4, 2021
10:00 AM — Meet Alan Gratz! (Hosted by Adventure Bound Books)
4:00 PM — Kate Aronoff: Can Democracy Prevent Climate Catastrophe?
7:00 PM — Two mothers of children lost to addiction read from their poetry memoirs
7:00 PM — Alison Stine, Jeff VanderMeer, and Joan He: A Virtual Cli-Fi Panel Talk
7:00 PM — An Evening with Diane Seuss
7:00 PM — Chancellor Conversations: Poetry & Labor
8:00 PM — Author Conversation: Tamara Winfrey Harris & Deesha Philyaw
8:00 PM — Launch Event: GILDED by Marissa Meyer
8:00 PM — Midnight in Washington: An Evening with Adam Schiff and Valerie Jarrett
8:00 PM — Virtual book launch for Carolyn Lee Arnold's memoir FIFTY FIRST DATES AFTER FIFTY
8:30 PM — Rakestraw Books "Live at Home!" with Kate Moore & Kristi Yamaguchi
10:00 PM — Book Launch • Geoff Mynett's Murders on the Skeena: True Crime in the Old Canadian West, 1884-1914
Friday, November 5, 2021
3:00 PM — Close Readings in a Virtual Space: with Cole Swensen
9:00 PM — Danny Goldberg, in conversation with Michael Des Barres, discusses Bloody Crossroads 2020
10:00 PM — Building Other Bodies: A Conversation About Speculative Fiction In Translation
10:00 PM — Sumana Roy & Jennifer Banks - How I Became a Tree
Saturday, November 6, 2021
10:00 PM — Ghosts, Beasts and Family Histories 誌異與族譜
Sunday, November 7, 2021
3:00 PM — FESTIVE MAYHEM 2 Holiday Cozy Mystery Anthology Author Chat
3:00 PM — The Cry of the Hangman: A Conversation with Susanna Calkins and Lori Rader-Day
4:00 PM — Telephone: An Afternoon with Brenda Miller & Julie Marie Wade
For Writers - Free
Monday, November 1, 2021
Tuesday, November 2, 2021
1:30 PM — Contests, Grants/Fellowships, and Residencies for Authors
8:30 PM — The Worlds and Wonders of Speculative Fiction — Purely Science Fiction
Wednesday, November 3, 2021
10:30 AM — How to Give a Great Author Interview
1:00 PM — Inside Writing with playwright and Tony Award-winning producer Ken Davenport
7:00 PM — The Acquisitions Process: What Should Authors Know?
8:00 PM — Writing Wednesday: Virtual Write-In with Sarah Nicolas and Bess Carnan
Thursday, November 4, 2021
7:00 PM — Opening Pages (with chance for critique)
9:00 PM — Literature in Translation
Friday, November 5, 2021
Saturday, November 6, 2021
11:00 AM — Workshops for Writers-Nov. 6: Worldbuilding Workshop Doubleheader with NaNoWriMo Write-in
4:00 PM — Write-In with NaNoWriMo
Sunday, November 7, 2021
4:00 PM — Write-In with NaNoWriMo
For Readers - Paid
Monday, November 1, 2021
8:00 PM — Blair Imani for READ THIS TO GET SMARTER — starting at $1.00
Tuesday, November 2, 2021
7:00 PM — Carry the Dog, with author Stephanie Gangi — starting at $5.00
7:00 PM — Story/Teller: Gary Shteyngart Presents Our Country Friends with Sloane Crosley and Frank Wood — starting at $30.00
Wednesday, November 3, 2021
3:00 PM — Psychedelic Justice: Book Launch and Conversation w/ Erika Dyck, NiCole Buchanan and Bia Labate — starting at $10.00
Friday, November 5, 2021
7:00 PM — Poetry Potluck: Verse in Good Taste — starting at $10.00
Saturday, November 6, 2021
1:00 PM — Misty Copeland in conversation with Jason Reynolds for BLACK BALLERINAS — starting at $19.99
For Writers - Paid
Wednesday, November 3, 2021
7:00 PM — Spiritual Writing on Trauma — starting at $115.00
7:30 PM — The Art of the Short Story with Trent Hudley — starting at $109.00
Thursday, November 4, 2021
2:00 PM — Literary Agents 101: What You Need to Know about Getting and Working with an Agent — starting at $15.00
7:00 PM — Exploring Innovative Structure in Fiction with Novelist Laura Maylene Walter — starting at $49.00
7:00 PM — FROM HEAD TO TOME: Courage to Connect—Networking for Endorsements — starting at $10.00
Friday, November 5, 2021
10:30 AM — Compassionate Nonfiction: Writing About Parents — starting at $75.00
10:30 AM — Your Author Website: Tips, Tricks, and Secret Pages — starting at $75.00
6:00 PM — Get Those Gears Churning: Six Prompts, Three Readings, One Workshop — starting at $75.00
Saturday, November 6, 2021
10:00 AM — Book Marketing on a Budget with Nancy J. Cohen (Author of The Bad Hair Day Mysteries) — starting at $25.00
10:00 AM — Breathing Life Into Characters — starting at $70.00
10:00 AM — Building Vivid Worlds in Your Creative Nonfiction — starting at $70.00
10:00 AM — The Narrative Poem as Mini-Memoir — starting at $70.00
10:00 AM — Truth and Imagination in Picture Books — starting at $70.00
10:30 AM — Writing Outside of Your Lane Series: The Basics — starting at $75.00
11:00 AM — Write Before You Write: Outlining, Planning, and Plotting with Jennifer Ziegler — starting at $109.00
2:00 PM — Intro to Freelance Essays — starting at $50.00
2:00 PM — Let’s Start with Sentences — starting at $60.00
2:00 PM — Poetry & Oral Histories: How to Honor Memory with Cynthia Guardado — starting at $75.00
2:15 PM — Finding the Story with Loretta Hall & Patricia Walkow — starting at $20.00
5:00 PM — DIY Author Events with Elizabeth Forsyth — starting at $60.00
Sunday, November 7, 2021
12:30 PM — MISSIVES: A Generative Poetry Craft Class with Safia Jama — starting at $99.00
12:30 PM — The Art of Memoir: Becoming Your Story’s Protagonist with Lori Soderlind — starting at $124.00
1:00 PM — Making Metaphor Work — starting at $50.00
4:00 PM — Promoting Your Work to Bookstores — 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.