Virtual Bookish Events for November 14-20, 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, November 14, 2022
7:00 PM — HALFWAY FROM HOME: A Conversation with Author Sarah Fawn Montgomery and SJ Sindu
7:30 PM — Craig Morgan Teicher, editor: Little Mr. Prose Poem: Selected Poems of Russell Edson
8:00 PM — Billy Collins — Musical Tables: Poems - with Major Jackson
10:00 PM — Presentation: Damien Linnane, Illustrator of This is Ear Hustle
Tuesday, November 15, 2022
12:00 PM — Anthony Horowitz — The Twist of a Knife - with Shari Lapena
12:00 PM — Author Talk with Kwame Christian: How to Have Difficult Conversations About Race
6:00 PM — Communities Read Annie Hartnett: A Virtual Author Talk
7:30 PM — THE TRAUMA OF CASTE: A Dalit Feminist Meditation on Survivorship, Healing, and Abolition
8:00 PM — Jana Casale with Julia Pierpont, HOW TO FALL OUT OF LOVE MADLY
8:00 PM — Marissa Meyer - CURSED
9:00 PM — Julie E. Czerneda, discussing TO EACH THIS WORLD with Marie Bilodeau
9:00 PM — WeHo Reads: Light in Our Hearts
Wednesday, November 16, 2022
10:00 PM — Story Hour: Gordon B. White and A.M. Muffaz
10:00 PM — Tracy Wolff discussing CHARM, with MG's Kai Zarelle Acruz
Thursday, November 17, 2022
10:00 AM — Pearl AuYeung - Best Kind of Mooncake
12:00 PM — Restlessness, Reflection & Revolution: Dana Levin, Jana Prikryl & Jenny Xie
6:00 PM — Elizabeth McCracken (THE HERO OF THIS BOOK) in conversation with Karen Dukess
7:00 PM — Alison Townsend with Marilyn Annucci
10:00 PM — Kristin Henning and Reginald Dwayne Betts in Conversation
Friday, November 18, 2022
6:00 PM — Date Night w/ Alyssa Cole ft. Helena Greer, Julie Murphy, Suzanne Park, and Sierra Simone
8:00 PM — Meet Author Holly Black
Saturday, November 19, 2022
10:30 AM — The 2022 National Book Awards
12:00 PM — Writers & Readers: Nikole Hannah-Jones
2:00 PM — Master Artist: Ben Okri
8:00 PM — Neal Shusterman discusses GLEANINGS
Sunday, November 20, 2022
3:00 PM — Kali Fajardo-Anstine, Diana Abu-Jaber, Namwali Serpell & Jacinda Townsend: A Conversation
6:00 PM — Erick Ferencik in conversation with Barbara DeMarco-Barrett
For Writers - Free
Monday, November 14, 2022
7:30 PM — Intensive Editing Masterclass
Tuesday, November 15, 2022
1:00 PM — Your Substack Won’t Make Money…And Why You Should Start One Anyway
6:30 PM — Getting Your Foot In the Door: Publishing In Literary Magazines
6:30 PM — Write-In With Sarah Fisk for NaNoWriMo
7:00 PM — Financial Stability as a Literary Writer
7:00 PM — The Magic in the Middle: NaNoWriMo Style
Wednesday, November 16, 2022
1:30 PM — Write Here, Write Now! -- Short Fiction with Rebecca Welton
7:00 PM — Virtual Craft Chat with Tracy Cross & Teri Ellen Cross Davis
8:00 PM — Writing Wednesday: Virtual Write-In with Sarah Fisk and Danny
Thursday, November 17, 2022
2:00 PM — Should You Start Your Own Writing Class? 5 Pros & Cons of Teaching on Your Own Terms
9:00 PM — Writing About Mental Health
Friday, November 18, 2022
6:30 PM — Write-In With Sarah Fisk for NaNoWriMo
Saturday, November 19, 2022
12:00 PM — Problem-Based Writing with Jordan Abel
4:00 PM — How to Give Useful Writing Critique
For Readers - Paid
Monday, November 14, 2022
7:00 PM — Book Launch: HAVE I TOLD YOU THIS ALREADY? by Lauren Graham — starting at $35.00
8:00 PM — Billy Collins celebrating his new book, MUSICAL TABLES — starting at $34.00
8:00 PM — Kennedy Ryan and Emily Henry for BEFORE I LET GO — starting at $1.00
Wednesday, November 16, 2022
7:00 PM — Author Event with Steve Martin and Harry Bliss — starting at $37.50
8:00 PM — Buy Black: How Black Women Transformed US Pop Culture with Aria S. Halliday — starting at $1.00
8:00 PM — Sheree Renée Thomas, Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki, and Zelda Knight for AFRICA RISEN — starting at $1.00
Thursday, November 17, 2022
7:00 PM — Shannon Messenger | Stellarlune (Keeper of the Lost Cities #9) — starting at $36.00
7:30 PM — Let’s Talk Romance Books With Sheila Roberts, Plus Giveaway! — starting at $6.99
Sunday, November 20, 2022
6:00 PM — Misty Copeland with Rachel Moore — starting at $40.00
For Writers - Paid
Monday, November 14, 2022
8:00 PM — How to write a book proposal — starting at $30.00
Tuesday, November 15, 2022
6:00 PM — Killing Your Darlings: Editing Ruthlessly…Or Not — starting at $17.00
7:30 PM — We Really Do Care… a lot: How a picture book is made — starting at $20.00
9:00 PM — Using the Folklorist’s Toolkit for Fiction with R.B. Lemberg — starting at $120.00
Wednesday, November 16, 2022
1:00 PM — Short Story Writing for Publication — starting at $25.00
7:30 PM — Writing an Identity Not Your Own with Alex Temblador — starting at $119.00
Thursday, November 17, 2022
7:15 PM — Fine-Tune Your Submission Package to Get to Yes — starting at $39.00
Friday, November 18, 2022
10:30 AM — Memoir Revision Essentials: Setting & Character — starting at $75.00
10:30 AM — Mortal Combat! Writing the Fight Scene — starting at $75.00
Saturday, November 19, 2022
10:00 AM — Creative Maps for Creative Writing — starting at $52.50
10:30 AM — Retelling the Classics — starting at $75.00
10:30 AM — The Mindful Creative: A Grounding Workshop — starting at $75.00
10:30 AM — Writing About Place: The Art of Travel Writing — starting at $75.00
11:00 AM — Developing Authentic Characters — starting at $105.00
11:00 AM — Worldbuilding Tactics for Science Fiction and Fantasy with Matt Bell — starting at $119.00
12:30 PM — Who Are You: The Lyric Relationship with Elizabeth Metzger — starting at $124.00
Sunday, November 20, 2022
12:30 PM — Plate Tectonics: Building Richer Poems through Shifts and Layers with Lauren Camp — starting at $124.00
12:30 PM — Poetry and Art: Writing About the Past and the Present with Ruben Quesada — starting at $124.00
2:00 PM — HEA for All e.g. Writing Outside of one's Lived Experience — starting at $10.00
5:00 PM — Write for Self-Discovery & Meaning — starting at $65.00
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.