Virtual Bookish Events for November 29 - December 5, 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 29, 2021
6:00 PM — Graphic Novel Drawing Series: Rob Harrell, Mike White & Phil Corbett
7:00 PM — Andrew Potter: On Decline
7:00 PM — Write America Ep. 38: Amy Hempel, Jim Shepard, and W. Todd Kaneko
9:00 PM — Nora Guthrie & Robert Santelli discusses Woody Guthrie Songs & Art
Tuesday, November 30, 2021
6:00 PM — Darcie Little Badger and Aiden Thomas for A SNAKE FALLS TO EARTH
6:00 PM — Jordan Salama & Michael Lemonick: Every Day the River Changes -- Four Weeks down the Magdalena
7:00 PM — Karen M. McManus with Courtney Summers, You'll Be The Death of Me
7:00 PM — Mitchell Nathan, author of FOUNDATIONS OF EMBODIED LEARNING, and Martha Wagner Alibali!
7:00 PM — Tricia Elam Walker and Ekua Holmes Discuss Dream Street
8:00 PM — Curated Conversation(s): Antonio López with Cathy Park Hong
8:00 PM — Elle Cruz Virtual Book Launch
8:00 PM — Murder Meets Mirth: Jacqueline Vick, Lois Winston, and J. Michael Orenduff
9:00 PM — Louis M. Jason, in conversation with Anne Perry, discusses Louis M. Jason’s Literary Doodles Vol. 2
Wednesday, December 1, 2021
6:00 PM — Paul Muldoon -- Howdie-Skelp: Poems
6:30 PM — From Improvement to City Planning
6:30 PM — In Conversation: Chanda Prescod-Weinstein and Robert Jones, Jr.
7:00 PM — Bebop Fairy Tales: On Jazz, Intolerance, and Baseball
7:00 PM — Colorization: An Evening with Wil Haygood and April Dobbins
7:00 PM — Fonda Lee in conversation with Ken Liu
7:00 PM — Interview! Andrew Pyper and Craig Davidson/Nick Cutter
8:00 PM — Scott Perry | Out of My Mind: Vivid Dreams and a Storied Past
8:00 PM — Virtual Book Launch: Kathleen Ernst8:30 PM — Dorie Greenspan & Claire Saffitz | Baking with Dorie
9:00 PM — Erika Schickel, in conversation with Claire Dederer, discusses The Big Hurt: A Memoir
9:00 PM — Terry Tempest Williams and Fazal Sheikh - The Moon is Behind Us
9:00 PM — Unpacking ‘Beyond the Birth Plan’ with Rhea Dempsey
9:30 PM — Author Daniel James Brown in Conversation w/Kristen Hayashi
Thursday, December 2, 2021
2:15 PM — Juno Dawson – Stay Another Day
6:00 PM — Leah DeVun & Roland Betancourt -- The Shape of Sex: Nonbinary Gender from Genesis to the Renaissance
7:00 PM — Master of the Game: An Evening with Martin Indyk and Jeffrey Goldberg
7:00 PM — Neal Stephenson with David Keith, Termination Shock
8:00 PM — Gretchen Newberry, author of THE NIGHTHAWK'S EVENING, and Rebecca Stefoff!
8:00 PM — Stan Cox in conversation with Dina Gilio-Whitaker: The Path to a Livable Future
9:00 PM — Lorne Buchman discusses "Make to Know: From Spaces of Uncertainty to Creative Discovery"
10:00 PM — A Celebration of Ravens and Crows, Life, Death, and Family
Friday, December 3, 2021
12:00 PM — Max Besora: The Adventures and Misadventures of Joan Orpí
7:00 PM — Soul Sister Revue w/ Willie Perdomo, Tina Chang, Kai Coggin & More!
9:00 PM — Steven Reigns, in conversation with Amy Gerstler, discusses A Quilt for David
Saturday, December 4, 2021
1:00 PM — Moheb Soliman: HOMES
9:00 PM — One Page Salon: Amanda Churchill, Jamira Richardson, Stephanie Rodriguez, and Jean Synodinos
Sunday, December 5, 2021
For Writers - Free
Tuesday, November 30, 2021
7:00 PM — Building a Poetry Collection
7:00 PM — Writing a Winning Story
Wednesday, December 1, 2021
1:00 PM — Inside Writing with game designer and founder of NuChallenger Shawn Alexander Allen
1:30 PM — 7 Things that Make Hollywood Lose Interest in Your Book
Thursday, December 2, 2021
6:00 PM — Virtual Craft Chat on Fiction with David O. Stewart
7:00 PM — From Head to Tome: Q&A and Cocoa
7:15 PM — Your Story Vision with Veronica Rossi
9:00 PM — Mindfulness for Writers: How Attention is the Beginning of Devotion
Friday, December 3, 2021
Saturday, December 4, 2021
2:00 PM — Write What You Do, Do What You Write
For Readers - Paid
Tuesday, November 30, 2021
6:30 PM — Katie Couric and Zibby Owens: The Books You’ll Love — starting at $42.00
Thursday, December 2, 2021
8:00 PM — Brené Brown, Atlas of the Heart tour — starting at $34.00
For Writers - Paid
Tuesday, November 30, 2021
7:30 PM — Crafting YA Characters — starting at $250.00
Wednesday, December 1, 2021
1:00 PM — Copywriting Secrets for Writers with Catherine Baab-Muguira — starting at $25.00
7:30 PM — Writing the Middle Grade or Young Adult Novel with Samantha M. Clark — starting at $109.00
Friday, December 3, 2021
10:30 AM — The Art of Backstory: Create Dynamic Characters Through Their Past — starting at $75.00
Saturday, December 4, 2021
10:00 AM — Beyond the Memoir: Writing Personal, Creative Nonfiction (and Getting It Published) — starting at $70.00
10:00 AM — Magic Writing Generator — starting at $70.00
10:00 AM — The Atmosphere Workshop — starting at $150.00
10:00 AM — Worldbuilding in Fiction and Nonfiction — starting at $70.00
10:00 AM — Writing Historical Fiction in the 21st Century — starting at $70.00
10:30 AM — Say It Slant: In Search of the Startling Word — starting at $75.00
11:00 AM — It’s All Been Done Before: Finding Inspiration in Mythology, Fairy Tales, and Other Famous Stories with P.J. Hoover — starting at $109.00
11:30 AM — Master Class: Nature, Poetry, and Environmental Collapse — starting at $25.00
1:00 PM — Insights on the Business of Writing Nonfiction with Jane Friedman — starting at $97.00
2:00 PM — How Would I Build My Universe: A Science Fiction Workshop with Ryka Aoki — starting at $75.00
2:00 PM — You Finished Writing a Novel! Now What? — starting at $52.50
2:15 PM — Understanding Rights & Copyrights — 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.