Virtual Bookish Events for November 30 - December 6, 2020
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 (none this week)
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 30, 2020
12:00 PM — Ron Brown: Toronto's Lost Villages
2:00 PM — The Skin Nerd: Jennifer Rock In Conversation with Nadine Reid
5:30 PM — Mark Twain's Birthday Lecture: Ayad Akhtar & Azar Nafisi
8:00 PM — An Evening with Heather Gudenkauf and Kimberly Stuart
8:00 PM — The Stars at Night: Constellations
9:00 PM — Charles Baxter discusses his novel THE SUN COLLECTIVE Natalie Bakopoulos
Tuesday, December 1, 2020
5:00 PM — Tracy K. Smith and Kevin Young: The African American Poetic Tradition
6:00 PM — David Dalglish & Tyler Whitesides - Q&A and Conversation
6:00 PM — Denise Kiernan in conversation with Erin Templeton | We Gather Together
6:00 PM — Naima Coster and Leesa Cross-Smith In Conversation
6:00 PM — Russell F. Canan in conversation with John DeDakis
6:30 PM — Diana Pinguicha in conversation with Maggie Tokuda Hall
7:00 PM — Barely Functional Adult: A Virtual Evening with Meichi Ng and Jason Katzenstein
7:00 PM — Denise Williams: How to Fail at Flirting w/ Nichole Perkins
7:00 PM — Kimberly McCreight in conversation with Book Cougars
7:00 PM — PSB Presents: Karen M. McManus with Stephanie Garber, The Cousins
7:00 PM — Still Queer: Mark Bibbins, 13th Balloon
7:50 PM — Chris Grabenstein & The Smartest Kid in the Universe
9:30 PM — Skylit: Admission by Julie Buxbaum, with E. Lockhart
Wednesday, December 2, 2020
12:00 PM — In Conversation: Philippa Gregory
3:30 PM — Alta Asks Live: Po Bronson
6:00 PM — Best-Selling Author W. Bruce Cameron in Conversation with Screenwriter Kirk Ellis
7:00 PM — In Conversation: Christina Lauren
8:00 PM — The Office of Historical Corrections
9:30 PM — Skylit: Particulate Matter by Felicia Luna Lemus & The Freezer Door by Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore
10:00 PM — Virtual Event - Saron Lee and Steve Miller discuss Trader's Leap
Thursday, December 3, 2020
6:00 PM — Billy Collins: Virtual Poetry Reading and Conversation
7:00 PM — The Secret Lives of Church Ladies: A Virtual Evening with Deesha Philyaw and Samantha Irby
8:00 PM — Perestroika in Paris
9:00 PM — Sacrifice of Darkness with Roxane Gay, Tracy Lynne Oliver and Rebecca Kirby
10:00 PM — Aimee Nezhukumatathil & Elena Passarello
10:30 PM — Author Voices: Kiley Reid (Such a Fun Age)
Friday, December 4, 2020
7:00 PM — Alice Quinn Presents: Together in a Sudden Strangeness—America’s Poets Respond to the Pandemic
7:00 PM — ARCHIE COMICS - Betty and Veronica: The Bonds of Friendship
7:00 PM — CCPL: Library After Hours with Ellen Oh
7:00 PM — Mark My Words: Philippa Gregory with Sophfronia Scott
9:00 PM — Jane Smiley discusses "Perestroika in Paris" with Elaine Szewczyk
Sunday, December 6, 2020
For Writers - Free
Monday, November 30, 2020
8:30 AM — Pace Yourself: Timed Sprints
7:00 PM — Time Management Tricks for Writers
Tuesday, December 1, 2020
10:30 AM — Converting Readers into Long-term Fans
Wednesday, December 2, 2020
1:00 PM — Inside Writing: Flash Fiction with FracturedLit editor Tommy Dean and author K-Ming Chang
8:00 PM — Launch Your Laptop Into the Sun with Samantha Irby & Megan Stielstra
8:00 PM — Writing Wednesday: Virtual Write-In with Sarah Nicolas & Bess Carnan
Thursday, December 3, 2020
Friday, December 4, 2020
5:30 PM — Happy Hour Writing Session
7:00 PM — AgentChat Live with Linda Camacho of the Gallt & Zacker Literary Agency
Saturday, December 5, 2020
11:00 AM — Guild honors young writers at Dec. 5 holiday gathering
1:00 PM — Basic Editing Approaches
Sunday, December 6, 2020
For Readers - Paid
Tuesday, December 1, 2020
7:00 PM — a RELATIVELY PAINLESS Intimate Evening with Dylan Brody & Friends (Kate Orsini / Bonnie Hunt) — starting at $10.00
Thursday, December 3, 2020
7:00 PM — Ernest Cline: READY PLAYER 2 — starting at $33.99
8:00 PM — From the Beginning: Jim Moore, Michael Dennis Browne, and Margaret Hasse — starting at $10.00
9:00 PM — Sabaa Tahir in conversation with Nicola Yoon and Megan McCluskey — starting at $5.00
For Writers - Paid
Tuesday, December 1, 2020
1:00 PM — Early Bird Registration Deadline: Rebirth Your Writing: Memoir Large & Small Virtual Writing Intensive Jan 2021 — starting at $345.00
7:00 PM — Poetry Workshop: Writing from Oral Traditions — starting at $25.00
Wednesday, December 2, 2020
1:00 PM — Author Platform—Build Your Foundation for Career Success — starting at $25.00
7:30 PM — Revision Essentials: Finding the Right Technique for Your Work — starting at $109.00
Literary Writers Conference (3 days) — starting at $300.00
Thursday, December 3, 2020
7:15 PM — Plotting for Those Who Hate Plotting with Sarah Maguire — starting at $39.00
Saturday, December 5, 2020
9:30 AM — Life Stories Intensive — starting at $50.00
10:00 AM — Demystifying Publicity for Authors — starting at $70.00
10:00 AM — From Personal Story to Personal Essay — starting at $70.00
10:00 AM — Great Beginnings — starting at $50.00
10:00 AM — Natural Meter Crash Course — starting at $50.00
10:00 AM — Scrivener 101 — starting at $52.50
11:00 AM — How to Write Funny — starting at $109.00
12:00 PM — Start Your Screenplay — starting at $105.00
12:30 PM — Head Hopping and Head Hunting: Deep Point of View Writing with Tracy Townsend — starting at $99.00
2:00 PM — Magic Writing Generator — starting at $70.00
2:30 PM — Submitting a Winning Entry with Brenda Cole and Rose Marie Kern — starting at $30.00
4:00 PM — Revising Your Novel with Kate Heartfield — starting at $99.00
Sunday, December 6, 2020
12:30 PM — Make Your Fiction Sing: Songwriting Techniques that Carry into Prose with Sarah Pinsker — starting at $99.00
4:00 PM — It’s Coming from Inside the House: Writing Domestic Dangers and Haunted Homes with Evan J. Peterson — starting at $99.00
4:00 PM — Navigating Traditional Publishing — 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.
Boswell Book Company has virtual events for Readers as well: https://www.boswellbooks.com/upcoming-events