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.

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For Readers - Free

Monday, November 8, 2021

6:00 PM — GIANT Virtual East Coast Launch Event with T.A. Barron
6:00 PM — Gina Schock, in conversation with Belinda Carlisle & James Duke Mason, discusses Made in Hollywood: All Access with the Go-Go's
7:00 PM — Brian Hall with Margot Livesey, The Stone Loves The World
7:00 PM — The Wires of War: An Evening with Jacob Helberg and Arjun Bisen
7:00 PM — Write America Ep. 35: Major Jackson, Lee Herrick and Frank Bidart
8:00 PM — The Impact of Immigration: An Author Discussion

Tuesday, November 9, 2021

Wednesday, November 10, 2021

12:00 PM — Book talk: 'Cogs and Monsters: What economics is and what it should be' with Prof Diane Coyle
2:00 PM — Josiah Bancroft & R.S. Ford - Q&A and Conversation
2:00 PM — When We Cease to Understand the World: Benjamín Labatut in conversation with Rick O’Shea
6:00 PM — Book Talk: Death in New York: History and Culture of Burials, Undertakers and Executions with K. Krombie
6:00 PM — ROXY Launch Event with Neal Shusterman
7:00 PM — Queer SF/F Panel with Anna-Marie McLemore, Kalynn Bayron, K. Ancrum, A.R. Capetta, and Rebecca Kim Wells
7:00 PM — 16th Annual Slapering Hol Press War & Peace Reading featuring John Guzlowski, Usha Akella, & Angela Dribben
7:00 PM — Dr. Erica Rosenfeld Halverson, author of HOW THE ARTS CAN SAVE EDUCATION, and Ali Muldrow!
7:00 PM — HALFWAY HOME: Reuben Jonathan Miller with Deborah Rogala
7:00 PM — Life, I Swear | Chloe Dulce Louvouezo in conversation with Jodie Patterson
7:00 PM — Sharon M. Draper in conversation with Jamie Sumner
7:00 PM — The Competitive Buddha With Author Jerry Lynch And George Mumford
8:00 PM — Margaret Hasse + Michael Kleber-Diggs
8:00 PM — THE DONUT TRAP launch party with Julie Tieu, Thien-Kim Lam, and Suzanne Park
9:30 PM — Author Bradford Pearson in Conversation w/Kristen Hayashi
10:00 PM — Story Hour: Vanessa Fogg and Cat Rambo

Thursday, November 11, 2021

6:00 PM — Tracey Baptiste for AFRICAN ICONS
6:30 PM — The Math of St. Felix | Diane Exavier in conversation with Desiree C. Bailey
7:00 PM — Author Kathy Stinson: The Reader I Was, The Writer I Am
7:00 PM — MONSTER IN THE MIDDLE: Tiphanie Yanique with Dr. Christina Greer
8:00 PM — e.E. Charlton Trujillo, author of FAT ANGIE: HOMECOMING, and Amber Smith, author of SOMETHING LIKE GRAVITY!
9:00 PM — Gary Shteyngart, in conversation with Fred Savage, discusses Our Country Friends
9:00 PM — L. Penelope in conversation with Kit Rocha

Friday, November 12, 2021

12:00 PM — Lunchtime Conversation: PATIENT ZERO: A CURIOUS HISTORY OF THE WORLD’S WORST DISEASES
1:00 PM — Pure Narco: A Lunch with Luis Navia and Steve Murphy
6:00 PM — Date Night with Alyssa Cole: with Manda Collins, Tessa Dare, Nadine Gonzalez, Jackie Lau, and R.M. Virtues
7:00 PM — Rosemary Mosco , A Pocket Guide to Pigeon Watching
9:00 PM — Joan Nockels Wilson, in conversation with Timothy Nockels & Andromeda Romano-Lax, discusses The Book of Timothy
10:00 PM — Skylit: What Books Press Launch Party

Saturday, November 13, 2021

3:00 PM — The State of Democracy in Eastern Europe: An Afternoon with Writers for Democratic Action

Sunday, November 14, 2021

1:00 PM — Literary Modiin's November Author Event with Hilma Wolitzer, Iddo Gefen and Aviya Kushner
3:00 PM — Michael Blumenthal Book Release
4:00 PM — An Afternoon with Kathleen Ossip, Amanda Moore, and Jordan Franklin
4:00 PM — Falter: A Talk With Bill McKibben
8:00 PM — Alison Turner poetry book launch event
8:00 PM — LIMINAL SUMMER Launch Party with author Jamie Beth Cohen and musician Liz Fulmer
8:00 PM — Skylit: Truong Tran, Jane Wong and Douglas Kearney

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For Writers - Free

Tuesday, November 9, 2021

1:00 PM — The Writers Bridge Platform Q&A | Words on Film: Workflow and Process for Literary Video
4:00 PM — The Business Clinic: Website Relaunch and Redesign

Wednesday, November 10, 2021

Thursday, November 11, 2021

6:30 PM — Craft Collection Night with Donald Maass, Lorin Oberweger, Jonathan Maberry, and more

Friday, November 12, 2021

2:00 PM — Write-In: Craft and Community with Gotham Writers
6:00 PM — Virtual Craft Chat on Nonfiction with Masha Rumer
6:30 PM — Write-In: Craft and Community with Gotham Writers

Saturday, November 13, 2021

12:30 PM — Settings and Descriptions with Delia C. Pitts
4:00 PM — Write-In with NaNoWriMo

Sunday, November 14, 2021

1:00 PM — Write-In with NaNoWriMo
2:00 PM — NaNoWriMo Write-In with Lu!
4:00 PM — Sustaining Your Book-Length Project

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For Readers - Paid

Monday, November 8, 2021

8:00 PM — Okezie Nwọka and Jason Reynolds for GOD OF MERCY — starting at $1.00
Portland Book Festival (5 days) — starting at $50.00

Tuesday, November 9, 2021

8:00 PM — Danielle Evans and Brandon Taylor for THE OFFICE OF HISTORICAL CORRECTIONS — starting at $1.00

Wednesday, November 10, 2021

6:00 PM — Bryan Washington and Simon Han for MEMORIAL and NIGHTS WHEN NOTHING HAPPENED — starting at $1.00

Thursday, November 11, 2021

7:30 PM — Louise Erdrich: The Sentence in conversation with Natalie Diaz — starting at $20.00
8:00 PM — Jim Moore and Chantz Erolin in Conversation — starting at $10.00
9:00 PM — Novel Nights: Facing the Mountain by Daniel James Brown — starting at $25.00

Saturday, November 13, 2021

9:00 PM — Novel Nights: Sleep Donation by Karen Russell — starting at $25.00

For Writers - Paid

Wednesday, November 10, 2021

7:30 PM — The Agent Search: Tips, Tricks, and Timeless Advice with Becka Oliver — starting at $109.00

Friday, November 12, 2021

10:30 AM — Reading Like a Writer — starting at $75.00
10:00 PM — Expressive Writing Practices for Creativity & Stress Relief — starting at $15.00

Saturday, November 13, 2021

10:00 AM — "Flash" Memoir: Life Stories in 500 Words or Less — starting at $52.50
10:00 AM — How to Critique a Picture Book — starting at $52.50
10:00 AM — Second Draft Boot Camp for Novelists — starting at $70.00
10:30 AM — From Zero to Memoir — starting at $75.00
10:30 AM — Writing Like a Parent, Parenting Like a Writer — starting at $75.00
11:00 AM — What Your Character Wants: Uncovering the Driving Force of Your Novel with Sherri L. Smith — starting at $109.00
12:00 PM — Your Book Starts Here: Learn to Storyboard Your Book! — starting at $105.00
2:00 PM — Mags II Riches — starting at $60.00
4:00 PM — Eating Your Way to Deep Character Development With Piper J Drake — starting at $75.00
Red Clay Writers Conference (2 days) — starting at $80.00

Sunday, November 14, 2021

12:30 PM — Generative Poetry Workshop with Kofi Antwi — starting at $124.00
2:00 PM — Personal Essays: The Art and Craft of Narrative Nonfiction — starting at $70.00
4:00 PM — The Poetry of Relationship: Writing Our Loves and Losses — starting at $60.00

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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.

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