Virtual Bookish Events for October 24-30, 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, October 24, 2022
7:00 PM — Conversation: Saladin Ambar & Ingrid Reed discuss the Election
7:00 PM — Jill Bialosky & Lynn Steger Strong
7:30 PM — Nalini Singh, Archangel's Resurrection, with Katee Robert
8:00 PM — Lyndall Clipstone and S.T. Gibson | Halloween Virtual Event
8:00 PM — RUNNING WHILE BLACK: A Conversation with the Author Alison Mariella Desir and Guest Uchenna Jones
8:00 PM — The Tiger and the Cage: An Evening with Emma Bolden and Chantel Acevedo
Tuesday, October 25, 2022
3:00 PM — B&N Midday Mystery Virtual Presents: Carlene O'Connor's NO STRANGERS HERE!
5:00 PM — unbreakable: rebecca e.f. barone in conversation with james ponti
6:00 PM — Launch For STRIKE THE ZITHER by Joan He!
6:00 PM — Thrilling Reads Times Three: Clare Mackintosh, Eriq La Salle, and Ashley Winstead
7:00 PM — THE RABBIT'S GIFT launch party: Jessica Vitalis in conversation with Anne Ursu
7:30 PM — Anywhere You Run: Wanda M. Morris in conversation with Joshilyn Jackson
Wednesday, October 26, 2022
3:00 PM — B&N Midday Mystery Virtual Event: Lee and Andrew Child celebrate NO PLAN B!
5:00 PM — A Virtual Evening with John Banville & Alexandra Kleeman
7:00 PM — An Evening Celebrating New Novels by Jill Bialosky & Rachel Harper
7:00 PM — Meet the Ghosts of Ohio with Paranormal Researcher James A. Willis
7:00 PM — Spooky Season Romance
9:00 PM — YA Horror Event Panel with Alison Ames, Tori Bovalino, and Catherine Yu
10:00 PM — Story Hour: Cassandra Khaw and Robert Levy
Thursday, October 27, 2022
5:00 PM — Horror Author Panel with Tor Forge
7:00 PM — Andrea L. Rogers - Man Made Monsters - With Nick Thomas
7:00 PM — Author Malinda Lo
7:00 PM — Lady Justice: An Afternoon with Dahlia Lithwick and Siri Hustvedt
7:00 PM — Madeline Miller : Virtual Author Talk
7:00 PM — T. Kingfisher: What Moves the Dead
8:00 PM — Carrie Fountain, Chris Turnham, and THE POEM FOREST in The Green Room
Friday, October 28, 2022
Saturday, October 29, 2022
2:00 PM — Brownstone Poets on Zoom: Amy Barone, Susana H. Case, Margo Taft Stever
3:00 PM — Spend Halloween with R.L. Stine | A Virtual Goosebumps Extravaganza!
Sunday, October 30, 2022
3:00 PM — Yiyun Li: The Book of Goose
For Writers - Free
Tuesday, October 25, 2022
Wednesday, October 26, 2022
Thursday, October 27, 2022
5:00 PM — How to Start Building a Rejection-Proof Author Platform by Thomas Umstattd Jr.
7:30 PM — Writing Basics
8:00 PM — The Multiplicity of Voice: A Conversation with Sonya Huber, Jill Christman, and Jody Keishner
Friday, October 28, 2022
Sunday, October 30, 2022
For Readers - Paid
Tuesday, October 25, 2022
8:00 PM — Vanessa A. Bee and Nicole Chung for HOME BOUND — starting at $1.00
9:00 PM — Amber Tamblyn with Roxane Gay — starting at $40.00
Friday, October 28, 2022
9:00 PM — Colin Meloy with Daniel Handler — 'The Stars Did Wander Darkling' — starting at $5.00
For Writers - Paid
Tuesday, October 25, 2022
3:00 PM — Creature Feature Halloween Horror Writing Workshop — starting at $5.00
7:00 PM — Fierce Reads Nonfiction Panel — starting at $14.00
Wednesday, October 26, 2022
12:00 PM — The Rhythm of Language: Finding Your Author Voice — starting at $50.00
7:30 PM — Maximize Your Premise for Story Success — starting at $25.00
7:30 PM — Memory or Myth: Making Your Memoir Memorable” with Deborah D.E.E.P Mouton — starting at $119.00
8:30 PM — Choose Your Own Adventure Panel: Middle Grade with Agent Kaitlyn Sanchez — starting at $9.95
Thursday, October 27, 2022
10:00 AM — Creature Feature Halloween Horror Writing — starting at $5.00
7:15 PM — Write Killer Sentences with Jordan Rosenfeld — starting at $39.00
Friday, October 28, 2022
10:30 AM — I Know You So Well: Building Characters in Fiction and Nonfiction — starting at $75.00
10:30 AM — Writing Tight: Flash Memoir and Personal Essay — starting at $75.00
Saturday, October 29, 2022
7:00 AM — Writing About Parenthood — starting at $75.00
10:00 AM — Tarot Tells the Story — starting at $70.00
10:30 AM — Poetry Through the Prism of Grief & Trauma — starting at $75.00
10:30 AM — Reflections on Travel: Where Have You Been? — starting at $75.00
10:30 AM — Speculative Series: The Otherworld Without the Othering — starting at $75.00
11:00 AM — Jane Friedman | The Art & Business of Author Platform — starting at $99.00
11:00 AM — Shadows and Sunshine: Writing and Reading about Grief — starting at $105.00
12:00 PM — Different Writing Adventures: Get Productive - Get Paid - Get Promoting — starting at $25.00
12:00 PM — Making Meaningful Monsters with Sam J. Miller — starting at $75.00
12:30 PM — From Writer to Author: Creating a Roadmap to Publication with David Groff — starting at $124.00
12:30 PM — Oh, Just Write, Already! with Tina Tocco — starting at $124.00
2:00 PM — Magical AF — starting at $70.00
2:00 PM — Poetry Basics — starting at $70.00
2:00 PM — Writing a Book Summary and How to Use It — starting at $52.50
4:00 PM — 90-minute World-Building webinar with author and coach Julie Artz — starting at $25.00
Sunday, October 30, 2022
11:30 AM — Memories to Memoir, workshop led by Judy Goldman — starting at $45.00
12:30 PM — Narrative Medicine: Reading and Writing the Poetry of Illness and Healing with Owen Lewis — starting at $124.00
4:00 PM — Writing Poetry: The Body and Disability — starting at $70.00
6:00 PM — Befriending the Ghosts in Your Stories with Tanya Aydelott — starting at $39.00
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.