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, October 18, 2021
7:00 PM — AMERICANON: Jess McHugh in conversation with Peter Sokolowski
7:00 PM — Canadian astronaut and author Chris Hadfield: THE APOLLO MURDERS
7:00 PM — Write America Ep. 32: Paul Harding and Subhashini Kaligotla
8:00 PM — Cassandra Khaw in conversation with Richard Kadrey
8:00 PM — DEAR MEMORY by Victoria Chang
9:00 PM — Anna David, in conversation with Jeff Garlin, discusses Party Girl
9:00 PM — Feminist AF with Brittney Cooper, Chanel Craft Tanner & Susana Morris
Tuesday, October 19, 2021
1:00 PM — A Lunchbreak, For Mystery reader and Agatha Christie Fans--with Lori Rader-Day!
1:00 PM — Connie Sozi and Maya Goodfellow on Hostile Environment & Windrush
1:00 PM — Frankfurt in Paris Book Talk: Kaiser Kuo and Jeremy Tiang in conversation
1:00 PM — Lunchbreak! With Lori Rader-Day in Conversation with Louis Bayard
5:00 PM — Live with Anthony Horowitz
6:00 PM — Right Within: Minda Harts in conversation with Karlyn Percil
7:00 PM — THE MAN WHO MADE MARK TWAIN FAMOUS: Cappy McGarr with Colin McEnroe
7:30 PM — Book Release for Caela Carter in conversation with Janae Marks
8:00 PM — Midnight in Washington: An Evening with Adam Schiff and Valerie Jarrett
Wednesday, October 20, 2021
1:30 PM — Entre Nous: Joyce Carol Oates and Joyce Maynard in Conversation
6:00 PM — I AM Series: An Evening with Brad Meltzer and Chris Eliopoulos
6:00 PM — Monster in the Middle: Tiphanie Yanique in conversation with Glory Edim
6:00 PM — Walter Mosley, Nick Cornwell and Scott Detrow on John le Carré’s final novel SILVERVIEW
6:30 PM — The Rule of 30: A Better Way to Save for Retirement
7:00 PM — Hen House at Home: Exposed: Capturing Personal Trauma
7:00 PM — Sabrina Benaim with Melissa Lozada-Oliva: I Love You, Call Me Back
7:00 PM — Write America: Roger Rosenblatt in conversation with Norman Lear
8:00 PM — Skylit: Dear Diaspora by Susan Nguyen & Dear Memory by Victoria Chang
10:00 PM — Story Hour: Amy Grech and Rachel Unger
Thursday, October 21, 2021
1:00 PM — Pandemic Spotlight: Canadian Doctors at the Front of the COVID-19 Fight with Author Ian Hanomansing
1:30 PM — Blurred Lines: Realism & Fantasy
6:30 PM — Brendan Wenzel: Inside Cat
7:00 PM — A Conversation with Brit Bennett
7:00 PM — DRESS CODES: Richard Thompson Ford in conversation with Vogue's Corey Seymour
7:00 PM — One Book, One Milton: An Evening with Jagmeet Singh
7:00 PM — Purity Culture and Sex Positivity in Young Adult Novels: A Panel
7:00 PM — SHOP TALK with Aiden Thomas, Ryan Douglass, and Aaron H. Aceves
Friday, October 22, 2021
3:00 PM — Llewellyn's Virtual Author Forum: Ghost Hunting and the Paranormal
7:00 PM — The Plant Hunter: An Evening with Cassandra Quave and Mark Plotkin
8:00 PM — Virtual Reading: BETWEEN CERTAIN DEATH AND A POSSIBLE FUTURE
Saturday, October 23, 2021
Sunday, October 24, 2021
For Writers - Free
Tuesday, October 19, 2021
6:30 PM — Doing the Work: A Conversation on Writing and Not Giving Up
7:00 PM — NaNoWriMo 101: An intro to National Novel Writing Month
8:15 PM — October Write Brain: The Road to WriMo w/ Mike Jack Stoumbos
8:30 PM — On the Edge of their Seats: Horror and Suspense with David Corwell
Wednesday, October 20, 2021
12:30 PM — October Grubby Desk Lunch
1:00 PM — Inside Writing with literary agent and YA novelist Eric Smith
1:30 PM — Obtaining and Featuring Book Reviews: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
8:00 PM — Writing Wednesday: Virtual Write-In with Sarah Nicolas and Bess Carnan
Thursday, October 21, 2021
7:00 PM — Craft Chat with poet Ananda Lima
7:30 PM — Debut Fiction: The Big (Publication) Day and Beyond
Friday, October 22, 2021
Saturday, October 23, 2021
1:00 PM — Write a Novel in a Month with NaNoWriMo: Two Day Writers Conference
9:00 PM — PubTalk Live: Ask the Agents Panel: Contract Terms
For Readers - Paid
Monday, October 18, 2021
8:00 PM — Zeba Blay and Bassey Ikpi for CAREFREE BLACK GIRLS — starting at $1.00
Thursday, October 21, 2021
6:00 PM — Jamise Harper, Jane Mount, and Lupita Aquino for BIBLIOPHILE: DIVERSE SPINES — starting at $1.00
For Writers - Paid
Tuesday, October 19, 2021
2:00 PM — Halloween Horror Writing Workshop--Two hour prompt based generative workshop — starting at $5.00
Wednesday, October 20, 2021
7:30 PM — How to Make Twitter a Writer’s Best Friend with Richard Santos — starting at $109.00
Thursday, October 21, 2021
7:00 PM — FROM HEAD TO TOME: Courage to Love—Writing Romance That’s More Than a Kiss — starting at $10.00
Friday, October 22, 2021
10:30 AM — Flash Essays: Inventive and Playful Forms — starting at $75.00
2:00 PM — Halloween Horror Writing Workshop--Two hour prompt based generative workshop — starting at $5.00
Saturday, October 23, 2021
10:00 AM — Beginning Poetry — starting at $70.00
10:00 AM — Write Your Life: An Essential Guide to Writing Memoir — starting at $70.00
10:30 AM — Befriend Your Inner Critic: Skills for a Productive Writing Practice — starting at $75.00
10:30 AM — Generative Nonfiction Writing Intensive — starting at $75.00
10:30 AM — The Everyday Rituals of Your Characters — starting at $75.00
10:30 AM — Writing Speculative Fiction from Real History — starting at $60.00
11:00 AM — Horror Writing: Haunted Houses, Haunted Bodies, Haunted Babies with Jessica Bross — starting at $109.00
12:30 PM — Humor Writing: An Intensive Workshop with Janine Annett — starting at $124.00
2:00 PM — Engaging the Uncanny: Spooky Stories and our Haunted World — starting at $100.00
Sunday, October 24, 2021
12:30 PM — The Poem Under the Poem: A Poetry Revision Workshop with January Gill O’Neil — starting at $124.00
3:00 PM — Erotica Writing 101 Virtual Workshop — starting at $25.00
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.
Virtual Bookish Events for October 18-24, 2021
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