Virtual Bookish Events for October 11-17, 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, October 11, 2021
1:30 PM — Litfest International Fiction Book Club - Juan Gabriel Vásquez
3:00 PM — Skylit: I Wished by Dennis Cooper, with Rachel Kushner
7:00 PM — Greedy | Jen Winston in conversation with Blair Imani
9:00 PM — Myriam J. A. Chancy discusses "What Storm, What Thunder" with Zinzi Clemmons
Tuesday, October 12, 2021
1:00 PM — Tom Stoppard: A Life by Hermione Lee
6:00 PM — Call and Response | Veronica Chambers and Jennifer Harlan in conversation with Nancy Redd
6:00 PM — Django Wexler & Melissa Caruso - Q&A and Conversation
6:00 PM — Gregory Maguire and Christopher Moore in Celebration of The Brides of Maracoor
6:00 PM — Jonathan Taplin & Sean Wilentz: The Magic Years -- Scenes from a Rock-and-Roll Life
7:00 PM — ALL OF THE MARVELS: Journey Into The Marvel Comics Universe with Douglas Wolk
7:00 PM — ALL THE QUEENS HOUSES w/ Rafael Herrin-Ferri, Adolfo Steve Vazquez, and Ines Leong
7:00 PM — Grubbie Debut: Michelle Bowdler with Lacy Crawford, Is Rape A Crime?
7:00 PM — Our Way Back to Always: An Evening with Nina Moreno and Laekan Zea Kemp & Laura Taylor Namey
7:00 PM — Publication Party for Andrew Siegrist | We Imagined It Was Rain
7:30 PM — Black Feminist Interventions: Hazel V. Carby and Katherine McKittrick in conversation
8:00 PM — Author Visit: Deborah Tuerkheimer
8:00 PM — Diana Biller The Brightest Star in Paris Book Launch
8:00 PM — Launch Party! - The King's Anatomist, a historical mystery by Ron Blumenfeld
10:00 PM — Virtual Event - Alix E. Harrow discussing A Spindle Splintered
Wednesday, October 13, 2021
7:00 PM — An Evening with Patricia Spears Jones, Allison Joseph, and Catherine Pond
7:00 PM — In Search of Emma: An Evening with Armando Correa and Mirta Ojito
7:00 PM — Omar Mouallem: Praying to the West
7:00 PM — THE TAKING OF JEMIMA BOONE: Matthew Pearl with Candice Millard
8:00 PM — Annette Bay Pimentel | Pura’s Cuentos: How Pura Belpré Reshaped Libraries with Her Stories
8:00 PM — Eleanor Whitney, author of RIOT WOMAN, in conversation with Raechel Anne Jolie and L Torres!
8:00 PM — Feminist AF: A Guide to Crushing Girlhood--A conversation with the Crunk Feminist Collective
8:00 PM — Romance Narrators in the Flesh: Erin Mallon, Karen White, Adenrele Ojo, and Natalie Naudus
Thursday, October 14, 2021
1:00 PM — No Words: An Afternoon with Meg Cabot & Stephanie Sayfie Aagaard!
6:30 PM — Kate DiCamillo and Sophie Blackall | A Twin Cities Book Festival Event
7:00 PM — An Evening with James Patterson and Matt Eversmann discussing E.R. Nurses
10:00 PM — Atsuro Riley - Heard-Hoard (poetry)
10:00 PM — Seth Kantner: "A Thousand Trails Home: Living with Caribou"
10:30 PM — Author Voices: Maaza Mengiste
Friday, October 15, 2021
7:00 AM — Tommy French; how First World War soldiers mangled the French language
1:00 PM — Capote's Women: An Afternoon with Laurence Leamer & Julia Cooke
1:00 PM — Happy Here with Patrice Lawrence, Dorcas Magbadelo and Leah Boleto
7:00 PM — Kim Thúy: Em
7:00 PM — Kylie Lee Baker with Julie C. Dao, The Keeper of Night
9:00 PM — Jo Piazza and Christine Pride, in conversation with Kiki Koroshetz, discuss We Are Not Like Them
Saturday, October 16, 2021
8:01 AM — African Muslim Women Writing Back
2:00 PM — Artist Residency in Motherhood: Work Made at Home | A Reading
Sunday, October 17, 2021
For Writers - Free
Tuesday, October 12, 2021
1:00 PM — The Writers Bridge Platform Chat | Monetization: Building an Audience that Pays You
7:00 PM — McKnight Fellowship Application Tutorial and Q and A
Wednesday, October 13, 2021
1:00 PM — Inside Writing with New York Times bestselling novelist and memoirist Jasmin Darznik
8:00 PM — Writing Wednesday: Virtual Write-In with Sarah Nicolas and Bess Carnan
Thursday, October 14, 20213:00 PM — Breaking Through Difficult Conversations
7:00 PM — Mapping the Future: Alumnae Talk Working After the MFA
7:00 PM — Torrey Peters: a featured reading and conversation with Naomi Gordon-Loebl
9:00 PM — Mastering the Craft of Riveting Novels by Writing Short Stories With Dennis Palumbo
Friday, October 15, 2021
For Readers - Paid
Tuesday, October 12, 2021
8:00 PM — Kelefa Sanneh and Jelani Cobb for MAJOR LABELS — starting at $1.00
Wednesday, October 13, 2021
6:00 PM — Alicia Garza and Heather McGhee for THE PURPOSE OF POWER — starting at $1.00
7:00 PM — Live with Rick Riordan — starting at $26.00
Thursday, October 14, 2021
6:00 PM — Chibundu Onuzo and Sefi Atta for SANKOFA — starting at $1.00
For Writers - Paid
Monday, October 11, 2021
11:00 AM — Halloween Horror Writing Workshop--Prompt based generative writing time — starting at $5.00
Tuesday, October 12, 2021
6:00 PM — Steel Yourself Before You Reveal Yourself: Alexander Chee, Morgan Jerkins, Joe Osmundson, with Denne Michele Norris — starting at $10.00
7:00 PM — Be Your Own Publicist: Practical Strategies to Promote Your Poetry Book — starting at $49.00
Wednesday, October 13, 2021
6:00 PM — Pitch Roulette — starting at $10.00
Thursday, October 14, 2021
8:00 PM — Afro-Surrealism in Horror With John Edward Lawson — starting at $75.00
Friday, October 15, 2021
10:30 AM — Now Where Were We? Spotlight on Setting — starting at $75.00
10:30 AM — Screenwriting Tricks for Fiction Writers — starting at $75.00
10:30 AM — The Hermit Crab Essay — starting at $75.00
8:00 PM — Native Futures: Crafting Indigenous Science Fiction with Brian K. Hudson — starting at $102.00
Emerald City Writer's Conference (3 days) — starting at $150.00
Saturday, October 16, 2021
10:00 AM — NaNoWriMo: Prep for Success in 2 Hours with Libby Waterford — starting at $75.00
10:00 AM — Writing Parenthood — starting at $52.50
10:00 AM — Descriptive Language — starting at $70.00
10:00 AM — Poetry: Writing the Unspectacular — starting at $52.50
10:30 AM — #KidLit: Writing Dialogue for Middle Grade and Young Adult Novels — starting at $75.00
10:30 AM — Gender Transition and Transformation — starting at $75.00
10:30 AM — Speculative Poetry — starting at $75.00
10:30 AM — Speed Up Your Process — starting at $100.00
11:00 AM — Banish the Block! Moving Past Fear and Finding Inspiration in Your Writing with Stacey Swann — starting at $109.00
11:00 AM — Halloween Horror Writing Workshop--Prompt based generative workshop — starting at $5.00
12:30 PM — Flash Fiction: Create a Moment, Create a World with Helen Phillips — starting at $124.00
12:30 PM — One Day Memoir Workshop with Susan Hodara — starting at $124.00
1:00 PM — George Saunders: The Art of Story & Story Structure — starting at $169.00
1:00 PM — Hope Is Not a Plan A: Building a Workable Writing Schedule to Hit Your Deadlines — starting at $35.00
2:00 PM — Creating Reality in Fiction — starting at $52.50
2:00 PM — From Page To Publication: Submitting Your Work to Publications & Journals — starting at $70.00
2:30 PM — Horror Authors Panel to DIE For — starting at $20.00
3:00 PM — Fighting Burnout With Fun With Sarah Loch — starting at $75.00
8:30 PM — Writer's Plan with Lori-Jay Ellis — starting at 49 AUD
Sunday, October 17, 2021
12:30 PM — Subversion and Subconscious: Generative Verse Through Meditative Practice with Julie E. Bloemeke — starting at $99.00
4:00 PM — Approaching Revision as a Creative Endeavor — starting at $100.00
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.