Virtual Bookish Events for October 12-18, 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
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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All times are in Eastern so please convert as needed!
For Readers - Free
Monday, October 12, 2020
6:00 AM — Alex Wheatle: Cane Warriors at Durham Book Festival
2:30 PM — Ian Rankin with AA Dhand: A Song for the Dark Times
7:00 PM — Environmental Activist Erin Brockovich talks about the National Water Crisis and How We Can Help
7:00 PM — Native Voices Out Loud w/ Darcie Little Badger, Eric Ganworth, + Anton Treuer
10:00 PM — Virtual Event - Ashley Poston and Rebecca Coffindaffer
Tuesday, October 13, 2020
6:00 PM — David S. Reynolds on Abe Lincoln, with James Oakes
6:00 PM — Stuart Turton - Interviewed by Gina LaManna for The Devil and the Dark Water
6:30 PM — Virtual Event with Tracy Deonn
7:00 PM — Rebecca Kim Wells with Tessa Gratton: STORM THE EARTH Launch Event
7:00 PM — A Virtual Evening with Amy Paige Condon, Craig Baggs and Dr. Gregory Bush
7:00 PM — Launch Event! Lisa DeSelm, The Puppetmaster's Apprentice
7:00 PM — Virtual Book Launch: YOU KNOW I'M NO GOOD by Jessie Ann Foley, in conversation with Elana K. Arnold
7:30 PM — My Constellation of 8: Conversations with Brilliant Literary Minds, featuring Carmen Maria Machado
8:00 PM — Facebook Live with David Slayton
8:00 PM — Book Launch for A GOLDEN FURY by Samantha Cohoe, in conversation with Emily A. Duncan
8:00 PM — THIS THING CALLED LIFE: Neal Karlen on Prince in conversation with Danny Caine
9:30 PM — Skylit: This is All Your Fault by Aminah Mae Safi, with Amy Spalding
Wednesday, October 14, 2020
12:30 PM — Book Buzz Disrupt with special guest Jenny Lawson
4:00 PM — Books on Tap: Alex de Campi and Erica Henderson, Dracula, Motherf*cker!
6:00 PM — Prizewinning Journalist Sarah Chayes in Conversation with Mary Holden
7:00 PM — CRAFT: Authors in Conversation...Wiley and Mallory Brady Cash
7:00 PM — Unbound: Eric Weiner in Conversation With Peter Copeland
7:30 PM — Evening with the Authors: Caroline Leavitt and Jill McCorkle
7:30 PM — Jeannie Gainsburg, The Savvy Ally
7:30 PM — Ken Kwapis: But What I Really Want to Do is Direct
7:30 PM — Ring Shout--P. Djeli Clark in conversation with Victor LaValle moderated by Ed Hall
8:00 PM — Mindy Greiling "Fix What You Can" with William Kent Krueger
9:30 PM — Skylit: Missionaries by Phil Klay, with Nate DiMeo
10:30 PM — Author Voices: Cristina Henríquez (The Book of Unknown Americans)
Thursday, October 15, 2020
5:00 PM — Emma Straub: All Adults Here
6:00 PM — Brian Hare and Vanessa Woods present SURVIVAL OF THE FRIENDLIEST
8:00 PM — How My Friends Failed at Flirting: Denise Williams with Alexa Martin
10:00 PM — Virtual Event with Samantha Cohoe in conversation with Constance Summar
Friday, October 16, 2020
2:30 PM — The Big Ideas: Laura Bates with Men Who Hate Women
3:00 PM — In Conversation with Achea Redd
7:00 PM — A Virtual Evening with Brad Meltzer and Christopher Eliopoulos
8:00 PM — Writing into a Crisis: a virtual reading, conversation, and Q&A with John Freeman and Khaled Mattawa
10:00 PM — Terry Tempest Williams - Benefit for Point Reyes National Seashore Association
Saturday, October 17, 2020
11:00 AM — The Big Read with Ann Cleeves
12:30 PM — SHE PROCLAIMS Jennifer Palmieri at Wisconsin Book Festival
2:00 PM — CONDITIONAL CITIZENS: Laila Lalami at the Wisconsin Book Festival
4:30 PM — Diderot and the Art of Thinking Freely
5:00 PM — Yappy Hour with W. Bruce Cameron
Sunday, October 18, 2020
For Writers - Free
Tuesday, October 13, 2020
1:30 PM — The Art of the Testimonial: How To Get Great Endorsements for Promoting Your Book
7:00 PM — Growing Your Readership with Newsletters
7:30 PM — Introduction to Playwriting with Playwright Leslie Liautaud
Wednesday, October 14, 2020
12:30 PM — Brown Bag Lunch Writing Series
3:00 PM — We Need New Metaphors: Reimagining Power in the Creative Writing Classroom
8:00 PM — Writing Wednesday: Virtual Write-In with Bess Carnan
Thursday, October 15, 2020
Friday, October 16, 2020
12:00 PM — First Draft Friday: Four-Act Fiction Writing
Saturday, October 17, 2020
1:00 PM — Write a Novel in a Month with NaNoWriMo (Two days)
1:30 PM — Race Through a Literary Lens
7:00 PM — AgentChat Live with Matt Belford at The Tobias Literary Agency
For Readers - Paid
Tuesday, October 13, 2020
4:00 PM — Live with Gabbie Hanna: DANDELION — starting at $24.00
7:00 PM — Marilynne Robinson: JACK, A Conversation with Ayana Mathis — starting at $15.00
Thursday, October 15, 2020
7:00 PM — Mark My Words: John Hodgman — starting at $35.00
8:00 PM — Looking Forward: Maureen Corrigan in Conversation with Lisa Scottoline — starting at $25.00
For Writers - Paid
Tuesday, October 13, 2020
7:00 AM — ReBoot Conference — starting at 149 euros
11:00 AM — How to Write a Novel — starting at $50.00
7:00 PM — Novel 101: Catalyzing Characters — starting at $35.00
8:30 PM — Live Query & Page Panel with Literary Agent John Cusick, Folio Literary Management — starting at $9.95
Wednesday, October 14, 2020
1:00 PM — Middle Grade Author Roundup: Revision — starting at $35.00
Thursday, October 15, 2020
6:00 PM — Creative Self Care — starting at $80.00
7:15 PM — Your Perfect Pitch with Sarah Nicolas — starting at $39.00
Florida Writers Association Conference — starting at $116.00
Friday, October 16, 2020
9:00 AM — Crafting a Dual Timeline Narrative by Sarah Penner, author of THE LOST APOTHECARY (non-members must register for the entire conference) — starting at $116.00
10:00 AM — Informing Through Personal Essay — starting at $75.00
2:00 PM — Pop Up: Writing and Pitching Op-Eds — starting at $25.00
8:30 PM — Children's Publishing For Adults with Jane Godwin — starting at 49 AUD
Saturday, October 17, 2020
10:00 AM — NaNoWriMo: Prep for Success — starting at $75.00
10:00 AM — Out There: Strategies and Possibilities for Experimenting in Black Verse — starting at $75.00
10:00 AM — The Business of Writing: Edit, Polish, Query, Submit — starting at $70.00
10:00 AM — Writing Difference: Strategies for Developing Fictional Characters Across Diverse Backgrounds — starting at $52.50
10:30 AM — Speculative Fiction Series: Establishing Your World — starting at $75.00
12:30 PM — The Joy of Editing with Daniel Lawless & Frances Richey — starting at $124.00
2:00 PM — Creative Alchemy: Writing from Where You Are — starting at $75.00
Sunday, October 18, 2020
12:00 PM — Memoir and Motherhood — starting at $50.00
12:30 PM — Working with What You’ve Got: Using Memory and Family History as Source Material for Fiction — starting at $124.00
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.