Virtual Bookish Events for September 21-27, 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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For Readers - Free
Monday, September 21, 2020
7:00 PM — A Virtual Evening with Betsy Carter and Jill Bauer
7:00 PM — Thomas Homer Dixon: Commanding Hope
7:00 PM — Tracy Deonn in conversation with Daniel Jose Older
7:30 PM — A Conversation with Ibram X. Kendi
8:00 PM — Skylit: Writing for Peace with Aimee Liu, Rahna Reiko Rizzuto, and Sherri L. Smith
9:00 PM — P.J. O’Rourke discusses "A Cry from the Far Middle" with Christopher Buckley
10:00 PM — Thriller Author August Norman in Conversation with Glen Erik Hamilton discussing SINS OF THE MOTHER
Tuesday, September 22, 2020
2:00 PM — Hay Festival Book Of The Month Live Q&A
6:00 PM — Annual Leon Levy Lecture delivered by Judith Thurman
6:30 PM — African American Poetry: 250 Years of Struggle and Song with Kevin Young
7:00 PM — A Novel Idea Presents An Evening with Alison Stine, Sejal Shah, & Maria Romasco Moore
7:00 PM — Voices: Speak Up for Your Health with Deborah Gordon
7:00 PM — A Virtual Evening with Anthony DePalma and Tim Padgett
7:00 PM — Authors! with Sonia Manzano
7:00 PM — Book Launch Event with Charlie Lovett
7:00 PM — Virtual: How It All Blew Up with Arvin Ahmadi, Adam Silvera, and Becky Albertalli
7:30 PM — David Goodrich in conversation with Andrea Hansell
7:45 PM — Authors Uncovered presents Nancy Pearl
8:00 PM — Minnesota Not So Nice - Anthology Launch
8:00 PM — Molly Wizenberg and Marlee Grace for The Fixed Stars
8:00 PM — Yamile Saied Méndez | Furia
9:00 PM — Mirtha Michelle Castro Mármol presents Eighteen Inches: The Distance Between the Heart and Mind
9:30 PM — Skylit: Becoming Los Angeles by D.J. Waldie with Thomas Curwen
10:00 PM — Third Place Books Presents Cecila Aragon, in conversation with Theo Pauline Nestor - Flying Free
Wednesday, September 23, 2020
1:00 PM — One on One with Kevin Kruse, NY Times Bestselling Author on Leadership
3:30 PM — Alta Asks Live: Steve Erickson
5:00 PM — A Virtual Evening with Annalena McAfee and Christopher Buckley
6:00 PM — Best-Selling Author Christina Baker Kline In Conversation with Jillian Cantor
7:00 PM — Craig Johnson, Author of Next To Last Stand: In Virtual Conversation
7:00 PM — Uncle Bobbie's Presents: Mychal Denzel Smith "Stakes Is High"
8:00 PM — How My Firends Failed at Flirting: Denise Williams with Jane Igharo
8:00 PM — The Power of Our Voices: Natalia Sylvester and Frankie Corzo
8:00 PM — Local Author Night ft. August Norman and Lara Ehrlich
9:00 PM — Ross Gay presents "Be Holding: A Poem"
Thursday, September 24, 2020
4:00 PM — Virtual Author Event with New York Times Bestselling Author Gregg Hurwitz
6:00 PM — Carl Rollyson on William Faulkner, with Anne Heller
6:30 PM — Kristina Gaddy (Flowers in the Gutter) Author Discussion
7:00 PM — A Virtual Evening with Jill McCorkle and Mitchell Kaplan
7:00 PM — An evening with comedian Colin Quinn
7:00 PM — Author Sam Farmer on "A Long Walk Down a Winding Road"
7:00 PM — Book + Author: Katherine Center
7:00 PM — Reading & Conversation with Wally Lamb
8:30 PM — An Evening with Ayad Akhtar
9:00 PM — Jason Diamond, in conversation with Alana Levinson, discusses The Sprawl
9:00 PM — Lee Child discusses "The Nicotine Chronicles" with Joyce Carol Oates and David L. Ulin
Friday, September 25, 2020
12:00 PM — Mena Massoud: Evolving Vegan
6:00 PM — Maria Hinojosa | Once I Was You: A Memoir of Love and Hate in a Torn Country
6:30 PM — National Book Foundation Presents: Reckoning with Resistance
7:00 PM — An Evening with Ryan Black, Maya Phillips, and Jason Schneiderman
7:00 PM — Authors! with Kyles Mills
7:00 PM — Bookmarks Presents Natalie Zina Walschots in conversation with Becky Chambers
Saturday, September 26, 2020
11:00 AM — RWR Presents Craig Carlson and Let Them Eat Pancakes!
11:30 AM — Saturday Storytime with Miri Leshem-Pelly: Penny and the Plain Piece of Paper
3:00 PM — Book Launch for Florida's Healing Waters
4:00 PM — Sexy, Diverse Romance: an interview with Talia Hibbert
Sunday, September 27, 2020
4:30 PM — Decatur Book Festival: Agnes Scott College Writers’ Festival Finalists’ Reading
5:00 PM — Launch for Sisters in Crime anthology: CROSSING BORDERS
7:00 PM — Bookmarks Presents Ron Rash in Conversation with Wiley Cash
For Writers - Free
Monday, September 21, 2020
Tuesday, September 22, 2020
1:30 PM — The Art of the Testimonial: How To Get Great Endorsements for Promoting Your Book
6:30 PM — From Idea to Completed Novel
8:00 PM — Far Villages Anthology Craft Talk: Contemplating Form
8:00 PM — LIVE Webinar - Get Ready for NaNoWriMo with Mystery-Making: An Interactive Webinar
10:00 PM — Coworking for LGBTQIA+ Writers with Jae Steinbacher
Wednesday, September 23, 2020
1:30 PM — How to Build a Power Author Brand and Achieve Success
4:00 PM — FIYAHCON & Clarion West present: Building Black Inclusive Worlds
6:00 PM — The Perfect Pitch
8:00 PM — Writing Wednesday: Virtual Write-In with Bess Carnan
Thursday, September 24, 2020
7:00 PM — Pitch Wars Mentor Chat: 9/24/20 Adult
Friday, September 25, 2020
5:30 PM — Happy Hour Writing Session
9:00 PM — See You Last Friday
Sunday, September 27, 2020
For Readers - Paid
Tuesday, September 22, 2020
7:00 PM — Big Ideas: What Control Do We Actually Have? — starting at $10.00
10:30 PM — Mychal Denzel Smith with R.O. Kwon: Life After the American Dream — starting at $1.00
Wednesday, September 23, 2020
5:00 PM — Book Club at the Sperber Community Library: Faris Cassell's THE UNANSWERED LETTER: ONE HOLOCAUST FAMILY'S DESPERATE PLEA FOR HELP (discussion facilitated by Erika Dreifus) — starting at $18.00
7:00 PM — An Illuminating Evening with Acclaimed Writer and Poet Amit Majmudar! — starting at $5.00
Thursday, September 24, 2020
6:00 PM — Zadie Smith: Intimations, A Conversation with Ashley C. Ford — starting at $15.00
10:00 PM — Readings & Conversations with Barbara Kingsolver — starting at $30.00
Friday, September 25, 2020
9:00 PM — Christopher Paolini | To Sleep in a Sea of Stars — starting at $38.00
10:30 PM — Laila Lalami with Viet Thanh Nguyen - Conditional Citizens — starting at $5.00
Saturday, September 26, 2020
6:00 PM — Garth Nix, The Left-Handed Booksellers of London — starting at $23.49
For Writers - Paid
Tuesday, September 22, 2020
7:00 PM — Voice and Story in Fiction (12 weeks) — starting at $420.00
8:30 PM — Live Class: What The Hook? With Agent Jessica Watterson — starting at $25.00
Wednesday, September 23, 2020
1:00 PM — Loft Fall Lunchtime Sampler Class: Journaling for Self-Care: Writing Through Challenging Times — starting at $5.00
6:30 PM — "First Impressions Are Everything: Composing a Standout Query Letter" ONLINE with Becka Oliver — starting at $99.00
7:00 PM — Short Stories 101: The Beginning — starting at $35.00
7:00 PM — Short Story Writing: From Start to Finish (6 weeks) — starting at $210.00
9:00 PM — Author Skills - Book Coaching: The New Edit — starting at $12.00
Thursday, September 24, 2020
11:00 AM — Introduction to Writing for Television (8 weeks) — starting at $280.00
7:00 PM — Polishing the Perfect Poems (8 weeks) — starting at $360.00
9:00 PM — Building New Worlds: Languages with Marie Brennan — starting at $55.00
Friday, September 25, 2020
10:00 AM — Personal Stories for Public Change: Election Year — starting at $75.00
5:00 PM — Deadline to apply to The Writing Barns Rainbow Weekend Writing Intensive — starting at $550.00
Saturday, September 26, 2020
9:00 AM — 2020 Inclusive Literature Conference: Diversity in Publishing — starting at $50, scholarships available
10:00 AM — Advanced Personal Essay (8 weeks) — starting at $360.00
10:00 AM — From Instinct to Story Arc — starting at $52.50
10:00 AM — Hacking the Pandemic: An Exploration in Creativity — starting at $75.00
10:00 AM — Narrative Unbound: Experimental Structures in Essays — starting at $150.00
10:30 AM — Building Compelling Scenes — starting at $75.00
10:30 AM — When to Submit: Publishing Intensive — starting at $75.00
11:00 AM — "Strategies for Staying the Course" ONLINE with P.J. Hoover — starting at $109.00
11:00 AM — Mystery and Suspense Writing — starting at $360.00
12:00 PM — Do I Need Permission for That? with Dr. Kelly Figueroa-Ray — starting at $25.00
12:30 PM — Chance Operations Workshop: Writer as Scavenger, Collector, & Composer with Shira Dentz — starting at $124.00
12:30 PM — Poetic Tools for Prose Writers Workshop with Rachel Swirsky — starting at $99.00
1:00 PM — Writer As Fearless Citizen Workshop Featuring Cheryl Strayed — starting at $249.00
2:00 PM — Using Facts in Fiction — starting at $70.00
4:00 PM — No More Lone Wolves: Writing Characters in Community with Catherine Lundoff — starting at $99.00
5:00 PM — Working With Your Inner Editor with Chimedum Ohaegbu — starting at $55.00
Sunday, September 27, 2020
1:00 PM — Syntax in Poetry — starting at $50.00
4:00 PM — Class: Power Word Real Name: Upping Your Game with Names and Titles with Cat Rambo — starting at $99.00
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.