Virtual Bookish Events for September 12-18, 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, September 12, 2022
4:00 PM — Julian Barnes — Elizabeth Finch - with Joe Donahue
7:00 PM — Morgan Talty: Night of the Living Rez
7:30 PM — Sara Nović on Writing for the Deaf Community & Our Allies
Tuesday, September 13, 2022
10:30 AM — Liselle Sambury: BLOOD LIKE MAGIC
6:00 PM — Zoulfa Katouh — As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow - with Sabaa Tahir7:00 PM — Angie Cruz: How Not to Drown in a Glass of Water
7:00 PM — Authors: Susan Muaddi Darraj, Marcus Burke, Judy Bolton-Fasman
7:00 PM — Feminist Giant & The Strand Present: Salma El‑Wardany + Mona Eltahawy
7:00 PM — Poetry Reading with Claire Schwartz with Solmaz Sharif
8:00 PM — A virtual family event with Jordannah Elizabeth, author of "Astrology for Black Girls"
8:00 PM — Deanna Raybourn in conversation with Liberty Hardy
Wednesday, September 14, 2022
12:00 PM — Climate: George Monbiot - Feeding the World Without Devouring the Planet
3:00 PM — B&N Midday Mystery Presents: Allen Eskens celebrates THE STOLEN HOURS!
4:00 PM — Steve Sem-Sandberg and Saskia Vogel | A Twin Cities Book Festival Event
7:00 PM — Courtney Summers & Sara Farizan
7:00 PM — Fall Launch Reading with David Baker, Chen Chen, and Kathy Fagan
7:00 PM — Gary Shteyngart: Our Country Friends
7:00 PM — The Man Who Could Move Clouds: An Evening with Ingrid Rojas Contreras and Patricia Engel
8:00 PM — Country Bookshelf Presents: September Virtual Author Showcase
8:00 PM — River Volta Reading Series - Sheri Benning & Sarah Ens
8:00 PM — Sally Thorne Ticketed Virtual Event for Angelika Frankenstein Makes Her Match
9:00 PM — Jenny Xie and Forrest Gander
9:00 PM — Strangers to Ourselves by Rachel Aviv, with Stephanie Danler
10:00 PM — Story Hour: Jenna Hanchey
Thursday, September 15, 2022
3:00 PM — A celebration of MARPLE: Alyssa Cole, Lucy Foley, Jean Kwok
4:00 PM — Elizabeth Finch: A Virtual Afternoon with Julian Barnes
6:00 PM — Becky Chambers: A Fireside Chat on Queer and Feminist Science Fiction
7:00 PM — Strong Women - Strange Worlds Virtual Author QuickRead
7:00 PM — Meet the Author: A talk with author and game inventor Jeffrey Breslow
7:00 PM — Privatized Utopia: Adventure Capitalism
7:00 PM — Queer Neurodiverse Found Families in Speculative Fiction
7:00 PM — Third Thursdays Poetry: Natalie Wee, Janika Oza, Jody Chan, & Brandon Wint
8:00 PM — In the Shadow Garden Virtual Launch
8:00 PM — Ling Ma — Bliss Montage: Stories - with Alexandra Kleeman
Friday, September 16, 2022
6:00 PM — Date Night w/ Alyssa Cole and special guests Brenda Jackson and Beverly Jenkins
7:00 PM — Livestream: William Kent Krueger
7:00 PM — Soul Sister Revue w/ Tony Medina, Maya Marshall, Toni Bee, & More!
Saturday, September 17, 2022
Sunday, September 18, 2022
1:00 PM — Literary Modiin September Author Event with Zibby Owens, Marcus Pactor and Hila Ratzabi
7:00 PM — Poetry Reading: Brown Girl Chromatography, Anuradha Bhowmik w/ Aaron Smith
7:00 PM — Vitality Society Distinguished Author Series with Letty Cottin Pogrebin
For Writers - Free
Tuesday, September 13, 2022
7:00 PM — Crafting and Revising Dialogue
Wednesday, September 14, 2022
7:00 PM — Point-of-View in Narrative Non-Fiction with Alyssa Hardy
7:00 PM — The truth about Writer’s Block (and how to beat it)
7:30 PM — Get Your Book Noticed on Amazon
8:00 PM — Learning Through Lived Experiences: How We Think About Trauma
8:00 PM — Writing Wednesday: Virtual Write-In with Bess Carnan and Sarah Fisk
Thursday, September 15, 2022
2:00 PM — SAY YES - A Liturgy of Not Giving Up on Yourself with Scott Erickson
7:00 PM — Navigating TV as a Novelist: Breaking into Hollywood for Writers of Prose
9:00 PM — Writers' League of Texas Third Thursday: Writing and Publishing Short Fiction
Saturday, September 17, 2022
For Readers - Paid
Tuesday, September 13, 2022
7:00 PM — Author Talk - Rachel Cargle in Conversation with Author Roseanne A. Brown — starting at $25.00
Wednesday, September 14, 2022
7:00 PM — Literary Conversations: Choice with R.O. Kwon, Joanne Ramos, Leni Zumas, and Elisa Albert — starting at $20.00
8:00 PM — Burn It All Down Panel with Sarah Gailey, Max Gladstone, and Ryan Van Loan — starting at $1.00
Thursday, September 15, 2022
7:00 PM — Author Event: Alena Dillon — starting at $5.00
Sunday, September 18, 2022
9:00 PM — An Evening with Grant Morrison — starting at $40.00
For Writers - Paid
Tuesday, September 13, 2022
7:00 PM — Loft Sampler Class: Start Here! Introduction to Creative Writing — starting at $25
Wednesday, September 14, 2022
1:00 PM — Pitch, Publish and Get Paid — starting at $295
7:00 PM — Beyond the Hero’s Journey: Exploring the Paths of the Heroine, Healer, and Seeker — starting at $395
7:30 PM — The Nonfiction Book Proposal: The Basics & Beyond with Cinelle Barnes — starting at $5.00
Thursday, September 15, 2022
7:15 PM — To Arc or Not to Arc with Donald Maass — starting at $75.00
Friday, September 16, 2022
9:00 AM — Nuts and Bolts of Novel Planning: Setup and Payoff — starting at $75.00
10:30 AM — Dialogue & Subtext in Your Script — starting at $75.00
10:30 AM — Imagining the Gaps: Memoir Between the Lines — starting at $75.00
10:30 AM — The Power of the Narrative List — starting at $150.00
Saturday, September 17, 2022
10:00 AM — How to Write a Lot — starting at $75.00
10:30 AM — Mapping the Self: Writing Your Bio — starting at $75.00
10:30 AM — Start with a Bang: The Art of Outstanding Openings — starting at $75.00
10:30 AM — Writing with the Enneagram — starting at $124.00
11:00 AM — Introduction to Essay Forms with Natalie Lima — starting at $99.00
11:00 AM — WriteNOW! 2022 Writer's Conference — starting at $124.00
12:30 PM — Poetry and Pop Culture with Jordan Franklin — starting at $60.00
Sunday, September 18, 2022
12:30 PM — From Idyll to Eco: Reading and Writing the Nature Poem with David Baker — starting at $25.00
12:30 PM — So You Want to Write for Kids with Tina Tocco — starting at $119.00
4:00 PM — Writing Queer Erotica — starting at $119.00
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.