Virtual Bookish Events for September 20-26, 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, September 20, 2021
6:30 PM — Lolá Ákínmádé Åkerström | A Twin Cities Book Festival Event
7:00 PM — Ben Mezrich and THE ANTISOCIAL NETWORK
8:00 PM — Author Talk: Clint Smith in Conversation with Jeff Page
Tuesday, September 21, 2021
6:00 PM — Jay Coles and Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé for THINGS WE COULDN'T SAY
6:00 PM — Julia Dahl presents THE MISSING HOURS, with activist Andrea Pino-Silva
7:00 PM — Mark Oshiro and Zoraida Córdova for the launch of THE INSIDERS
7:30 PM — Dear McSweeney's
8:00 PM — Sarah Smith On Location Launch Event
8:30 PM — Amitav Ghosh, "The Nutmeg's Curse: Parables for a Planet in Crisis"
9:00 PM — David A. Robertson: The Importance of Representation in Children's Books
9:00 PM — Robin Wall Kimmerer, Gavin Van Horn, John Hausdoerffer, and more - Kinship
9:30 PM — Red Hen Press and the Annenberg Beach House present: Work, Work Balance
Wednesday, September 22, 2021
6:30 PM — Beautiful Country: An Evening with Qian Julie Wang and M. Evelina Galang
7:00 PM — An Evening with Major Jackson, Peter Filkins, and Jessica Cuello
7:00 PM — Joy Harjo
7:00 PM — LIGHTNING STRIKE: William Kent Krueger in conversation with Kristin Hannah
7:00 PM — Sarah Schulman: Let The Record Show
7:30 PM — Said Shaiye: Are You Borg Now? in conversation with Hanif Abdurraqib
9:00 PM — Bookshop Santa Cruz Presents: Jewell Parker Rhodes | PARADISE ON FIRE
Thursday, September 23, 2021
6:00 PM — TJ Klune with V.E. Schwab
7:00 PM — Jewell Parker Rhodes: Paradise on Fire
7:00 PM — Meet the Authors: in Celebration of National Hispanic Heritage Month
7:30 PM — A Quilt for David: Steven Reigns in conversation with Carter Sickels
7:30 PM — Visiting Writers Series: Reginald Gibbons (nonfiction)
8:00 PM — Author Visit: Ankie Foell with Doug Moe
9:00 PM — Richard Powers and Karen Joy Fowler - Bewilderment
9:00 PM — Susan Nguyen, in conversation with Sara Sams, discusses Dear Diaspora
10:00 PM — Alex London in conversation with Tui T. Sutherland
Friday, September 24, 2021
5:00 PM — Conversation: Da'shaun L. Harrison & Hanif Abdurraqib
9:00 PM — Tori Eldridge, in conversation with Elle Marr, discusses The Ninja Betrayed
Saturday, September 25, 2021
3:00 PM — THE CURSED CARNIVAL AND OTHER CALAMITIES Launch Event
5:00 PM — Mystery Authors Ellen Byron, Dennis Palumbo, Tori Eldridge, and Margot Kinberg
Sunday, September 26, 2021
2:00 PM — Story Time with Laura Renauld
5:00 PM — Author: Jaime Cortez in conversation with Yosimar Reyes
For Writers - Free
Monday, September 20, 2021
1:00 PM — The Autonomous Creative with Tomm Moore
Tuesday, September 21, 2021
7:00 PM — Teaching in Community: A Class for Writers of Color and Indigenous Writers
8:15 PM — How to Write a Book That Leaves an Impact on Your Readers
Wednesday, September 22, 2021
1:30 PM — Sensitivity and Proofreaders: the What, Who, and Why
3:00 PM — Short and Sweet: The Art and Craft of Short Mystery Fiction
6:00 PM — Write Now: Your Blueprint to a Byline
7:00 PM — The Poetry, Novel, and CNF/Memoir Writing Project Information Session 1
8:00 PM — Writing Wednesday: Write-In with Sarah Nicolas and Bess Carnan
Thursday, September 23, 2021
Friday, September 24, 2021
5:30 PM — September Friday Night Writes
Saturday, September 25, 2021
2:00 PM — Crafting Young Adult Characters
For Readers - Paid
Wednesday, September 22, 2021
8:00 PM — Antonio Michael Downing and Darrel J. McLeod for SAGA BOY — starting at $1.00
Thursday, September 23, 2021
7:00 PM — Tarana Burke for UNBOUND — starting at $28.99
8:00 PM — Sabina Murray and R. Zamora Linmark for THE HUMAN ZOO — starting at $1.00
Friday, September 24, 2021
6:00 PM — Anderson Cooper, Vanderbilt: The Rise and Fall of an American Dynasty — starting at $33.99
8:00 PM — TJ Klune and Rin Chupeco for UNDER THE WHISPERING DOOR — starting at $1.00
Saturday, September 25, 2021
1:00 PM — Rémy Ngamije & Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah for THE ETERNAL AUDIENCE OF ONE — starting at $1.00
7:00 PM — Bucks County Book Festival Presents Jason Reynolds — starting at $10.00
8:00 PM — McKnight Judge Reading: Hanif Abdurraqib — starting at $10.00
For Writers - Paid
Wednesday, September 22, 2021
1:00 PM — The Inside Outline — starting at $25.00
Thursday, September 23, 2021
1:00 PM — Blogging Strategies That Work in 2021 — starting at $89.99
7:15 PM — Dialogue as Action with David Corbett — starting at $39.00
Friday, September 24, 2021
10:30 AM — Content Warnings 101 — starting at $75.00
10:30 AM — Whose Story Is It? A Point of View Overview in Fiction — starting at $75.00
4:00 PM — A Beginning Fiction Writer’s Crash Course With Randy Henderson — starting at $75.00
6:00 PM — Crafting the 5-Minute Memoir — starting at $75.00
Saturday, September 25, 2021
10:00 AM — How to Write a Lot — starting at $150.00
10:00 AM — Savory Senses: From Detail to Metaphor to Art with Memoirist Sue William Silverman — starting at $29.00
10:30 AM — Adaptation: How to Turn Anything into a Film — starting at $75.00
10:30 AM — Claro qué Yes! Writing in Spanglish — starting at $75.00
10:30 AM — Writing About Trauma Without Compromising the Self — starting at $75.00
10:30 AM — Writing Short: Poetry in the Palm of Your Hand — starting at $60.00
12:30 PM — How to Tell the Story of Your Life with Danielle Trussoni — starting at $124.00
1:00 PM — Creating an Immersive Audiobook With Zelda Knight — starting at $75.00
1:00 PM — Short but Mighty: Crafting Flash Nonfiction — starting at $70.00
2:00 PM — Latinx Authors: An Interactive Workshop — starting at $60.00
Sunday, September 26, 2021
12:30 PM — The Persona Poem: Craft Talk and Workshop with Kathleen Winter — starting at $124.00
4:00 PM — How to Outline Your Novel — starting at $60.00
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.