Virtual Bookish Events for September 28 - October 4, 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 28, 2020
8:00 PM — Rebecca Coffindaffer and Natalie C. Parker: CROWNCHASERS launch event
9:00 PM — Local Author Day with Melissa Fischer, Marilyn N. Robertson, & Maile Page
9:00 PM — Third Place Books Presents Reid Forgrave, in conversation with Michael Sokolove - Love, Zac
Tuesday, September 29, 2020
6:30 PM — Falling in Love with Love with Jasmine Guillory & Friends
7:00 PM — A Virtual Evening with Jennifer Niven and Luke Eisner
7:00 PM — PSB Presents: Sy Montgomery and Rebecca Green, Becoming a Good Creature
7:00 PM — Readings & Talks Featuring Susan Choi
7:00 PM — The Mason House Launch Party
7:30 PM — Guest Lecture by Douglas Brinkley
7:30 PM — Mutts & Mojitos: A Virtual Launch Party for Mara Wells' new release, A Tail for Two
8:00 PM — A Conversation with NYT Bestselling Dresden Files Author Jim Butcher
8:00 PM — Wisconsin Book Festival On Corruption in America by Sarah Chayes
9:00 PM — Shani Mootoo, in conversation with Julie Enszer, discusses Polar Vortex
Wednesday, September 30, 2020
9:00 AM — Virtual Book Launch for Dan Pontefract's, LEAD. CARE. WIN. How to Become a Leader Who Matters
3:30 PM — Alta Asks Live: Steph Cha
7:00 PM — Sundress Reading Series with syan jay, Charlotte Pence, and Alison Stine
7:00 PM — Book Club & W.W. Norton Present: Nick Flynn in conversation with Paul Lisicky
7:00 PM — CRAFT: Authors in Conversation...Susan Elizabeth Phillips
7:00 PM — Everything Inside: A Conversation with Edwidge Danticat
7:00 PM — Jeff Rubin: The Expendables
7:00 PM — Lydia Millet and Charlotte McConaghy
7:00 PM — Nic Stone & DeRay Discuss Dear Justyce at MahoganyBooks
7:00 PM — Penguin Parapalooza!
7:00 PM — Tough Queer Stories in YA: Adam Sass, Abdi Nazemian, Lev Rosen and Tom Ryan
7:00 PM — Yamile Saied Méndez & Romina Garber discussing FURIA
9:30 PM — Skylit: Animal Wife by Lara Ehrlich, with Amber Sparks
Thursday, October 1, 2020
4:30 PM — Not Your Father's Canon: Reading Chaucer and Shakespeare Today
7:00 PM — A Virtual Evening with Darcey Steinke and Ada Calhoun
7:00 PM — Bookmarks Presents Young Adult Fantasy: Renée Ahdieh, Roshani Chokshi, and Adrienne Young
7:00 PM — PSB Presents: Andrea Hairston and Daniel José Older, Master of Poisons
8:00 PM — ROOMMAID Virtual Launch! Sariah Wilson in conversation with Teri Wilson
8:00 PM — Virtual Book Launch for Dan Pontefract's, LEAD. CARE. WIN. How to Become a Leader Who Matters
Friday, October 2, 2020
12:00 PM — Spy Pilot: The Cold War Controversy
7:00 PM — A Fiction Reading with Christina Chiu & Andrew Krivak
8:00 PM — Virtual Author Chat Series: Beverly Jenkins & Vanessa Riley
Saturday, October 3, 2020
1:00 PM — A Snowfall of Silver: Launch with Laura Wood & Lucy Powrie
3:00 PM — Arvin Ahmadi, in conversation with Tommy Dorfman, discusses How It All Blew Up
7:00 PM — Mid Grade Mythologies: Roshani Chokshi, Tehlor Kay Mejia, and J.C. Cervantes
Sunday, October 4, 2020
For Writers - Free
Tuesday, September 29, 2020
1:30 PM — Blogging for Authors: Beginner Level
10:00 PM — Coworking for LGBTQIA+ Writers with Jae Steinbacher
Wednesday, September 30, 2020
6:00 PM — Writing Show ONLINE – Ask Us Anything (with JRW Staff)
7:00 PM — Kid Lit Panel: The Path to Publication
7:30 PM — Author Appeal in the Virtual World
8:00 PM — Writing Wednesday: Virtual Write-In with Bess Carnan
Thursday, October 1, 2020
Sunday, October 4, 2020
For Readers - Paid
Monday, September 28, 2020
10:30 PM — Jennifer Carlson with Rich Smith - Policing the Second Amendment — starting at $5.00
Tuesday, September 29, 2020
7:30 PM — Marilynne Robinson presents "Jack," with Esmé Weijun Wang — starting at $30.00
7:30 PM — Naomi Novik + Katherine Arden — starting at $5.00
Wednesday, September 30, 2020
3:19 PM — Temple Beth El Presents Authors: Molly Howes and Karl Pillemer in conjunction with Reading With Robin — starting at $18.00
7:00 PM — Book Launch: Sleep Donation by Karen Russell in conversation with Carmen Maria Machado — starting at $22.00
7:00 PM — Mark My Words: Jodi Picoult — starting at $35.00
8:00 PM — PEN Out Loud: Claudia Rankine + Lauren Michele Jackson — starting at $35.00
Thursday, October 1, 2020
5:00 PM — Live with R.L. Stine — starting at $21.00
6:00 PM — SECRET SAN JOSE: A GUIDE TO THE WEIRD, WONDERFUL, AND OBSCURE — starting at $7.00
Friday, October 2, 2020
7:30 PM — Bookends: Annual Brooklyn Indie Party — starting at $5.00
For Writers - Paid
Tuesday, September 29, 2020
10:30 AM — Advanced Fiction (8 weeks) — starting at $360.00
10:30 AM — YA/MG Novel Workshop (10 weeks) — starting at $570.00
Wednesday, September 30, 2020
6:00 PM — Power and Privilege in Contemporary Fiction (8 weeks) — starting at $200.00
7:00 PM — Life Sentences (8 weeks) — starting at $290.00
Thursday, October 1, 2020
12:00 PM — SinC Into Great Writing: Creating Authentic Characters — starting at $25.00
6:00 PM — Writing Transgender and Non-Binary Characters (6 weeks) — starting at $370.00
7:00 PM — FROM HEAD TO TOME: Plotting versus Pantsing — starting at $10.00
7:00 PM — Intro to Screenwriting & TV Writing (8 weeks) — starting at $400.00
7:00 PM — Writing Picture Books (3 weeks) — starting at $135.00
Friday, October 2, 2020
10:30 AM — Creating Compelling Characters — starting at $75.00
5:00 PM — Finding Your Memoir — starting at $75.00
7:30 PM — Prose + Prosecco — starting at $10.00
Saturday, October 3, 2020
10:00 AM — Finding the Story (8 weeks) — starting at $360.00
10:30 AM — But Will My Sister Sue Me? Ask a Lawyer! — starting at $75.00
12:00 PM — SinC Into Great Writing: Creating Authentic Characters — starting at $25.00
12:30 PM — The Lyric Memoir with Marco Wilkinson — starting at $124.00
1:00 PM — Public Speaking 101 — starting at $80.00
2:00 PM — The Art of The Chapbook (7 weeks) — starting at $375.00
2:00 PM — Where Are We Headed?: Constructing a Road Trip Narrative — starting at $60.00
2:30 PM — Science Fiction and Fantasy: Remix! (6 weeks) — starting at $370.00
2:30 PM — So You Want to Be a Writer in These Uncertain Times? — starting at $75.00
3:00 PM — Medicine for Writers with Cassie Alexander — starting at $55.00
Sunday, October 4, 2020
12:30 PM — The Art of Telling with Chen Chen — 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.