The COVID-19 pandemic has led to the cancellation of many author tours, bookstore events, and conferences. The bookish community already thrives online through readathons and bookworm groups, and now they’re investing in even more virtual events to stay connected and support each other. Here’s a list of virtual events readers can attend.
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April
Tuesday, April 28
The YA Circle is hosting a live Instagram Q&A with Phil Stamper (The Gravity of Us) at 7am EST.
Every Tuesday at 7pm EST Laurie Faria Stolarz (Jane Anonymous) is hosting a Creative Writing Exercise Series on Instagram.
Join the Let’s Get Lit Book Fest on Twitter through June 6 for hashtag games, author interviews, giveaways, and more!
Lian Dolan will be discussing The Sweeney Sisters with Susan Wiggs at 9pm EST. Register here.
Wednesday, April 29
Random House Book Club April Happy Hour will be held on Zoom at 7:30pm EST to discuss The Herd by Andrea Bartz.
Kelly Yang (Parachutes) is offering free writing workshops for teens every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 3pm EST on Instagram.
LeVar Burton is reading YA books live on Twitter every Wednesday at 6pm EST.
Join the Let’s Get Lit Book Fest on Twitter through June 6 for hashtag games, author interviews, giveaways, and more!
Attend the Barefoot on the Beach Launch Party with Katlyn Duncan and Terry Lynn Thomas at 6pm EST on YoutTube.
Thursday, April 30
New York Public Library and public radio station WNYC are launching a virtual book club. Join the live discussion of the first book, James McBride’s Deacon King Kong, at 7pm EST on Instagram.
Lauren Jackson and Christina Orlando are hosting a bi-weekly series spotlighting sci-fi and fantasy media on Thursdays at 7pm EST and Sundays at 3pm EST on Instagram.
Samantha Irby (Wow, No Thank You.) will be in conversation with Jia Tolentino (Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self-Delusion) at 7:30 pm EST via Crowdcast.
Join the Let’s Get Lit Book Fest on Twitter through June 6 for hashtag games, author interviews, giveaways, and more!
Jan Eliasberg will be discussing Hannah’s War on Zoom at 4pm EST.
Karla Cornejo Villavicencio (The Undocumented Americans) and Quiara Alegría Hudes (The Happiest Song Plays Last) will be in conversation at 8pm EST on Zoom.
Frances Cha (If I Had Your Face) discusses her writing process, inspiration, and how she brought contemporary Seoul to life in her debut novel at 12:30 pm EST on Instagram.
May
Friday, May 1
Everywhere Book Fest is a virtual two-day kid lit book festival. Find more info here.
Kelly Yang (Parachutes) is offering free writing workshops for teens every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 3pm EST on Instagram.
Every Friday on Instagram at 4pm EST, Epic Reads is hosting live chats that include games, book recommendations, author chats, and more.
LeVar Burton is reading adult books live on Twitter every Friday at 9pm EST.
Join the Let’s Get Lit Book Fest on Twitter through June 6 for hashtag games, author interviews, giveaways, and more!
John Scalzi will be discussing his new novel, The Last Emperox, on Crowdcast at 6pm EST.
Matthew Ward (author of Legacy of Ash) and Gareth Hanrahan (author of The Gutter Prayer and The Shadow Saint) will be in conversation at 3pm EST on Crowdcast.
Saturday, May 2
Everywhere Book Fest is a virtual two-day kid lit book festival. Find more info here.
Join the Let’s Get Lit Book Fest on Twitter through June 6 for hashtag games, author interviews, giveaways, and more!
Neil Gaiman and N. K. Jemisin will be in conversation at 7:30 pm on YouTube live.
Sunday, May 3
Newburyport Literary Festival is going virtual in a two-day online streaming event on April 25 and May 3.
V.E. Schwab (The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue) will be discussing writing in the series No Write Way Sundays on Instagram live at 3pm EST.
Lauren Jackson and Christina Orlando are hosting a bi-weekly series spotlighting sci-fi and fantasy media on Thursdays at 7pm EST and Sundays at 3pm EST on Instagram.
Join the Let’s Get Lit Book Fest on Twitter through June 6 for hashtag games, author interviews, giveaways, and more!
Monday, May 4
Join Jay Kristoff for an Instagram Q&A and readalong with Aurora Rising.
Kelly Yang (Parachutes) is offering free writing workshops for teens every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 3pm EST on Instagram.
Join the Let’s Get Lit Book Fest on Twitter through June 6 for hashtag games, author interviews, giveaways, and more!
Wednesday, May 6
Join a Facebook Live Author Talk at 6pm EST with author Lian Dolan and Finley Shaw of Finley’s Fiction while they chat about Dolan’s latest novel The Sweeney Sisters.
Thursday, May 7
Jamie Brenner (Summer Longing) will be live on Facebook at 5pm EST.
Join the Let’s Get Lit Book Fest on Twitter through June 6 for hashtag games, author interviews, giveaways, and more!
Avid Reader Press Virtual Book Club will be discussing Emily Gould (Perfect Tunes) via Zoom at 7:00 pm EST.
Friday, May 8
Noir at the Bar starts at 7pm EST featuring Meg Gardiner, Vanessa Lillie, Jess Lourey, Jason Pinter, Amy Gentry, Rachel Howzell Hall, Kristen Lepionka, Cate Holahan, and Rob Hart. Reserve a seat here.
Saturday, May 9
Jamie Brenner (Summer Longing) will be live on Facebook at 5pm EST.
Join the Let’s Get Lit Book Fest on Twitter through June 6 for hashtag games, author interviews, giveaways, and more!
Tuesday, May 12
Join Mysterious Galaxy and Alix E. Harrow to celebrate the paperback publication of The Ten Thousand Doors of January at 10 pm EST on Crowdcast.
Friday, May 15
Noir at the Bar starts at 7pm EST featuring Catriona McPherson, Alison Gaylin, Halley Sutton, Mia P. Manansala, Steph Post, Andrea Bartz, Elizabeth Little, SA Cosby, and Heather Harper Ellett. Reserve a seat here.
Saturday, May 30
The second annual BookCon in Bed convention will happen on YouTube. Follow their Twitter account for updates.
Join the Let’s Get Lit Book Fest on Twitter through June 6 for hashtag games, author interviews, giveaways, and more!
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