• Events

    The Virtual Book Channel

    WATCH: Kiese Laymon, Melissa Febos, Azareen Van der Vliet Oloomi, Chris Stuck, and Elle Nash at the Franklin Park Reading Series

    By The Virtual Book Channel  October 13, 2021
    Virtual Book Events

    Virtual Book Events Worth Streaming This Month

    By Arianna Rebolini  September 30, 2021
    The Virtual Book Channel

    WATCH: Matt Bell, Jeanne Thornton, Keenan Norris, and Brooks Sterritt at the Franklin Park Reading Series

    By The Virtual Book Channel  September 30, 2021
    Awards

    Talking to Maya Angelou’s Son About the New Award Named in Her Honor

    By Anne Kniggendorf  September 29, 2021
    The Hub

    This year’s National Book Awards ceremony will be online-only after all.

    By Walker Caplan  September 24, 2021
    Indie Bookstores

    Rock Stars and Author Trading Cards: Tales from a Decade of Bookstore Events

    By Thomas Gladysz  September 24, 2021
    Prizes

    LIVESTREAM: The 2021 Cundill History Prize Shortlist Announcement

    By Literary Hub  September 23, 2021
    The Hub

    Stephen King has released a new short story, with profits going to support the ACLU.

    By Walker Caplan  September 9, 2021
    The Hub

    Faber is opening a Sally Rooney pop-up shop—but what does a Sally Rooney pop-up shop look like?

    By Walker Caplan  September 2, 2021
    The Hub

    Awkwafina is your host for the 2021 PEN America Literary Gala.

    By Vanessa Willoughby  August 3, 2021
    The Hub

    Did you know that they used to give out Olympic medals for literature?

    By Dan Sheehan  July 27, 2021
    The Hub

    Garth Greenwell’s What Belongs to You is becoming an opera.

    By Walker Caplan  July 26, 2021
    The Hub

    Who will buy Sylvia Plath’s wedding ring?

    By Dan Sheehan  July 2, 2021
    The Hub

    Attention: LeVar Burton wants to read your short stories.

    By Walker Caplan  June 29, 2021
    Debut Authors

    How to Plan a Literary Drive-In: Or, the Pandemic’s Safest IRL Book Launch

    By Rachelle Toarmino  June 29, 2021
    The Hub

    Is this the best book club ever?

    By Walker Caplan  June 24, 2021
    Travel

    This prestigious German TV writing competition is . . . very German.

    By Walker Caplan  June 17, 2021
    Travel

    Seamus Heaney’s wife is launching a Seamus Heaney-themed walking tour.

    By Walker Caplan  June 8, 2021
    Your Week in Virtual Book Events

    Your Week in Virtual Book Events, June 7th to 11th

    By Rasheeda Saka  June 7, 2021
    The Hub

    Shakespeare in the Park is back, with another all-Black cast.

    By Dan Sheehan  June 3, 2021
    Your Week in Virtual Book Events

    Your Week in Virtual Book Events, June 1st to June 5th

    By Rasheeda Saka  June 1, 2021
    Your Week in Virtual Book Events

    Your Week in Virtual Book Events, May 24th to May 28th

    By Rasheeda Saka  May 24, 2021
    The Hub

    Announcing the second season of FUSE: A BOMB Podcast.

    By Walker Caplan  May 18, 2021
    Your Week in Virtual Book Events

    Your Week in Virtual Book Events, May 17th to May 22nd

    By Rasheeda Saka  May 17, 2021
    The Hub

    Raven Leilani has won the Dylan Thomas Prize.

    By Walker Caplan  May 14, 2021
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