Virtual Book Events Worth Streaming This Month

Alexis Daria, Emily Henry, and Sajni Patel in conversation with Shyla Watson
Friday, October 1, 5:00 pm CDT
Romance writers Alexis Daria (A Lot Like Adiós), Emily Henry (People We Meet on Vacation), and Sajni Patel (First Love, Take Two) discuss their latest novels in a conversation moderated by BuzzFeed editor Shyla Watson. (Free; register here.)

Kathryn Paige Harden in conversation with Angela Duckworth
Friday, October 1, 6:00 pm EDT
Kathryn Paige Harden discusses her latest book, The Genetic Lottery: Why DNA Matters for Social Equality, with Angela Duckworth. (Free; register here.)

Cadwell Turnball: No Gods, No Monsters
Friday October 1, 6:00 pm MST
Cadwell Turnbull discusses his latest novel, No Gods, No Monsters. (Free; more info here.)

Ruth Ozeki in conversation with David Mitchell
Saturday, October 2, 1:00 pm EDT
Ruth Ozeki discusses her latest novel, The Book of Form and Emptiness, with David Mitchell. ($34; register here.)

Phoebe Robinson in conversation with Jasmine Mans
Saturday, October 3, 7:30 p.m. EDT.
Phoebe Robinson discusses her new essay collection, Please Don’t Sit On My Bed in Your Outside Clothes, with Jasmine Mans. ($34; register here.)

Colm Tóbín in conversation with Garth Risk Hallberg
Sunday, October 3, 2:00 pm EDT
Colm Tóibín discusses his latest novel, The Magician, with author Garth Risk Hallberg. ($10; register here.)

Steven Pinker in conversation with Dacher Keltner
Sunday, October 3, 5:00 pm EDT
Steven Pinker discusses his latest book, Rationality: What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce, Why It Matters, with Dacher Keltner. (Free; register here.)

Rachel Kushner, Jerald Walker, and Aminatta Forna in conversation with Merve Emre
Sunday, October 3, 5:00 pm EDT
Rachel Kushner (The Hard Crowd), Jerald Walker (How to Make a Slave and Other Essays), and Aminatta Forna (The Window Seat) discuss their latest books and ideas of home, in a conversation moderated by Merve Emre. (Free; register here.)

Lauren Groff and Viet Thanh Nguyen in conversation with Leigh Haber
Sunday, October 3, 8:00 pm EDT
Lauren Groff (The Matrix) and Viet Thanh Nguyen (The Committed) discuss craft and their latest novels, in a conversation moderated by Leigh Haber, books director for Oprah Daily and O Quarterly. (Free; register here.)

Hanif Abdurraqib in conversation with Jenna Flanagan
Monday, October 4, 1:00 pm EDT
Hanif Abdurraqib talks about his newest book, A Little Devil in America: Notes in Praise of Black Performance, and his creative process in conversation with WNET producer Jenna Flanagan. (Free; register here.)

Yiyun Li and Amitava Kumar in conversation
Monday, October 4, 6:00 pm PT
Yiyun Li (Tolstoy Together: 85 Days of War and Peace) and Amitava Kumar (A Time Outside This Time) discuss their latest books. (Free; register here.)

Alex Schulman in conversation with Ivy Pochoda
Monday, October 4, 12:00 pm MST
Alex Schulman discusses his latest novel, The Survivors, in conversation with Ivy Pochoda. (Free; more info here.)

Rick Bragg: The Speckled Beauty
Monday, October 4, 7:00 pm EDT
Rick Bragg discusses his latest book, The Speckled Beauty: A Dog and His People, Lost and Found. (Free; register here.)

Jonathan Franzen: Crossroads
Tuesday, October 5, 7:00 pm EDT
Jonathan Franzen launches his latest novel, Crossroads—the first of his eight ticketed virtual events this month. ($35; register here; check out the rest of his tour here).

Maggie Nelson in conversation with Grace Lavery
Tuesday, October 5, 8:00 pm EDT
Maggie Nelson discusses her latest book, On Freedom: Four Songs of Care and Constraint, with Grace Lavery. (Free; register here.)

Anita Hill in conversation with Chanel Miller
Tuesday, October 5, 6:00 pm PDT
Anita Hill discusses her new book, Believing: Our Thirty-Year Journey to End Gender Violence, with Chanel Miller. ($33; register here.)

Farah Jasmine Griffin in conversation with Robin D.G. Kelley
Tuesday, October 5, 6:00 pm PDT
Farah Jasmine Griffin discusses her new book, Read Until You Understand: The Profound Wisdom of Black Life and Literature, with Robin D.G. Kelley. (Free; register here.)

Miriam Toews in conversation with Lydia Kiesling
Wednesday, October 6, 7:00 pm PDT

Miriam Toews discusses her latest novel, Fight Night, with Lydia Kiesling. (Free; register here.)

Silvia Moreno-Garcia: Velvet Was the Night
Wednesday, October 6,7:30 pm PDT
Silvia Moreno-Garcia discusses her latest novel, Velvet Was the Night. (Free; register here.)

Ryka Aoki in conversation with John Scalzi
Wednesday, October 6, 8:00 pm EDT
Ryka Aoki discusses her latest novel, Light from Uncommon Stars, with John Scalzi. ($1 minimum donation; register here.)

Joshua Ferris in conversation with Lily King
Thursday, October 7, 5:30 pm PDT
Joshua Ferris discusses his latest novel, A Calling for Charlie Barnes, with author Lily King. (Free; more info here.)

Amor Towles in conversation with John Grisham
Thursday, October 7, 6:00 pm PDT
Amor Towles discusses his latest novel, The Lincoln Highway, with John Grisham. ($30+; register here.)

Marlowe Granados in conversation with Torrey Peters
Thursday, October 7, 7:00 pm EDT
Marlowe Granados discusses her debut novel, Happy Hour, with Torrey Peters. (Free; register here.)

Alice Waters and Laurie Woolever in conversation with Lisa Donovan
Friday, October 8, 5:00 pm CDT
Alice Waters (We Are What We Eat: A Slow Food Manifesto) and Laurie Woolever (Bourdain: The Definitive Oral Biography) discuss their books, culinary experiences, travels, and more, in conversation with chef and writer Lisa Donovan. ($50; register here.)

Briane Broome, Anjali Enjeti, and Nichole Perkins in conversation
Saturday, October 9, 4:15 pm CDT
Briane Broome (Punch Me Up to the Gods), Anjali Enjeti (South-Bound), and Nichole Perkins (Sometimes I Trip on How Happy We Can Be) discuss their memoirs and essay collections. (Free; more info here.)

Margaret Renkl in conversation with Ann Patchett
Saturday October 9, 10:00 am CDT
Margaret Renkl discusses her latest book, Graceland, at Last, and the culture, social justice, and politics of the South with Ann Patchett. (Free; more info here.)

Chimamanda Ngozi Adiche and Jenny Minton Quigley: The Best Short Stories 2021
Sunday, October 10, 7:00 pm EDT
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and Jenny Minton Quigley celebrate the release of The Best Short Stories 2021, this year’s anthology of O. Henry Prize winners. (Free; register here.)

Myriam J.A. Chancy in conversation with Zinzi Clemmons
Monday, October 11, 6:00 pm PDT
Myriam J.A. Chancy discusses her latest novel, What Storm, What Thunder, with Zinzi Clemmons. 6 p.m. PDT. (Free; register here.)

Chibundu Onuzo in conversation with Leah Johnson
Monday, October 11, 6:00 pm CDT
Chibundu Onuzo discusses her latest novel, Sankofa, with Leah Johnson. (Free; more info here.)

Alice Hoffman in conversation with Kristin Hannah
Tuesday, October 12, 4:00 pm
Alice Hoffman discusses her newest novel, The Book of Magic, with Kristin Hannah. (Free; register here.)

Albert Samaha in conversation with Matt Ortile
Tuesday, October 12, 7:00 pm EDT
Albert Samaha discusses his memoir, Concepcion: An Immigrant Family’s Fortune, with Matt Ortile. ($10+; register here.)

Anthony Doerr in conversation with Jess Walter
Tuesday, October 12, 7:00 pm EDT
Anthony Doerr discusses his latest novel, Cloud Cuckoo Land, with Jess Walter. ($33; register here.)

Azareen Van Der Vliet Oloomi and Eileen Myles in conversation
Tuesday, October 12, 7:30 pm EDT
Azareen Van Der Vliet Oloomi (Savage Tongues) and Eileen Myles (For Now) discuss their latest books in a conversation about “the unsettling territories of violence and eroticism, haunting and healing, and the profound intimacy born of the deepest pain.” (Free; register here.)

Eugene Lim in conversation with Jonathan Lethem
Tuesday, October 12, 7:30 pm EDT
Eugene Lim discusses his latest novel, Search History, with Jonathan Lethem. (Free; register here.)

Vanessa Veselka in conversation with Liberty Hardy
Wednesday, October 13, 7:00 pm EDT
Vanessa Veselka celebrates the re-release of her debut novel, Zazen, in conversation with Liberty Hardy. (Free; more info here.)

Danté Stewart in conversation with Kiese Laymon
Friday, October 15, 6:00 pm EDT
Danté Stewart discusses his debut, Shoutin’ in the Fire: An American Epistle, with Kiese Laymon. (Free; register here.)

James Han Mattson in conversation with Steph Cha
Friday, October 15, 7:00 pm CDT
James Han Mattson discusses his latest novel, Reprieve, with Steph Cha. (Free; more info here.)

Anushay Hossain in conversation with Soraya Chemaly, Jill Filipovic, and Sophia A. Nelson
Sunday, October 17, 5:00 pm EDT
Anushay Hossain discusses her debut, The Pain Gap: How Sexism and Racism in Healthcare Kill Women, with Soraya Chemaly, Jill Filipovic, and Sophia A. Nelson. (Free; register here.)

Sandor Ellix Katz: Sandor Katz’s Fermentation Journeys
Monday, October 18, 6:00 pm PDT
Sandor Ellix Katz discusses his latest book, Sandor Katz’s Fermentation Journeys: Recipes, Techniques, and Traditions From Around the World, and holds a Q&A. (Free; more info here.)

Elizabeth Strout in conversation with Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney
Monday, October 18, 6:00 pm EDT
Elizabeth Strout discusses her latest novel, Oh William!, with Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney. ($27.99+; register here.)

Jocelyn Nicole Johnson in conversation with Morgan Jerkins
Monday, October 18, 7:00 pm EDT
Jocelyn Nicole Johnson discusses her short story collection, My Monticello, with Morgan Jerkins. (Free; register here.)

Kia Corthron in conversation with Robin D.G. Kelley
Wednesday, October 20, 5:00 pm PDT
​​Kia Corthron discusses her latest novel, Moon and the Mars, with Robin D. G. Kelley. (Free; register here.)

Mary Gaitskill in conversation with Yiyun Li
Wednesday, October 20, 7:00 pm EDT
Mary Gaitskill discusses her latest book, The Devil’s Treasure: A Book of Stories and Dreams, with Yiyun Li. ($35.99; register here.)

Amitava Kumar in conversation with Robert Boynton, Francine Prose, and Parul Sehgal
Wednesday, October 20, 7:30 pm EDT
Amitava Kumar presents his latest novel, A Time Outside This Time, in a roundtable with Robert Boynton, Francine Prose, and Parul Sehgal about “the state of journalism, the power of the novel, and the challenge today of writing fiction in an age when we are surrounded by the fiction that is fake news.” (Free; register here.)

Tiphanie Yanique in conversation with Glory Edim
Wednesday, October 20, 7:30 pm EDT
Tiphanie Yanique discusses her new novel, Monster in the Middle, with Glory Edim. (Free; register here.)

Sarah Ruhl in conversation with Kathryn Schulz
Wednesday, October 20, 6:00 pm EDT
Sarah Ruhl discusses her memoir, Smile: The Story of a Face, with Kathryn Schulz. (Free; register here.)

Anne Elizabeth Moore: Gentrifier
Thursday, October 21, 7:00 pm CDT
Anne Elizabeth Moore discusses her memoir, Gentrifier. (Free; register here.)

Asali Solomon in conversation with Rebecca Makkai
Tuesday, October 26, 6:30 pm CDT
Asali Solomon discusses her new novel, The Days of Afrekete, with Rebecca Makkai. (Free; register here.)

Jane Allen, Mia McKenzie, and LaTanya McQueen in conversation
Tuesday, October 26, 8:00 pm EDT
Jayne Allen (Black Girls Must Die Exhausted), Mia McKenzie (Skye Falling), and LaTanya McQueen (When the Reckoning Comes) discuss their latest novels. (Free; register here.)

Victoria Chang in conversation with Sarah Manguso
Wednesday, October 27, 7:00 pm EDT
Victoria Chang discusses her new book, Dear Memory: Letters on Writing, Silence, and Grief, with Sarah Manguso. 7 p.m. EDT. (Free; register here.)

Rebecca Solnit in conversation with Ross Gay
Thursday, October 28, 5:00 pm PDT
Rebecca Solnit discusses her latest book, Orwell’s Roses, with Ross Gay. (Free; register here.)

Mai Der Vang in conversation with Viet Thanh Nguyen
Thursday, October 28, 7:00 pm CDT
Mai Der Vang reads from and discusses her new book of poetry, Yellow Rain, with Viet Thanh Nguyen. (Free; register here.)

Julie Sedivy in conversation with Michael Spivey
Friday, October 29, 6:00 pm PDT
Julie Sedivy discusses her cross-genre memoir, Memory Speaks: On Losing and Reclaiming Language and Self, with UC Merced professor of cognitive science Michael Spivey. (Free; register here.)

Frank Bidart in conversation with Garth Greenwell
Friday, October 29, 5:00 pm EDT
Frank Bidart discusses his latest poetry collection, Against Silence, with Garth Greenwell. (Free; register here.)