Tuesday, December 15, 2020

Top Ten Tuesday - Top Ten Virtual Author Events I've Attended in 2020



Top Ten Tuesday is an original feature/weekly meme hosted by Jana @ That Artsy Reader GirlTop Ten Tuesday was originally created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together.

This year has been unprecedented due to the pandemic. In person author events and book festivals had been canceled. However, I'd been able to attend several virtual author events this year. Not all of them I ended up blogging about here on my book blog. 

Below is my list of favorite virtual author events I've attended in 2020.

1. Gregory Maguire - Talked about his new novel, A Wild Winter Swan. This event was hosted by The Silver Unicorn Bookstore. This virtual event was my favorite author event thus far to date in 2020. 

2. Joy Harjo - Chat From The Old Cap @ the University of Iowa. Joy Harjo spoke about her experience attending the University of Iowa and her writing career + more.

3. 
Sarah Weinman - Virtual book launch for book Weinman's new book, Unspeakable Acts. Sarah Weinman spoke about her new book with Casey Cep.

4. Catherine Adel West - Read It With BookClubbish - I enjoyed hearing Catherine Adel West talk about her debut novel, Saving Ruby King.

5. Margaret Atwood in conversation with Ann Patchett was an awesome virtual event to attend. Margaret Atwood always has interesting and intelligent things to say and share.

6. Alex Gino - Live with Banned Books Week... Alex Gino talked about his banned book, George, which I enjoyed reading earlier this year.

7. T. Jefferson Parker & Glen Erik Hamilton - Hosted by Murder By The Book. Awesome event! I learned a lot about authors and their writing/books.

8. 
The Brontes vs. Jane Austen: A conversation with Finola Austin & Natalie Jenner Hosted by Wellington Square Bookshop, was a wonderful virtual event... Especially if you are a fan of the Brontes and/or Jane Austen.

9. Gail Tsukiyama in conversation with Karen Joy Fowler, where Gail Tsukiyama discussed her latest novel, The Color of Air.

10. Lastly, I was able to hear US Representative Eric Swalwell discuss his book,
Endgame: Inside the Impeachment of Donald J. Trump.

15 comments:

  1. Lovely twist on the topic. I decided to change mine, as well. I'm looking forward to some seasonal movies on my TTT.

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    1. I just couldn't do this week's topic. I'm always changing my mind on what to read!

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    2. I totally understand. I have a list of books I want to read but I was more in the movie list kind of mood.

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  2. Oh nice! I didn't attend any virtual events myself. Well, I did do one now that I think of it. I do find I prefer the real events vs virtual, it just wasn't the same.


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    1. I like in person author events and festivals more than virtual ones too... But 2020 has been a crazy year due to COVID-19, so attending virtual author events have been the next best thing to do.

      Besides attending virtual author events have kept me from going stir crazy/getting cabin fever during the stay at home orders... Plus, I'd see authors speak that maybe I wouldn't see in person at a local venue if they were not visiting the SF Bay Area.

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    1. Yes, most definitely I did!! I even attended another virtual author event this morning and another one is happening @ noon today. I plan to blog about both virtual events.

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  4. That Margaret Atwood and Ann Patchett conversation sounds marvellous.

    My post.

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    1. Yes, both authors were both engaging to hear in conversation.

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  5. Hello! These are some interesting authors. I didn't know they had been doing things like that. I'd love to attend to some of them.

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    1. A lot of local independent bookstores have been hosting virtual author events since the pandemic began earlier this year. You can find many virtual author events online at Eventbrite.com.

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  6. I really hope we can get back to in- person events in 2021!

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  7. How fun that you got to attend some virtual events! BREATH OF AIR is actually on my TTT list today because it sounds so good. I've enjoyed other books by Tsukiyama, so I'm excited to read her newest.

    Happy TTT!

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    1. Thank you for stopping by and leaving me a comment. Happy reading!!

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