Virtual Events

It was March 18, 2020 when Books & Books first locked down and closed our doors temporarily during the quarantine of the COVID-19 pandemic. Almost immediately, independent bookstores everywhere were turning to new technologies to quickly learn how to bring authors online on various livestreaming platforms. In late April, Books & Books launched a virtual author series of ongoing conversations in the midst of a brand-new virtual landscape. Fast forward to 2022 and more than 700 virtual events under our belt, now archived for your viewing pleasure. Scroll through some of these recordings and you’ll find more than 2 years’ worth of fascinating conversations in support of many of the important books published during a truly historic and unprecedented time. Follow us on Crowdcast and be the first to know of new events and pairings. You can stay up to date by subscribing to our newsletter, too. We are so grateful for your support and patronage, thank you!


The Genesis Machine: An Evening with Amy Webb and Andrew Hessel


Event Date: February 22, 2022

Amy Webb and Andrew Hessel’s riveting examination of synthetic biology and the bioeconomy provide the background for thinking through the upcoming risks and moral dilemmas posed by…

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La Casa en Mango Street: Una Tarde Virtual con Sandra Cisneros y Fernanda Melchor


Event Date: February 22, 2022

“La casa en Mango Street” es la extraordinaria historia de Esperanza Cordero. Contado a través de una serie de viñetas —a veces desgarradoras, a veces profundamente alegres— es el…

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The Prologue Society presents Carl Bernstein and David Lawrence Jr.


Event Date: February 22, 2022

Books & Books and The Prologue Society present a conversation between Carl Bernstein and David Lawrence Jr. In this triumphant memoir, Carl Bernstein, the Pulitzer Prize-winnin…

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Taste Makers: An Evening with Mayukh Sen and Ellen Kanner


Event Date: February 21, 2022

Mayukh Sen is a James Beard and IACP Award-winning writer based in Brooklyn. in TASTE MAKERS, America’s modern culinary history is told through the lives of seven pathbreaking chef…

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Stage Talk: An Afternoon with Claudia Rankine and Bari Newport


Event Date: February 20, 2022

Claudia Rankine is the author of the only poetry book to be a New York Times bestseller in the nonfiction category. She had a conversation with Bari Newport, who joined GableStage…

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Heiresses: An Afternoon with Laura Thompson and Anne Sebba


Event Date: February 18, 2022

New York Times bestselling author Laura Thompson returns with a fascinating look at the lives of heiresses throughout history.

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Catch the Sparrow: An Evening with Rachel Rear and Jonathan Dee


Event Date: February 17, 2022

In “Catch the Sparrow”, Rachel Rear writes a compulsively readable and unerringly poignant reconstruction of the story of a young woman’s murder, unsolved for over two decades, bri…

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Smashing Statues: An Evening with Erin L. Thompson and Ariel Sabar


Event Date: February 16, 2022

Erin L. Thompson is a professor of art crime at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice, and a leading expert of public monuments in America. In SMASHING STATUES Thompson explores…

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Pure Colour: An Evening with Sheila Heti and Sarah Ruhl


Event Date: February 15, 2022

Books & Books was excited to partner with Politics & Prose, Charis Books, Literati Bookstore, McNally Jackson and White Whale Bookstore to present Sheila Heti and Sarah Ruh…

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Heal from Within: An Afternoon with Katie Beecher and Sherianna Boyle


Event Date: February 15, 2022

Katie Beecher, MS, LPC is a Licensed Professional Counselor and Medical and Emotional Intuitive with over thirty years of experience. Sherianna Boyle is the author of more than sev…

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Texas: An Afternoon with Texas Writers & Activists | Writers for Democratic Action


Event Date: February 12, 2022

Books & Books and Writers for Democratic Action present An Afternoon with Kristin J. Anderson, Cecilia Ballí, Ben Fountain and David Modigliani, moderated by WDA founding membe…

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Brickell Literary Society presents Bernardine Evaristo and April Dobbins


Event Date: February 11, 2022

From the bestselling and Booker Prize-winning author of “Girl, Woman, Other”, Bernardine Evaristo’s memoir of her own life and writing, and her manifesto on unstoppability, creativ…

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