During these pandemic days of quarantining and social distancing, our authors have done quite a few—a whole darn bunch!—of virtual events, but we’re not sure we’ve ever had such a star-studded, jam-packed night of events as this Thursday, April 8. We hope you can join us for at least one (if not all) of these fantastic literary events, all times Eastern:

7pm

Kaitlyn Greenidge discussing her stunning new novel, Libertie, the No. 1 Indie Next pick for April, with Brandon Taylor, author of Real Life, hosted by Brookline Booksmith in Massachusetts.

7pm

Julia Alvarez, the National Medal of Arts medalist, talks about her latest novel, Afterlife—now in paperback—with Emma Straub, the bestselling author and owner of Books Are Magic in Brooklyn.

7pm

The 2021 PEN America Literary Awards Ceremony honors writers, translators, editors, and publishers with its awards, and Shruti Swamy, author of A House Is a Body, is a finalist for the Robert W. Bingham Prize for Debut Short Story Collection. The winner will be announced live Thursday. The ceremony will also mark the official announcement of Jamila Minnicks Gleason as the newest winner of the PEN Bellwether Prize for Socially Engaged Fiction. We are honored and proud to be the exclusive publisher of the Bellwether winners.

7:30pm

Richard Thompson, the legendary folk-rock guitarist and songwriter, dives into his long-awaited memoir, Beeswing: Losing My Way and Finding My Voice 1967-1975 with author and folk singer-songwriter Wesley Stace, hosted by the Free Library of Philadelphia.

7:30pm

Dan Rather, celebrated newsman and the New York Times bestselling author of What Unites Us, will talk about exactly that—including his lifelong love of libraries—with Donna Seaman of Booklist for Take Action for Libraries Day with the American Library Association.

8pm

Larry Olmsted, the New York Times bestselling author of Fans, discusses his new book about the health benefits of being a sports fans with with radio host and author Michael Patrick Shiels, hosted by Book Stall / Family Action Network in Winnetka, Illinois.

9pm

Ross Gay, the award-winning poet and New York Times bestselling author, talks about his The Book of Delights—chosen as the Everybody Reads 2021 selection of Multnomah County Library in Oregon—with author Lidia Yuknavitch.