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Feb.06.2011 - 1:14 pm
posted by Cheryl L Snell
We drown in the details— what to bring to potluck, where to meet for coffee. There’s a Starbuck’s on the corner where we once sold lemonade, our homemade sign coming apart in an attic somewhere. We...
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Nov.09.2011 - 5:24 pm
posted by Erica Jong, Ph.D.
"At the time I wrote Fear of Flying," recalls Erica Jong, "there was not a book that said women are romantic, women are intellectual, women are sexual—and brought all those things together."...
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Aug.19.2011 - 1:42 pm
posted by Larry R. Smith
Here a short poem video I've made this day to share. It uses my poem WALKING A FIELD INTO EVENING which has been printed in several places, most recently in Yoga International magazine. Peace
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Apr.08.2011 - 12:06 pm
posted by Deborah Santana
Strand Book Store, New York- February 23, 2011
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Aug.03.2009 - 8:46 am
posted by John Y. Cole
Confessions of a Loyal Librarian Redroom.com presents exclusive video of John Y. Cole, a historian of the Library of Congress and founding director of its Center for the Book. John has worked at the...
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Dec.29.2010 - 9:43 pm
posted by Salman Rushdie
Celebrated author Salman Rushdie talks to NDTV's Barkha Dutt on his latest book Luka and the Fire of Life. Rushdie says his new book is a product of the strong desire of his younger son Milan.
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May.30.2011 - 2:33 pm
posted by Andrew Q Lam
Andrew Lam reads his essay, "Afghanistan Can't Wash Away Vietnam" from "New California Writing" - an anthology of writing about California by Californian Writers. He is the author of East Eats West:...
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Nov.28.2010 - 4:29 pm
posted by Midge Raymond
A cautionary tale about husband-and-wife authors, "Love in the Time of Amazon.com," by John Yunker and Midge Raymond. And a book trailer (of sorts) for The Tourist Trail by John Yunker and Forgetting...
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Jul.25.2012 - 12:36 pm
posted by China Galland
Resurrecting Love: The Cemetery That Can Heal a Nation documents the powerful racial conflict over the right to visit cemeteries and to know your ancestors.  This work in progress follows two...
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Dec.10.2012 - 11:03 am
posted by David Knop
In the award winning novel, Mining Sacred Ground, former Marine and tribal cop Peter Romero is called to mete out justice while protecting a secret five hundred years old. Romero battles...
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Dec.10.2012 - 8:46 am
posted by Barbara Froman
From O'Henry's Full House (1952):  "The Gift of the Magi" directed by Jean Negulesco, and narrated by John Steinbeck.
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Dec.09.2012 - 10:59 am
posted by Barbara Froman
A teaser for a documentary about the Landfillharmonic.  Inspiring!
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Dec.08.2012 - 7:34 am
posted by Barbara Froman
"He Watching over Israel" from Felix Mendelssohn's oratorio, Elijah.   Happy Hanukkah.
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Dec.07.2012 - 4:27 pm
posted by Steve Caplan
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Dec.07.2012 - 4:24 pm
posted by Steve Caplan
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Dec.07.2012 - 1:16 pm
posted by Zarina Zabrisky
Zarina Zabrisky's reading at MAPP, Chattering Loom, San Francisco.
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Dec.07.2012 - 11:39 am
posted by John Hospodka
John Hospodka's 'Dog Speak: Homage to an American Poet' sets out to pay tribute to writer and poet Jim Harrison. Against the backdrop of a hallucinatory weekend in the 'country' and the eventual sad...
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Dec.06.2012 - 11:24 pm
posted by Barbara Froman
Because tomorrow marks the beginning of Hanukkah, the CCC breaks for a true gem:  Studs Terkel interviewing Isaac Bashevis Singer.
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Mar.15.2009 - 10:55 pm
posted by Elmaz Abinader
Please reinstall Real Player before you play the video http://www.kennedy-center.org/calendar/kc_video_dyn.cfm?encoded=http%3A%... 9 March 2009 The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts...
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Mar.30.2012 - 1:58 pm
posted by Evie Shockley
Poets Dolores Kendrick and Evie Shockley celebrate the birthday of American poet Langston Hughes at the Library of Congress, on February 1, 2012, by reading selections from his work and discussing...
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Sep.12.2012 - 1:22 am
posted by Richard Zimler
In 2009, Swedish film director Solveig Nordlund made a short based on my story, The Slow Mirror. The film stars Gracinda Nave, Marta Peneda and me.  It won the Best Drama award at the New York...
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Dec.13.2007 - 5:20 pm
posted by Jane Ganahl
Jane Ganahl reads at Litquake 2007, the annual San Francisco literary festival that she co-founded.
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Jan.24.2009 - 12:20 pm
Images from the launch of 'The Art of Living' at Gaudi's emblematic building, 'La Pedrera' on a rainy night in October 2008. Speaking at the event, which gathered a crowd of almost 250 people, were:...
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Apr.14.2008 - 9:31 pm
posted by Dorianne Laux
The audio is a recording of Dorianne Laux, reading her poem Facts About the Moon. The still pictures and videos are from NASA and archive.org. The music is Metek vs. Pythagora by Metek &...
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Dec.16.2008 - 5:08 pm
posted by Scott C. Holstad
Watch this amazing video of Christian the Lion, and be prepared to cry (in a good way). (I know this isn't a "literary" video, but I just had to post it anyway....)
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Dec.10.2007 - 7:28 pm
posted by Neal Pollack
My son tells you everything you need to know about the WGA strike.
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Dec.09.2010 - 2:29 pm
posted by Michael Anthony
Joke about the OctoMom Nudya Suleman. I tried my hand at stand up comedy, and these are some of my jokes, for more and better jokes, please go to: www.MassCasualties.com
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Sep.13.2012 - 9:45 am
This is the Amazon.com-produced book trailer for "Beamish Boy." Feel free to share to FB, Twitter, etc. . .Thanks, Albert
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