where the writers are

Videos

Featured Videos

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...
Full page »
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."...
Full page »
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
Full page »
Apr.08.2011 - 12:06 pm
posted by Deborah Santana
Strand Book Store, New York- February 23, 2011
Full page »
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...
Full page »
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.
Full page »
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:...
Full page »
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...
Full page »
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...
Full page »
Feb.25.2013 - 7:30 am
posted by Cliff Burns
Cliff Burns gives a rare public reading, filmed in October, 2012 at the launch of two books:  New & Selected Poems (1984-2011) and Stromata: Prose Works (1992-2011). "Out Loud" was directed...
Watch video »
Feb.22.2013 - 8:04 pm
posted by Kristen Caven
This is an introduction to a high-concept musical/novel project by Kristen Caven and composer Michael O'Dell.
Watch video »
Feb.22.2013 - 2:04 pm
posted by Zarina Zabrisky
Zarina Zabrisky reading her memoir at 5 Memoirists at Meridian Gallery.
Watch video »
Feb.21.2013 - 11:50 pm
posted by Barbara Froman
The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore (2011) by William Joyce and Brandon Oldenburg
Watch video »
Feb.21.2013 - 11:12 am
posted by Karen M. Rider
Appearance on Meet the Author, January 2013 Let's talk about publishing stresses and successes! Updates on my recent assignments for The Writer magazine, including author websites,...
Watch video »
Feb.21.2013 - 11:02 am
posted by Karen M. Rider
Co-host Meet the Author, October 2012 What is metaphysical fiction? What is a visionary story? In this episode, along with host Jason Alster, I interview novelist Patricia Sheehy about...
Watch video »
Feb.21.2013 - 10:54 am
posted by Barbara Froman
The Critic (1963) Dir. Ernest Pintoff (written and narrated by Mel Brooks)
Watch video »
Feb.20.2013 - 7:46 am
posted by Barbara Froman
Lavatory Lovestory (2007) written and directed by Konstantin Bronzit
Watch video »
Feb.19.2013 - 12:53 pm
posted by Bretigne Shaffer
...on the subway...    
Watch video »
May.10.2013 - 6:55 pm
posted by Kristen Caven
Kristen Caven reads the "glass slipper" passage at her picnic lawn-lawnch-lunch party at Lake Merritt in Oakland. 
Watch video »
May.17.2013 - 8:19 am
posted by Leonie Mateer
Sales Tips and Secrets  from the Author of "The Caboodles Blueprint"  How to get your product IDEA on Target, Wal-Mart, K-Mart and more.... 
Watch video »
May.24.2013 - 2:35 pm
posted by Jodi Bowersox
Short trailer for The Stubborn Princess
Watch video »
Dec.12.2011 - 9:30 pm
posted by Andrew Q Lam
Andrew Lam, the son of a general for the South Vietnamese Army, came to California at age eleven, during the fall of Saigon. His first book, Perfume Dreams, chronicles life as an immigrant in America...
Watch video »
Aug.14.2008 - 1:22 pm
posted by Maya Angelou
The comments shock jock Don Imus made about the Rutgers women's basketball team sparked off a national debate about the power of words. Poet Maya Angelou joins Russ Mitchell to discuss. (CBSNews.com)
Watch video »
Jun.20.2012 - 4:50 pm
posted by Armen Melikian
At turns heartbreaking and diabolically funny, Journey to Virginland is a trailblazing tour de force, delivered by a master storyteller. The protagonist, a loutish and uber-cerebral...
Watch video »
Feb.27.2008 - 3:16 pm
posted by Stephen Colbert
Stephen talks about I Am America (And So Can You!)
Watch video »
May.31.2010 - 2:12 am
posted by Geling Yan
Chinese-language interview by Yang Lan, major Chinese TV personality sometimes called the Oprah Winfrey of China. Part 1: http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XOTU5NDAxNTI=.html Part 2: http://v.youku.com/...
Watch video »