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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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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.
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Feb.22.2013 - 2:04 pm
posted by Zarina Zabrisky
Zarina Zabrisky reading her memoir at 5 Memoirists at Meridian Gallery.
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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
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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,...
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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...
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Feb.21.2013 - 10:54 am
posted by Barbara Froman
The Critic (1963) Dir. Ernest Pintoff (written and narrated by Mel Brooks)
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Feb.20.2013 - 7:46 am
posted by Barbara Froman
Lavatory Lovestory (2007) written and directed by Konstantin Bronzit
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Feb.19.2013 - 12:53 pm
posted by Bretigne Shaffer
...on the subway...    
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Feb.19.2013 - 7:57 am
posted by Barbara Froman
 The Dot and the Line:  A Romance in Lower Mathematics (1965) Dirs. Chuck Jones and Maurice Noble (written and adapted by Norton Juster)
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Jul.09.2012 - 3:05 pm
posted by Deborah Lindquist
I recently did a photoshoot of my own version of Cinderella. Since wedding dresses have been my main focus lately, I thought it would be fun to shoot a fairytale love story.  It’s a romantic...
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Nov.27.2007 - 6:21 pm
posted by Peter Coyote
Narrated by Peter Coyote - A sneak peak at a film which takes you into the heart of the world's most important Renaissance.
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May.03.2010 - 10:15 am
"Older than Him (the Slut Song)" by Kathleen Enright and Kathi Kamen Goldmark, performed by the Rock Bottom Remainders in Boston, April 2010
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Jan.09.2008 - 4:40 pm
posted by Clinton Fein
Clinton Fein's latest exhibition, Torture, which opened in San Francisco in January 2007 is a shocking and defiant exploration of America's approach to torture under the Bush administration. A...
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Dec.13.2011 - 4:21 am
posted by Geling Yan
A U.S. trailer for "The Flowers of War," based on my work, has just been released. It reveals more of the story than the Chinese trailer does: http://youtu.be/5w9B7AidyaU I don't know of any other...
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May.22.2008 - 4:10 pm
In this short, older video, Maxine Hong Kingston is interviewed about violence in modern culture and literature, as well the power of words and idealism.
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Dec.28.2007 - 5:46 pm
posted by Stephen Colbert
Stephen Colbert was the featured entertainer for the 2006 White House Correspondents' Association Dinner in April 2006. Standing a few yards from President George W. Bush—in front of an audience that...
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Oct.28.2010 - 3:37 pm
This video depicts in "live" action the making of a recipe one of my characters makes in my ebook Becca's Best.
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Oct.22.2010 - 10:10 am
posted by Kelly Tweeddale
Supplemental content for my "time I won blog" titled "And the Winner Is. . ."
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Feb.01.2012 - 8:08 pm
posted by Caroline Leavitt
As Inside the Writers' Studio discovered, writers say a lot of $#!+. Writers, as you'd probably expect, have more $#!+ to say than most people. This video stars Kristen Tsetsi and R.J. Keller, and...
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