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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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Apr.26.2013 - 4:08 pm
I had wanted to make short documentaries for a while but that kind of project takes a crew.  Since my filmmaking buddies had just moved to Los Angeles, I was solo.  So I went smaller....
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Apr.25.2013 - 8:19 am
posted by Jo Maeder
  "A fun, rollicking tale with an enchanted setting, the kind of book you want to share with your dearest friends. Do yoruself a favor and don't mis this one!"        ...
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Apr.23.2013 - 4:17 am
posted by Terry Spear
Serena, a royal member of the Mabara winged fae, has one goal in mind. Stop an impending marriage with a dark fae. As the fae are known to do, she stirs up...
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Apr.22.2013 - 7:24 pm
posted by Terry Spear
Lisa Robbins has one mission in mind--sell back her UNUSED wedding dress to the wedding shop, but when she has no success, maybe she's going about this all wrong. Peter Crawford is intrigued by...
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Apr.22.2013 - 7:19 pm
posted by Terry Spear
On The Run... After werewolves Elaine Hawthorn and Cearnach MacNeill almost have a head-on collision on a foggy Highland road, they're pretty well stuck with each other. It'll be hours before...
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Apr.21.2013 - 8:43 am
posted by Terry Spear
The motto of the vampires is that humans have to deal with problems on their own. But when Levka and his friends risk all to save human girls, he is injured and so the adventure begins. A cruise. A...
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Apr.21.2013 - 8:37 am
posted by Terry Spear
Alicia has planned a vacation at South Padre Island with her girlfriend Cassie in forever. But just as they're enjoying a day on the beach, here comes a dark fae to spoil their holiday, except only...
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Apr.19.2013 - 8:28 pm
posted by Ben Campbell
I give to you my version in video of the "Huntress: Year One" by Ivory Madison, writer, Chief Executive Officer, Editor in Chief and founder of Red Room.
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Apr.19.2013 - 3:09 pm
posted by Caroline Leavitt
How does an outsider find inroads in a closed community? In the 1950s suburbia was supposed to be paradise, and everyone was supposed to be the same. But then, divorced, Jewish Ava Lark and her 12-...
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Apr.19.2013 - 12:46 pm
posted by David Henry Sterry
What should you do, then? Start with The Essential Guide to Getting Your Book Published.
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Aug.14.2008 - 1:26 pm
posted by Maya Angelou
Poet and author Maya Angelou speaks out about her pride in and support of Hillary's run for the White House.
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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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May.02.2011 - 11:54 pm
posted by Matt Beynon Rees
Matt Rees's first reading from his historical crime novel MOZART'S LAST ARIA. It's 1791 and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is Vienna's brightest star. But six weeks after he tells his wife that he has been...
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Feb.07.2013 - 2:55 pm
posted by Anastasia M Ashman
Does some part of your life fit like a too-tight jacket? Stopping you from breathing free, feeling confident and doing what you want?  We know what it's like to want a better fit. It's why...
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Dec.10.2007 - 3:42 pm
posted by Chelsea Handler
Chelsea Handler appears on The Late Show with David Letterman in August 2007 and talks about show business, intoxication, relationships, and her book, My Horizontal Life, among other things.
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Jan.12.2008 - 8:38 pm
posted by Lauren John
Author Molly Giles and Bookseller Elaine Petrocelli (founder of Book Passage--Corte Madera and San Francsico) speak with moderator Lauren John about how to choose books for book discussion groups and...
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Aug.02.2011 - 2:19 pm
posted by Huntington Sharp
Red Room Public Service Announcement 1
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Jan.13.2008 - 4:50 pm
posted by Barack Obama
U.S. Sen. Barack Obama addresses the 2004 Democratic National Convention. The speech gave rise to the title of his second book, The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream.
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May.22.2008 - 2:39 pm
posted by Po Bronson
Here's a great interview where Po Bronson talks with Oprah about his book, "What Should I Do With My Life?"
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Jan.06.2010 - 10:55 pm
posted by Sam Barry
Sam Barry, author of How to Play the Harmonica: and Other Life Lessons, teaches Jason Headley the "Mannish Boy" (I'm a Man) riff on the harmonica. Buy the book: Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/How-Play...
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