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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.20.2012 - 9:38 am
posted by Barbara Froman
One of the most beautiful poems ever written, recited by its author.
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Dec.19.2012 - 8:08 am
posted by Barbara Froman
In 1853, Pierre-Joseph-Guillaume Zimmermann published an arrangement of an improvisation his son-in-law, Charles Gounod, composed as a sort of descant to Bach's Prelude in C Major BWV 846, using Ave...
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Dec.19.2012 - 7:02 am
posted by Richard Zimler
This is a song I wrote about my brother.  Here are the lyrics: I remember it was May And winds were whisperingIn red and gold all day They spoke to me of the Strangeness of distanceOf the...
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Dec.19.2012 - 2:03 am
posted by Sheila English
High School Freshman, Robin Paige shows that stealing from the rich and giving to the poor can take on a whole new meaning.. After being pushed to the edge by the Rangers, Robin stumbles upon the...
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Dec.18.2012 - 5:03 pm
posted by R. Barri Flowers
MASTERS OF TRUE CRIME: Chilling Stories of Murder and the Macabre, is a true crime anthology edited by bestselling crime writer R. Barri Flowers, featuring seventeen gripping true stories by all...
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Dec.18.2012 - 4:59 pm
posted by R. Barri Flowers
From R. Barri Flowers, bestselling author of teen novels, GHOST GIRL IN SHADOW BAY and DANGER IN TIME, comes COUNT DRACULA'S TEENAGE DAUGHTER, a delightful young adult vampire tale with a nice blend...
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Dec.18.2012 - 4:29 pm
posted by R. Barri Flowers
The Dynamics of Murder: Kill or Be Killed, is a criminology text and true crime book by bestselling crime writer R. Barri Flowers.   According to Harold Schechter, Professor of American...
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Dec.18.2012 - 8:24 am
posted by Barbara Froman
If you missed Love, Actually (2003), directed by Richard Curtis, when it was released, think about renting it this holiday season.   The action takes place in the weeks leading up to...
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Dec.17.2012 - 9:22 am
posted by Barbara Froman
"I'll be Home for Christmas"  recorded in 1943 by Bing Crosby.  Music by Walter Kent and Lyrics by Buck Ram and Kim Gannon.
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Jun.25.2008 - 4:27 pm
posted by Diane Lockward
Another school-project film from SB Productions. However, this one's for the University of Toronto. A long-time friend of Chris Budziszewski's asked for a favor. This was it. Students dramatize the...
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Aug.22.2011 - 5:29 pm
posted by John Jung
Interview with Rosy Chu, Bay Area People, KTVU-TV
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Sep.04.2009 - 11:51 am
posted by Po Bronson
Po Bronson argues that when it comes to raising children, we've mistaken good intentions for good ideas. Nurtureshock: New Thinking about Children, written with Ashley Merryman, describes why that...
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Jun.20.2008 - 1:08 pm
posted by Peter Trachtenberg
A Bengali-language interpretation of the Allen Ginsberg poem, "September on Jessore Road"
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Aug.02.2012 - 6:16 pm
posted by Daniel Wolff
Little opening salvo for new book.
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Apr.10.2008 - 1:02 am
posted by Kevin Simmonds
Poet & writer Kwame Dawes interviewed African-American women in Sumter, South Carolina about their lives growing up in the Jim Crow South. He transformed those recollections into poems and I set...
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Jul.01.2008 - 12:27 am
posted by Darlene Arden
I was on the morning news at Albuquerque's CBS-TV affiliate taking viewer questions and talking about "Rover, Get Off Her Leg!" The little Poodle who accompanied me to the broadcast is Kate Winters.
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Sep.02.2012 - 12:22 pm
posted by Henry Mosquera
Get a look inside the themes of the critically-acclaimed, award-winning novel Sleeper's Run.
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Apr.06.2011 - 5:09 pm
posted by Michael Anthony
Do you like inappropriate jokes? Then look no further, my friend. Here is animated and original joke. I tried my hand at Stand up Comedy, and I decided to put my routine into animated jokes. go to:...
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Feb.12.2008 - 5:15 pm
posted by Michael Ross
Michael Ross knows all about what it's like to live in the world of spies and secret agents. In 1988 he was recruited by the Mossad - Israel's secret service, and worked for them as a combatant, a...
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