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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.06.2012 - 10:26 am
posted by Caridad Pineiro
When Hurricane Sandy came roaring onto the Jersey Shore, it left a path of destruction in her wake. I was blessed that my home and my daughter’s shop were unaffected by the storm, although our towns...
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Dec.06.2012 - 9:44 am
posted by Barbara Froman
What would the holidays be without Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky's suite from the Nutcracker? Here it is, Walt Disney style, from Fantasia (1940). The conductor is Leopold Stokowski.
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Dec.05.2012 - 8:36 am
posted by Barbara Froman
Judy Garland's moist eyes and rich, soulful voice.... Is there anything more lovely, more wistful than this? Meet me in St. Louis (1944) Dir. Vincente Minnelli
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Dec.04.2012 - 2:16 pm
posted by Alexander Galant
A 1-minute trailer for the award-winning historical thriller novel DEPTH OF DECEPTION (A Titanic Murder Mystery) by Alexander Galant
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Dec.04.2012 - 10:22 am
posted by Barbara Froman
You know those evenings, after you've been out shopping all day?  You just want to veg on your sofa, but you're also famished, and not sure what you want. Maybe a nice juicy hamburger would hit...
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Dec.04.2012 - 9:26 am
posted by Laura Miller
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Dec.03.2012 - 6:48 pm
posted by Anastasia M Ashman
You know you're the perfect candidate. We see it all the time: capable, talented, skilled people being overlooked. Maybe you're not getting hired or promoted, or asked to speak. It's...
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Dec.03.2012 - 11:22 am
posted by Barbara Froman
They've kidnapped Santa! Santa Claus Conquers the Martians (1964) Dir. Nicholas Webster
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Dec.03.2012 - 3:09 am
posted by Pauline Rowson
Pauline Rowson talks to Tony Smith of Angel Radio about her flawed and rugged detective, DI Andy Horton, who features in eight novels set on the South Coast of England and about writing a crime...
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Dec.02.2012 - 10:34 am
posted by Barbara Froman
How many favorite lines and scenes do you have from A Christmas Story (1983), directed by Bob Clark?  This delightful, post-WWII  nostalgia piece, based on writings by Jean Shepherd, about...
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Jan.12.2008 - 10:45 pm
posted by Douglas Evans
Involving a thrilling adventure that crosses many countries, oceans, continents, time zones, and world capitals, MVP: Magellan Voyage Project by Douglas Evans made an ideal Community Read selection...
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Mar.27.2009 - 5:52 pm
Maxine Hong Kingston burst on the literary scene in 1976 with her book, "The Woman Warrior" . A UC Berkeley graduate and professor, she has delighted audiences with books such as "China Men" and "...
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Oct.01.2012 - 12:18 pm
posted by Bill Denham
New from Painted Tongue Press . . .                         This small letterpress...
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May.24.2011 - 2:51 am
Religion is become out of control, and it is now time to fight for secular values. I don't have anything against religions, as long as they are personal matters.
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Feb.12.2009 - 10:32 am
posted by Huntington Sharp
This is the best YouTube offering I've come across in ages. You just have to watch this proper Englishwoman defeat "The Bandit" again and again. The slo-mo bit at the end is just hypnotic.
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May.22.2008 - 4:06 pm
In this hour long video, Maxine Hong Kingston reads some excerpts of her work as well as answers questions from the audience.
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Sep.16.2011 - 5:42 pm
posted by Susan Hagen
Susan and Mary talk about their book in this short video clip done by CNN to promote their "Women of 9/11" documentary just before the 10th anniversary of 9/11   http://www.cnn.com/video/?/...
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Jan.16.2008 - 4:02 am
posted by Colby Buzzell
This clip is an excerpt from "Men in Black," an animated sequence based on U.S. Army Specialist Colby Buzzell's story, part of the film Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience...
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Dec.12.2008 - 5:05 pm
posted by Jena Pincott
CBS Early Show on "Do Gentlemen Really Prefer Blondes?" and the Science of Romance and MHC genes
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Dec.28.2007 - 6:22 pm
posted by Stephen Colbert
Stephen Colbert appears in How Not to Communicate with the Second City comedy troupe in Chicago. Also in the sketch are  young unknowns Paul Dinello and Aliza Shalowitz. This piece was written,...
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