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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.09.2013 - 8:00 pm
posted by Anastasia M Ashman
Anastasia Ashman, cofounder of GlobalNiche.net, talks about digital literacy and how it's about creating a system that works for you to master the influx and outgo of information. Apologies to Clay...
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Apr.09.2013 - 7:58 pm
posted by Anastasia M Ashman
Anastasia Ashman of GlobalNiche.net talks about the beauty of an intentional online presence.  It's an opportunity to create your own personal culture through your online activities. You can be...
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Apr.09.2013 - 7:55 pm
posted by Anastasia M Ashman
When you're connected online but not benefitting fully, you're on the wrong side of the connected divide. Anastasia Ashman, cofounder of GlobalNiche.net, talks about intentional online presence and...
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Apr.09.2013 - 7:53 pm
posted by Anastasia M Ashman
  Anastasia Ashman, cofounder of GlobalNiche.net, talks about testing the waters of your social media circles with small shares of your content, opinions, commentary.  This is part of...
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Apr.08.2013 - 2:12 am
posted by Pauline Rowson
Crime author, Pauline Rowson talks to Xan Phillips about the DI Andy Horton series of marine mystery crime novels set in Portsmouth and the Solent area of England, her rugged and flawed detective, DI...
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Apr.06.2013 - 10:47 am
posted by Andrew Q Lam
  Andrew Lam reads from Birds of Paradise Lost - his latest short story collection. The story in particular is called "Show &Tell."  BoPL came out in March of 2013. http...
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Apr.06.2013 - 10:45 am
posted by Andrew Q Lam
  Andrew Lam reads from Birds of Paradise Lost - his latest short story collection. The story in particular is called "Show &Tell."  BoPL came out in March of 2013. http://www....
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Apr.06.2013 - 6:04 am
posted by Michael Provitera
A Motivational Pinterest Presentation: This is a HOW TO PRESENT A PINTEREST BOARD educational video. Pinterest boards can be used to advertise a product or service, present the things you love and...
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Apr.05.2013 - 6:38 pm
posted by Charles A. Ray
Al, Sandra, and Quincy go on a weekend holiday at a secluded island. When a fellow reveler is found dead, Al has to find the killer before someone else dies.
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Apr.03.2013 - 10:18 am
posted by Warren Adler
Warren Adler talks about his book turned film The War of the Roses, relationships and marriage.
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Nov.01.2011 - 3:23 pm
posted by Geling Yan
This is the trailer for the Chinese market for The Flowers of War, based on my eponymous novel to be published by Harvill Secker of the UK (Chinese title 金陵十三钗).  YouTube is blocked in...
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Jul.30.2008 - 2:02 pm
posted by Christopher Meeks
Christopher Meeks introduces his first short story collection, "The Middle-Aged Man and the Sea," which mixes drama and humor. As the Los Angeles Times described this book, It's "poignant and wise,...
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Mar.13.2008 - 1:57 pm
posted by Samina Ali
Litquake 2007, Opium Magazine's Literary Death Match
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Jun.20.2009 - 4:46 pm
posted by Tammy Yee
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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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Jan.26.2012 - 10:02 pm
posted by Mitch Cullin
Filmmaker Peter I. Chang trains his camera on his partner Mitch Cullin who, several years after the fact, recalls his 2005 book tour around the U.S. with candid insight about the following...
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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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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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Jan.02.2008 - 6:31 pm
posted by Shaun D Landry
Shaun Landry rants on the nominated movies from the 2006 Academy Awards. She was given the titles...then ranted.
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Oct.12.2009 - 3:54 pm
posted by Ivory Madison
Six minute slightly humorous overview of my graphic novel, Huntress: Year One, now in its second printing by DC Comics. This was a reading at Litquake 2009 as part of their Visualize This: Graphic...
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