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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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Jun.14.2008 - 12:57 pm
posted by Matthew Biberman
test ride of a customer's bike, after completing work on it
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Jun.14.2008 - 7:17 am
posted by Paul Boczkowski
Part one of a story of a group of Vietnam Combat Veterans who served together in 1968 and 1969. Most of these men had not seen each other in over 35 years. A Reunion was held in 2004. This is the...
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Jun.14.2008 - 6:04 am
posted by Paul Boczkowski
Long before the advent of HD video, quality motion pictures made on a budget were photographed in 16mm film. This behind the scenes documentary shows how it was done in the Making of John Steinbeck's...
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Jun.13.2008 - 8:04 pm
posted by Sean H Taylor
Muley the Mule interviews me. Look for me at the 8 minute 52 second mark.
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Jun.13.2008 - 3:21 pm
posted by Lynn Ruth Miller
This is a portrait of a house in the Midwest, the back yard, the cherry tree, the cellar door and the memories .... what it meant to me growing up in the forties.
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Jun.13.2008 - 3:19 pm
posted by Lynn Ruth Miller
This piece describes my battles with my mother from my perspective as a teen-ager and my surprise when I realized how inaccurate my judgments were. It reinforces the need for parents to verbalize...
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Jun.13.2008 - 3:14 pm
posted by Lynn Ruth Miller
This is a memoir of being a teen ager in 1949, the dreams, the anguish, and the rewards.
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Jun.12.2008 - 5:41 pm
posted by Andrew Kaplan
Katrina survivor Phyllis LeBlanc recounts her story of struggle and survival in the aftermath of the storm. LeBlanc offers a story of optimism and civic pride in her hopes for the future of New...
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Jun.12.2008 - 5:39 pm
posted by Andrew Kaplan
The #1 bestselling novelist in the UK now makes her U.S. debut with a hardhitting story that combines the brutality and deep family ties of The Sopranos with an unparalleled look at the underbelly of...
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Jun.12.2008 - 5:38 pm
posted by Andrew Kaplan
The Elgin Marbles have been displayed in the British Museum for nearly two hundred years, and for just as long they have been the center of a raging controversy. In Stealing Athena, Karen Essex...
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Jul.28.2009 - 4:24 pm
posted by Sheila English
Lines have been drawn. A war has begun. Powerful gifts are the weapons. Jacqueline has always run from her gift. Now Caleb orces his way into her life, demands his place as her lover, and insists she...
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Aug.13.2009 - 3:29 pm
posted by Lisa Wingate
Inspired by a true story! THE SUMMER KITCHEN is available now in bookstores everywhere. http://www.lisawingate.com Happy summer, everyone! I hope this note finds you enjoying the long, lazy days of...
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Aug.28.2009 - 1:33 am
posted by Sheila English
TWILIGHT ZONE: 19 Original Stories on the 50th AnniversaryTo celebrate the 50th Anniversary of The Twilight Zone in September 2009, Carol Serling presents an original anthology of chilling stories...
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Sep.02.2009 - 12:59 pm
posted by Misty Taggart
Doubt and danger seek to crush friendships while faith wrestles with fear and the longing for love. Can Jillian and Steve triump over all that appears to separate them from finding true happiness?...
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Sep.07.2009 - 9:09 am
posted by Julia Stein
Slow Food involved in planting 1st victory garden in front of S.F. City Hall
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Sep.24.2009 - 10:54 am
posted by Sheila English
Betwixt the secret passageways, danger lies in wait. When Evangeline Pemberton visits Gavin Lioncroft's sprawling manor, his intensity instills fear, until his wicked attentions seduce her. But when...
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Sep.29.2009 - 10:34 am
posted by Sheila English
Elizabeth Parker, Jane Austen aficionado, is making a New Year's resolution. She is determined to remove all "unhealthy" factors from her life: foods and sugars without nutritional value are a good...
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Oct.02.2009 - 11:52 pm
posted by Sheila English
10 years old and 100 years old both share their uncommon wisdom and universal truths in this inspiring novel by Roger Emerson Fishman. What philosophy is common between a 10 year old and a 100 year...
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Oct.06.2009 - 6:34 pm
posted by Sheila English
City of Fire by Laurence Yep is an exciting, adventurous read for children ages nine and up. Set in the 1940’s, our heroes journey across the Pacific ocean from San Francisco to the Hawaiian Islands...
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Oct.07.2009 - 5:43 am
posted by Paul Boczkowski
Paul Boczkowski is the guest on Brian Lamar's radio show Salute to the Armed Forces. He talks about the upcoming reunion of his infantry company from Vietnam 1968 - 1969. A 40th Reunion of Alpha...
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