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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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Sep.26.2012 - 4:10 pm
posted by Sheila English
Every American must separate economics from politics to vote responsibly. In just one hour you can learn economics. You will understand the basics and most importantly, where the line is drawn...
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Sep.24.2012 - 9:37 am
posted by Jane Hirshfield
This video lesson on metaphor just went up on the TED ED site (a new initiative TED is doing to provide free teaching materials in brief, animated form for anyone who wants to make use of them). It...
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Sep.23.2012 - 4:25 pm
posted by Henry Mosquera
Get a look inside the themes of the critically-acclaimed, award-winning novel Sleeper's Run. I was very lucky to train with Kevin Reeve during my research for my novel. The video that you see is a...
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Sep.23.2012 - 10:22 am
posted by Mitch Cullin
One writer, one cat, & eighteen years of uneasy companionship: author Mitch Cullin talks about his beloved yet cranky pet Zooey and how this singular feline—despite her violent attacks...
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Sep.19.2012 - 4:12 pm
posted by Charles A. Ray
Third in the Buffalo Soldier series of historical novels for young adults; Ben Carter and his men are sent to Cactus Junction to help the settlers who are being threatened by a gang of rustlers led...
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Sep.19.2012 - 3:43 pm
posted by Charles A. Ray
Third in the Buffalo Soldier series of historical novels for young adults; Ben Carter and his men are sent to Cactus Junction to help the settlers who are being threatened by a gang of rustlers led...
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Sep.19.2012 - 7:40 am
posted by Cliff Burns
A short, experimental film, partly shot during one of the worst summer storms I've ever seen. A thriller of sorts, an atmospheric and disturbing vignette. Images and words by Cliff Burns.
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Sep.16.2012 - 7:53 pm
posted by Al Holtz
  The book video for the exciting children's graphic adventure story "Holiday Heroes League", written and illustrated by Al Holtz.  When a former friend threatens the safety of the entire...
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Sep.15.2012 - 2:24 am
posted by Joseph Means
Millie promised her dog Honey and her litters - Salazar, Jasmine, Burt and Blinky a day of fun and picnic at the lake. She kept her word, and they set out trekking at the edge of the forest. As they...
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Sep.15.2012 - 2:24 am
posted by Joseph Means
Millie promised her dog Honey and her litters - Salazar, Jasmine, Burt and Blinky a day of fun and picnic at the lake. She kept her word, and they set out trekking at the edge of the forest. As they...
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Dec.02.2008 - 9:12 pm
posted by Matthue Roth
Each week, G-dcast.com has somebody talk about the week's Torah portion, and then they animate it. This is mine.
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Feb.26.2009 - 1:14 pm
posted by Laurel Anne Hill
Here is the slide show from RadCon 2009, as I promised, minus the photo of the eagle (which never flew my way electronically). Look closely or you'll miss the live snakes wrapped around two of the...
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Dec.10.2008 - 4:29 pm
posted by Andrew Kaplan
On October 26, 2004, Dominique Green, thirty, was executed by lethal injection in Huntsville, Texas. Arrested at the age of eighteen in the fatal shooting of a man during a robbery outside a Houston...
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Apr.25.2009 - 8:16 am
This is the book trailer for the final romance in my second trilogy: Being With Him, Intimate Beings, and now The Beautiful Being.
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Nov.12.2009 - 6:17 am
This is the new book trailer for "Along Came A Fifer", the first book in the East London Adventurers Club mystery series. Written by R. Michael Phillips, published July 2009 by Asylett Press. Ernie...
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May.19.2010 - 8:22 am
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posted by Cheryl L Snell
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Mar.08.2011 - 7:23 pm
posted by Sheila English
With teal eyes and silver hair, Ari longs to understand who she is. To find out, she must return to New Orleans. There, Ari is normal, but every deadly creature is afraid of her. Ari will not stop...
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Aug.09.2008 - 2:55 pm
posted by chella courington
fabulous video!
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Dec.27.2008 - 10:31 am
posted by Andrew Q Lam
Andrew Lam gave an honest and soul searching talk about his process of becoming a writer and what it's like to be a Vietnamese immigrant who has literary aspirations. He's the author of the Pen...
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