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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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May.23.2008 - 12:30 pm
posted by Redroom Admin
Stanley Kubrick's 1980 classic horror film starring Jack Nicholson and Shelley Duvall is transformed into a romantic comedy about a writer struggling to find his muse and a lonely boy looking for a...
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May.23.2008 - 11:55 am
posted by Redroom Admin
...stuff you think but don't talk about. "Lev's cartoons succeed with their Sahara-dry wit and piercing insights, not on his ILM-worthy animation skills; in fact, the style is so rudimentary as to...
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May.23.2008 - 10:59 am
posted by Lawrence Wright
In this hour long video, Lawrence Wright, Pulitzer Prize-winning staff writer for The New Yorker, uses exhaustive research and delightful prose to speak about his book on the history of terrorism,...
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May.23.2008 - 10:48 am
posted by Tobias Wolff
The video above is a short excerpt. The full video is available here: http://fora.tv/2008/04/01/Tobias_Wolff_in_Conversation City Arts & Lectures San Francisco, CA Apr 1st, 2008 Tobias Wolff is...
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May.23.2008 - 10:38 am
posted by Gail Tsukiyama
Author Gail Tsukiyama answers audience questions on her book The Samurai's Garden at the San Francisco Main Library. Gail tells of her many inspirations for her books and discusses her creative...
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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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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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May.22.2008 - 2:39 pm
posted by Po Bronson
Here's a great interview where Po Bronson talks with Oprah about his book, "What Should I Do With My Life?"
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May.22.2008 - 2:29 pm
posted by Roy Blount, Jr.
Author Roy Blount Jr. joins Jim Bouton, the former New York Yankee pitcher and now author for a talk on the challenges of writing candidly about professional sports with journalist Dean Nelson in...
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Sep.13.2009 - 5:57 pm
posted by April Chartrand
Slide Show: Clink on this URL to see the slide show of my art illustrations for ANGEL'S DESTINY: A Novel Story of Poems & Illustrations by April Martin Chartrand. http://www.slide.com/mscd?nxcid=...
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Sep.13.2009 - 7:01 pm
posted by Caleb J Ross
Gordon Highland is not Drew Ballard. Though, to know the prior after reading the latter, one might not recognize a distinction. Ballard, the protagonist of Highland’s first novel, Major Inversions,...
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Sep.21.2009 - 6:22 pm
Pittsburgh Comedian and Open Thread Co-Director Adam Atkinson, Creative Nonfiction Editor, and Pittsburgh/West Virginia author Savannah Schroll Guz discuss the vibrant Pittsburgh literary community...
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Sep.24.2009 - 10:48 am
posted by Sheila English
This bold retelling of Luke 1-2, based on Eugene Petersons Message translation, reads like a novel parallel parked by the record of Scripturea fresh experience of the strange and wonderful story of...
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Sep.24.2009 - 10:54 am
posted by Sheila English
An orphaned boy faces an evil magician—and the only person who can help just might be his mothers murderer. Will he trust again? A literary fantasy for 9- to 12-year-olds. Find out more about this...
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Oct.02.2009 - 11:51 pm
posted by Sheila English
Welcome to the Castle of Dark Dreams. Looking for scary? How about the vampire in the dungeon? Want strange? Meet the woman with the weird plants. Searching for sensual? Together, the vampire and the...
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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.14.2009 - 1:08 am
posted by Sheila English
In DEEP KISS OF WINTER, KRESLEY COLE delivers a breathtaking tale of a brutal vampire soldier about to know love for the first time...and a Valkyrie aching to be touched. GENA SHOWALTER puts a daring...
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Oct.23.2009 - 1:55 pm
posted by Sheila English
Pat Frank's Beyond Jack Squat comes for readers at the right time. As our own society is burdened with economic woes, the very real threat of world-wide warfare, and religious as well as social...
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Nov.05.2009 - 9:28 am
posted by Andrea Nepa
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