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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.01.2008 - 10:34 pm
posted by Geri Spieler
Just over 30 years ago, one American woman nearly brought the country to its knees. In 1975, Sara Jane Moore fired a shot at President Gerald Ford, and barely missed. The first woman to ever fire a...
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Dec.01.2008 - 6:40 pm
posted by Georgina Spelvin
Part 1 of a recent backyard interview with the then-70-year-old, retired XXX erotic movie actress and star of the 1973 "porn chic" classic, The Devil in Miss Jones, Ms. Georgina Spelvin.
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Dec.01.2008 - 6:38 pm
posted by Georgina Spelvin
Part 2 of a recent backyard interview with the then-70-year-old, retired XXX erotic movie actress and star of the 1973 "porn chic" classic, The Devil in Miss Jones, Ms. Georgina Spelvin.
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Dec.01.2008 - 6:36 pm
posted by Georgina Spelvin
Part 3 of a recent backyard interview with the then-70-year-old, retired XXX erotic movie actress and star of the 1973 "porn chic" classic, The Devil in Miss Jones, Ms. Georgina Spelvin.
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Nov.30.2008 - 4:05 am
posted by Cassandra Tribe
De su nuevo libro, el corazón avaro, Cassandra Tribe incursiona en el personaje una vez más y entrega el corazón de una de las más eternas historias de amor y pasión, Ovids Baucis y Filemón. From...
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Nov.29.2008 - 10:05 am
posted by Beth Mann
Down for the count today. Ear infection from cold water surfing, high fever. As a slightly addictive personality type, I always relish in the cheap high a fever brings - that surreal "I'm a balloon...
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Nov.29.2008 - 7:22 am
posted by Tim Wise
This is part of my Nov. 1 speech in Chicago, in which I discuss the clash of historical narratives on display between Barack Obama and Rev. Jeremiah Wright (the latter of whom was in the audience),...
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Nov.29.2008 - 2:33 am
posted by Courtney V. Cowart
On the Third Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, sacred citizen Courtney Cowart and community organizer, Shakoor Aljuwani discuss moral issues related to the just recovery of New Orleans, and where...
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Nov.28.2008 - 3:52 pm
posted by Chip Kidd
The Art of the Book: Behind the Covers with Dave Eggers, Chip Kidd, Milton Glaser and moderator Michael Bierut at the 92nd Street Y in New York, December 4, 2006.
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Nov.28.2008 - 3:06 pm
posted by Chip Kidd
Chip Kidd chats, sings and inspires in this video for Dwell.com
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Dec.12.2009 - 11:30 am
posted by Julia Stein
Tabis Smiley's PBS show features Julia Russell's amazing ecohome wherein she transformed a 1911 home into a ecological masterpiece.
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Feb.28.2011 - 9:30 am
posted by V.S. Carnes
Sand for Dreams by V.S. Carnes Caine Garnette is a Strategic Service officer accepting of his own fate. Jaded by his past, he embarks on a quest to save a small child from destruction, only to find...
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Jun.24.2008 - 3:23 pm
posted by Andrew Kaplan
Every toddler goes through the stage where they want nothing but "O"-shaped cereal. The challenge for parents is getting kids to ask for fruit salad instead of cupcakes. Faced with this seemingly...
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Mar.07.2009 - 8:08 am
posted by Tad Waddington
A mosaic of thoughts on Lasting Contribution
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Oct.07.2009 - 4:46 pm
posted by Deborah Simpson
Government. Disasters. The New World Order. Salvation. Mankind has been witness to great disasters and the looming fear of the end times has increased dramatically. Civilization is no longer what it...
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Dec.17.2009 - 8:49 pm
posted by Alex Grant
Conquistador
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Aug.28.2011 - 5:45 am
posted by Ciara Lake
Communication specialist Saleeya Stayvel was hired to ensure proper communication during the critical meetings on Xihirah meant to stop a war with The Realmist terrorist faction. With the universe...
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Sep.03.2011 - 4:52 pm
posted by Ben Campbell
DNA discovered by philanthropist Alexander Crown that wil recreate human parts.
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Nov.17.2011 - 9:58 am
posted by Henry Mosquera
War on Terror veteran, Eric Caine, is found wandering the streets of Miami with no memory of the car accident that left him there. Alone and suffering from PTSD, Eric is on a one-way road to self-...
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Jan.04.2012 - 8:41 pm
posted by Mare Cromwell
Describing a hike into the Grand Canyon in the dark on Thanksgiving Eve. A mystical night hike into time.
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