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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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Jan.25.2013 - 8:59 pm
posted by Ron Parsons
In this video interview with the Sioux Falls Argus Leader, Ron Parsons discusses his path as a writer, the growing literary community in South Dakota, and his upcoming collection of short stories, "...
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Jan.24.2013 - 11:58 am
posted by Ben Campbell
The face of life has changed. Envision having the ability to alter physical form, to undergo metamorphosis, making striking alterations in appearance after physical mishaps and even before birth...
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Jan.23.2013 - 6:44 pm
posted by Ben Campbell
The face of life has changed. Discovery, theft, humor, sex and the CIA are the DNA of murder.
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Jan.22.2013 - 1:00 am
posted by Richard Zimler
I recently won a 2012 Rainbow Award in Portugal for the full body of my work.  Rainbow Awards are given to those who further the evolution of positive attitudes toward gays, lesbians and trans-...
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Jan.21.2013 - 11:00 am
posted by kelly jean rice
melody spoken word
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Jan.21.2013 - 6:11 am
posted by Pauline Rowson
Pauline Rowson is the author of two thrillers and the DI Andy Horton series of police procedural mystery crime novels set against the atmospheric backdrop of the sea in Portsmouth, the Isle of Wight...
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Jan.17.2013 - 11:53 pm
posted by Zarina Zabrisky
Zarina Zabrisky reading "Pisachio Ice Cream" at Lyrics and Dirges, at Pegasus Books in Berkeley.
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Jan.15.2013 - 3:52 pm
posted by John Knoerle
Hal Schroeder, after attending a swanky Georgetown party, is approached by Julia Hammond, intrepid girl reporter.
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Jan.14.2013 - 10:25 am
posted by Judy Mandel
Video trailer for Replacement Child by Judy L. Mandel Judy Mandel is the replacement child for her sister who was killed in a tragic accident. It would be years before she would understand how the...
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Jan.14.2013 - 9:48 am
posted by Lisa Jey Davis
  Happy New Year!  It's the Come to Jesus realization for me today... no more holiday parties with fattening food and full service alcohol... I'm up 15 POUNDS!   What are you up to in...
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Nov.27.2007 - 6:39 pm
posted by Salman Rushdie
The Lavin Agency presents Salman Rushdie, one of the most acclaimed and controversial writers of our time, and the author of Midnight's Children, The Satanic Verses, and Shalimar the Clown.
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Nov.17.2008 - 5:22 pm
posted by Ivory Madison
Red Room founder and CEO Ivory Madison talks about her self-published book, a compilation of photographs and poems written by her recently deceased 92-year-old grandmother, Gerda Christensen Fiske.
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Sep.07.2010 - 9:01 pm
posted by Ivory Madison
If you are over the age of 16 you will look at this video quizzically like the RCA dog. This is guaranteed if you know who the RCA dog is. The RCA dog on my Victrola is rolling over in his grave. Our...
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Sep.12.2008 - 4:29 pm
posted by Thich Nhat Hanh
TIME's David Van Biema recently interviewed Thich Nhat Hahn, the famous zen monk who helped lead protests in the 1960s during the war in his native Vietnam.
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Jul.28.2009 - 12:31 pm
posted by Tim Wise
Here is a 10 minute clip of my April 2009 presentation at the White Privilege Conference, as carried on CSPAN2 - BookTV
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Mar.30.2012 - 1:58 pm
posted by Evie Shockley
Poets Dolores Kendrick and Evie Shockley celebrate the birthday of American poet Langston Hughes at the Library of Congress, on February 1, 2012, by reading selections from his work and discussing...
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Sep.12.2012 - 1:22 am
posted by Richard Zimler
In 2009, Swedish film director Solveig Nordlund made a short based on my story, The Slow Mirror. The film stars Gracinda Nave, Marta Peneda and me.  It won the Best Drama award at the New York...
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Dec.13.2007 - 5:20 pm
posted by Jane Ganahl
Jane Ganahl reads at Litquake 2007, the annual San Francisco literary festival that she co-founded.
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Sep.11.2012 - 7:35 am
posted by Sheila English
From the author of Smile, Raina Telgemeier, a new full-color graphic novel about friendship, crushes, and all-around drama! Drama by Raina Telgemeier Book Trailer. Learn more about the book and...
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