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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.27.2008 - 10:59 am
posted by Andrew Kaplan
In nineteen minutes, you can mow the front lawn, color your hair, watch a third of a hockey game. In nineteen minutes, you can bake scones or get a tooth filled by a dentist; you can fold laundry for...
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Jun.27.2008 - 10:58 am
posted by Andrew Kaplan
Jimmy Carter has been teaching Sunday school ever since he was a young midshipman in Annapolis; in later years he conducted religious services on submarines on which he served, and even led the...
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Jun.27.2008 - 10:56 am
posted by Andrew Kaplan
Susan Isaacs is a recipient of the Writers for Writers Award and the John Steinbeck Award. She serves as chairman of the board of Poets & Writers and is a past president of Mystery Writers of...
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Jun.27.2008 - 10:54 am
posted by Andrew Kaplan
Doubtless Myss's most deeply personal, revealing, compassionate, and transforming book yet, Entering the Castle is a comprehensive guidebook for the journey of your life -- a journey into the center...
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Jun.27.2008 - 10:50 am
posted by Andrew Kaplan
A wise and astonishing novel about the different guises of love and the often steep tolls on the road to adulthood, The God of Animals is a haunting, unforgettable debut. Aryn Kyle graduated from the...
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Jun.27.2008 - 10:48 am
posted by Andrew Kaplan
Posie Graeme-Evans has worked in the Australian film and television industry for the last twenty-five years as an editor, director, and producer on hundreds of prime-time television programs,...
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Dec.22.2010 - 10:27 pm
posted by Darden North
Mystery and medical thriller author Darden North speaks at the Eudora Welty Library in Jackson, MS, September 23, 2010, at "Applause," the annual membership meeting for the Friends of the Jackson...
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Feb.07.2011 - 12:36 pm
posted by John Mariotti
Check out the video of Bo Dietl, retired NYPD detective, on Imus in the Morning, praising The Chinese Conspiracy as a must-read.
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Feb.28.2011 - 9:15 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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Mar.09.2011 - 2:25 am
posted by Sheila English
A small town lawyer is forced to fight a giant pharmaceutical company and the FDA to try to save his daughter’s life in Thompson’s edgy legal thriller. When his lawsuit uncovers fraud and corruption...
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Mar.22.2011 - 4:11 pm
posted by Sheila English
Working for corporations, heads of state, private clients, and anyone else who can pay for her unique brand of expertise, Vanessa Michael Munroe deals in high cost information. Hired to find the...
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Apr.10.2011 - 4:36 pm
posted by Sheila English
There is always a Martin. One Martin. Thirteen year old Martin Boyle struggles to break a family curse after discovering that he has only twelve weeks to live. Learn more about this book here, http...
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Apr.13.2011 - 2:57 pm
posted by Jen Hill
Saddened because they have left one of their number in a grave in the wilderness, Harold and his companions continue their journey to the dreaded underground palace of Hrad Spein. There, knowing that...
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Apr.30.2011 - 7:48 pm
posted by Sheila English
From the author of King Leopold’s Ghost, a sweeping history of World War I, showcasing the war’s critics as dramatically as its heroes and victims. Learn more about this book here, http://bit.ly/...
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Jun.09.2011 - 5:38 pm
posted by Sheila English
Sex therapist, Dr. Mogan Snow is brought in to work with the members of the Scarlet Society, a secret women’s sex club. Fear pervades the society when male guests, who enjoy being dominated, are...
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Jun.16.2011 - 3:49 pm
posted by former member
Mother is one of my all-time favorite movies. In this scene, Albert Brooks goes to the store with his mother and they argue over whether spending extra money on food is a waste of time. Classic!
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