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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.03.2013 - 2:08 pm
posted by Doris Collier
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May.03.2013 - 8:08 am
posted by Terry Spear
Army officer Deidre Roux has hidden her psychic abilities until now. But ominous visions plague her and between the martial arts tactics her twin brother taught her and the hand-to-hand combat she...
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May.01.2013 - 9:28 am
posted by Barbara Froman
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Apr.30.2013 - 1:04 pm
posted by Geling Yan
柏林电影节开幕 严歌苓十三年后再走柏林红毯 Short, impromptu interview in Chinese on the red carpet at the opening of the Berlinale, February 2013.
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Apr.30.2013 - 1:00 pm
posted by Geling Yan
采访中国作家阿来、莫言和严歌苓 Chinese-language Interviews at the London Book Fair of Authors A Lai, Mo Yan and Yan Geling.  (Yan Geling's starts around minute 5:00).  Not great production values but good...
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Apr.30.2013 - 12:56 pm
posted by Geling Yan
作家严歌苓:小女人 大宇宙-杨澜访谈录 Yang Lan One-on-One:  Interviewed by China's Most Famous Talk Show Journalist (similar to Oprah or Barbara Walters)
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Apr.30.2013 - 12:47 pm
posted by Geling Yan
天下女人 20130416 严歌苓自曝留学励志故事 Yan Geling Interviewed in Chinese on Woman-Oriented TV Talk Show "Her Village."
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Apr.29.2013 - 7:23 am
posted by R.A. Baker
In the troubled land of Taren rules a bitter, oppressive regent named Nephredom, who alone maintains the Gate a Psi-magical barrier that contains thousands of mutated beasts, that were once men....
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Apr.27.2013 - 9:21 pm
Saying goodbye to the Dome.
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Aug.14.2008 - 1:22 pm
posted by Maya Angelou
The comments shock jock Don Imus made about the Rutgers women's basketball team sparked off a national debate about the power of words. Poet Maya Angelou joins Russ Mitchell to discuss. (CBSNews.com)
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Aug.14.2008 - 1:26 pm
posted by Maya Angelou
Poet and author Maya Angelou speaks out about her pride in and support of Hillary's run for the White House.
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Feb.27.2008 - 3:16 pm
posted by Stephen Colbert
Stephen talks about I Am America (And So Can You!)
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Feb.07.2013 - 2:55 pm
posted by Anastasia M Ashman
Does some part of your life fit like a too-tight jacket? Stopping you from breathing free, feeling confident and doing what you want?  We know what it's like to want a better fit. It's why...
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Dec.16.2008 - 6:27 am
posted by Geling Yan
Trailer of movie "Mei Lan Fang (Forever Enthralled)" directed by Chen Kaige ("Farewell my Concubine") and starring Leon Lai and Ziyi Zhang. Script of this movie was written by Geling Yan, with...
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Dec.10.2007 - 3:42 pm
posted by Chelsea Handler
Chelsea Handler appears on The Late Show with David Letterman in August 2007 and talks about show business, intoxication, relationships, and her book, My Horizontal Life, among other things.
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Jan.12.2008 - 8:38 pm
posted by Lauren John
Author Molly Giles and Bookseller Elaine Petrocelli (founder of Book Passage--Corte Madera and San Francsico) speak with moderator Lauren John about how to choose books for book discussion groups and...
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Aug.02.2011 - 2:19 pm
posted by Huntington Sharp
Red Room Public Service Announcement 1
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Jan.13.2008 - 4:50 pm
posted by Barack Obama
U.S. Sen. Barack Obama addresses the 2004 Democratic National Convention. The speech gave rise to the title of his second book, The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream.
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