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Feb.06.2011 - 1:14 pm

Progress

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

Open Road Media: Erica Jong on Fear of Flying

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

Walking a Field into Evening

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

Belva Davis in Conversation with Deborah Santana

posted by Deborah Santana

Strand Book Store, New York- February 23, 2011

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Aug.03.2009 - 8:46 am

On These Walls: Quotations and Images of the Library of Congress

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

Salman and the Fire of Life

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

Afghanistan Can't Wash Away Vietnam

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

Love in the Time of Amazon.com

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

Resurrecting Love: The Cemetery That Can Heal a Nation

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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