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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.06.2013 - 1:55 pm
posted by Sheila English
Pain bleeds through from the inside out. A young woman’s journey to deal with the pressures and pain of life as a teen. Follow the character as she is caught in a war between a dream world full of...
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Jan.05.2013 - 7:43 pm
posted by Andrew Demcak
Poet Andrew Demcak reads an angry haiku, at San Francisco's LitCrawl event 2012, for his ex-boyfriend.  Very funny!
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Jan.04.2013 - 7:02 pm
posted by Sheila English
In this unforgettable debut, fifteen-year-old Ever must confront Skinny, the vicious voice that lives in her head, before she can truly find her own. Find out more here- thisisteen.com/books or here...
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Jan.04.2013 - 12:20 pm
posted by Tom Lucas
The official book trailer for Leather to the Corinthians. "Leather to the Corinthians is a relentless and sprawling metalingual allegory reminding us to step back and examine our fast-food culture,...
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Dec.31.2012 - 11:37 am
posted by Zarina Zabrisky
"Happy New Year!" or "Freedom" 
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Dec.30.2012 - 8:29 am
posted by Mara Buck
New Year's Eve poem read by the author reflecting the quiet bonds of a blue collar upbringing.
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Dec.29.2012 - 12:43 pm
posted by Lenore Harris
Nick Taylor, the director of the Steinbeck Center very graciously posted the recording of the reading on YouTube for those of you who missed it. I hope you enjoy it.
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Dec.26.2012 - 6:17 am
posted by David Knop
When Peter Romero's cousin is murdered, the former military policeman is astonished that the local sheriff shows no enthusiasm for solving the crime. He is forced to recognize that, after a military...
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Mar.10.2008 - 1:02 pm
posted by Kelly DiNardo
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Jun.24.2008 - 4:19 pm
posted by Andrew Kaplan
Visit http://BookVideos.tv to watch more videos about your favorite authors and books! Seventy-five years ago, a St. Louis widow named Irma Rombauer took her life savings and self-published a book...
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May.29.2010 - 11:57 am
posted by Tayari Jones
This was recorded in 2005 at Greefield Community College.
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May.03.2012 - 11:35 am
posted by Sherrill S Cannon
  James Alexander’s nickname was Gimme-Jimmy because he was a greedy and selfish bully.  Imagine Jimmy’s concern when he discovered that every time he said the word “Gimme”, his hand grew...
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Jan.17.2012 - 2:42 pm
posted by China Galland
A brief comment on truth telling and history. 'Its so convenient for us to adopt a kind of amnesia in regards to African American history, which is very costly.' Leon Litwack, UC Berkeley, History...
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Oct.02.2010 - 7:30 pm
This home video blog is my contribution to the It Gets Better Project, a series of videos intended to respond to the recent spate of suicides of gay/lesbian youth. I climbed a bridge to kill myself...
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Aug.07.2010 - 10:33 am
posted by Holly Clegg
Holly partnered with Walmart to create easy, affordable and delicious recipes using the Great Value products.
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Feb.07.2012 - 9:40 pm
posted by Sarah Selecky
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