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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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Dec.15.2012 - 10:35 am
posted by Barbara Froman
This version of Peter Pan (1960), directed by Vincent J. Donehue is a part of my childhood.  Made for TV by the National Broadcasting Company, it stars Mary Martin as Peter, and the inimitable...
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Dec.15.2012 - 12:01 am
posted by G. Kasten
When Pete confronts Mindy about her infidelity, his own character is revealed. 
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Dec.14.2012 - 3:22 pm
posted by Jam Hamidi
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Dec.14.2012 - 9:53 am
posted by Barbara Froman
Not your expected holiday entertainment, Trading Places (1983),  directed John Landis, is part of the countdown because of the time of the year in which it's set, and the retribution it serves...
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Dec.14.2012 - 9:10 am
posted by Pauline Rowson
A short video clip from CSI Portsmouth 2012. Pauline Rowson, author of the DI Andy Horton series of police procedural mystery crime novels set in Portsmouth England, talks about translation, humour,...
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Dec.13.2012 - 8:28 am
posted by Barbara Froman
...The Twilight Zone, where Art Carney—a.k.a. Ed Norton in The Honeymooners—appeared as Santa Claus in a 1960 episode entitled, "Night of the Meek."
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Dec.12.2012 - 8:28 am
posted by Barbara Froman
 From Jesu der meine Seele, "Wir Eilen" isn't generally associated with Christmas, as Bach  composed the Cantata for the 14th Sunday after Trinity, but these trumpets just seem to shout, "...
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Dec.11.2012 - 2:18 pm
posted by Barbara Froman
Get the hankies ready.... Today's heart-rending clip is from my favorite adaptation of A Christmas Carol: Scrooge (1951), directed by Brian Desmond Hurst. Alastair Sim plays the title character....
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Apr.19.2013 - 12:46 pm
posted by David Henry Sterry
What should you do, then? Start with The Essential Guide to Getting Your Book Published.
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Apr.04.2011 - 7:31 pm
posted by Amy D Shojai
Amy Shojai, behavior expert and fan of shiny objects, answers a reader's question about why a dog gets upset about STARES. What puzzles, delights or hisses you off about your pets--or the writing biz...
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Jul.29.2009 - 10:36 am
posted by Jo Maeder
A wonderful in-depth interview about my book with author Benjamin Cheever. If you don't see me in the screen, type my name in the search box.
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Apr.30.2009 - 10:00 am
posted by Ben Campbell
A short video, my impression of Ivory Madison's DC Comic graphic novel HUNTRESS: Year One.
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May.13.2008 - 10:52 am
posted by Andrew Kaplan
Watch the video for the book Such a pretty Fat: One Narcissist's Quest To Discover if Her Life Makes Her Ass Look Big, Or Why Pie is Not The Answer. Jen Lancaster is also the author of Bitter is the...
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Mar.27.2013 - 9:15 am
posted by Laurel Anne Hill
Got steam?   How about clockwork and goggles?  Shanghai Steam, an anthology from Absolute XPress, has all three and way, way more.  Qi powered machines and flying monks.  ...
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Nov.04.2012 - 3:55 pm
posted by Zarina Zabrisky
Reading "Heroin Wings" at Zyfez Festival in Albuquerque, NM.
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Dec.30.2011 - 12:35 pm
posted by Mel Nicolai
The Shake is an unusual cross-genre noir mystery with vampires. The Shake was awarded Kirkus Reviews' Star rating and was named to their Best of 2011.
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Mar.02.2012 - 7:13 am
posted by Brooke Musterman
"Musterman so perfectly captures the quirks of coffee shop employees and clientele as she explores the inner workings of the reptilian brain. It's a weird juxtaposition, but she pulls it off and...
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