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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.16.2012 - 11:26 am
posted by Barbara Froman
A  treat from The Lemon Drop Kid (1951), directed by Sidney Lanfield.  William Frawley, Bob Hope, and Marilyn Maxwell sing "Silver Bells."
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Dec.16.2012 - 12:44 am
posted by Eva Schlesinger
A funny look at job hunting.
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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.20.2008 - 1:43 pm
posted by Byron V. Acohido
Tech security reporter Byron Acohido outlines the rising threat we all face as the Internet becomes a larger part of our lives.
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Sep.01.2010 - 8:34 am
posted by Elizabeth Rosner
Elizabeth Rosner discusses her newly released paperback BLUE NUDE, its backstory, themes and message for the reader.
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Mar.27.2009 - 11:17 pm
Chitra Divakaruni discusses the inspiration behind her novel The Palace of Illusions, the research process, and the challenges of retelling an epic tale. She reads a passage and answers challenging...
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May.01.2008 - 2:57 pm
posted by Peter Coyote
On Monday, April 21, 2008, I was part of a panel of Red Room authors that discussed community among writers in the age of the internet. Here's a preview in which each of us describes how he or she...
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Jun.12.2008 - 2:47 pm
posted by Deborah Wolfe
Watch dogs trip their owners, steal food from their luggage and get up to all sorts of mischief on the farm. Real dogs and real people caught on the bloopers reel during filming at the Camp Good...
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Mar.28.2009 - 3:49 pm
posted by Eckhart Tolle
His words have become a quiet sensation. His books The Power of Now and A New Earth have sold millions of copies around the world with the help of endorsements from Oprah Winfrey. Spiritual teacher...
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Sep.15.2008 - 1:26 pm
A three-minute interview with Raul Ramos y Sanchez, author of the controversial novel, America Libre.
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Mar.29.2012 - 3:48 pm
posted by Thaisa Frank
Literary Death Match: The romance of Irish literature--readings in a huge bar with all kinds of people.  Poland to be published in Enchantment--forthcoming in Summer 2012
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Nov.22.2011 - 7:28 pm
posted by Jo Maeder
As the late great announcer Don LaFontaine might have said: "In a world of mothers and daughters, where Sex & The City glamour collides with a doll-loving hoarder, a love story like no other is...
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Aug.16.2012 - 1:10 pm
posted by Anastasia M Ashman
  Social media specialist (and my GlobalNiche.net partner!) Tara Agacayak explains the difference between Web 1.0, 2.0 and 3.0.  Why do you need to know? Because it's where the web is going...
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