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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.10.2012 - 11:03 am
posted by David Knop
In the award winning novel, Mining Sacred Ground, former Marine and tribal cop Peter Romero is called to mete out justice while protecting a secret five hundred years old. Romero battles...
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Dec.10.2012 - 8:46 am
posted by Barbara Froman
From O'Henry's Full House (1952):  "The Gift of the Magi" directed by Jean Negulesco, and narrated by John Steinbeck.
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Dec.09.2012 - 10:59 am
posted by Barbara Froman
A teaser for a documentary about the Landfillharmonic.  Inspiring!
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Dec.08.2012 - 7:34 am
posted by Barbara Froman
"He Watching over Israel" from Felix Mendelssohn's oratorio, Elijah.   Happy Hanukkah.
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Dec.07.2012 - 4:27 pm
posted by Steve Caplan
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Dec.07.2012 - 4:24 pm
posted by Steve Caplan
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Dec.07.2012 - 1:16 pm
posted by Zarina Zabrisky
Zarina Zabrisky's reading at MAPP, Chattering Loom, San Francisco.
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Jan.09.2008 - 4:40 pm
posted by Clinton Fein
Clinton Fein's latest exhibition, Torture, which opened in San Francisco in January 2007 is a shocking and defiant exploration of America's approach to torture under the Bush administration. A...
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Mar.27.2009 - 5:52 pm
Maxine Hong Kingston burst on the literary scene in 1976 with her book, "The Woman Warrior" . A UC Berkeley graduate and professor, she has delighted audiences with books such as "China Men" and "...
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Oct.01.2012 - 12:18 pm
posted by Bill Denham
New from Painted Tongue Press . . .                         This small letterpress...
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May.22.2008 - 2:39 pm
posted by Po Bronson
Here's a great interview where Po Bronson talks with Oprah about his book, "What Should I Do With My Life?"
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Apr.12.2011 - 1:19 pm
posted by Lisa Yee
Huffington Post asked me to write an essay to help celebrate Beverly Cleary's 95th birthday. This is it . . .
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Feb.12.2009 - 10:32 am
posted by Huntington Sharp
This is the best YouTube offering I've come across in ages. You just have to watch this proper Englishwoman defeat "The Bandit" again and again. The slo-mo bit at the end is just hypnotic.
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May.22.2008 - 4:10 pm
In this short, older video, Maxine Hong Kingston is interviewed about violence in modern culture and literature, as well the power of words and idealism.
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Mar.14.2008 - 3:16 pm
posted by JT Ellison
Book trailer for 14, the second in the Taylor Jackson series From Mira Books September 2008
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Apr.06.2008 - 6:41 pm
posted by Susanne Pari
Oy, a rather long intro here. So sorry to Khaled's fans. This is not a typical Book Group Expo Salon, because only one author is being interviewed and the author reads from the book. But Khaled is...
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May.06.2009 - 11:11 am
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