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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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May.24.2013 - 2:35 pm
posted by Jodi Bowersox
Short trailer for The Stubborn Princess
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May.24.2013 - 1:28 am
posted by Pauline Rowson
Pauline Rowson, the author of the DI Andy Horton series of police procedural mystery crime novels set in Portsmouth and the Solent area of England, and of fast-paced thrillers, talks to Tony Smith...
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May.19.2013 - 11:24 am
posted by Andrew Q Lam
Journeys to American Identities with Andrew Lam.. Andrew Lam is an editor with New America Media and the author of three books,Perfume Dreams: Reflections on the Vietnamese Diaspora,...
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May.18.2013 - 3:17 am
posted by Diane Saarinen
Just for fun at the Saima Agency!
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May.17.2013 - 10:06 am
posted by Laurel Anne Hill
  This slide-show video by Laurel Anne Hill takes a fun, humorous peek at the awesome stories in the anthology, HOW BEER SAVED THE WORLD, all set to music that would have made Indiana Jones...
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May.17.2013 - 8:19 am
posted by Leonie Mateer
Sales Tips and Secrets  from the Author of "The Caboodles Blueprint"  How to get your product IDEA on Target, Wal-Mart, K-Mart and more.... 
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May.16.2013 - 6:44 pm
posted by Zarina Zabrisky
Zarina Zabrisky is reading her story "Zigzag Lady" at Word Performances series, San Francisco.
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Feb.25.2008 - 9:51 am
posted by Tim Wise
This is a clip from The Pathology of Privilege: Racism, White Denial & the Costs of Inequality, the newly released video from the Media Education Foundation. The video is of a speech given by Tim...
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Sep.12.2008 - 7:54 am
posted by Lisa Solod
The greatest music collection in the world
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Dec.10.2007 - 4:18 pm
posted by Maya Angelou
This video was made for a project. Comments are appreciated. Enjoy! Out of the huts of history's shame I rise Up from a past that's rooted in pain I rise I'm a black ocean, leaping and wide, Welling...
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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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Jan.25.2010 - 1:50 pm
posted by Naseem Rakha
A prose/poem written by Naseem Rakha. In Sands a war correspondent attempts to lose herself and her memories in Oman's endless dunes.
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Aug.14.2008 - 1:22 pm
posted by Maya Angelou
The comments shock jock Don Imus made about the Rutgers women's basketball team sparked off a national debate about the power of words. Poet Maya Angelou joins Russ Mitchell to discuss. (CBSNews.com)
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May.29.2010 - 12:01 pm
posted by Tayari Jones
This was my very first television interview. Look how young I was! The topic was my first novel, LEAVING ATLANTA, which was about my experiences growing up during the Atlanta Child Murders.
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Nov.27.2007 - 6:48 pm
posted by Khaled Hosseini
Funny video of conversation between Stephen Colbert and Khaled Hosseini on BookTV.
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Mar.18.2008 - 3:11 pm
posted by Barack Obama
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Dec.07.2010 - 12:28 pm
posted by Salman Rushdie
Sir Salman Rushdie slaps down Yusuf Islam, the singer-songwriter who said he supported the fatwa calling for Rushdie's execution. Also, Rushdie's plans to write a memoir on why he won't be silenced.
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