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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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Mar.04.2012 - 8:14 am
posted by Maria Badillo
In which María discusses how life really can suck sometimes.
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Mar.04.2012 - 8:12 am
posted by Maria Badillo
In which María discusses the upcoming release of Star Wars in 3D and how science fiction as a male-geared genre doesn't make sense.
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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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Mar.02.2012 - 7:03 am
posted by Kenneth Williams
This video shows how to calculate the number of drywall sheets needed for a 10' x 20'  room with an 8' ceiling without using a calculator.
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Feb.29.2012 - 11:51 pm
posted by Phil Cousineau
Phil Cousineau reads from his book Wordcatcher: An Odyssey into the World of Weird and Wonderful Words, and explores the story and etymology behind the word, "glamour," during a talk on the "Myth of...
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Feb.29.2012 - 11:40 pm
posted by Phil Cousineau
Storyteller and author Phil Cousineau shares a story of his personal journey -- from growing up French Catholic, playing basketball on the streets of Detroit, to writing for his hometown newspaper...
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Feb.29.2012 - 4:36 pm
posted by Sheila English
On her 17th birthday, everything will change for Violet Eden. The boy she loves will betray her. Her enemy will save her. She will have to decide just how much she is willing to sacrifice. Learn more...
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Feb.29.2012 - 12:44 pm
posted by Amber Benson
Hear me cut up & read from my new book, How to be Death. Available from Ace/Roc books (an imprint of Penguin Books) on February 28th, 2012
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Feb.27.2012 - 10:15 am
posted by Mitzi Szereto
Red Velvet and Absinthe explores love and lust with otherworldly partners who, by their sheer fantastical nature, evoke passion and desire far beyond that which any normal human being can...
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Feb.18.2013 - 8:17 am
posted by Barbara Froman
The Sand Castle (1977) by Co Hoedeman
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Sep.14.2009 - 12:48 pm
posted by Masha Hamilton
Description of the Afghan Women's Writing Project
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Dec.29.2010 - 8:56 am
posted by Kristen J. Tsetsi
A super special Christmas episode.
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Apr.03.2012 - 3:49 pm
Someone is trying to kill Lila Hilliard. During the Christmas holidays she returns from running errands to find her family home in flames, her father and brother trapped inside. Later, she is...
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Mar.30.2011 - 11:41 am
posted by L. David Hesler
The first book trailer for L. David Hesler's "Prismatica." Read the book and discover the connections...
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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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Oct.30.2009 - 1:10 pm
Pat Condell is an English stand up comedian. He was born in 1949. He performed alternative comedy shows during the 1980s and 1990s in the United Kingdom and won a Time Out Comedy Award in 1991 and...
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Aug.15.2010 - 6:50 am
posted by Robin Slick
This one features my daughter on bass. Also from their show last week in Chile.
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Jan.07.2013 - 4:57 pm
posted by Zarina Zabrisky
Zarina Zabrisky reading "Halloween at the Gym," Bernal Yoga Literary Series.
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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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