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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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Nov.04.2012 - 3:55 pm
posted by Zarina Zabrisky
Reading "Heroin Wings" at Zyfez Festival in Albuquerque, NM.
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Nov.03.2012 - 7:41 pm
posted by Barbara Froman
A scene from the film, Diva, directed by Jean-Jacques Beineix.  The aria is "Ebben? Ne Andro Lontana" and it is sung by the lovely Wilhelmenia Wiggins Fernandez.
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Nov.03.2012 - 12:22 pm
posted by Jane Hirshfield
This is an 18 minute video of Jane Hirshfield's reading during the 2012 San Francisco International Poetry Festival.
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Nov.01.2012 - 8:12 am
posted by Pauline Rowson
Crime author, Pauline Rowson introduces the eighth in the marine mystery series of crime novels set in the Solent area on the South Coast of England, featuring the flawed and rugged DI Andy Horton...
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Nov.01.2012 - 12:07 am
posted by Sheila English
Devastated to learn of her son’s disappearance, Prosecutor Daphne Montgomery is convinced that his kidnapping is connected to the white supremacist she’s just had jailed for murder. FBI ...
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Oct.31.2012 - 12:00 pm
posted by Zarina Zabrisky
Six and a SLice Reading at Lit Crawl, 2012.
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Oct.30.2012 - 7:52 pm
posted by Joseph Means
Millie, Honey, and Honey's puppies are going to the lake, when they make a wonderful discovery! A traveling machine that takes them to Catatonia, a planet of felines. Where they enjoy an...
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Oct.24.2012 - 3:38 pm
posted by Jehanah Wedgwood
Jehanah Wedgwood reading her poem, Samhuinn.  This is an excerpt from a short film that will be screened at the Sacred Grounds Cafe poetry reading on November 28, 2012 for more information,...
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Oct.23.2012 - 7:56 pm
posted by Sheila English
Bestselling author V Gilbert Beers presents a Bible packed with over 100 exciting, interactive stories and pictures. As you read together, preschoolers discover that the Bible has a lot to say about...
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Oct.03.2010 - 4:03 pm
posted by Kelly Abell
A sacrifice must be made.... Only a few days from the Blood Harvest Moon a coven of witches must have a sacrifice in order to maintain their immortality. A prophesy to fulfill... Shaelyn, a...
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Mar.05.2008 - 5:42 pm
Litquake 2007, reading at Ladies Last Lit: Grrl-Power Girl Hour.
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Oct.29.2008 - 6:27 pm
posted by Eckhart Tolle
Oprah relates a personal experience to Eckhart Tolle about experiencing true silence, absolute stillness, pure consciousness.
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Sep.27.2008 - 12:01 pm
posted by Amy King
Amy King reads at Pete's Candy Store in Brooklyn on September 12, 2008.
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Apr.15.2011 - 7:45 pm
posted by Amy D Shojai
Amy Shojai, CABC fields another reader question about why cats claw and how to deal with kitty claw-fanatics, presented on "Bling, Bitches & Blood" blog at www.amyshojai.com
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Sep.11.2008 - 4:36 pm
posted by Thich Nhat Hanh
"Every morning, when we wake up, we have twenty-four brand new hours to live." In this hour-long feature, Thich Nhat Hanh speaks about life, the Vietnam War, death, and being mindful of the world...
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Oct.09.2010 - 5:45 pm
posted by Rosemary Jones
Cobalt City fictioneers gather again to provide stories of superheroes from the city's fabled past. This anthology of shared world fiction plays with the superhero genre, and proves you can tug on...
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Jan.19.2012 - 4:13 pm
posted by Jennifer Niven
To be honest, if I’m going for pure historical accuracy, most days I’m working like twelve dogs pulling the Iditarod, racing against the clock to get everything done. But, even so, there are those...
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Apr.30.2008 - 12:57 pm
posted by Phil Bronstein
Writer and actress Carrie Fisher has spent the past few months at Berkeley Rep with her solo show WISHFUL DRINKING. Amazingly, she still had more to say to Chronicle Editor at Large Phil Bronstein...
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Oct.16.2008 - 8:23 pm
posted by Cynthia Brian
Cynthia Brian is the Founder and Executive Director of the 501 c3 charity, Be the Star You Are!. Recently ABC saluted Cynthia Brian and the volunteers for their work in improving literacy and...
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