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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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Apr.30.2008 - 12:05 pm
posted by Andrew Kaplan
Dr. Jonathan Ransom, world-class mountaineer and surgeon for Doctors Without Borders, is climbing in the Swiss Alps with his beautiful wife, Emma, when a blizzard sets in. In their bid to escape the...
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Apr.30.2008 - 12:01 pm
posted by Andrew Kaplan
Nicolas Creel is a man on a mission. He heads up the world's largest defense contractor, The Ares Corporation. Dick Pender is the man Creel retains to "perception manage" his company to even more...
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Apr.30.2008 - 10:44 am
posted by Phil Bronstein
Before the Chronicle's Editor at Large, Phil Bronstein, interviewed noted journalist Carl Bernstein, at San Francisco's Jewish Community Center they hooked up backstage for a lively conversation...
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Apr.30.2008 - 10:41 am
posted by Phil Bronstein
Chronicle editor at large Phil Bronstein sat down with sex educator and Chronicle columnist Violet Blue, to discuss sex and scandal.
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Apr.30.2008 - 10:30 am
posted by Phil Bronstein
Chronicle Editor at Large Phil Bronstein and Chronicle Political Writer Carla Marinucci sat down in February to talk about, among other topics, why the upcoming national election has her "more...
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Apr.29.2008 - 2:51 pm
posted by Andrew Kaplan
Devin Alexander, author of the New York Times bestseller, The Biggest Loser Cookbook, lets you have your cake and lose weight, too, with sinfully tempting — yet amazingly healthy — recipes for...
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Apr.29.2008 - 2:45 pm
posted by Andrew Kaplan
There dwells, somewhere in Russia, a man so powerful no one even knows his name. His existence is only speculated upon, only whispered about in American corridors of power and CIA strategy meetings....
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Apr.28.2008 - 4:47 pm
posted by Andrew Kaplan
Politically controversial, Franklin D. Roosevelt's Works Progress Administration was staffed by passionate believers and hated by conservatives; its critics called its projects make-work and wags...
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Apr.28.2008 - 2:54 pm
posted by Chivon Masters
Welcome to the ZOO YORK "Spread the Word" contest. Post your video response to show us how you get yourself out there. Play it cool, don't disrespect, and you might find your video blowing up on...
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Apr.27.2010 - 5:29 pm
posted by Sheila English
Freddy Builder kills Mindi Quintana; he writes the book about their relationship everybody wants; a lying rewrite of their lives. A new celebrity killer arises, a jailhouse literary sensation....
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Apr.27.2010 - 5:29 pm
posted by Sheila English
Abandoned by her mother, native Boston teen, Stephanie is sent to live with a rich family in LA. Stephanie spins a tale of lies to fit in. When her lies are exposed, Stephanie is sent reeling, until...
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May.04.2010 - 10:50 am
posted by Sheila English
Turn Left at the Trojan Horse is an intimate, epic, and offbeat memoir of one mans search for the heroic ideal through the American countryside. Author Brad Herzog set out on the open road like a...
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May.10.2010 - 11:54 pm
posted by Clara Hsu
Clara was one of the readers at Harvey Milk Library in San Francisco during National Poetry Month, hosted by Kit Kennedy.
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May.11.2010 - 3:21 pm
posted by former member
I love the labyrinth worm in the movie "Labyrinth." His British accent is too cute!
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May.11.2010 - 3:25 pm
posted by Sheila English
They are his inspiration. He is their obsession. Icon, rebel, unabashed romanticwith a single look painter Thomas Rodin conveys the ecstasy of his creativity, the pleasures awaiting the woman who can...
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May.19.2010 - 7:45 pm
posted by former member
I thought I had issues until I saw Rachel Getting Married. Anne Hathaway plays a recovering addict who insists upon stealing the spotlight from her bigger sister, Rachel. I can't even remember her...
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Jun.02.2010 - 12:59 am
posted by Sheila English
When a demon breaches the barrier between death and life, the salvation of the world depends on the passions of a dark faery just coming into her power and the man willing to use her to avenge the...
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Jun.03.2010 - 12:14 pm
posted by Kevin Flynn
Want to learn more about the story behind the true crime book, "Our Little Secret"? Authors Kevin Flynn and Rebecca Lavoie present this fascinating case.
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Jun.14.2010 - 1:14 pm
posted by Jen Hill
“Can I interest you in saving America?” That’s the text message Peter Fallon receives from a Wall Street bigwig. It’s not a challenge he can turn down, especially since the country is in the midst...
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