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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.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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Apr.05.2008 - 8:50 am
posted by Geling Yan
Profile in Chinese of Geling Yan on Voice of America's "Cultural Odyssey." (Note: under U.S. Code Title 17, Chapter 1, § 105, works prepared by a U.S. Government agency or entity such as Voice of...
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Apr.03.2008 - 6:44 pm
posted by Heather Goyette
My former roommate, Jessica, joins my other roommate's boyfriend in song.
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Apr.03.2008 - 6:22 pm
posted by Heather Goyette
Another Jim Noir song that expresses how I feel about PCs.
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Apr.03.2008 - 6:19 pm
posted by Heather Goyette
Rated NV for No Vegetarians: This video may not be appropriate for viewing by vegetarians, but otherwise I love the song.
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Apr.03.2008 - 4:40 pm
posted by Ben Feldman
oh man oh man oh man
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Apr.03.2008 - 4:37 pm
posted by Ben Feldman
man oh man
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Apr.03.2008 - 4:22 pm
posted by Marianne Jensen
this semi-autobiographical short was filmed in 2006 about a year and half after I met my biological father. In my reality things happened a little differently, but some events in the film are true.
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Apr.03.2008 - 2:13 pm
posted by Craig McDonald
Book trailer for TOROS & TORSOS, the sequel to Craig McDonald's Edgar, Gumshoe and CrimeSpree awards nominated debut novel HEAD GAMES. TOROS & TORSOS returns pulp author Hector Lassiter,...
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Apr.03.2008 - 12:46 pm
posted by former member
Film Review from the New York Times (April 20, 2007) The fascinating documentary “Alice Neel” — a biography of this influential, emotionally troubled painter by her grandson Andrew Neel — could...
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Aug.17.2009 - 5:58 pm
posted by April Chartrand
Angel's Destiny - A reading of chapter 1-4 and explanation of the illustrations by April Martin Chartrand
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Aug.27.2009 - 12:42 am
posted by Sheila English
The first in a terrifying series new series from critically acclaimed author Rick Yancey, The Monstrumologist tells the story of an orphan who apprentices to a monster-hunting doctor whose adventures...
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Aug.27.2009 - 12:43 am
posted by Sheila English
The Holy Spirit was sent to help us make much of Christ...to reflect his glory to the world. So why do we try to live as if the Spirit isn't real? Are we afraid of truly being led by the Spirit, and...
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Sep.02.2009 - 2:51 am
posted by Sheila English
If you lost someone you loved, what would you pay to bring him back from the dead? Be careful what you wish for . . . it just may find you. From childhood until her sixteenth year, Isis Villiers...
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Sep.13.2009 - 7:01 pm
posted by Caleb J Ross
Gordon Highland is not Drew Ballard. Though, to know the prior after reading the latter, one might not recognize a distinction. Ballard, the protagonist of Highland’s first novel, Major Inversions,...
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Sep.21.2009 - 6:22 pm
Pittsburgh Comedian and Open Thread Co-Director Adam Atkinson, Creative Nonfiction Editor, and Pittsburgh/West Virginia author Savannah Schroll Guz discuss the vibrant Pittsburgh literary community...
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Sep.24.2009 - 10:48 am
posted by Sheila English
This bold retelling of Luke 1-2, based on Eugene Petersons Message translation, reads like a novel parallel parked by the record of Scripturea fresh experience of the strange and wonderful story of...
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Sep.24.2009 - 10:54 am
posted by Sheila English
An orphaned boy faces an evil magician—and the only person who can help just might be his mothers murderer. Will he trust again? A literary fantasy for 9- to 12-year-olds. Find out more about this...
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Sep.29.2009 - 3:58 am
posted by Kim Miller
Clem is a boy in strife. Blamed for the death of his mother, and in trouble with the police, he's now in a school for toxic teenagers. And that secret that he's trying to keep hidden? It keeps coming...
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Sep.29.2009 - 10:19 am
posted by Sheila English
As a society, we are indebted to those honorable individuals who have served in any of the five branches of the military. Their dedication to our defense and supreme level of patriotism enable the...
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