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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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Feb.21.2013 - 11:02 am
posted by Karen M. Rider
Co-host Meet the Author, October 2012 What is metaphysical fiction? What is a visionary story? In this episode, along with host Jason Alster, I interview novelist Patricia Sheehy about...
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Feb.21.2013 - 10:54 am
posted by Barbara Froman
The Critic (1963) Dir. Ernest Pintoff (written and narrated by Mel Brooks)
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Feb.20.2013 - 7:46 am
posted by Barbara Froman
Lavatory Lovestory (2007) written and directed by Konstantin Bronzit
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Feb.19.2013 - 12:53 pm
posted by Bretigne Shaffer
...on the subway...    
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Feb.19.2013 - 7:57 am
posted by Barbara Froman
 The Dot and the Line:  A Romance in Lower Mathematics (1965) Dirs. Chuck Jones and Maurice Noble (written and adapted by Norton Juster)
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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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Feb.15.2013 - 11:54 pm
posted by Barbara Froman
Mona Lisa Descending a Staircase (1992) by Joan Gratz  
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Feb.15.2013 - 10:14 am
posted by Sandra Reed
  This video demonstrates the themes that are present in my writings and also reflects my thought process. I wrote this song in the 80's and it is so topical today.   My writing method...
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Feb.15.2013 - 6:34 am
posted by Pauline Rowson
Pauline Rowson is the author of the DI Andy Horton series of police procedural marine mystery crime novels set against the backdrop of the sea in Portsmouth, England. In this short video taken at CSI...
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Feb.14.2013 - 8:11 pm
posted by Sheila English
Finding Your Identity in Jesus. The True Beauty films invite you into an authentic conversation about God’s Word. Learn more about this book and author http://truebeautyfilms.com/
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Sep.07.2010 - 9:01 pm
posted by Ivory Madison
If you are over the age of 16 you will look at this video quizzically like the RCA dog. This is guaranteed if you know who the RCA dog is. The RCA dog on my Victrola is rolling over in his grave. Our...
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Sep.12.2008 - 4:29 pm
posted by Thich Nhat Hanh
TIME's David Van Biema recently interviewed Thich Nhat Hahn, the famous zen monk who helped lead protests in the 1960s during the war in his native Vietnam.
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Jul.28.2009 - 12:31 pm
posted by Tim Wise
Here is a 10 minute clip of my April 2009 presentation at the White Privilege Conference, as carried on CSPAN2 - BookTV
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Aug.06.2009 - 3:18 pm
Steven Travers with Rob Fukuzaki at the L.A. Coliseum on ABC/7's "Sports Zone" in Los Angeles.
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Aug.18.2008 - 3:42 am
posted by Scott C. Holstad
This great Bukowski poem is one of my favorites from his The Last Night of the Earth Poems book. The video is classic. It's traditionally been difficult to find very many video-based poems...
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Sep.03.2012 - 9:06 am
posted by Farzana Versey
Who does not love the rains? Mumbai's monsoon. 2012. This is from where I live life. The traffic snarls, the mind logjams. I watch. I listen. I talk. Excuse the blabbering. As unpredictable as the...
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Aug.02.2011 - 2:19 pm
posted by Huntington Sharp
Red Room Public Service Announcement 1
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Mar.27.2009 - 5:52 pm
Maxine Hong Kingston burst on the literary scene in 1976 with her book, "The Woman Warrior" . A UC Berkeley graduate and professor, she has delighted audiences with books such as "China Men" and "...
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Jan.15.2008 - 4:18 pm
posted by Lori Hope
Producer Michelle Mahoney produced this story that aired on The Hallmark Channel's morning show in December 2006 and January 2007
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Oct.12.2011 - 9:51 am
posted by Sherry Jones
The world premiere -- five favorite pages -- of my novel, "Four Sisters, All Queens," debuting May 2012 from Simon and Schuster Gallery.
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