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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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Oct.23.2012 - 4:57 pm
posted by Daniel Handler
In a fading town, far from anyone he knew or trusted, a young Lemony Snicket began his apprenticeship in an organization nobody knows about. He started by asking questions that shouldn't have been...
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Oct.21.2012 - 3:35 am
posted by Joseph Means
Millie and Honey - The Incredible Instantaneous Interplanetary Adventure Volume I - CATATONIA Volume II - APPLEOPOLIS
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Oct.19.2012 - 12:49 am
posted by Abraham Mertens
As anyone who knows me knows, my family is from the Netherlands and I have a great affection for the people of the Netherlands. I spent a year in there when I was 20 and learned to speak fluent Dutch...
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Oct.17.2012 - 10:56 pm
posted by Tracy Krauss
Video trailer for WIND OVER MARSHDALE
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Oct.17.2012 - 1:57 pm
posted by Anita Stewart
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Oct.17.2012 - 7:45 am
posted by Sal Corrente
Teaser trailer for Volume 3 of, The Adventures of Boochi Malloochi.
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Oct.17.2012 - 7:28 am
posted by Larry R. Smith
Here is a poem-video for my new book of poems EACH MOMENT ALL...I hope you enjoy its seasoned calm.
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Oct.16.2012 - 10:15 pm
Death isn't the end of love; Katie Newman, grief-stricken over losing her father, knows this. Everyday she hopes for some kind of impossible resolution. Fate intercedes, not by supplying her father...
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Oct.16.2012 - 10:19 am
posted by Maria Semple
Los Angeles Times' Carolyn Kellogg interviews Where'd You Bernadette author Maria Semple.
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Oct.16.2012 - 4:02 am
posted by Larry R. Smith
Here are two poem video segments from a film we did on American poet and artist, Kenneth Patchen...a midwest and working-class hero. The film Kenneth Patchen: An Art of Engagement was made by Tom...
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Dec.10.2007 - 4:11 pm
posted by Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou reads her poem "On the Pulse of Morning" at the 1993 presidential inauguration of Bill Clinton. (The audio gets a little out of sync early on but only lasts around 10 seconds.)
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Jul.03.2008 - 12:50 pm
posted by Belle Yang
Belle Yang's graphic novel-in-progress. To be published by W. W. Norton, fall 2010 Music: "Oldster" by Sa Dingding visit: www.sadingding.co.uk
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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.07.2013 - 2:55 pm
posted by Anastasia M Ashman
Does some part of your life fit like a too-tight jacket? Stopping you from breathing free, feeling confident and doing what you want?  We know what it's like to want a better fit. It's why...
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Aug.09.2008 - 2:34 pm
posted by Tina B. Tessina
Author Tina Tessina describes her book, The Commuter Marriage. Buy the book here.
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Dec.06.2007 - 6:58 pm
posted by Daniel Handler
See Daniel Handler and Jane Smiley in conversation at Litquake 2007, San Francisco's annual literary festival. View the remaining videos at Author Conversations.
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Apr.12.2008 - 7:42 pm
posted by Belle Yang
6 minute clip of a 30 minute documentary on Youtube. $19.95 from www.haukfa.com tel: 831-373-6007 MY NAME IS BELLE presents an autobiographical snapshot of the immigrant experience through the eyes...
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Dec.13.2007 - 4:59 pm
posted by April Sinclair
Red Room interviews author April Sinclair at the San Francisco Public Library after an event during Litquake 2007, San Francisco's annual literary festival.
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Sep.12.2008 - 4:31 pm
posted by Thich Nhat Hanh
Thich Nhat Hanh addresses the United States Congress in 2004 with a focus on the increase in terrorism worldwide.
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Nov.17.2008 - 5:22 pm
posted by Ivory Madison
Red Room founder and CEO Ivory Madison talks about her self-published book, a compilation of photographs and poems written by her recently deceased 92-year-old grandmother, Gerda Christensen Fiske.
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