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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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Dec.10.2007 - 3:59 pm
posted by Joan Blades
This segment includes input from various sources on topics such as inequity in the workplace and poverty as they relate to children and working mothers.
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Dec.10.2007 - 3:55 pm
posted by Jane Smiley
Author Jane Smiley visits Google to discuss her book, Ten Days in the Hills. This event took place on March 6, 2007, as part of the Authors@Google series.
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Dec.10.2007 - 3:51 pm
posted by Don Lattin
Red Room interviews Don Lattin after an event at the San Francisco Public Library during Litquake 2007, San Francisco's annual literary festival.
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Dec.10.2007 - 3:50 pm
posted by Ishmael Reed
Author Ishmael Reed appears at Litquake 2007, San Francisco's annual literary festival.
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Dec.10.2007 - 3:49 pm
posted by Juvenal Acosta
Red Room interviews Juvenal Acosta in the San Francisco Public Library during an event at Litquake 2007, San Francisco’s annual literary festival.
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Dec.10.2007 - 3:42 pm
posted by Chelsea Handler
Chelsea Handler appears on The Late Show with David Letterman in August 2007 and talks about show business, intoxication, relationships, and her book, My Horizontal Life, among other things.
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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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Dec.06.2007 - 6:08 pm
posted by Daniel Handler
Part two of Daniel Handler and Jane Smiley in conversation at Litquake 2007, San Francisco's annual literary festival.
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Dec.06.2007 - 6:08 pm
posted by Daniel Handler
Daniel Handler and Jane Smiley hold a conversation at Litquake 2007, San Francisco's annual literary festival.
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Dec.06.2007 - 6:07 pm
posted by Daniel Handler
Daniel Handler and Jane Smiley converse at Litquake 2007, San Francisco's annual literary festival.
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Oct.15.2009 - 4:48 am
posted by Bill Nissim
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Oct.21.2009 - 1:13 pm
posted by Sheila English
A Harvard linguistics professor and an ultra secret branch of the Catholic church go head to head in a race to uncover the secrets of the lost city of Atlantis. The ruins of the technologically...
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Oct.28.2009 - 2:41 am
posted by Sheila English
Hollington Homecoming Queen Beverly Turner is pulling out all the stops for her ten year class reunion. Lucius Gray needs time out from his workaholic life. Both have been burn by love and agree to...
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Dec.28.2009 - 5:06 pm
posted by Sheila English
Recessions Make Millionaires - David Bach: Start Over, Finish Rich. Know your strategy to get out of debt. Know the new rules and the new laws. A small, condensed and powerful instruction guide easy...
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May.15.2010 - 1:28 pm
posted by former member
I read the book version of this movie. I can actually relate to this movie. I, too, have to "deal" with neighbors I'd rather not. I can't wait until the day when I can move out of my parents' house...
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Jul.28.2010 - 1:13 pm
posted by Sheila English
Basketball star Darius Jones has broken a lot of hearts. Most women have moved on, but one obsessed fan is determined to be the only woman in his life, even if it means getting rid of Darius's mother...
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Jul.28.2010 - 1:16 pm
posted by Sheila English
Basketball star Darius Jones has broken a lot of hearts. Most women have moved on, but one obsessed fan is determined to be the only woman in his life, even if it means getting rid of Darius's mother...
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Aug.04.2010 - 12:46 pm
posted by Sheila English
Everybody to the station! Time for winter hibernation! Picture book features all kinds of critters from big burly bears and clamoring chipmunks to grumpy groundhogs and fidgety frogs. This train is...
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Oct.18.2010 - 7:21 pm
posted by Sheila English
In the frantically anticipated follow up to Becca Fitzpatrick’s New York Times bestseller Hush, Hush, Nora must decide if she can really count on Patch… or if he’s hiding secrets darker than she can...
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Oct.21.2008 - 5:17 pm
posted by Sheila English
Cracked Up To Be is an edgy YA novel about a popular girl with a dark secret who goes to great lengths not to be popular anymore just to keep it
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