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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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Mar.06.2012 - 8:43 pm
posted by Joseph McGinnis
This Shadow Follows Me author presentation novel reading PART 3 Chapter 2
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Mar.06.2012 - 8:41 pm
posted by Joseph McGinnis
This Shadow Follows Me author presentation novel reading PART 2 Chapter 1
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Mar.06.2012 - 8:37 pm
posted by Joseph McGinnis
This Shadow Follows Me author presentation novel reading PART 1        
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Mar.06.2012 - 5:33 pm
posted by David Henry Sterry
From HBO's emmy winning Encyclopedia
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Mar.05.2012 - 7:16 pm
posted by David Henry Sterry
I cry a river of tears while in a dress
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Mar.04.2012 - 8:15 am
posted by Maria Badillo
In which I talk about what it really means to sound smart and why more people read Snapple caps than textbooks.
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Mar.04.2012 - 8:14 am
posted by Maria Badillo
In which María discusses how life really can suck sometimes.
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Mar.04.2012 - 8:12 am
posted by Maria Badillo
In which María discusses the upcoming release of Star Wars in 3D and how science fiction as a male-geared genre doesn't make sense.
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Mar.02.2012 - 7:13 am
posted by Brooke Musterman
"Musterman so perfectly captures the quirks of coffee shop employees and clientele as she explores the inner workings of the reptilian brain. It's a weird juxtaposition, but she pulls it off and...
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Jul.21.2008 - 11:18 am
posted by Douglas R Keister
A Video preview of Douglas Keister's new book, Teardrops and Tiny Trailers, focuses on Teardrop Trailers, Canned Ham Trailers, Airstreams, Gypsy Caravans plus tiny trailers from Europe.
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Feb.18.2009 - 2:40 pm
posted by David Allen
A tour of David Allen's office (author of Getting Things Done), going through his systems and how he practices what he preaches. Part of the You 2.0 Podcast series,a documentary on lifehacking...
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Mar.10.2011 - 12:58 pm
posted by Patricia V. Davis
The book trailer for The Diva Doctrine was so much fun to make, because of the fab contributions of the women featured in it, and because of Six Maximus's haunting rendition of the theme song, "Who...
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Oct.08.2008 - 4:32 pm
posted by Alvin Orloff
Author, Alvin Orloff performs at 2007's Litquake, San Francisco's premier literary festival. http://www.redroom.com/author/alvin-orloff Alvin talks about his day job from hell!
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Oct.15.2009 - 7:52 pm
posted by Talia Carner
Cont. from Part 1: Women are not the problem, but the solution. The challenge facing every society across the globe in the 21st Century is to pull women into all arenas of the public sphere--economic...
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Feb.05.2008 - 6:08 pm
posted by Jon Clinch
Jon Clinch introduces Finn: A Novel.
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Sep.04.2009 - 1:35 am
posted by Sumathi Mohan
The Madurai temple complex in itself is breathtaking, given the fort like walls pierced with lofty towers, surrounding an area of about 640000 square feet. The Aadi, Chittirai and the Maasi, and Veli...
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Mar.07.2009 - 8:49 pm
"THIS HERE'S WHAT A FOOTBALL PLAYER LOOKS LIKE." The night they drove old Dixie down And all the bells were ringin’ The night they drove old Dixie down And all the people were singin’ They went, “Na...
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Aug.28.2008 - 2:48 pm
posted by chella courington
an artistic response to the haiku-influenced prose poem by Robert Haas
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Nov.18.2011 - 12:36 pm
posted by Sherrill S Cannon
If your child or grandchild has ever wondered where Santa fits in with the traditional Christmas story, now you can read them, Santa’s Birthday Gift. Finally, a book that ties two holiday traditions...
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