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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.30.2013 - 1:00 pm
posted by Geling Yan
采访中国作家阿来、莫言和严歌苓 Chinese-language Interviews at the London Book Fair of Authors A Lai, Mo Yan and Yan Geling.  (Yan Geling's starts around minute 5:00).  Not great production values but good...
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Apr.30.2013 - 12:56 pm
posted by Geling Yan
作家严歌苓:小女人 大宇宙-杨澜访谈录 Yang Lan One-on-One:  Interviewed by China's Most Famous Talk Show Journalist (similar to Oprah or Barbara Walters)
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Apr.30.2013 - 12:47 pm
posted by Geling Yan
天下女人 20130416 严歌苓自曝留学励志故事 Yan Geling Interviewed in Chinese on Woman-Oriented TV Talk Show "Her Village."
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Apr.29.2013 - 7:23 am
posted by R.A. Baker
In the troubled land of Taren rules a bitter, oppressive regent named Nephredom, who alone maintains the Gate a Psi-magical barrier that contains thousands of mutated beasts, that were once men....
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Apr.27.2013 - 9:21 pm
Saying goodbye to the Dome.
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Apr.26.2013 - 4:08 pm
I had wanted to make short documentaries for a while but that kind of project takes a crew.  Since my filmmaking buddies had just moved to Los Angeles, I was solo.  So I went smaller....
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Apr.25.2013 - 8:19 am
posted by Jo Maeder
  "A fun, rollicking tale with an enchanted setting, the kind of book you want to share with your dearest friends. Do yoruself a favor and don't mis this one!"        ...
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Apr.23.2013 - 4:17 am
posted by Terry Spear
Serena, a royal member of the Mabara winged fae, has one goal in mind. Stop an impending marriage with a dark fae. As the fae are known to do, she stirs up...
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Apr.22.2013 - 7:24 pm
posted by Terry Spear
Lisa Robbins has one mission in mind--sell back her UNUSED wedding dress to the wedding shop, but when she has no success, maybe she's going about this all wrong. Peter Crawford is intrigued by...
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Apr.22.2013 - 7:19 pm
posted by Terry Spear
On The Run... After werewolves Elaine Hawthorn and Cearnach MacNeill almost have a head-on collision on a foggy Highland road, they're pretty well stuck with each other. It'll be hours before...
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Nov.27.2007 - 6:48 pm
posted by Khaled Hosseini
Funny video of conversation between Stephen Colbert and Khaled Hosseini on BookTV.
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Mar.03.2010 - 8:07 am
posted by Naseem Rakha
Book Trailer for The Crying Tree By Naseem Rakha
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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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Oct.26.2011 - 5:34 pm
posted by Ishmael Reed
On Wed Oct 12 11, Litquake presented Ishmael Reed with its annual Barbary Coast Award in honor of his long-standing contributions to the Bay Area literary scene. Hosted by W. Kamau Bell, friends/...
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Nov.27.2007 - 6:47 pm
posted by Amy Tan
Author Amy Tan reads from and discusses the fictional "Note to the Reader" from the beginning of her novel, Saving Fish From Drowning.
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Apr.14.2008 - 9:31 pm
posted by Dorianne Laux
The audio is a recording of Dorianne Laux, reading her poem Facts About the Moon. The still pictures and videos are from NASA and archive.org. The music is Metek vs. Pythagora by Metek &...
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Mar.14.2009 - 12:44 pm
posted by Belle Yang
Produced by Paul and Marie Boczkowski of Longtimers. Please visit http://www.youtube.com/longtimers At Amazon.com http://www.amazon.com/Foo-Flying-Frog-Washtub-Pond/dp/0763636150/ref=pd_... To see...
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Aug.02.2011 - 2:19 pm
posted by Huntington Sharp
Red Room Public Service Announcement 1
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Feb.03.2012 - 12:56 pm
posted by Kristen J. Tsetsi
The Paper Rats deconstruct some common writer stereotypes. Which one are you?
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