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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.15.2012 - 10:35 am
posted by Barbara Froman
This version of Peter Pan (1960), directed by Vincent J. Donehue is a part of my childhood.  Made for TV by the National Broadcasting Company, it stars Mary Martin as Peter, and the inimitable...
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Dec.15.2012 - 12:01 am
posted by G. Kasten
When Pete confronts Mindy about her infidelity, his own character is revealed. 
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Dec.14.2012 - 3:22 pm
posted by Jam Hamidi
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Dec.14.2012 - 9:53 am
posted by Barbara Froman
Not your expected holiday entertainment, Trading Places (1983),  directed John Landis, is part of the countdown because of the time of the year in which it's set, and the retribution it serves...
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Dec.14.2012 - 9:10 am
posted by Pauline Rowson
A short video clip from CSI Portsmouth 2012. Pauline Rowson, author of the DI Andy Horton series of police procedural mystery crime novels set in Portsmouth England, talks about translation, humour,...
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Dec.13.2012 - 8:28 am
posted by Barbara Froman
...The Twilight Zone, where Art Carney—a.k.a. Ed Norton in The Honeymooners—appeared as Santa Claus in a 1960 episode entitled, "Night of the Meek."
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Dec.12.2012 - 8:28 am
posted by Barbara Froman
 From Jesu der meine Seele, "Wir Eilen" isn't generally associated with Christmas, as Bach  composed the Cantata for the 14th Sunday after Trinity, but these trumpets just seem to shout, "...
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Dec.11.2012 - 2:18 pm
posted by Barbara Froman
Get the hankies ready.... Today's heart-rending clip is from my favorite adaptation of A Christmas Carol: Scrooge (1951), directed by Brian Desmond Hurst. Alastair Sim plays the title character....
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Mar.05.2013 - 10:56 am
posted by Barbara Froman
David Silverman's short animated film, The Longest Day Care was nominated for an Academy Award this year. A delightful film, it has the added benefit of having my stepson as its music editor. So,...
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Mar.03.2010 - 7:17 pm
posted by Melinda Marchiano
The Civic Ballet of San Luis Obispo welcomes over 1,000 oncology patients and family members to enjoy a gift performance of The Nutcracker at the Performing Arts Center. This takes place one year...
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Aug.07.2010 - 10:14 am
posted by Holly Clegg
Holly cooks on Fox & Friends with her easy, everyday diabetic recipes from Holly Clegg's trim&TERRIFIC Diabetic Cooking.
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Nov.03.2010 - 1:12 pm
posted by Peter Conners
February 3, 2010. Peter Conners reads and discusses his memoir,Growing Up Dead: The Hallucinated Confessions of a Teenage Deadhead (Da Capo Press, 2010) for Syracuse University's Raymond Carver...
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Jan.07.2013 - 1:26 pm
posted by Sheila English
In the all-new epic adventure from Dav Pilkey, George and Harold travel through time to save Captain Underpants and the world from certain destruction! Captain Underpants and the Revolting Revenge of...
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Oct.07.2010 - 2:20 pm
posted by Katia Lief
YOU ARE NEXT, a thriller by Katia Lief. Available now from Avon/HarperCollins. Book trailer produced, directed and edited by Oliver Lief. Starring Melissa Silver and Brandon DeSpain.
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Jan.09.2013 - 3:17 pm
posted by Ron McElroy
"Author Ron McElroy discusses how he wrote Wrong Side of the Tracks, his recently published memoir. McElroy reports having spent a lengthy amount of time without any sense of focus or...
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May.13.2009 - 11:47 am
posted by Jeffrey Zaslow
WSJ's Jeff Trachtenberg interviews Jeff Zaslow, who co-wrote "The Last Lecture" with Randy Pausch. Pausch passed away on July 25, 2008.
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Jun.24.2010 - 1:35 pm
posted by Colleen Smith
Book trailer for GLASS HALO, Colleen Smith's first novel. Visit www.FridayJonesPublishing.com or www.GlassHaloNovel.com for more information.
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