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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 - 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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Apr.21.2013 - 8:43 am
posted by Terry Spear
The motto of the vampires is that humans have to deal with problems on their own. But when Levka and his friends risk all to save human girls, he is injured and so the adventure begins. A cruise. A...
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Aug.14.2008 - 1:26 pm
posted by Maya Angelou
Poet and author Maya Angelou speaks out about her pride in and support of Hillary's run for the White House.
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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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Jun.20.2012 - 4:50 pm
posted by Armen Melikian
At turns heartbreaking and diabolically funny, Journey to Virginland is a trailblazing tour de force, delivered by a master storyteller. The protagonist, a loutish and uber-cerebral...
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Dec.05.2008 - 9:36 am
posted by Yuyi Morales
Many readers, specially children, keep asking me to tell them, once and fall all, who Señor really is. Well, sometimes even Señor Calavera has to go looking for an answer.
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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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May.31.2010 - 2:12 am
posted by Geling Yan
Chinese-language interview by Yang Lan, major Chinese TV personality sometimes called the Oprah Winfrey of China. Part 1: http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XOTU5NDAxNTI=.html Part 2: http://v.youku.com/...
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Jul.09.2008 - 9:33 am
posted by Ishmael Reed
Ishmael Reed sits down at his 1915 upright piano while he plays Tadd Dameron's "If You Could See Me Now."
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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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Sep.07.2010 - 9:01 pm
posted by Ivory Madison
If you are over the age of 16 you will look at this video quizzically like the RCA dog. This is guaranteed if you know who the RCA dog is. The RCA dog on my Victrola is rolling over in his grave. Our...
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