Children's books, which were considered a luxury in many Soviet families, were sent in large amounts to kindergartens and libraries. The former Rumyantsev Library (now the Russian State Library) had a children's reading room, where children would often choose a book based on the pictures on the card index. Which of the 1960s' writers were especially popular among them?

Lucas Frost is a former All-American with a Stanford PhD and a sweet gig teaching literature at Westwood University. His younger brother Eddie is a gambler with a dusty old trailer in the middle-of-nowhere Arizona. And while they may seem nothing alike on the surface, and may in fact profess to hate each other, the Frost brothers share a common propensity for making mistakes. On the same day that Lucas gets fired for having an affair with his Dept. Chair's daughter, Eddie gets chased out of Arizona by a crooked vice cop with a grudge. But things are about to get worse for the Frost brothers - because their father has just committed suicide, and he's left them an awkward inheritance. On the one hand, they get their childhood home back in Bakersfield and a not-quite worthless Rare Book Shop. On the other, they also inherit dad's $600,000 debt to the Chinese mob. "Books" follows the Frost brothers as they become small-time bookies in small-town Bakersfield - along the way, playing with ...

佐藤义尚：“我做了一个以‘书’为主题的动画作品。前半部分使用平装书，后半部分使用‘邮购’免费书。1996年，8mm作品。曾获2003年IMAGES FESTIVAL的最佳国际视频奖，加拿大。”

Schoolboy Hrytsko had books that he did not respect and offended. All this ended with the fact that the books ran away from him to the library... What should Hrytsko be like now?

Comic book writers and artists discuss the depiction of superheroes in the medium.

A popular children’s book author is trying to separate herself from her overreaching illustrator, until she discovers a dark secret of his that his been hiding in plain sight.

Digg Into Books TV show, is a first-of-its-kind show that combines entertaining interviews with book clubs and authors from around the world. Viewers can get the latest scoop on everything hot related to the world of books. It provides a much needed platform to not only talk about the latest books on the market, but it also provides authors and book clubs with opportunities to connect with their readers and fans on a more personal and intimate level.

Books du Jour introduces a brand new literary program with a simple premise. Every week, the host invites three authors to lunch to discuss their work and their main concerns about life at large. The guests for the pilot are Ayana Mathis, "The Twelve Tribes of Hattie"; Gary Shteyngart, "Little Failure: A Memoir," and Joshua Henkin, "The World Without You."

With cookbooks sitting at the top of best seller's lists for months, Cook the Books is a series that celebrates cookbooks and their famous authors. Hosted by broadcaster, foodie and cookbook fan Carly Flynn, the series is a chance to meet celebrity chefs, writers and culinary stars and to look at the most popular cookbooks on the market.

Books and Beyond immerses viewers in stimulating conversations and the exchange of ideas with recently published authors. Highlights include a talk with cartoonist and author Aline Crumb (who's married to the famous comic underground artist, R. Crumb), as well as a discussion with New Yorker author D. T. Max about the late author David Foster Wallace. Whether the topic is lighthearted or weighty, the common denominator is this: Books & Beyond plays to the sophisticated, knowledgeable 50+ viewer who's a lover of all things literary.