Authors on Video

Lately a number of programs and sites have featured video of authors conducting readings or interviews.  The Authors@Google series is one of the best of these, featuring not only authors, but also political candidates and musicians who travel to Google's offices in Mountain View and other locations around the U.S. to present talks for employees.  Here's Aimee Bender (The Girl in the Flammable Skirt) discussing the art of the short story:

Another video source to watch: Washington DC PBS station WETA has a new site called Author Author! Click here to watch Richard Russo (Bridge of Sighs) discuss what it's like to write about class, and here to watch Amy Bloom discuss Away.