mediabistro.com's main site features an interview with RedRoom CEO Ivory Madison today, delving into the origins of the literary social networking site, which bills itself as "the online home of the world's greatest writers." (You'll need an invite to join the ranks of Khaled Hossieni and Amy Tan.) What makes her site so special, you ask?

"Our site is all about authors, whatever the authors want, and not just a list of their books," says Madison. "Authors want to tell you what they are up to, what they're reading, show you the video from a great reading they did, have you listen to a podcast of an appearance they did on the radio, see their favorite still photos, see upcoming events. Soon, we're rolling out tons of new features for readers and writers to have their own pages to scrapbook their favorite multimedia and books, and to showcase their writing. To find the community they need until they get invited to have their own author page."

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