Stephen Downes

It's no surprise to me that the Executive Director for the National Book Foundation would offer a spirited defense of books. "They connect us to one another," she says. "They make people who are not like us more human." But I find it ironic that this short video would give me more of a glimpse into who Lisa Lucas is and what she's like than any book she's ever written. New media gives us a reach books never did - both as readers and writers.