From blogs, to e-books, to online reviews, this program introduces viewers to what it’s like to be a writer in a technological age. Brief stories of blogs such as Washingtonienne and Belle de Jour that became books (and one book, Jim Munroe’s An Opening Act of Unspeakable Evil, that masqueraded as a blog) and a quick interview with a successful e-book publisher are balanced by two short panel discussions: the pros and cons of e-books, with York University’s Caitlin Fisher and columnist and unapologetic Luddite Linwood Barclay, and the value of online book reviews by readers, with author Marnie Woodrow and book reviewer James Granger. (29 minutes)

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