Thanks to a listener request (hi Ann!), we’re discussing the difficulty of adapting a well-loved book, and what makes a good transition from page to screen. We’ll end with what we’re reading this week!
Books and other media mentioned in this episode:
Persuasion by Jane Austen (buy from Bookshop)
Persuasion (film)
Dickinson (TV)
Clueless (film)
The Lord of the Rings series by J.R.R. Tolkein
Lord of the Rings (films)
Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty (buy from Bookshop)
Big Little Lies (TV)
Outlander (TV)
Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon
Sam Heughan filmography
The Great American Read (TV)
The Hunger Games series by Suzanne Collins
The Hunger Games (film)
Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer
Twilight (film)
Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (film)
Divergent series by Veronica Roth
Divergent (film)
The Mortal Instruments series by Cassandra Clare
The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones (film)
Lorien Legacies series by Pittacus Lore
I Am Number Four (film)
Shadowhunters (TV)
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn (buy from Bookshop)
Gone Girl (film)
Ben Affleck filmography
Rosamund Pike filmography
Gillian Flynn books
The Sandman (TV)
The Sandman series by Neil Gaiman
Neil Gaiman books
Downton Abbey (TV)
Daisy Jones & the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid (buy from Bookshop)
Daisy Jones & the Six (TV)
Elvis Presley filmography
Riley Keough filmography
Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann (buy from Bookshop)
Killers of the Flower Moon (TV)
Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston (buy from Bookshop)
Red, White & Royal Blue (film)
Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus (buy from Bookshop)
Lessons in Chemistry (TV)
Brie Larson filmography
The Idea of You by Robinne Lee (buy from Bookshop)
The Idea of You (film)
Harry Styles discography
Bullet Train by Kōtarō Isaka (buy from Bookshop)
Bullet Train (film)
Brad Pitt filmography
Coen Brothers filmography
Quentin Tarantino filmography
Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens (buy from Bookshop)
Where the Crawdads Sing (film)
Loot (TV)
What We’re Reading This Week:
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Episode 135 - Here Comes the Sun
Well-Read Episode 134 - Spring 2024 Book Preview
Well-Read Episode 133 - Reading from our TBRs 2024
Well-Read Episode 132 - Deep Dive into Romance
Well-Read Episode 131 - 2023 Superlatives
Well-Read Episode 130 - Our Favorite Books of 2023
Well-Read Episode 129 - Trends
Well-Read Episode 128 Halloween Books
Well-Read Episode 127 - Books About Books...Again!
Well-Read Episode 126 - Dark Academia
Well-Read Episode 125 - Fall/Winter 2023 Preview
Well-Read Episode 124 - Books We Wish We Could Read Again for the First Time
Well-Read Episode 123 - Books About Road Trips
Well-Read Episode 122 - Books Like Succession
Well-Read Episode 121 - Beach Reads
Well-Read Episode 120 - Books We Couldn’t Put Down
Well-Read Episode 119 - Spring & Summer 2023 Book Preview
Well-Read Episode 118: Read-alikes for Taylor Swift songs (with a special guest!)
Well-Read Episode 117 - Reading From Our TBRs
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