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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Well-Read Episode #20 - What to Read after You've Watched Making A Murderer, The Jinx, the Staircase, or Listened to Serial
Technical Difficulties
Well-Read episode #19 - Their Eyes Were Watching God discussion
Well-Read episode #18.5 - Their Eyes Were Watching God teaser
Well-Read episode #18 - Out of Our Comfort Zones
Bonus episode: Out of Our Comfort Zone assignments
Well-Read episode #17 - Reading Resolutions for 2016
Well-Read episode #16 - Favorite Reads of 2015
Well-Read episode #15.5 - Reading Related Gifts
Well-Read episode #15 - Holiday Reading
Well-Read episode #14 - Winter Books Preview
Well-Read episode #13 - Book Club Picks
Well-Read episode #12 - Ordinary People, Extraordinary Lives
Well-Read episode #11 - Spooky Reads for Halloween
Well-Read episode #10 - Ann's Reading Life
Well-Read episode #9 - Halle's Reading Life
Well-Read Episode #8 - Back to School
Well-Read Episode #7 - Fall 2015 Releases
Well-Read episode #6 - Books That Make You Laugh
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