The Art of Adaptation
When I first read Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo, I thought it would make a great adaptation, with one caveat—to do justice to the world Bardugo created, expense could not be spared I don’t mean simply in terms of money, though it certainly is an epic tale that needs an epic budget. I also mean an […]
Read More What the Netflix Adaptation Gets Right About Shadow and Bone (and Six of Crows too)The first Babysitters Club I read was Claudia and the Phantom Phones Calls. I was soon addicted. I don’t know if it was the spooky atmosphere of the book or the terrifying atmosphere of the night I bought the book, but I distinctly remember when and where I found Ann M. Martin’s book. My mom was […]
Read More The Babysitters ClubPart 2 of The Adaptation Watch focuses on the contemporary stories coming to the big screen and streaming in 2020. The Outsider – release date January 12, 2020 on HBO; starring Ben Mendelsohn, Cynthia Erivo, and Jason Bateman. Based on the Stephen King novel of the same name, this series will serve up what […]
Read More The Adaptation Watch – Part 2It’s time to see what adaptations are coming up in 2020 – your Novel2Screen abridged list. Yes, abridged because there are a LOT of books being adapted to films and limited release TV series this year, thanks to the content demand from numerous streaming services. I’ve got your list boiled down into three simple categories: […]
Read More The Adaptation Watch 2020 – Part 1What They Don’t Know hits bookstores tomorrow, and there isn’t a more important time for this novel than now. After last week, a week of female outrage and toxic patriarchy, emotions regarding women’s issues run strong. Women across the country were reminding friends that #MeToo is more than a hashtag while men either shouted back, […]
Read More A Conversation with “What They Don’t Know” Author Nicole MaggiI may be late to the Moxie party, but late is better than never. Especially when we’re talking about a kick-ass YA novel that I wish was written when I was in high school so I could’ve had a how-to guide to feminism. But, I can’t think of a BETTER time to read Moxie than RIGHT NOW! Moxie […]
Read More Moxie – An Interview with Jennifer MathieuReady Player One is one of the most anticipated adaptations of 2018. It’s Spielberg’s popcorn twin to The Post. His fun, directorial flick of the year based on the New York Times bestseller by Ernest Cline. Of course everyone’s talking about it. My issues aren’t with the film. It’s Spielberg. It’ll be a fun ride. My […]
Read More The Adaptation Watch – Ready Player OneIt’s been a few months since Rebecca and I did an AW article, books we’re reading and loving…or not so much. It’s not that we haven’t been reading. The issue, or gift, is that we’ve been reading a ton! Not all of these books are scheduled for movie adaptation, but some of them should be. […]
Read More The AW (Adaptation Watch) 2018Don’t panic when you read the details. Don’t panic if it sounds familiar. We are not in Gilead. We are not Offred. Not yet. So don’t panic. We comfort ourselves as we read. We tell ourselves, it could never be that bad. Not here. Not now. But then we remember, everything Margaret Atwood describes in […]
Read More How to Read The Handmaid’s Tale, Step One: Don’t PanicThis article has some SPOILERS about the Daphne Du Maurier book My Cousin Rachel, which will be a movie this July with Rachel Weisz and Sam Claflin. Okay, I seriously couldn’t put this book down. It’s 350 pages that feel like 12, and as you near the last couple pages, you find yourself thinking: No! […]
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