Literary adaptations that will unite readers and their less-bookish relatives

Posted on 11/26/2019 at 08:44 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The holidays can pose some challenges for the classic bookworm — a person who craves quiet, calm, solitude, and (above...

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Laura Dern records new audio version of "Little Women"

Posted on 11/18/2019 at 09:56 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Actress Laura Dern is going all-in on the Little Women reboot. In addition to playing Marmee in the film version...

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Tagged As: Audiobook, Classic literature, Movie adaptation, Pop culture

Yesterday’s big releases: Prince’s memoir, Call Me By Your Name sequel

Posted on 10/30/2019 at 01:16 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Two much-anticipated books came out yesterday: The Beautiful Ones, the musician Prince’s memoir, and Find Me, the sequel to Call...

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Tagged As: Memoir, Movie adaptation, New release, Pop culture, The Guardian

Critics aren't huge fans of the movie version of "The Goldfinch"

Posted on 09/13/2019 at 11:50 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Here’s something spooky for Friday the 13th: reviews of the movie adaptation of a highly acclaimed book. Millions of readers...

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Tagged As: Movie adaptation, Pop culture

Filmmaker discusses new documentary "The Miracle of the Little Prince"

Posted on 08/30/2019 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The new documentary The Miracle of the Little Prince is being screened tonight at the Film Forum in New York...

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Tagged As: Children's literature, Classic literature, Language, Movie adaptation

"Little Women" trailer and Baby-Sitters Club audiobooks are out

Posted on 08/13/2019 at 02:34 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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Modern and, well, classic classic books for girls are making a splash in the news today. All 131 installments of...

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Tagged As: Audiobook, Classic literature, Movie adaptation, Women in literature, Young adult literature

Booker Prize-winning "A Horse Walks Into a Bar" optioned for film

Posted on 08/09/2019 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The 2018 Booker Prize-winning book may still be in talks about a movie adaptation, but the 2017 winner has moved...

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Tagged As: Awards, Literature in translation, Movie adaptation

8 books that will hit movie theaters this year

Posted on 08/05/2019 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Very few of our Facebook fans seemed excited about the latest Little Women movie adaptation. So we won’t preface this...

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Tagged As: Children's literature, Classic literature, Movie adaptation, Pop culture

Man Booker Prize winner "Milkman" could become a movie

Posted on 07/29/2019 at 02:24 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

If last year’s Booker Prize-winning novel is inaccessible to you — either because of library wait list times or its...

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Tagged As: Awards, Movie adaptation, The Bookseller

T.S. Eliot estate gives "Cats" movie two claws up

Posted on 07/27/2019 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

T.S. Eliot’s literary heirs are quite a bit happier about the poet’s big-screen appearance than J.R.R. Tolkien’s. Clare Reihill, who...

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Tagged As: Movie adaptation, Poetry, Pop culture, The Guardian