NPR critic: "Little Fires Everywhere" doesn't sizzle

Posted on 03/18/2020 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Well, if you were excited to watch the TV adaptation of Little Fires Everywhere, we’re sorry to share this review...

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George R.R. Martin assures fans he's writing from safety

Posted on 03/18/2020 at 07:55 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Need a silver lining — no matter how small — during the coronavirus outbreak? George R.R. Martin is dutifully observing...

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Tagged As: coronavirus / COVID-19, Fantasy, TV adaptation

Movie adaptation news: More Willy Wonka, less Peter Rabbit

Posted on 03/11/2020 at 09:30 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Oscar-winning filmmaker Taika Waititi’s next project will be a Netflix adaptation of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Vanity Fair reports...

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Tagged As: Children's literature, Movie adaptation, TV adaptation

Film and TV rights to Maggie O’Farrell’s "Hamnet" are already snapped up

Posted on 03/09/2020 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Maggie O’Farrell’s Hamnet hasn’t even reached readers yet, but it’s already found a place on prize longlists and, possibly, in...

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Tagged As: Historical fiction, Movie adaptation, The Bookseller, TV adaptation

Watch the trailer for season two of "My Brilliant Friend"

Posted on 02/25/2020 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

We have a trailer for the next season of Elena Ferrante’s Neapolitan quartet. Season two of My Brilliant Friend is...

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Tagged As: Literature in translation, TV adaptation

What "The Morning Show" shows us about power in contract negotiations

Posted on 01/24/2020 at 09:27 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Kristine Kathryn Rusch’s post about understanding your own power in contract negotiations just might be the only pep talk you...

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Tagged As: Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Licenses, copyrights, and other legalese, TV adaptation

What if the last season of "Game of Thrones" had been a movie?

Posted on 01/23/2020 at 08:22 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

HBO showrunners had initially planned to make the final season of Game of Thrones into three movies, not six episodes,...

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Tagged As: Fantasy, TV adaptation

Take a look at the Discworld-inspired show "The Watch"

Posted on 01/20/2020 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Did you check out the first images from the BBC’s The Watch last week? If not, here’s a sneak peek...

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Watch the trailer for the TV adaptation of "Normal People" by Sally Rooney

Posted on 01/17/2020 at 01:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Speaking of those literary adaptations coming in 2020 — the trailer for Sally Rooney’s Normal People has been released. The...

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Literary adaptations for TV and film to expect in 2020

Posted on 01/16/2020 at 01:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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Ready to complain about why Hollywood needs to mess with books (or, alternately, why Hollywood needs to adapt a book...

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