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Episode 624
Book Adaptations Pet Peeves
In this episode, we’re cracking open our list of pet peeves and sharing the reasons why book adaptations go wrong. Erin joins us to discuss authors who sell out, the fans who ruin everything, and, of course, the George RR Martin Conundrum. Plus, we debut our latest literary project, Shelf Respect!
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In this episode, we’re cracking open our list of pet peeves and sharing the reasons why book adaptations go wrong. Erin joins us to discuss authors who sell out, the fans who ruin everything, and, of course, the George RR Martin Conundrum. Plus, we debut our latest literary project, Shelf Respect!
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- Your parasocial bffs have a new project all about books and reading! Come hang out with us and get some freebies at patreon.com/shelfrespect.
- Main Character Energy Quiz
- Upcoming Adaptations: The Long Walk | The Woman in Cabin 10 | Hamnet | The Running Man | Frankenstein | The Housemaid | Regretting You | Wicked: For Good | Verity
- Notable Book Clubs: Reese | Oprah | Jenna | Dua Lipa | GMA | Emma Roberts | Mindy Kaling | Dakota Johnson | Kaia Gerber | Jimmy Fallon
- Adaptations We’d Like to See: The Night Circus by Eric Morgenstern | Freddy & Fredericka by Mark Helprin | Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin | Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
- Drive-bys: Trilby and Little Billee | No ACOTAR TV Series | Stephen King’s RT scores | Not my Darcy | People We Meet On Vacation first look | “Wuthering Heights” trailer (see also: Film Sis theory) | Cha Cha Real Smooth | When is Winds of Winter coming?! | Chronicles of Narnia (Greta’s version) | Phillies Karen
- Red Light Mentions: Romping on our ding dongs about Marin County pronunciations | Red Cards: Spitters (Jalen Carter, Branden Bett) | Ryan Clark Hot Take | Arch Manning | Red Card King of the Week | Luke Lindenmeyer Proposal
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