The Bell Jar Gets a Movie, and 5 More Biopics About Women Writers
Sylvia Plath is one of modern literature’s most celebrated, complicated women, which is why it’s astonishing that it has taken…
Adaptations
Ranking Every Roald Dahl Movie
This month, a very big kidlit-to-film adaptation came galloping into theaters: Steven Spielberg’s long-awaited take on Roald Dahl’s classic, The…
Let’s Fantasy-Cast the Red Queen Film Adaptation!
After what felt like ages but was really only 364 days, Glass Sword finally followed Red Queen into the world, and is now gracing our…
5 Magical YA Novels to Read Between Episodes of The Magicians
Nothing makes me more excited, or more terrified, than when I hear that one of my favorite novels is being…
Stephen King’s Must-Read Novel 11/22/63 Just Became Your Newest Must-Watch Miniseries
Even the central plot device of 11/22/63 screams Stephen King: a portal to the past, located in the storage closet of…
5 Must-Reads for Jessica Jones Fans Suffering from Post-Binge Withdrawal
So you’ve turbo-ed through all 13 episodes of Jessica Jones on Netflix, and now you’re like, “What am I supposed…
Great Books on the Big Screen
Winter is the perfect time to hit the movies: the theater provides respite from the cold, it’s the perfect family…
5 Songs That Need Book Adaptations
Part of the reason we book fiends devour novels is because once our interest is piqued by the premise of…
Fall Adaptations We Can’t Wait to See
Fall is the most wonderful time of the year for movie buffs, as this is the season when studios release the…
Why You Need to Read The Scorch Trials Before Seeing the Movie
B&N Exclusive Content from The Scorch Trials: Sometimes it seems like a shame that age designations are attached to fiction, because…
5 Reasons to Read Bill Bryson’s A Walk in the Woods Before You See the Movie
When I first learned that A Walk in the Woods, Bill Bryson’s hilarious travelogue about his adventures hiking the Appalachian…
One of the Best Science Fiction Novels Ever Is Headed to Syfy
Science fiction grandmaster Frederik Pohl’s Gateway, one of the genre’s best-known, most-lauded novels, has been picked up by the Syfy channel…
Read All About Steve Jobs before You See His Life Play Out Onscreen
It’s been four years since the death of Steve Jobs, one of the most controversial and fascinating figures of the…
The Light Between Oceans Is Headed for the Big Screen
Book nerds always have a leg up when adaptations come out, because chances are, we’ve read the source material. Back To Top
Read Gillian Flynn’s Dark Places Before You See the Movie
We’re now living in a post-Gone Girl universe, where Gillian Flynn reigns as the Writer Most Likely to Mess with…
5 Books Totally Unlike their Adaptations
There’s a reason we refer to filmed versions of novels as adaptations: the act is always transformative, and even when…
Fantasy Casting Neil Gaiman’s American Gods
The day of our rejoicing has arrived! After years of speculation, Starz, the television home of Outlander, announced it has…
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl Author Jesse Andrews on the Film Adaptation, Teen Moviemaking, and Sh*tty First Drafts
Jesse Andrews’ hilarious Me and Earl and the Dying Girl hits theaters tonight, in an adaptation that’s fabulously faithful to…
Wolf Hall Recap: Master of Phantoms
We’ve done it, y’all. We’ve made it to the end of Wolf Hall’s season without producing a male heir for…