The Upside of Movies Based on Books
New data shows that when the movie version of a book comes out, kids actually go read the book. The book versions of The Hunger Games, The Lorax, and The Giver all gained new readers around the...
View ArticleThe Optimistic Bear
Paddington Bear, the iconic British children’s book character, finds himself in a new film adaptation this year. The Guardian spoke with Paddington’s creator, the 88-year-old Michael Bond. With 35...
View ArticleIn Defense of the Book-to-Movie Adaptation
Why do we keep going to movie adaptations of old classic novels we love? Over at Lit Hub, Sky Friedlander defends the book-to-movie adaptation as bringing new lessons to light for a new set of viewers,...
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If You Lived Here, You’d Be Home Now
My Lyft ride home from work was always the same tour of things I’d long forgotten. I lived in Hackensack for a few short years as a child, but barely recognized it as an adult. Night after night, I...
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