Screen After Reading

Jul 20 2022 7 ep. 6
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The art of adaptation has a long history, and it's even got its own award category at the Oscars. But how do your favorite books make it to the screen? How do you break down an inherently internal medium and make it visual, compelling, and vibrant? Hosted by EW Senior Writer Maureen Lenker, SCREEN AFTER READING takes us behind the scenes of some of the year's biggest screen adaptations talking to the people who made them — the cast, the writers, directors, and of course, the novelists themselves.

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Adaptations we love, love to hate, and would like to see

Jul 20 2022 58 mins  
EW Senior Writer Maureen Lee Lenker and EW critic Leah Greenblatt dissect the art of adaptation, discussing some of their favorite titles, some they feel really miss the mark, and books they would love to see make the jump to the screen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Screen After Reading Launches June 8th, 2022

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The art of adaptation has a long history, and its even got its own category at the Oscars. But how do your favorite books make it the screen? How do you break down an inherently internal medium and make it visual, compelling, and vibrant? EW Senior Writer Maureen Lee Lenker takes us behind the scenes of some of the year's biggest screen adaptations talking to the people who made th