There are some novels and short stories you can vividly see as plays or movies while you’re reading them. What makes a novel or short story easily adaptable into a great piece of theater or film? What are some examples? Which books are the most difficult to adapt?

What are the ones we thought not suited for dramatization that surprise us?

Word for Word Co-Founder and Co-Artistic Director Susan Harloe and Producer, Director and Film Festival Programmer Peter L. Stein joins Barbara Lane for a spirited, wide-ranging discussion on all the above with recommendations for your viewing pleasure.