Book to Screen Club

Book to Screen Club episodes:

• 04.15.2021

  Book to Screen Club: Cherry by Nico Walker

  This week we are looking at should-have-been-at-a-cinema-but-is-on-streaming release, Cherry. Based on the book by Nico Walker (Knopf, 2018), and was released on Apple TV+ on March 12th, 2021. It was directed by Anthony and Joe Russo (Avengers, Captain America, Arrested...

  
• 04.06.2021

  Book to Studio Ghibli: The Borrowers by Mary Norton / The Secret World of Arrietty

  We are back with our special edition of the Pod! Book to Studio Ghibli, where we cover all the adaptations (or at least the ones we can get in English) from our favourite animation studio. This week we are looking...

  
• 03.26.2021

  Book to Screen Club: News of the World by Paulette Jiles

  This week we are looking at should-have-been-at-a-cinema-but-is-on-streaming release, News of the World. Based off the book by Pualette Jiles (2016), and was released on Netflix on February 10th, 2021. It was directed by Paul Greengrass (Jason Bourne/Bourne Ultimatum/Borne Supremacy, and...

  
• 02.22.2021

  Book to Screen Club: The Dig by John Preston

  This week we discuss the new Netflix released The Dig! Based on the novel by John Preston (2007) which is based on the real events of the Sutton Hoo House dig. The film was directed by Simon Stone (The Daughter,...

  
• 02.18.2021

  Book to Studio Ghibli: Porco Rosso by Hayao Miyazaki

  We are back with our special edition of the Pod! Book to Studio Ghibli, where we cover all the adaptations (or at least the ones we can get in English) from our favourite animation studio. This week we are looking...

  
• 01.28.2021

  Book to Screen Club: The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga

  Released this month on Netflix is The White Tiger, the Man Booker-winning novel from Aravind Adiga. Published in 2008, it is the story of Balram Halwei and his struggle to rise through the class system of India. The film was...

  
• 12.18.2020

  Book to Screen Club: The Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie

  We were meant to be doing Death on the Nile this month, but because cinemas are shut and there are no new films - we decided to go back and watch Kenneth Branagh's (Artemis Fowl, Death on the Nile, Cinderella,...

  
• 12.01.2020

  Book to Studio Ghibli: Tales from Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin (w/ Jenny Robins)

  We are back with our special edition of the Pod! Book to Studio Ghibli, where we cover all the adaptations from our favorite animation studio. This week we are looking at the debut film by director Gorô Miyazaki, son of...

  
• 11.23.2020

  The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett (w/ Nicole Burstein)

  We are back again with a classic! The famed children's novel The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett ( i mean who still isn't obsessed with keys!). The latest adaptation was of The Secret Garden was released October 23rd on...

  
• 11.17.2020

  Book to Screen Club: The Witches by Roald Dahl

  This week take a deep dive into the children's classic, The Witches by Roald Dahl (1983, Jonathan Cape), definitely a beloved classic for all of us. We look at the two film adaptations! The classic version from 1990 directed by...

  
• 10.27.2020

  Book to Screen Club: Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier

  Rebecca. Rebecca. Rebecca. Or in Ben Wheatleys' case - Rebecca. Alfred Hitchock. Daphne Du Maurier. This week we look at the LATEST Netflix release of Rebecca. Based on the famous psychological thriller by Daphne Du Maurier (1938, Victor Gollancz). This...

  
• 10.20.2020

  Book to Screen Club: Enola Holmes by Nancy Springer

  This week we cover  The Case of the Missing Marquess (Enola Holmes #1) by Nancy Springer (Puffin, 2007) and the new adaptation on Netflix. A charming and delightful read! It was directed by Harry Bradbeer (Fleabag, Killing Eve, Dickensian, and...

  
• 10.13.2020

  Book to Screen Club: The Devil All The Time by Donald Ray Pollock

  This week we cover The Devil All the Time by Donald Ray Pollack (Doubleday, 2011) and the new adaptation by directed by Antonio Campos (The Sinner, The Punisher, Christine, Simon Killer, and Afterschool), as well adapted by Antonio and Paulo...

  
• 09.30.2020

  Book to Screen Club: I'm Thinking of Ending Things by Iain Reid

  This week we covered the new Netflix release I'm Thinking of Ending Things - by Canadian author Iain Reid (2016, Scout Press) and adapted & directed by Charlie Kauffman (Eternal Anomalisa, How and Why, and Synecdoche, New York). Warning lots...

  
• 09.24.2020

  Book to Studio Ghibli: Kiki's Delivery Service

  We are starting a new mini-series for The Book to Screen Club! Being huge fans of Studio Ghibli we are excited to be covering all the book to screen adaptations from the studio. On the cusp of the new English...

  
• 09.15.2020

  Book to Screen Club: Days of the Bagnold Summer by Joff Winterhart

  This week we look at the summer release of Days of the Bagnold Summer, an adaptation of Joff Winterhart's graphic novel (2012, Jonathan Cape). The screenplay is written by Lisa Owens, author of Not Working and directed by Simon Bird...

  
• 09.08.2020

  Book to Screen Club: The Invisible Man by H.G. Wells

  This week we are covering  The Invisible Man (2020) film release, written and directed by Leigh Whannel. Starring the great Elisabeth Moss, who is definitely showing off some skills in this film. Inspired by the classic science fiction novella by...

  
• 09.01.2020

  Book to Screen Club: Radioactive by Lauren Redniss

  We take a look at Lauren Redniss 'Radioactive' (2010), an illustrated/graphic novel biography of Marie & Pierre Curie. It was recently adapted into a film starring Rosamund Pike (Marie Curie) and Sam Riley (Pierre Curie), directed by Marjane Satrapi and...

  
• 08.27.2020

  Book to Screen Club: The Old Guard by Greg Rucka & Leandro Fernandez

  Netflix's summer blockbuster, replacing our normal cinema summer action flick - The Old Guard! Based on the comic series by Greg Rucka & Leandro Fernandez. The screenplay was adapted by the writer Greg Rucka, and directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood. We...

  
• 08.18.2020

  Book to Screen Club: How to Build a Girl by Caitlin Moran

  This month we cover the recent release of How to Build a Girl on Amazon, starring the fantastic Beanie Feldstein. The book is written by Caitlin Moran, as well as having adapted it for the film. Spoiler Warning! 

  
• 07.24.2020

  Book to Screen Club: Becoming by Michelle Obama

  In the first quarantine edition of Book 2 Screen Club, we cover Michelle Obama's best-selling memoir, Becoming, and the recent documentary adaptation on Netflix.

  
• 02.28.2020

  Book to Screen Club: The Colour Out Space / Color Out of Space by H.P. Lovecraft

  This month we cover the newly released Color Out of Space directed and adapted by Richard Stanley. Starring Nicholas Cage and Joely Richardson - it is an adaption of H.P. Lovecraft's short story

  
• 02.10.2020

  Book to Screen Club: JoJo Rabbit / Caging Skies by Christine Leunens

  In January we covered Taika Waititi adaptation of Christine Leunens' Caging Skies - renamed JoJo Rabbit for the film.

  
• 01.20.2020

  Book to Screen Club: Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

  For January's book club with cover the classic novel Little Women by Louisa May Alcott and the recent adaptation by Greta Gerwig.

  
• 01.20.2020

  Book to Screen Club: The Irishman / I Heard You Paint Houses by Charles Brandt

  For our December book club, we read The Irishman (I Heard You Paint Houses) by Charles Brandt and watched the Martin Scorsese adaptation on Netflix.

  
• 12.08.2019

  Book to Screen Club: In The Tall Grass by Stephen King & Joe Hill

  For our October book club edition, we review the Stephen King & Joe Hill novella, In The Tall Grass and the recent Netflix adaptation.

  
• 09.27.2019

  Book to Screen Club: Midnight Cowboy by James Leo Herlihy

  This month it's the 50th anniversary of the oscar-winning film Midnight Cowboy. We read the lesser-known, but equally profound book that it was based on by James Leo Herlihy and watched the film.

  
• 08.31.2019

  Book to Screen Club BONUS EPISODE: Animals by Emma Jane Unsworth

  We decided to do a bonus episode for this month and covered Animals by Emma Jane Unsworth. Animals (2019) is directed by Sophie Hyde and stars Alia Shawkat and Holliday Granger.

  
• 08.31.2019

  Book to Screen Club: JT Leroy / Girl Boy Girl

  This month our featured review is looking at Girl Boy Girl by Savannah Knoop, the sister-in-law of Laura Albert who had her play her in person pseudonym for 6 years. The film adapted from this book is JT Leroy, adapted...

  
• 08.02.2019

  Book to Screen Club: Tell It To The Bees by Fiona Shaw

  We review Tell It To The Bees by Fiona Shaw and watch the recent film adaptation!

  
• 07.31.2019

  Book to Screen Club: Eating Animals by Jonathan Safran Foer

  In June we read Eating Animals by Jonathan Safran Foer and watched the documentary based off of it!

  
• 05.17.2019

  Book to Screen Club: You Were Never Really Here by Jonathan Ames

  For this month's Book Club we read Jonathan Ames' You Were Never Really Here and watch Lynne Ramseys' adaptation!

  
• 04.26.2019

  Book to Screen Club: The Sisters Brothers by Patrick deWitt

  Our April Books 2 Screen pick is The Sisters Brothers by Patrick deWitt. It stars John C. Reilly, Joaquin Phoenix, and Jake Gyllenhaal. It was adapted by Jacques Audiard and Thomas Bidegain. It's directed by Jacques Audiard (Dheepan, Rust and Bone,...

  
• 03.28.2019

  Book to Screen Club: The Dirt by Motley Crue

  This month we review The Dirt by Niel Strauss & Motley Crue and the new adaptation on Netflix!

  
• 03.03.2019

  Book to Screen Club: If Beale Street Could Talk by James Baldwin

  In our monthly Book 2 Screen Book Club we analyze the adaptation of James Baldwin's masterpiece If Beale Street Could Talks with the Oscar Nominated adaptation by Barry Jenkins.

  
• 02.01.2019

  Book to Screen Club: Mary Queen of Scots by John Guy

  For our January Book Club, we watched and read Mary Queen of Scots.

  
• 12.26.2018

  Book to Screen Club : To All The Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han

  It's our December book to film book club! We're covering the recent Netflix adaptation of To All The Boy's I've Loved Before by Jenny Han.

  
• 12.01.2018

  Book to Screen Club: Wildlife by Richard Ford

  The book/film pick for November will be Wildlife by Richard Ford (1990, Grove Press). It stars Jake Gyllenhaal as Jerry Brinson, Carey Mulligan as Jeanette Brinson, and Ed Oxenbould as Joe Brinson. It was adapted by Paul Dano and Zoe Kazan...

  
• 09.26.2018

  Book to Screen Club: Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan

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• 08.29.2018

  Book to Screen Club: Black Klansman / Blackkklansman by Ron Stallworth

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• 08.09.2018

  Book to Screen Club: A Prayer Before Dawn by Billy Moore

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• 06.21.2018

  Book to Screen Club: On Chesil Beach by Ian McEwan

  The book/film pick for June was On Chesil Beach by Ian McEwan(Dial Press, 2008). "It is July 1962. Edward and Florence, young innocents married that morning, arrive at a hotel on the Dorset coast. At dinner in their rooms they struggle...