In Episode 37, the Boston Sisters (Michon and Taquiena) wrap up their second podcast season with 5 great Book/Film recommendations for Summer reading and watch lists. Film and series adaptations premiere this fall through 2024, with a few titles available for streaming now!

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0:08 Intro to Historical Drama with The Boston Sisters

0:47 Page to Screen Podcast Synopsis

2:38 “Daisy Jones & the Six” by Taylor Jenkins Reid

13:11 “Pachinko” by Min Jin Lee

23:45 Page vs Screen

25:08 “Killers of the Flower” Moon by David Grann

31:40 “The Color Purple” musical adapted from novel by Alice Walker

39:33 Representation Controversies in “The Color Purple”

41:58 “A Gentleman in Moscow” by Amor Towles

52:00 For More Book Information for Affiliate Bookstore Purchases

54:11 Disclaimer

PODCAST NOTES: The Boston Sisters were born and live in Washington, DC. We like to acknowledge persons from our hometown which include Taraji P. Henson, and Corey Hawkins in our discussion about THE COLOR PURPLE. Henson is an alum of Howard University (like Taquiena), and  Hawkins is an alum of the Duke Ellington School of the Arts (like Michon).

J. Edgar Hoover (1895-1972), mentioned in our discussion about KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON, was also born in DC and graduated in 1913 from the then segregated (for white students only) Central High School known today as Cardozo. 

We mention Billy Taylor and Charles Kuralt in our conversation about “The Color Purple” author Alice Walker. The Sisterfire music festival was produced by DC-based Roadwork Productions. Michon was doing PR for the festival and invited jazz composer, performer and then CBS “Sunday Morning” television correspondent Billy Taylor (1921-2010) to feature one of the festival’s performing groups on the CBS magazine show. Taylor’s colleague, CBS “Sunday Morning” host, journalist and author Charles Kuralt (1934-1997), was seen at the festival that year. Alice Walker was also at the festival.

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