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Can Speculative Short Fiction Really Work on TV?

Can Speculative Short Fiction Really Work on TV?

On Black Mirror, Electric Dreams, and Her Body and Other Parties

By Eric Thurm | January 19, 2018

35 Literary Adaptations to Look Forward to in 2018

35 Literary Adaptations to Look Forward to in 2018

Prepare Your Reading Schedule Now

By Emily Temple | January 4, 2018

On the Pain of Being a Secret High School Geek (and Sometime Freak)

On the Pain of Being a Secret High School Geek (and Sometime Freak)

Sam Graham-Felsen on Lessons Learned from Freaks and Geeks

By Sam Graham-Felsen | January 3, 2018

Where Can Hollywood's Reboot Obsession Go From Here?

Where Can Hollywood's Reboot Obsession Go From Here?

A Live-Action Netflix Anime Adaptation Offers a Surprising Answer

By Eric Thurm | December 28, 2017

Real Gratitude Shouldn't Be Easy: On <em>It's a Wonderful Life</em>

Real Gratitude Shouldn't Be Easy: On It's a Wonderful Life

George Bailey Rejects the Given in Favor of the Good

By Emily Harnett | December 22, 2017

Is the Literary Biopic the Worst Kind of Movie?

Is the Literary Biopic the Worst Kind of Movie?

On The Man Who Invented Christmas, and Watching Writers Toil on Screen

By J.W. McCormack | December 20, 2017

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W.H. Auden Wrote Poetry For a Beautiful Short Film About Running

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The Bloody Catharsis of Femme Revenge

By Emma C. Eisenberg | December 13, 2017

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The Origin Story of an Iconic Adaptation: <em>The Graduate</em>

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On the Life and Times of Wunderkind Novelist Charles Webb

By Beverly Gray | November 16, 2017

Documenting a Legendary Publisher's Final Project

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By Sandy Gotham Meehan | November 15, 2017

This is How to Turn a Great Short Story into a Great TV Show

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On Horror, Heavy Metal, and Why We Love to Be Scared

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Why Are We Obsessed with Onscreen Bloodletting?

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By Tyler Malone | October 31, 2017

Learning the Hard Way That Writing a Book is Not Like Writing for TV

Learning the Hard Way That Writing a Book is Not Like Writing for TV

Evany Rosen on Assembling Her Own Personal Writers Room

By Evany Rosen | October 25, 2017

I'll See You in Berlin: Xiaolu Guo on a Fresh Start in a New City

I'll See You in Berlin: Xiaolu Guo on a Fresh Start in a New City

"I Wanted to Shoot myself out of London and Everything Else Forever"

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