Tag: movies
DMG Entertainment has bought the film rights to Brandon Sanderson’s bestselling world of Cosmere. The world of Cosmere is independent from Earth with its own set of galaxies, planets, …
Few writers can boast of being either as prolific or as popular as Stephen King. The acclaimed horror writer has authored over 50 best-selling books, many of which have …
Melanie Pitman
October 16, 2016
Book Lovers, Bookstores, Children, Comics and Graphic Novels, Crafts and Hobbies, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Faves, Humor, Libraries, Middle Grade, Reading, Sci-Fi, Science Fiction, Short Story, Social Media, Young Adult
Star Wars Reads Day. I know you’re thinking, “What the heck? How have I never heard of this before?” Me too. It seems we’ve been missing out on a …
So you’ve probably seen the trailer for The Girl With All The Gifts, complete with it’s zombie-like beings and dystopian overtones. But before you rush off to the cinema …
How many times have we wished we could visit a place that appears in a book we love? If you keep reading along, you will find six locations that …
The Hunger Games, Divergent, The Mortal Instruments, Twilight, Beautiful Creatures, Fallen. Over the past decade, theaters have been flooded with the film adaptations of popular fantasy novels. Some of them have actually been good …
Anyone who is a fan of books, movies, plays, and other forms of storytelling media can confirm the plot twist is one of the greatest aspects of our experience. …
Anyone can buy a prepackaged costume for Halloween at a store. It takes a true fan to put together a costume yourself, as often happens for book lovers. If …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sl_QPfcS63c YouTube Channel: Carl Wendica Mike, Sully, and their other pals run into some misadventure in the University library in this epic scene. This scene is taken from the movie, …
TIFF! Canada’s biggest film festival is in full swing right now in Toronto, Ontario. This year we are excited to see some literary films about the lives of authors. There’s …
Anime and literature go hand-in-hand: after all, most anime are based on written and illustrated manga. Though it’s not surprising when Japanese artists and writers base their works off …
Adapting a book into a film can be a tricky thing, and sometimes things don’t go as planned. Projects get stuck in production hell, rights can be impossible to …
YouTube Channel: CBBC From the Description: We’re taking a look at 5 films you may not have known were based on books and publications. Did you know them all? …
I have long been an admirer of Sylvia Plath, both personally and professionally, ever since I was exposed to her second collection of poetic works, Ariel. In this classic masterpiece …
Cierra Loften
September 3, 2016
Book Lists, Book Lovers, Chick Lit, Drama, Family, Human Interest, Humor, Romance, Suspense/Thriller, Young Adult
It’s common knowledge that most of the movies that appear in theaters got their roots from regular ole books. However, I bet you didn’t know that the 8 movies below …
I read the ever popular The Fault in Our Stars back in high school and I vastly remember devouring it in a matter of two days. Usually, I don’t …
Christianna Marks
August 29, 2016
Book Lists, Dystopian, Feminism, Historical Fiction, Human Interest, LGBT, Mystery, Performing Arts, Relationships, Romance, Suspense/Thriller, Young Adult
I love a good Young Adult book adaptation. I mean, who doesn’t? But most of my favorites are the films based on books that don’t have a lot of …
Reality versus expectations. After reading an amazing novel and hearing about its movie adaptation, we all end up with conflicting emotions varying between dread and excitement. Today, we …
As book enthusiasts we struggle with the constant movie adaptations of our old and new favorite books. In recent years, YA adaptations have become all the rage for filmmakers. …
Brian Baek
August 18, 2016
Book Lists, Children, Classics, Comics and Graphic Novels, Drama, Ernest Hemingway, Family, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Satire, Short Story, Suspense/Thriller, weird fiction, Young Adult
Reading takes up a lot of time so sometimes it’s satisfying consuming a book that can deliver a good read and interesting thoughts in few number of pages. Here …