From Page to Screen: Books, Movies, and TV Adaptations!
Summary
Hosts Tina and Hannah introduce "Tackling the TBR Shelf," a new series where patrons suggest prompts for hosts to read from their existing collections. They share digital tracking tools like Libib and the ARC Library App, and Hannah reviews Douglas Stewart’s *John of John*. The episode also features a discussion on book-to-screen adaptations, including *Station Eleven* and *Ready Player One*, alongside news about *Dungeon Crawler Carl*.
Topics discussed
Introduction and TBR Tackle series announcement
How the TBR Tackle challenge works
Selecting the first prompt: Books over a year old
Digital library trackers: Libib and ARC Library App
Loving Lately: Bobby Goods coloring books
Review: John of the Dead by Douglas Stewart
Review: Recitative by Toni Morrison
Discussion on book-to-screen adaptations
News: Dungeon Crawler Carl adaptation
Review: Strangers Behind Closed Doors by Catherine Adele
Review: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
Review: Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane
Review: The Bookshop by Penelope Fitzgerald
Upcoming reads and episode wrap-up
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