With Annabelle away at camp, Karin discusses books she's recently read that would make great movies. Links to Goodreads Reviews of Books Discussed in This Episode:HamiltonAn American MarriageThe Female PersuasionThe ChangelingThe LeaversThe ImmortalistsBefore We Were YoursSlouching Towards BethlehemThe Adventures of Huckleberry FinnOther links:LIT interview with Victor LaValle

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Episode #6: Books We'd Like Adapted Into Movies

Annabelle raps a quick recap of To Kill A Mockingbird, by Harper Lee. Annabelle's TKAM RapHarper Lee InterviewDigital Exhibits: TKAM Book vs. MovieThe Scottsboro BoysTKAM 1962 Movie Trailer

Episode #11: To Kill A Mockingbird

Karin and Annabelle discuss The Hate U Give, by Angie Thomas, and its movie adaptation, directed by George Tillman, Jr.Official Movie TrailerTupac Shakur talking about Thug LifeThe Ten-Point Program: The Black Panther PartyWith One Strong Word, The Hate U Give Couldn’t Hold Its TongueThe Hate U Give Film Is A Faithful Retelling of the Novel With A Few Key Differences--PopSugarIMDb Toronto cast interviewThe Hate U Give: A Racial Drama Every American Should See--Variety

Episode #10: The Hate U Give

There's so much to talk about with Black Panther. . .but Karin talks a little bit too much in this episode! Annabelle promises to cut her off next time.Black Panther Movie Trailer5 Black Panther Comics to Read Before You See The Movie10 Things We Learned At Ta-Nehisi Coates's Black Panther Cast Talk--Rolling StoneEverything Wrong With Black Panther in 17 minutesBrief History of Black PantherAll-Negro Comics--The Digital Comic Museum

Episode #9: Black Panther

Annabelle and Karin discuss the classic book and the 1993 movie. Movie trailer for the 1993 version of The Adventures of Huckleberry FinnArticle by an English Professor at the University of Missouri: the Flawed Greatness of Huckleberry Finn

Episode #8: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Our favorite book and movie combo so far--Emily Giffin's Something Borrowed. Something Borrowed Movie Trailer YouTube Interview with Cast of Something Borrowed

Episode #7: Something Borrowed

Karin's sister, Jillian, aka Aunt Jilly, sits in for Annabelle and co-hosts a discussion about Call Me By Your Name.Below are links to the CMBYN movie trailer and some of the interviews, articles, and scenes we discussed in this episode:CMBYN Movie TrailerEllen Interview with Armie and TimothyNew York Film Festival Live Interview New York Public Library Interview with Luca Guadagnino and Andre Aciman Richard Brody New Yorker ArticleKissing Scene

Episode #5: Call Me By Your Name

Annabelle and her mom, Karin talk about the 1977 book, Bridge to Terabithia, and the 2007 movie adaptation.Below are links to the movie trailer and other topics we discussed in this episode:Bridge to Terabithia Movie Trailer Katherine Paterson on Reading Aloud Carnegie medal winner slams children's book publishers for 'accessible' prose

Episode #4: Bridge To Terabithia

Annabelle, and her mom, Karin, talk about Wonder.Below are links to the movie trailer and other topics we discussed in this episode:Wonder Movie TrailerNatalie Merchant Introducing WonderFree to Be You and Me Song

Episode #3: Wonder

Annabelle, and her mom, Karin discuss A Wrinkle in Time. Below are links to the movie trailer and other topics we discussed in this episode:A Wrinkle In Time Movie Trailer

Episode #2: A Wrinkle in Time

Annabelle, and her mom, Karin discuss the book Simon vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda and the movie, Love, Simon Below are links to the movie trailer and other issues we discussed in this episode:Love, Simon Movie Trailer

Pilot Episode: Simon vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda and Love, Simon

A teenage girl, Annabelle, and her mom, Karin, discuss books and their movie adaptations.