It Was A Book First

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It Was A Book First is a weekly podcast about new book-to-screen adaptations. Hosted by culture reporters and former colleagues Sophie Vershbow and Rudi Greenberg, IWABF dissects the TV and film adaptations everyone is talking about, what you'll be reading and watching next, and the business behind what actually makes it off the page.

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13, theaters, based on the Virginia Feito novel (00:34:23) “ The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping ,” Nov. 20, theaters, based on the Suzanne Collins book (00:39:45) “Dig,” Nov 2
Fall’s Most Anticipated Book-to-Screen Adaptations · 2026-09-23
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t how she’d like to see her own books get adapted, specifically her 2019 novel “Evvie Drake Starts Over,” which has been optioned for a potential adaptation. (01:16:56) Before wrappin
'The Love Hypothesis' Fails the Rom-Com Chemistry Test (with Linda Holmes) · 2026-09-30
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'Margo's Got Money Troubles' Gets the Book (Mostly) Right On the second episode of It Was A Book First, the
'Margo's Got Money Troubles' Gets the Book (Mostly) Right · 2026-06-17
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Fall’s Most Anticipated Book-to-Screen Adaptations · 2026-09-23
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Fall’s Most Anticipated Book-to-Screen Adaptations · 2026-09-23
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Fall’s Most Anticipated Book-to-Screen Adaptations · 2026-09-23
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How Hollywood Costume Designer Whitney Anne Adams Styles Book Adaptations · 2026-08-19
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like to see get adapted for the screen: the 2004 Jennifer Crusie romance novel “Bet Me .” (01:23:56) Next week, we’re sticking to the romance genre but adding a psych
'The Love Hypothesis' Fails the Rom-Com Chemistry Test (with Linda Holmes) · 2026-09-30
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Fall’s Most Anticipated Book-to-Screen Adaptations · 2026-09-23
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'Coyote vs. Acme' Is Looney Tunes for People Who Read The New Yorker · 2026-09-09
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ng book (00:17:36) “ Other Mommy ,” Oct. 8, theaters, based on Josh Malerman’s “Incidents Around the House” (00:20:12) “ Sense & Sensibility ,” Oct. 16, theaters; “ Pride & Prejudice ,”
Fall’s Most Anticipated Book-to-Screen Adaptations · 2026-09-23
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Fall’s Most Anticipated Book-to-Screen Adaptations · 2026-09-23
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'The Love Hypothesis' Fails the Rom-Com Chemistry Test (with Linda Holmes) This week, NPR pop cultur
'The Love Hypothesis' Fails the Rom-Com Chemistry Test (with Linda Holmes) · 2026-09-30
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Oscar-Nominated Writer Samy Burch on Adapting Lost 19th Century Novella 'Late Fame' · 2026-08-12
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'Project Hail Mary' Is the Biggest Adaptation of 2026 … So Far Welcome to the first episode of It
'Project Hail Mary' Is the Biggest Adaptation of 2026 … So Far · 2026-06-17
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Even the Stars of 'The Dog Stars' Can't Save Ridley Scott's Adaptation This week, Sophie and Rudi discuss “ The
Even the Stars of 'The Dog Stars' Can't Save Ridley Scott's Adaptation · 2026-09-02
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'The Sheep Detectives' Is 'Three Bags Full' of Quirky Fun This week, Sophie and Rudi discuss one of 2026’s most surprising
'The Sheep Detectives' Is 'Three Bags Full' of Quirky Fun · 2026-07-08
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'The Love Hypothesis' Fails the Rom-Com Chemistry Test (with Linda Holmes) · 2026-09-30
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Oscar-Nominated Writer Samy Burch on Adapting Lost 19th Century Novella 'Late Fame' · 2026-08-12
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'Tony' Rewrites Anthony Bourdain's 'Kitchen Confidential' (with Tim Carman) · 2026-08-26
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How Hollywood Costume Designer Whitney Anne Adams Styles Book Adaptations · 2026-08-19
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What the Emmys Tell Us About Book-to-Streaming Adaptations (with Gary Goldstein) · 2026-07-15
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Two Classics Professors on Why Nolan's 'The Odyssey' Works (with Kyle Gervais and Il-Kweon Sir)
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Why Colleen Hoover's 'Verity' Needed a Campier Adaptation

2026-10-07 · 73 min · It Was A Book First · 3 entities
'The Love Hypothesis' Fails the Rom-Com Chemistry Test (with Linda Holmes)

2026-09-30 · 88 min · It Was A Book First · 8 entities
Fall’s Most Anticipated Book-to-Screen Adaptations

2026-09-23 · 69 min · It Was A Book First · 12 entities
'Practical Magic 2' Is a Cursed Adaptation of 'The Book of Magic'

2026-09-16 · 74 min · It Was A Book First · 3 entities
'Coyote vs. Acme' Is Looney Tunes for People Who Read The New Yorker

2026-09-09 · 52 min · It Was A Book First · 4 entities
Even the Stars of 'The Dog Stars' Can't Save Ridley Scott's Adaptation

2026-09-02 · 66 min · It Was A Book First · 4 entities
'Tony' Rewrites Anthony Bourdain's 'Kitchen Confidential' (with Tim Carman)

2026-08-26 · 72 min · It Was A Book First · 6 entities
How Hollywood Costume Designer Whitney Anne Adams Styles Book Adaptations

2026-08-19 · 69 min · It Was A Book First · 6 entities
Oscar-Nominated Writer Samy Burch on Adapting Lost 19th Century Novella 'Late Fame'

2026-08-12 · 45 min · It Was A Book First · 6 entities
We Watched Apple TV's 'Cape Fear' So You Don’t Have To (with Vulture's Roxana Hadadi)

2026-08-05 · 72 min · It Was A Book First · 6 entities
Two Classics Professors on Why Nolan's 'The Odyssey' Works (with Kyle Gervais and Il-Kweon Sir)

2026-07-29 · 64 min · It Was A Book First · 8 entities
'The Odyssey' Is an Epic Adaptation Worthy of Homer’s Poem

2026-07-22 · 95 min · It Was A Book First · 5 entities
What the Emmys Tell Us About Book-to-Streaming Adaptations (with Gary Goldstein)

2026-07-15 · 60 min · It Was A Book First · 6 entities
'The Sheep Detectives' Is 'Three Bags Full' of Quirky Fun

2026-07-08 · 58 min · It Was A Book First · 4 entities
'Off Campus': The Art of Adapting 'The Deal'

2026-07-01 · 72 min · It Was A Book First · 6 entities

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