It Was A Book First

It Was A Book First

Topics: Books · TV & Film · Society & Culture

No. 59 in Arts

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.

Latest episodeMike Flanagan Turns 'Carrie' Into a Gen Z Nightmare (with Ashley Reese)October 28, 2026 · 93 min

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Latest episodes

1. Mike Flanagan Turns 'Carrie' Into a Gen Z Nightmare (with Ashley Reese)October 28, 2026 · 93 min
2. 'You Can See Everything' Will Make You Question EverythingOctober 23, 2026 · 77 min
3. 'East of Eden' Is a Great Adaptation of the Great American Novel (with Roxana Hadadi and Thomas Floyd)October 21, 2026 · 91 min
4. 'Other Mommy' Is the Worst Book Adaptation of 2026 (with Alison Sivitz)October 14, 2026 · 55 min
5. Why Colleen Hoover's 'Verity' Needed a Campier AdaptationOctober 7, 2026 · 73 min
6. 'The Love Hypothesis' Fails the Rom-Com Chemistry Test (with Linda Holmes)September 30, 2026 · 88 min
7. Fall’s Most Anticipated Book-to-Screen AdaptationsSeptember 23, 2026 · 69 min
8. 'Practical Magic 2' Is a Cursed Adaptation of 'The Book of Magic'September 16, 2026 · 74 min
9. 'Coyote vs. Acme' Is Looney Tunes for People Who Read The New YorkerSeptember 9, 2026 · 52 min
10. Even the Stars of 'The Dog Stars' Can't Save Ridley Scott's AdaptationSeptember 2, 2026 · 66 min

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