We’re thrilled that this year’s Oscar Nominations include some of our favorite movies inspired by some of our favorite books! The Martian Based on Andy Weir’s novel of the same name, The Martian tells the story of an astronaut who is mistakenly presumed dead and left behind on Mars and depicts his struggle to survive […]
The Danish Girl is a biographical drama based on the novel of the same name by David Ebershoff. The film stars Eddie Redmayne as Lili Elbe, one of the first known recipients of gender reassignment surgery. In early 1920s Copenhagen, the illustrator and artist Gerda Wegener (Alicia Vikander) asks her husband, Einar Wegener (Eddie Redmayne), […]
A few weeks ago, I shared my excitement about the newest book-to-movie on my radar (read the post here) so let this post serve as a reminder because it is on TV tonight! Lifetime will be airing their original movie, The 19th Wife, based on the novel of the same name written by Random House, […]
It may be widely accepted that the movie is never as good as the book but I’m excited for this one! Author David Ebershoff recently visited the Calgary, Canada set of the forthcoming Lifetime TV original movie based on his novel, The 19th Wife. The book and film center around Ann Eliza Young, the 19th wife of Mormon Church […]
One of the most fascinating books I’ve read this year is David Ebershoff’s The 19th Wife, the fictionalized account of the life of Ann Eliza Young, Brigham Young’s 19th Wife, told alongside a modern-day murder mystery set in a polygamist community in Utah. This timely book is perfect fodder for Reading Groups (get the guide […]
