Book to TV Adaptations | The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

What does it take to make a good TV adaptation of a favourite novel? Jenn Martin and Jennifer Wong discuss this as well as Jennifer’s reading of The Handmaid’s Tale for the first time.

Authors, books, and shows mentioned in this episode

Game of Thrones on HBO A Song of Ice and Fire series by George R. R. Martin The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty Big Little Lies on HBO Matthew Reilly Harry Potter and the Cursed Child His Dark Materials The Handmaid’s Tale on HBO The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood The Road by Cormac McCarthy Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel Always Coming Home by Ursula K. Le Guin Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood Children of Men directed by Alfonso Cuarón Children of Men by P. D. James The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin The Hours by Michael Cunningham The Golden Compass directed by Chris Weitz A Closed and Common Orbit by Becky Chambers The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt

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Join librarian Jenn Martin and comedian Jennifer Wong to enthuse about books, reading, and everything in between. Expect discussions ranging from The Babysitters Club as self-help to reading science fiction for the first time, plus reading suggestions from Jenn Martin.

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