No matter where I’ve worked, I’ve always had teens that were engrossed in Pride and Prejudice. Usually it started with the movie versions and then they devoured the rest of Austin’s works. However, with the movie version of Seth Grahame-Smith’s Pride and Prejudice and Zombies coming out in two weeks, it has gotten a whole new group of teens […]
Tag: book based movies
Book to Screen: Spring 2016
Being a complete book and media nerd, I get really excited when projects I’ve been watching for a while actually make it to the screen, whether small or big. It used to be that we had to wait until the start of the summer blockbusters to get comic love and book blockbuster fixes, but studios […]
Winter 2015 Movies
October is nearly over, yet there are so many good movies still to look forward to, and I’m not just talking about the relaunch of the Star Wars franchise (although that is completely exciting). From finales of series to remakes of classics, there are a host of winter 2015 movies that are clamoring for time and money. I’ve […]
Summer Movie Lookout: Book Based Movies
Yesterday I talked about 5 of the huge blockbuster movies that teens are going to be buzzing about. Today I’m talking about book based movies that are coming out this summer. These are harder to predict whether or not they’ll get a teen following; for every The Fault in Our Stars breakout there’s an equally brilliant Fat […]
Banned Book Week Movie List
Banned Books Week is September 21-27 this year, and I know libraries across the country are doing all sorts of book displays- I’ve seen the ideas working around Pinterest and various discussion boards. I’ve done them myself, and while they get a LOT of interest at my library, they don’t translate into circulation stats […]