Film

Thrillers

From ‘First Blood’ Until Now, David Morrell Shares His Journey

David Morrell shakes his head when someone tells him he was an overnight success. Yes, he had a book contract signed shortly after submitting his thriller, First Blood, to his agent, Henry Morrison. And within a year his fame was worldwide. Many dream, but few accomplish what he did. But…

Rick PullenNovember 1, 2017

BooksToScreen Thrillers

Jon Land’s 10 Best Bone Chilling Book-to-Film Thrillers

With the release of Stephen King's It looming in the air and bringing us fright before the Halloween season, it is only customary to revisit some of the best book-to-film adaptations of all time. From those that stunned us to those that gripped our hearts, we revisit these novels from many bestselling authors…

Jon LandSeptember 8, 2017

Romance

Live Interview with Laurie Kahn and Love Between the Covers

PULLING BACK THE COVERS ON A BILLION DOLLAR INDUSTRY About the Film Love stories are universal. Love stories are powerful. And so are the women who write them. Love Between the Covers is the fascinating story of the vast, funny, and savvy female community that has built a powerhouse industry…

BookTribOctober 28, 2015

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Fail or Fave: Screen Adaptations of Books

Many of us have had this experience: one of our favorite books has been turned into a movie or a TV series and we are so excited to see it come to life on the screen! We might comb entertainment news to find out which actors will play which characters.…

BookTribFebruary 2, 2022

Nonfiction

“Hollywood’s Trains & Trolleys:” The Forgotten “Stars” Film Buffs Should Know About

But another “star” for many of those films, an essential “role player” without legions of fans cramming for autographs, was a vehicle that got actors to their locations and often served as backdrops or even on-screen “performers” minus a speaking part: the streetcar. The transportation modes so crucial to this…

Jim AlkonJuly 15, 2020

Nonfiction

5 Incredible Documentaries to Watch on Netflix Right Now

We love documentaries. Too often seen as the intellectual nerd of the film world, documentaries have been getting wedgies from the spy and superhero flicks for too long. Not on our watch! Documentaries have a mesmerizing power to open minds to new ideas and fresh ways of viewing the familiar.…

BookTrib Nerd SquadSeptember 1, 2015

Fiction

New ‘A Wrinkle in Time’ Trailer is Meg-nificent

During the American Music Awards on November 19th, Disney debuted the second trailer for the upcoming movie of Madeleine L'Engle's A Wrinkle in Time. Like our first look at the film, this latest trailer highlights the battle of light vs. darkness that young Meg Murry (Storm Reid) is thrust into…

Early Bird BooksNovember 28, 2017

BooksToScreen Fiction

‘Life Is A Wheel… It Always Comes Back Around To Where It Started’: Stephen King’s Life in Books

Stephen King has thrilled readers for more than four decades with a body of work that effortlessly combines scintillating fear and some very uniquely memorable characters. King, who recently turned 70, is as unique and memorable as his characters and has lead a life that is just as interesting as…

Maggie MeyersOctober 16, 2017

Fiction

Disney Pixar’s ‘Coco,’ Not Just for Kids

For the past few years, Disney has been turning our favorite classic stories into live-action films. These revivals remind us that sometimes, kids movies aren't just for kids. In theaters this holiday season is Disney Pixar's Coco, a beautifully animated film that takes place in Mexico. Lucky for us, the companion book Coco:…

Rachel Fogle De SouzaOctober 31, 2017

BooksToScreen Fiction

Early Bird Books: 8 Notable Books That Inspired Memorable Movies

Books and movies have a relationship that’s as old as Hollywood itself. Together, writers and filmmakers have given us everything from great adaptations to huge disappointments, and some truly weird interpretations in between. But that comes with the territory of turning our favorite words into live action pieces of cinema.…

Early Bird BooksNovember 7, 2017

BooksToScreen Fiction Listicles Miscellany

The Best of Jane Austen on Her 246th Birthday

It’s Jane Austen’s birthday! Were Jane alive today, she would be turning a very venerable 246 years old and would deserve the greatest party of all time. (Meaning, of course, a grand ball and no appearance from any real-life iterations of Mr. Collins.) At this hypothetical dance of the ages,…

Judy MorenoDecember 16, 2021

Podcasts

Just the Right Book Podcast: Cheryl Strayed… Into the “Wild” & On to Advice Columns

Just the Right Book! Podcast, hosted by Roxanne Coady of Connecticut’s acclaimed, award-winning, independent bookseller R.J. Julia, is now available on BookTrib.com, the premier website where readers meet writers. The podcast and BookTrib are both dedicated to helping readers find their next favorite read and this pairing will open up…

Just The Right Book PodcastOctober 20, 2017

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‘The Damascus Cover’ Author Howard Kaplan Shares All

BookTrib.com recently added Writer’s Bone to our weekly features. This week, Daniel Ford and Sean Tuohy bring us a podcast with Howard Kaplan, author of The Damascus Cover. Forty years after its release of, Kaplan's book has recently been turned into a film starring Jonathan Rhys Meyers. Writer's Bone talked with Kaplan about…

Daniel FordSeptember 26, 2017