CHOICE Reviews: Books to Film

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| By Gale Staff |

Books to Film: Cinematic Adaptations of Literary Works covers literary adaptations in four main categories: Classic Literature; Contemporary bestsellers and popular fiction; nonfiction, encompassing biography, true crime, history, and memoirs; and children’s and young adult literature. Sidebars will highlight people, such as authors, film directors, screenwriters, actors, producers, who are particularly identified with adaptation or a particular work.

This month, CHOICE published a review of this recommended resource, take a look:

This is volume 1 of what will be an annual dedicated to works that have been made into film. International and independent films are covered as well as Hollywood films. The serial will cover novels, short stories, plays, and graphic novels. . .Overall the essays are written clearly and have an abundance of information. Summing Up: Recommended. Lower- and upper-division undergraduates; general readers, including high school students.

—V. Viator, Nicholls State University

Books to Film: Cinematic Adaptations of Literary Works is available in print and eBook format on our platform, GVRL.

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