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What the Emmys Tell Us About Book-to-Streaming Adaptations (with Gary Goldstein)
Episode 6
This week, Sophie and Rudi look at the streaming adaptation landscape through the lens of this year’s Emmy nominations, BookTok's role in the rise of…
2 months, 1 week ago
'The Sheep Detectives' Is 'Three Bags Full' of Quirky Fun
Episode 5
This week, Sophie and Rudi discuss one of 2026’s most surprising hits: “The Sheep Detectives,” Amazon MGM’s adaptation of Leonie Swann’s German murde…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
'Off Campus': The Art of Adapting 'The Deal'
Episode 4
On the fourth episode of It Was A Book First, the podcast about new book-to-screen adaptations, hosts Sophie Vershbow and Rudi Greenberg discuss “Off…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
'The Testaments' and 'Backrooms' Explore Different Kinds of Horrors
Episode 3
On the third episode of It Was A Book First, the podcast about new book-to-screen adaptations, hosts Sophie Vershbow and Rudi Greenberg discuss "The …
2 months, 4 weeks ago
'Margo's Got Money Troubles' Gets the Book (Mostly) Right
Episode 2
On the second episode of It Was A Book First, the podcast about new book-to-screen adaptations, hosts Sophie Vershbow and Rudi Greenberg discuss "Mar…
3 months ago
'Project Hail Mary' Is the Biggest Adaptation of 2026 … So Far
Episode 1
Welcome to the first episode of It Was A Book First, a new podcast about book-to-screen adaptations. Today, hosts Sophie Vershbow and Rudi Greenberg …
3 months ago
Teaser: 'It Was A Book First'
Welcome to It Was A Book First, a new podcast about the book-to-screen adaptations everyone is talking about. Each week, culture reporters Sophie Ver…
3 months, 2 weeks ago