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Book Discussions - AfterBuzz Books Book Circle Online
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AfterBuzz Books is the world’s first online network with shows dedicated to the intimate discussion and dissection of various books. AB Books also features one on one author interviews, and engages fellow fans via social media.
AfterBuzz Books Hosts, comprised of authors, writers, critics and media personalities, discuss all aspects of the book from the author’s inspiration and background to chapter by chapter breakdowns. Hosts offer insight and opinions as well as diverse and thought provoking views.
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Peter Pan (J.M. Barrie) – Adapted: Books to Movies
Love books? Love movies? Hosts Marisa Serafini and Phil Svitek love them both too... equally. So they decided to marry their love of both into a monthly dedicated series where they discuss books that have been adapted into movies.
This month they chose JM Barrie's Peter Pan which is about a free-spirited and mischievous young boy who can fly and never grows up, Peter Pan spends his never-ending childhood having adventures on the mythical island of Neverland as the leader of the Lost Boys, interacting with fairies, pirates, mermaids, Native Americans, and occasionally ordinary children from the world outside Neverland.
Peter Pan has become [...] -
The Princess Bride (William Goldman) – Adapted: Books to Movies
Love books? Love movies? Hosts Marisa Serafini and Phil Svitek love them both too... equally. So they decided to marry their love of both into a monthly dedicated series where they discuss books that have been adapted into movies.
This month they chose The Princess Bride, a 1973 novel by William Goldman that centers on the love of Westley and Buttercup that sparks a whole adventure in Florin.
It was adapted in 1987 by Rob Reiner starring Cary Elwes, Robin Wright, Andre the Giant and others.
The book has a fascinating history that translates into the book as evidenced through some of its literary [...] -
What Dreams May Come (Richard Matheson) – Adapted: Books to Movies
Love books? Love movies? Hosts Marisa Serafini and Phil Svitek love them both too... equally. So they decided to marry their love of both into a monthly dedicated series where they discuss books that have been adapted into movies.
This month they chose What Dreams May Come, [...] -
The Time Traveler’s Wife (Audrey Niffennegger) – Adapted: Books to Movies
Love books? Love movies? Hosts Marisa Serafini and Phil Svitek love them both too... equally. So they decided to marry their love of both into a monthly dedicated series where they discuss books that have been adapted into movies.
This month they chose The Time Traveler's Wife, [...] -
The Perfect Storm (Sebastian Junger) – Adapted: Books to Movies
Love books? Love movies? Hosts Marisa Serafini and Phil Svitek love them both too... equally. So they decided to marry their love of both into a monthly dedicated series where they discuss books that have been adapted into movies.
This month they chose The Perfect Storm, [...] -
Proved Innocent: The Story of Gerry Conlon of the Guildford Four (Gerry Conlon) – Adapted: Books to Movies
Love books? Love movies? Hosts Marisa Serafini and Phil Svitek love them both too... equally. So they decided to marry their love of both into a monthly dedicated series where they discuss books that have been adapted into movies.
This month they chose Gerry Conlon's Proved Innocent, an autobiography about one of four innocent people convicted of a terrorist bombing in Guildford, England, that tells of the miscarriage of justice that resulted in imprisonment for him and members of his family, including his father. It describes the struggle to clear his name.
A movie starring Daniel Day-Lewis was released in 1993 putting to screen Conlon's [...]