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It Was A Book First is a weekly podcast about new book-to-screen adaptations. Hosted by culture reporters and former colleagues Sophie Vershbow and Rudi Greenberg, IWABF dissects the TV and film adaptations everyone is talking about, what you'll be reading and watching next, and the business behind what actually makes it off the page.

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  1. Mike Flanagan Turns 'Carrie' Into a Gen Z Nightmare (with Ashley Reese) E Oct 28, 2026 · 1 hr 33 min
  2. 'You Can See Everything' Will Make You Question Everything E Oct 23, 2026 · 1 hr 17 min
  3. 'East of Eden' Is a Great Adaptation of the Great American Novel (with Roxana Hadadi and Thomas Floyd) E Oct 21, 2026 · 1 hr 31 min
  4. 'Other Mommy' Is the Worst Book Adaptation of 2026 (with Alison Sivitz) E Oct 14, 2026 · 55 min
  5. Why Colleen Hoover's 'Verity' Needed a Campier Adaptation E Oct 7, 2026 · 1 hr 13 min
  6. 'The Love Hypothesis' Fails the Rom-Com Chemistry Test (with Linda Holmes) E Sep 30, 2026 · 1 hr 27 min
  7. Fall’s Most Anticipated Book-to-Screen Adaptations E Sep 23, 2026 · 1 hr 8 min
  8. 'Practical Magic 2' Is a Cursed Adaptation of 'The Book of Magic' E Sep 16, 2026 · 1 hr 13 min
  9. 'Coyote vs. Acme' Is Looney Tunes for People Who Read The New Yorker E Sep 9, 2026 · 51 min
  10. Even the Stars of 'The Dog Stars' Can't Save Ridley Scott's Adaptation E Sep 2, 2026 · 1 hr 6 min

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