Page to Screen Magic: Authors on Adaptations | Book Lounge by Libby Season 2 Episode 9

Buckle up, book lovers — we’re going full Hollywood this week in an extended edition of Book Lounge! Joe kicks things off with the iconic Louis Sachar, who spills delightful behind-the-scenes tea about writing the Holes screenplay, hanging out on set, and the surreal experience of getting residual checks for his cameo.  

Then Danielle Valentine pops in to chat about Delicate Condition and its evolution into American Horror Story: Delicate.  

For the grand finale, Joe is joined by Jananie K. Velu and Meara for a joyfully nerdy celebration of book-to-screen adaptations. 

It’s big. It’s bookish. It’s cinematic. And it’s a blast. 

Guest host recommendations: 

Jananie 

• Howl’s Moving Castle - Dianna Wynne Jones 

• The Haunting of Hill House – Shirley Jackson 

• Frankenstein – Mary Shelley 

Meara 

• It’s Kind of a Funny Story – Ned Vizzini  

• Warm Bodies - Isaac Marion 

• The Long Walk - Stephen King as Richard Bachman 

Joe 

• Mommie Dearest – Christina Crawford & With Love, Mommie Dearest - A. Ashley Hoff 

• Watch Mommie Dearest on Kanopy

• Into the Wild – Jon Krakauer 

• Watch Into the Wild on Kanopy

Follow the guests & guest hosts:  

Segment 1: 

• Louis Sachar - website 

• Danielle Valentine – website 

Segment 2:  

• Jananie K. Velu – Links 

• Meara - Links 

Time stamps: 

00:00:00 Title 

00:01:06 Intro 

00:02:47 Louis Sachar on HOLES 

00:42:47 Break! 

00:44:11 Danielle Valentine on DELICATE CONDITION & AHS: DELICATE 

01:33:15 Page to Screen Recs with Jananie K. Velu & Meara! 

02:28:17 Outro 

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Book List for the Episode:

(Some) Books by Louis Sachar:

The Magician of Tiger Castle

Holes 

Small Steps 

Sideways Stories from Wayside School 

Kidsnapped at Birth? 

(Some) Books by Danielle Valentine:

Delicate Condition 

The Dead Husband Cookbook 

How to Survive Your Murder 

Two Sides to Every Murder 

Books mentioned in this episode:

The Perks of Being a Wallflower – Stephen Chbosky 

Howl’s Moving Castle - Dianna Wynne Jones 

The Haunting of Hill House – Shirley Jackson 

Frankenstein – Mary Shelley 

It’s Kind of a Funny Story – Ned Vizzini  

Warm Bodies - Isaac Marion 

The Long Walk - Stephen King as Richard Bachman 

Mommie Dearest – Christina Crawford 

With Love, Mommie Dearest - A. Ashley Hoff 

Into the Wild – Jon Krakauer