HBO is full of book adaptations: the recent adaptation of Ray Bradbury’s classic Fahrenheit 451, the soon-returning show based on Liane Moriarty’s Big Little Lies, and the much-anticipated docu-series based on Michelle McNamara’s I’ll Be Gone in the Dark, just to name a few. There’s also the upcoming new take on Watchmen, the Amy Adams-starring Sharp Objects, etc. etc.
It’s no surprise then, that the company is teaming up with the New York Public Library to celebrate storytelling. The national campaign, #ReadingIsLit (hopefully not the 451 kind of lit), is kicking off the summer reading season. Those in New York are encouraged to get a library card, while others can follow the campaign on social media. They’re sharing the books that HBO puts into filmmaking and television, and other content to promote reading: for instance, here’s Westworld’s Jonah Nolan and Lisa Joy sharing the writers and books that inspire them. (I share their intense feelings on Kazuo Ishiguro.)
The HBO adaptation I’m most excited about is the upcoming adaptation of Elena Ferrante’s My Brilliant Friend, the first book in a brilliant series that I’d recommend to anyone and everyone. What HBO book-adaptations do you like or are looking forward to?
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