Ep. 162 Adapting a Classic with Jenny Lee
Today on The Stacks we’re talking with TV writer and author Jenny Lee. Jenny is the author of Anna K a modern retelling of Anna Karenina set in the world of New York City’s teenage elite. Her brand new book is a sequel to the bestselling Anna K entitled, Anna K Away. We talk today about adapting a classic, what happens when the source material runs out, and the very real struggle of not always liking your work.
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The Stacks Book Club selection for May is Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy. We will discuss the book with Jenny Lee on Wednesday May 26th.
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Everything we talk about on today’s episode can be found below in the show notes and on Bookshop.org and Amazon
Anna K by Jenny Lee
Anna K Away by Jenny Lee
Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
A Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin
Chevalier's Books (Los Angeles, CA)
Warcross by Marie Lu
Elvis and the Underdogs by Jenny Lee
The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger
To Kill a Mocking Bird by Harper Lee
The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
Women in Love by D. H. Lawrence
Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan
Caste by Isabel Wilkerson
Maybe You Should Talk to Someone by Lori Gottlieb
Tiny Beautiful Things by Cheryl Strayed
Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid
A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara
The Reckonings by Lacy M. Johnson
My Own Country by Abraham Verghese
Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese
Come to Me by Amy Bloom
A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan
Self-Help by Lorrie Moore
Normal People: The Scripts by Sally Rooney
Normal People by Sally Rooney
Conversation with Friends by Sally Rooney
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Awakening by Kate Chopin
As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner
The Mill on the Floss by George Eliot
Middlemarch by George Eliot
Anxious People by Fredrik Backman
A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
Keep Sharp by Sanjay Gupta
How to Speak K-Pop by Jungho Park
Legendborn by Tracy Deonn
There There by Tommy Orange
From a Taller Tower by Seamus McGraw
Beautiful World, Where Are You by Sally Rooney
The Hottest State by Ethan Hawke
A Bright Ray of Darkness by Ethan Hawke
Truly Like Lightning by David Duchovny
The Secret History by Donna Tartt
American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace
The Office of Historical Corrections by Danielle Evans
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
The Art of Raising a Puppy by The Monks of New Skete
How to Be Your Dog's Best Friend by The Monks of New Skete
Jordan Moblo (@jordys.book.club)
Shake It Up (Disney)
Anna Karenina (Julien Duvivier, 1948)
Anna Karenina (Aleksandr Zarkhi, 1967)
Anna Karenina (Joe Wright, 2012)
Game of Thrones (HBO)
St. George's School (Newport, RI)
New York University (New York, NY)
Gossip Girl (CW)
Crazy Rich Asians (Jon M. Chu, 2018)
Cruel Intentions (Roger Kumbel, 1999)
Dangerous Liaisons (Stephen Frears, 1989)
Bling Empire (Netflix)
"Beyoncé in Her Own Words: Her Life, Her Body, Her Heritage" (Beyoncé Knowles Carter, Vogue)
"Why Normal People by Sally Rooney is a book you can’t miss" (Shalini Shah, Vogue)
"Was the Great Gatsby a black man?" (The Gaurdian)
"Ep. 148 The Office of Historical Corrections by Danielle Evans -- The Stacks Book Club (Deesha Philyaw)" (The Stacks)
"Bidens' dog Major involved in another biting incident" (Kate Bennett, CNN)
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