by Damla and Sophie Happy new year! The festive season is slowly winding down and the somewhat harsher realities of life (by which we mean weeks worth of unanswered emails at work, restarting coursework, or finally packing away those decorations) are rising back to the surface. But not to worry. [...]
by Sophie, Else & Iris The TV adaptation of Martha Wells' Murderbot Diaries is nearing the end of its first season. Since so many of us at ABC have read and loved this series of science fiction novellas, we figured we'd remind you of our Staff Choice descriptions and let you [...]
By Naomi Last year was an excellent year for adaptations to the big or small screen. So many books were turned into shows or movies that we didn’t get a chance to highlight them all. Here are some crime fiction adaptations released in 2024 that we missed. [...]
By Sophie. Hey there folks! I hope you're enjoying the summer as much as I am, now that it's finally here. :-) First off, awards. The Women's Prize for Fiction was handed out to Brotherless Night by V. V. Ganeshanathan. This year also saw the inaugural Women's Prize for Non-Fiction, which [...]
By Naomi A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles Amor Towles’ novel A Gentleman in Moscow has been made into a tv series that started airing in March. The book follows Count Rostov, who was sentenced to house arrest by a Bolshevik tribunal in 1922. He [...]
Written by Naomi Crime fiction is a popular genre, probably because it's a pretty broad one. Spy thrillers, cozy crime, detective fiction and psychological thrillers all fall under its umbrella. That might be why it appeals to a variety of readers, and also why crime fiction is frequently adapted into movies [...]
Written by Lília When I was 15 or 16-years-old, I got obsessed with The Lord of the Rings and its first film adaptation. It opened a world of fantasy books and films to me. Back then, having a fantasy book filmed was not as popular as it is nowadays. Fast-forward several [...]
Written by Naomi Manga is by nature a very visual medium, which means it’s excellent source material for movies and tv series. Adaptations are either animated (anime) or live-action. There have been many adaptations of manga (Japanese), manhwa (Korean) and manhua (Chinese) series. Given that there are many manga series in [...]
Written by Lília Young Adult (YA) books have been among the most adapted to screen over the past few years. While crime and romance novels have always been popular fodder for film adaptations, recent YA books have scored such success that more are popping up as films and series on all [...]
written by Lília With Valentine’s Day right around the corner, we thought we’d home in on screen adaptations of romantic fiction. Because who hasn’t heard of or watched – maybe many times! –adaptions of Jane Austen’s books such as Pride and Prejudice and Emma, Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre or Emily Brontë’s [...]
