Script Magazine Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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The Pale Blue Eye
Louis Bayard
"Poe has bequeathed to us the gothic genre. My hope is the aesthetics, environment, the landscape all really help set the tone for what Edgar Allan Poe was writing about." Mining for the Truth: Scott Cooper Discusses #ThePaleBlueEye by @wordslinger1 https://t.co/5EKUD1Glb2 https://t.co/4PCqjiGPab
Paperback, 2007
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
About Orchids
Frederick Boyle
The Exquisite Reality of Yesterday: A Chat with Julian Fellowes about 'Downton Abbey: A New Era' by Sonya Alexander (@wordslinger1) https://hubs.li/Q01bQd7s0 #DowntonAbbey #amwriting #JulianFellowes #screenwriting #writer #interview #writingcommunity https://t.co/VkqTUNpVYF
Hardcover, 2023
$33.95$16.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Hollywood: The Oral History
Jeanine Basinger
This live webinar from Script University taught by @jeannevb will cover why #Hollywood loves #IP, what makes a 📖 attractive for #adaptation, and how to cut down a full-size novel into a two-hour story. REGISTER TODAY 🎬✍️ https://t.co/qFtSOYrBeJ https://t.co/42BalX3Kyo
Paperback, 2023
$24.99$12.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Essex Serpent
Sarah Perry
The Soul of the Story: An Interview with 'The Essex Serpent' Writer and Executive Producer @AnnaSymon by @SadieKDean https://hubs.li/Q01fb4Lg0 #TheEssexSerpent #scriptchat #interview #writingcommunity https://t.co/y06lnzsATA
Paperback, 2018
$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Tender Bar: A Memoir
J. R. Moehringer
‘The Tender Bar’: Read The Screenplay By Oscar Winner William Monahan Adapting @JRMoehringer’s Coming-Of-Age Memoir by @DEADLINE https://hubs.li/Q011bVrF0 #scriptchat #amreading #screenwriting #writer #writingcommunity
Paperback, 2006
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Audience-Ology: How Moviegoers Shape the Films We Love
Kevin Goetz
Tom Stempel is taking a #cinematic holiday in France with 'Paris, 13th District,' 'Happening,' 'Petite Maman,' followed by a boat cruise in 'Death on the Nile,' and 'Audience-ology: How Moviegoers Shape the Films We Love.' https://t.co/fFjrlbBwOY #scriptchat #films https://t.co/nOsrkey9RX
Paperback, 2022
$17.99$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Spike Lee: That's My Story and I'm Sticking to It
Spike Lee
Spike Lee's 'Do the Right Thing' was the spark that ignited the career of film/TV writer/director Amitabh Klemm, instructor at Script Anatomy. Listen to the TV Writer #Podcast interview, hosted by @GrayJones here: https://t.co/jpiqhVTqRc #scriptchat #TVwriter https://t.co/r7n3hCs6v1
Paperback, 2006
$27.95$13.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Forensic Speak: How to Write Realistic Crime Dramas
Dornbush Jennifer
This week @ashleymeyers talks with "Forensic Speak: How To Write Realistic Crime Dramas" author Jennifer Dornbush - a guidebook for writers to get these details right. Listen here 🎧 https://t.co/kn8LMv4KWV #writingcommunity #screenwriting https://t.co/5hyYqzDiXo
Paperback, 2013
$29.95$14.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Hidden Tools of Comedy: The Serious Business of Being Funny
Steve Kaplan
This week @ashleymeyers talks with Author Steve Kaplan (@skcomedy). As an expert who coaches Comedy, Steve Kaplan is the author of 'The Hidden Tools of Comedy,' a guidebook on #Comedy writing. Listen here: https://t.co/37kwXh14yf #scriptchat #comedwriting https://t.co/6QMzCmktwM
Paperback, 2013
$28.95$14.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Kindred
Octavia Butler
Respecting the Original Source: Branden Jacobs-Jenkins Talks About 'Kindred' by Sonya Alexander (@wordslinger1) Branden Jacobs-Jenkins recently spoke with Script about the challenges of adapting the much-loved Octavia E. Butler novel. https://t.co/3jHMu5YUQK #kindredhulu https://t.co/9CsXmRFojL
Paperback, 2004
$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book