Episode 136 || Reading in the Age of Prestige Television

Published: Sept. 13, 2017, 6:37 p.m.

b"We've survived the hurricane and the new Bachelor announcement, and we're back with another conversation on books, TV, and life in the South. The 2017 Emmy Awards air on September 17, and so many of the honorees this year are adapted from books! We've got thoughts and opinions. Also, Seth Meyers is blond. Mentioned this week: +\\xa0The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood +\\xa0The Handmaid's Tale on Hulu +\\xa0Hagseed by Margaret Atwood +\\xa0The Leftovers by Tom Perrotta +\\xa0The Leftovers on HBO +\\xa0Big Little Lies by Lianne Moriarty +\\xa0Big Little Lies on HBO +\\xa0Before the Fall by Noah Hawley +\\xa0Fargo on FX +\\xa0Fargo by the Coen Brothers +\\xa0Legion on FX If you liked\\xa0The Crown on Netflix, you might enjoy: +\\xa0The Royal We by Heather Cocks and Jessica Morgan +\\xa0Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan +\\xa0China Rich Girlfriend by Kevin Kwan +\\xa0Rich People Problems by Kevin Kwan If you liked\\xa0The Handmaid's Tale on Hulu, you might enjoy: +\\xa0Children of Men by P. D. James +\\xa0Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler If you liked\\xa0This is Us on NBC, you might enjoy: +\\xa0The Nest by Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney +\\xa0Modern Lovers by Emma Straub +\\xa0Adopted by Kelley Nikondeha +\\xa0Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate If you liked\\xa0Westworld on HBO, you might enjoy: +\\xa0Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick +\\xa0Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie If you liked\\xa0Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt on Netflix, you might enjoy: +\\xa0The Girls by Emma Cline +\\xa0The Assistants by Camille Perri If you liked\\xa0Stranger Things on Netflix, you might enjoy: +\\xa0Meddling Kids by Edgar Cantero If you liked\\xa0Master of None on Netflix, you might enjoy: +\\xa0Modern Romance by Aziz Ansari +\\xa0Read Bottom Up by Neel Shah and Skye Chatham Learn more about Forlorn Strangers on their website.\\xa0 Support us on Patreon here."