Episode 136 || Reading in the Age of Prestige Television

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:
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
The Handmaid's Tale on Hulu
Hagseed by Margaret Atwood
The Leftovers by Tom Perrotta
The Leftovers on HBO
Big Little Lies by Lianne Moriarty
Big Little Lies on HBO
Before the Fall by Noah Hawley
Fargo on FX
Fargo by the Coen Brothers
Legion on FX

If you liked The Crown on Netflix, you might enjoy:
The Royal We by Heather Cocks and Jessica Morgan
Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan
China Rich Girlfriend by Kevin Kwan
Rich People Problems by Kevin Kwan

If you liked The Handmaid's Tale on Hulu, you might enjoy:
Children of Men by P. D. James
Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler

If you liked This is Us on NBC, you might enjoy:
The Nest by Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney
Modern Lovers by Emma Straub
Adopted by Kelley Nikondeha
Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate

If you liked Westworld on HBO, you might enjoy:
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick
Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie

If you liked Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt on Netflix, you might enjoy:
The Girls by Emma Cline
The Assistants by Camille Perri

If you liked Stranger Things on Netflix, you might enjoy:
Meddling Kids by Edgar Cantero

If you liked Master of None on Netflix, you might enjoy:
Modern Romance by Aziz Ansari
Read Bottom Up by Neel Shah and Skye Chatham

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