In this repeat episode of the Watchung Booksellers Podcast, authors Tom Perrotta and Warren Zanes discuss the process of adapting their books into film and television.
Tom Perrotta is the author of eleven works of fiction, including Election and Little Children, both of which were made into Oscar-nominated films, and The Leftovers and Mrs. Fletcher, which were adapted into acclaimed HBO series. His new novel is Ghost Town.
Warren Zanes is the NY Times bestselling author of Petty: The Biography. He holds a PhD in visual and cultural studies from the University of Rochester and presently teaches at NYU. He is a Grammy-nominated producer and he has served as a vice president at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. His latest work is Deliver Me From Nowhere: The Making of Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska, which was made into a feature film.
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