The Books Hollywood Is Obsessed With This Summer
About this episode
The episode discusses the summer reading list of notable figures in Hollywood and the increasing trend of adapting books into screen productions.
Books run on word-of-mouth. So what are the people who shape what gets made, watched, read and bought reading? Elaine Low, Natalie Jarvey and Sean McNulty dig into The Ankler’s inaugural summer reading list, where 100 notables — including Sony Entertainment CEO Ravi Ahuja, Gov. Gavin Newsom, Sherry Lansing, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, YouTube CEO Neal Mohan, Netflix film chief Dan Lin, Gillian Anderson and Janelle James — shared the books they’re packing, recommending and obsessing over now. Plus, with every major buyer adapting a glut of novels for the screena — see Elaine’s Series Business sellers’ guide — the team unpacks why book-based IP is hotter than ever and which major titles are in development. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
People in this episode
Hosts: Elaine Low, Natalie Jarvey, Sean McNulty
Topics covered
- summer reading
- Hollywood books
- book adaptations
- entertainment industry
- IP development
Keywords
- Hollywood
- summer reading list
- book adaptations
- entertainment
- IP development
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Sony Entertainment, YouTube, Netflix
Places: California, New York City
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