Fully-Booked: Literary Podcast

Campus thrillers decoded: what secret-society stories get right (and wrong) about power, ritual, and risk—and why readers can’t quit them each fall.

Season 3 of The Summer I Turned Pretty is losing fans fast. We break down why the characters, story, and decisions just aren’t working anymore.

A Netflix romance set at Oxford, My Oxford Year had promise but missed the mark. We break down the plot, characters, and what went wrong with this adaptation.

Colleen Hoover's books explore love, trauma, and heartbreak, but do they still count as romance? We question the genre line in today's most talked-about novels.

Thriller, fantasy, YA, sci-fi; some book genres adapt better than others. Here's what works, what doesn’t, and why we still fall for the messy ones.

Get the scoop on book-to-screen adaptations releasing in 2025 through 2026, including thrillers, fantasy epics, and romance hits, plus the ones worth reading first.

Amazon’s We Were Liars adaptation uncovers hidden trauma, privilege, and family secrets in a gripping YA mystery that may outshine the bestselling novel.

Discover why today’s book-to-screen adaptations shine with faithful storytelling, author involvement, and the rise of streaming series.

We revisit The Da Vinci Code movie, explore why it failed as an adaptation, and unpack its banned book status with humor and sharp insights.

Explore the top 10 most banned books and uncover the real reasons behind rising censorship in the U.S. and Canada, from LGBTQ+ themes to racial identity.