Chapter One, Scene One

This week on Chapter One, Scene One, we're diving into one of the most talked-about adaptations of the year—Margo's Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe and its Apple TV+ series adaptation. What sounds like a story about OnlyFans quickly reveals itself to be something much bigger: a young single mother trying to survive, complicated family dynamics, impossible expectations, and the price of turning y...

This week we're continuing The Genre Series with one of our favorite rabbit holes: domestic thrillers. Ever since Gone Girl, readers have been obsessed with stories full of secrets, lies, betrayals, and endings that make you question everything. But has the genre become predictable, or are we still happily turning pages to watch it all unravel? From the page to the screen—and every plot twist in b...

This week we're discussing Three Bags Full and its adaptation, The Sheep Detectives. A dead shepherd. A flock of observant sheep. An Irish countryside full of secrets. On paper, it sounds like the book and movie should be telling the same story. In reality, they seem to have wandered into entirely different fields. One focuses on sheep philosophy and existential questions, while the other embraces...

This week we are starting a new mini-episode series - The Genre Series. We're kicking it off with a general discussion on genres and how convoluted it can get. Am I reader a thriller? What kind of thriller? Oh wait, there is romance too! But is it also Book Club fiction (Laura says that is not a thing)? Or Contemporary fiction? You see what we mean? Take a listen and let us know what you think! Fr...

This week we're discussing the bestselling novel Remarkably Bright Creatures and its Netflix adaptation starring Sally Field. From a grieving widow and a missing son to an unexpectedly insightful octopus, we're diving into one of the most beloved books of the past few years. Did the adaptation capture the heart, humor, and emotional connections that made readers fall in love with the story? Or did...

From the page to the screen, and every plot twist in between—Chapter One, Scene One is where books meet their movie and TV adaptations. Join hosts Michelle, Laura, and Katya as they read it, watch it, and (of course) judge it. Welcome back and join us as we discuss our last mini episode in our Reader Habits series: Book Recommendations. Where do you get them from, who do you trust, and what happen...

From the page to the screen, and every plot twist in between—Chapter One, Scene One is where books meet their movie and TV adaptations. Join hosts Michelle, Laura, and Katya as they read it, watch it, and (of course) judge it. Welcome back and join us as we discuss the The Devil Wears Prada - the original book and movie from 2003/2006 BUT also the 2026 movie Devil Wears Prada 2! That's all...SPOIL...

From the page to the screen, and every plot twist in between - Chapter One, Scene One is where books meet their movie and TV adaptations. Join hosts Michelle, Laura, and Katya as they read it, watch it, and (of course) judge it. Welcome back for our last mini-episode in our Reader Habits series. In this shorter, conversational chat with the ladies, we talk about spoilers. Some of us are team spoil...

From the page to the screen, and every plot twist in between—Chapter One, Scene One is where books meet their movie and TV adaptations. Join hosts Michelle, Laura, and Katya as they read it, watch it, and (of course) judge it. Welcome back and join us as we discuss the The Better Sister, the 2019 book by Alafair Burke and the adapation, a limited series on Amazone Prime. (Crossing our fingers for...

From the page to the screen, and every plot twist in between - Chapter One, Scene One is where books meet their movie and TV adaptations. Join hosts Michelle, Laura, and Katya as they read it, watch it, and (of course) judge it. Welcome back for another mini-episode in our Reader Habits series. In this shorter, conversational chat with the ladies, we dive into whether a series gets tossed if it st...

From the page to the screen, and every plot twist in between—Chapter One, Scene One is where books meet their movie and TV adaptations. Join hosts Michelle, Laura, and Katya as they read it, watch it, and (of course) judge it. Welcome back and join us as we discuss the Alice Feeney book His & Hers and its Netflix adaptation. A lot of twists and a lot of lies = an interesting thriller with seve...

From the page to the screen, and every plot twist in between - Chapter One, Scene One is where books meet their movie and TV adaptations. Join hosts Michelle, Laura, and Katya as they read it, watch it, and (of course) judge it. Welcome back for another mini-episode in our Reader Habits series. In this shorter, conversational chat with the ladies, we dive into the topic of reading multiple books a...

From the page to the screen, and every plot twist in between—Chapter One, Scene One is where books meet their movie and TV adaptations. Join hosts Michelle, Laura, and Katya as they read it, watch it, and (of course) judge it. Welcome back and in this week's episode we discuss the Andy Weir book Project Hail Mary and it's recent movie adaptation starring Ryan Gosling and well, Ryan Gosling. There...

From the page to the screen, and every plot twist in between - Chapter One, Scene One is where books meet their movie and TV adaptations. Join hosts Michelle, Laura, and Katya as they read it, watch it, and (of course) judge it. Welcome back and we are bringing you our first mini episode! In this shorter, conversational chat with the ladies, we dive into the topic of DNFing. Do you DNF? Or are you...

From the page to the screen, and every plot twist in between—Chapter One, Scene One is where books meet their movie and TV adaptations. Join hosts Michelle, Laura, and Katya as they read it, watch it, and (of course) judge it. Welcome back and join us with our NEW FORMAT!!! Yep, that's right, we realized one thing with an episode for the book and one for the adaptation - we were often saying the s...

From the page to the screen, and every plot twist in between—Chapter One, Scene One is where books meet their movie and TV adaptations. Join hosts Michelle, Laura, and Katya as they read it, watch it, and (of course) judge it. Welcome back and join us this week as we Spring Clean! We discuss our TBR's, who needs to organize and weed through their insane collection of books, apps to help us stay or...

From the page to the screen, and every plot twist in between—Chapter One, Scene One is where books meet their movie and TV adaptations. Join hosts Michelle, Laura, and Katya as they read it, watch it, and (of course) judge it. Welcome back and join us as we discuss the the movie adaptation of The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware. SPOILER ALERT - We will spoil it all, you have been warned..Follow us...

What if you were absolutely certain you witnessed a crime… and everyone around you insisted you were wrong? In today’s episode of Chapter One, Scene One, we’re setting sail with The Woman in Cabin 10 written by Ruth Ware — a locked-room mystery on open water, where isolation, privilege, and perception collide. We’re diving into the book that asks whether the real danger is what happened… or whethe...

From the page to the screen, and every plot twist in between—Chapter One, Scene One is where books meet their movie and TV adaptations. Join hosts Michelle, Laura, and Katya as they read it, watch it, and (of course) judge it. Welcome back and join us as we discuss the Netflix movie adaptation of The Hating Game book by Sally Thorne. Did it win us over or did Laura just think it was meh? Listen an...

From the page to the screen, and every plot twist in between—Chapter One, Scene One is where books meet their movie and TV adaptations. Join hosts Michelle, Laura, and Katya as they read it, watch it, and (of course) judge it. Welcome back and join us as we discuss the enemies to lovers trope in The Hating Game by Sally Thorne. SPOILER ALERT - We will spoil it all, you have been warned..Follow us...

From the page to the screen, and every plot twist in between—Chapter One, Scene One is where books meet their movie and TV adaptations. Join hosts Michelle, Laura, and Katya as they read it, watch it, and (of course) judge it. Welcome back and join us as we discuss the upcoming adaptations. Laura, Michelle, and Katya share 3 (or 4) picks each that are upcoming or ones they never got to watch. Mich...

From the page to the screen, and every plot twist in between—Chapter One, Scene One is where books meet their movie and TV adaptations. Join hosts Michelle, Laura, and Katya as they read it, watch it, and (of course) judge it. Welcome back and join us as we discuss the adaptation of the YA Dystopian, The Giver, where in 2014 Hollywood greats and newbies came together. It may have bombed at the mov...

From the page to the screen, and every plot twist in between—Chapter One, Scene One is where books meet their movie and TV adaptations. Join hosts Michelle, Laura, and Katya as they read it, watch it, and (of course) judge it. Welcome back and join us as we discuss the YA Dystopian, The Giver, because we have a lot to say about this one. SPOILER ALERT - We will spoil it all, you have been warned.....

From the page to the screen, and every plot twist in between—Chapter One, Scene One is where books meet their movie and TV adaptations. Join hosts Michelle, Laura, and Katya as they read it, watch it, and (of course) judge it. Welcome back and join us as we explore the charming British village of Fairhaven and the residents of Cooper's Chase in the Richard Osman book The Thursday Murder Club. SPOI...

From the page to the screen, and every plot twist in between—Chapter One, Scene One is where books meet their movie and TV adaptations. Join hosts Michelle, Laura, and Katya as they read it, watch it, and (of course) judge it. This week we're diving into Richard Osman's delightful debut "The Thursday Murder Club" or as we like to call it, "Agatha Christie meets The Golden Girls (and guys)" Four se...