Adaptation

Jillian Davis is a literary agent living in Los Angeles. Graduating from Syracuse University as a double major in Television/Radio/Film and English & Textual Studies, she thought she would never use either major, and ended up using both. She worked at Frolic Media for several years where she immersed herself in the online romancelandia community and worked tirelessly to turn romance novels into te...

In Part 2 of our conversation with Hollywood movie producer, Stephen Nemeth, we talk Hunter S. Thomson, Richard Nixon, The Elephant Man, and why nobody in Hollywood knows what they’re talking about. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit adaptationpodcast.substack.com

Adaptation: With Producer, Stephen Nemeth - Part 1 Part 1 of our conversation with Hollywood Producer, Stephen Nemeth is packed with anecdotes, advice, adaptations gone awry, and the unique challenges of producing classic novels. Stephen Nemeth formed and heads up Rhino Films, the independent film company that originated as a division of iconoclastic record label Rhino Records. He has produced and...

Nightbitch is the debut novel Rachel didn't think anyone would read. Then it's selected as a best book of the year. Then Covid hits. Then Hollywood comes calling... In the second half of our convo with Rachel she reveals the inspiration for her adaptation and talks about the wildly surreal day she spent watching Amy Adams portray Nightbitch, on set. Rachel Yoder is the author of Nightbitch , her d...

Nightbitch is the debut novel Rachel didn't think anyone would read. Then it's selected as a best book of the year. Then Covid hits. Then Hollywood comes calling... Rachel Yoder is the author of Nightbitch , her debut novel became a feature film written and directed by Marielle Heller and starring Amy Adams. She is an Assistant Professor of Screenwriting at the University of Iowa. This is a public...

What happens when your debut novel gets optioned for TV by Jenna Bush Hager, then a writer's strike hits Hollywood. Diane Marie Brown is a professor at Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa, California and a public health professional for the Long Beach Health Department. She has a BA and MPH from UCLA and a degree in fiction from USC’s Master of Professional Writing Program. Her work has appeared in...

What happens when your debut novel gets optioned for TV by Jenna Bush Hager, then a writer's strike hits Hollywood. Diane Marie Brown is a professor at Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa, California and a public health professional for the Long Beach Health Department. She has a BA and MPH from UCLA and a degree in fiction from USC’s Master of Professional Writing Program. Her work has appeared in...

We're thrilled to share the launch of Adaptation by Silver Lake Reading Club! Each episode explores the journey of books as they make their way onto the screen, diving into the art and challenges of transforming stories from page to film and television. Adaptation is a podcast exploring the journey from page to screen. We sit down with authors, screenwriters, producers, agents, and directors to he...