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The art of the book-to-film adaptation: Some of 2023's best movies were based on books

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Published January 31, 2024 at 7:40 AM CST

A man reads a book in front of the TV. (Helena Lopes/Getty Images)

Half of this year’s Best Picture Oscar nominees were based on novels or non-fiction titles. With Traci Thomas, creator of “The Stacks” podcast, we take a look at “American Fiction” as well as “Killers of the Flower Moon” and consider the art of book-to-film adaptation.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.