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Gone With the Wind...Carol Burnett Style

There's nothing as fun and exciting as seeing your favorite book come to life visually, whether on television or in the movies. That is, as long as the adaptation is done well.

I came across a version of Margaret Mitchell's Gone With The Wind on youtube today, after reading an article from NPR about an African American woman who had read Gone With The Wind as a child and found herself enthralled by Scarlett O'Hara, despite the fact that Scarlett was a slave owner. Check that article by Karen Grigsby Bates out here.

That article had a link at the bottom to an old Carol Burnett skit, which is actually in two parts, but I'll lure you in with Part 1. It's done as only Carol Burnett could have done it:

Episode 34

Episode 34 is up! We are back to our favorite author, Jane Austen, once again with talk about a faux memoir by Syrie James as well as the PBS adaptations on Masterpiece Theater this spring (here's a review from the New York Times). Milda promises to read all remaining novels this year. For other challenges, we talk about 52 Books, 52 Weeks and the possibility of new spreadsheets and NanoWriMo's Big Scary Fun Challenge- sign up and enjoy.

Also- L.A. residents: from now until Feb 1, Story Corps is in town! Grab a friend and record an interview- you get to keep one copy and the other is housed in the Smithsonian archive- you might even get to hear your interview played on NPR. They also have a blog!

Ok, faithful listeners, we are going on hiatus for a bit as  Caroline is off to England for 2 weeks. We'll regroup after Feb 11th- perhaps a special Valentine's day edition? We'll have finished Syrie James by then and, if you're lucky, we'll give a reading of our favorite harlequin romance for you...

Get ready for Jane Austen tomorrow night!

Milda found this article on CNN.com and we thought those of you who are excited for the next installment of Jane Austen adaptations on masterpiece theater would enjoy it.

Here is the article about the process of adapting Jane for the screen. We'll discuss Syrie James' book as well as our thoughts on Jane adaptations in general on the podcast tomorrow night. Have a wonderful weekend. We hope you are spending it reading!

And We're Back...

Episode 33 is up at last. What a way to start the new year, about 2 weeks in. This is our style. Learn how many ways Caroline's cats can distract from the show, what books are dating deal breakers, and the name of the best/worst horror movie ever. (you won't have seen it in theaters, unless it was a home theater and you were watching late night euro tv.) We're starting a new book to review that just came out- Syrie Jame's Jane Austen novel, and we'll discuss up to 105 next week. If you write us at literaturelife@gmail.com, we might even read the message this year- a new goal as well.

Viva 2008!