To Be or Not to Be Truthful to the Author

 Q Why do you think so few beloved books become equally beloved films? Do you have a personal list of exceptions?

-from Susan

 

Great question, and one that I think about whenever the air goes out of a hopeful balloon of anticipation. I read and hear stories of contemporary authors who are crushed or furious when the dream they had of seeing their novel turned into a movie or series turns out to be something else entirely. 

 

We all know some of the authors who’ve made that transition successfully: H...