Task 7: Read a book about a piece of media you love (a TV show, a movie, a band, etc)

[Krista]

Share and discuss book ideas for
Task 7: Read a book about a piece of media you love (a TV show, a movie, a band, etc)

[Neil]

This is obviously subjective but I have it narrowed down to

[Krista]

I'm thinking this one is a book about X, not necessarily like the book for a TV show . . . like 'read a book that was made into a movie/series'. Right?

More like a biography of or making of kinda thing?

[Elizabeth]

This is a bit of a push for me, since if I read a book about media it usually has a broader subject (like being about a genre/category of books or film, rather than a specific one). I appreciate the bit of a stretch.

I'm thinking about reading Extra Salty: Jennifer's Body (11) by Frederick Blichert, Dark Carnival: The Secret World of Tod Browning by David J. Skal (which is technically about a director not a specific piece of media, but it's more specific than I would usually go and I've never seen anything from him I didn't love), or finally reading As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride by Cary Elwes.

[Karen]

I want to see the new Bob Dylan movie in 2025 so I'm reading the memoir that it is maybe based upon: A Freewheelin' Time: A Memoir of Greenwich Village in the Sixties by Suze Rotolo.

Also, I grew up with the Sonny and Cher Show, so : Cher: The Memoir, Part 1

[Liza]

Paperback Crush by Gabrielle Moss (about 80s/90s teen books)
I’ll Be There for You by Kelsey Miller ( about Friends)

Both of those are fun, quick reads

[Elizabeth]

I'm on a Stranger Things kick, so I'll probably reach for one of the YA character focused books like Lucas on the Line. Although I've had Where Are Your Boys Tonight?: The Oral History of Emo's Mainstream Explosion 1999-2008 on my list all year...

[Denise]

Two books I bought recently:
Rock Me on the Water: 1974—The Year Los Angeles Transformed Movies, Music, Television and Politics
Waiting for the Sun: Strange Days, Weird Scenes, and The Sound Of Los Angeles

[Betty]

Going with Believe: The Untold Story Behind Ted Lasso, the Show That Kicked Its Way into Our Hearts

[Rebecca]

I'm considering Born to Run, Cher: The Memoir, Part 1, or Beastie Boys Book.

[Audra]

I'm going with Alfred Hitchcock and the Making of Psycho.

[Carly Really Very Normal]

I'm going with "My Effin Life" by Geddy Lee from the band Rush. It is a memoir.

[Nayab]

I think, for this one I am goona pick Different, Not Less: A Neurodivergent's Guide to Embracing Your True Self and Finding Your Happily Ever After. It is written by Chloé Hayden; the person who played Quinni in the Heartbreak High. I hope this qualifies.

[Becky]

Will ......Finding Me by Viola Davis.... fit this challenge?

[Erika]

After multiple Amazon, Goodreads, and Google searches, I found Backstreet Boys: 30th Anniversary Celebration, wondered how I was just now discovering this existed, and immediately decided I had to read it

[Sarena]

Becky wrote: "Will ......Finding Me by Viola Davis.... fit this challenge?"
I think so. I haven't read it yet, but it looks like she talks about How to Get Away with Murder and how it impacted her. I'm considering Matriarch: A Memoir

[Cat]

I'm thinking I Am Not Spock or I Am Spock. I'm also intrigued by Star Trek Psychology: The Mental Frontier (Volume 7) and Star Wars Psychology: Dark Side of the Mind (Volume 2)

[Jessica]

I've got an advance copy of Lorne: The Man Who Invented Saturday Night Live that I want to have finished in time for the 50th anniversary episode of SNL.

[Gail]

I'm considering Miyazakiworld: A Life in Art or Welcome to Pawnee: Stories of Friendship, Waffles, and Parks and Recreation

[Diya]

I will be reading The Art of Turning Red

[Elizabeth]

Elizabeth wrote: "This is a bit of a push for me, since if I read a book about media it usually has a broader subject (like being about a genre/category of books or film, rather than a specific one). I appreciate th..."

I ended up reading Extra Salty: Jennifer's Body (11) by Frederick Blichert, which is an excellent read for fans of the movie. Glad I went with this one. I'm hoping to still get to the other two I mentioned though.

[Andi-Roo]

[* nods sagely *] ... okay, so then Doctor Who.

[Robin]

I just got an ebook perfect for this task from Kindle the other day! Play Nice: The Rise, Fall, and Future of Blizzard Entertainment

[Yrinsyde]

I loved reading Dolly and Cleo magazines when I was a young teen, so I am reading Queens of Print: Interviews with Australia's Iconic Magazine Editors.

[GailW]

I read Shot With Crimson by Nicola Upson, the latest installment in the Josephine Tey mystery series. This story centers around the making of the movie Rebecca in Hollywood.

[Lauraellen]

Andi-Roo wrote: "[* nods sagely *] ... okay, so then Doctor Who."

haha I thought the same immediately. Are you thinking a novel, or a non-fiction? I'd love to read some interesting essays or something on this!

[Mandie]

I read The Lord of the Rings: The Art of The Two Towers for this one.

[Teresa]

I'm going to read Unity. It takes place after the Star Trek :DS9 show ended. I also want to read the new non-fiction book by Nana Visitor.

[Katie]

Betty wrote: "Going with Believe: The Untold Story Behind Ted Lasso, the Show That Kicked Its Way into Our Hearts"

I loved this book when I read it last year. It felt a bit like Trent Crimm had written it, but maybe that's just me.

[Katie]

Probably going to read Down with the System: A Memoir by Serj Tankien. I know he'll be talking about the band a lot, so I thought it fit here.

[Erin]

I just started OPPOSABLE THUMBS: HOW SISKEL AND EBERY CHANGED MOVIES FOREVER by Matt Singer.

[Jacqueline]

I saw a cute series in my school's library and decided to read School of Rock: The Classic Illustrated Storybook by Kim Smith for this challenge.

[Teemah :)]

Twilight

[Jill]

I read Wicked

[Rebecca]

Rebecca wrote: "I'm considering Born to Run, Cher: The Memoir, Part 1, or Beastie Boys Book."

I read Born to Run. I enjoyed it! Springsteen recorded an album specifically for the book. I listened to it on Spotify as I read it. It really added to the experience!

[Judith]

I thought I was really going to struggle with this one, but I was at a motorway services on the M1 on Sunday and there was a charity booksale table which had a copy of Four Weddings and a Funeral on it. Bought for the princely sum of £1! It was fun reading the scripts and finding extra little nuggets in the stage directions, as well as the deleted scenes.

[Sherri]

I read From Here to the Great Unknown.I was going to read Cinema Speculationbecause my husband has the book. One day I heard Elizabeth Cook on Outlaw Country say she was up late listening to the Lisa Marie Presley book & thought I would like that book too. The book is good but the story is sad & tragic.

[Alex]

Does this have to be nonfiction? As a huge Golden Girls fan, I was thinking about reading Murder by Cheesecake

[Janice]

First Films by Philip Powers

[Devika]

I read Once Upon a Boyband by Jenny Proctor