Category: Literature

Literature, Streaming

Hulu Offers First Look at Charles Yu’s ‘Interior Chinatown’ Adaptation

Keith Chow

Generic Asian Man is finally the lead of a real television show! Today, Hulu revealed a first look at the adaptation of Charles Yu’s National Book Award-winning novel, Interior Chinatown. While the book itself was formatted like a television script, the series will not be a one-for-one adaptation but will retain the original’s satirical spirit.

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Books, Interview1 Comment

‘The Emperor and the Endless Palace’ Author Justinian Huang on Queer Love Stories

Laura Sirikul

When I first became aware of author Justinian Huang, he had been promoting his debut novel, The Emperor and The Endless Palace, on social media. In the post back in February, Huang issued an “apology” to those offended by the material in his book. 

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Books, Podcasts

The Middle Geeks Episode 65: Author Rania Hanna on ‘The Jinn Daughter’

Swara Salih

We welcome on debut author Rania Hanna to discuss her new book, The Jinn Daughter!

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Books, Fantasy, Interview

LaDarrion Williams on the Themes of ‘Blood at the Root’ and Making a Difference in Fantasy

Sophia Soto

Screenwriter, director, and playwright LaDarrion Williams is making his novel debut with Blood at the Root, which releases on May 7. You can hear the author speak all about his new fantasy story at his upcoming 92NY event.

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Books, Interview, Movies

Ella Rubin and Reid Scott Break Down the Dramatic Moments of ‘The Idea of You’

Sophia Soto

Ella Rubin and Reid Scott play Izzy and Daniel in The Idea of You. The movie, which is based on the book by Robinne Lee, is now streaming on Prime Video.

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Books, Interview, Movies

Anne Hathaway and Nicholas Galitzine on What Comes After ‘The Idea of You’

Sophia Soto

Anne Hathaway, who is additionally a producer, and Nicholas Galitzine star as Solène and Hayes in The Idea of You. The film, which is based on the book by Robinne Lee, is now streaming on Prime Video.

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Books, Interview, Movies

‘The Idea of You’ Producer Cathy Schulman Explains Why the Book Resonated with Her

Sophia Soto

Cathy Schulman serves as a producer of The Idea of You, which is based on the novel of the same title. The film will start streaming on May 2 on Prime Video.

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Art, Poetry

Get Lit Celebrates Poetry Month and its 13th Annual Classic Slam

Elijah Isaiah Johnson

With the pre-Golden Hour sun higher up and a touch brighter than usual for 4:00 PM, the Wilshire Ebell Theatre was rolling out the literal red carpet for some of art’s unsung and most prolific offspring: Get Lit’s Words Ignite Annual Classic Poetry Slam in its 13th incarnation, continuing to raise the next and support the current generation of young poets, writers and thinkers.

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Books, Interview, Streaming

Noah LaLonde on the Process of Becoming Cole in ‘My Life with the Walter Boys’

Sophia Soto

Noah LaLonde stars as Cole Walter in My Life with the Walter Boys. The show, which is based on the novel by Ali Novak, has already been renewed for a second season with all episodes of season 1 available to watch on Netflix.

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Books, Interview, Streaming

Chatting with the Creative Team Behind ‘Percy Jackson and the Olympians’

Sophia Soto

While at New York Comic Con this year, I spoke with Jon Steinberg (Showrunner/EP), Dan Shotz (Showrunner/EP), James Bobin (Director/EP), Dan Hennah (Production Designer), Tish Monaghan (Costume Designer), Erik Henry (VFX Supervisor), and Jeff White (ILM VFX Supervisor) about making Percy Jackson and the Olympians.

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Books, Interview, Streaming

Sinclair Daniel, Ashleigh Murray, and Brittany Adebumola on Hulu’s ‘The Other Black Girl’

Sophia Soto

Sinclair Daniel, Ashleigh Murray, and Brittany Adebumola star as Nella, Hazel, and Malaika in The Other Black Girl, which is based on Zakiya Dalila Harris’ best-selling novel. All episodes of season one are currently streaming on Hulu.

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The Stars of ‘Percy Jackson and the Olympians’ Talk Their Characters and Friendship

Sophia Soto

Walker Scobell, Leah Sava’ Jeffries, and Aryan Simhadri star as Percy, Annabeth, and Grover in Percy Jackson and the Olympians, which is based on the book series by Rick Riordan. The new show will debut December 20 on Disney+ with a two-episode premiere, followed by weekly episodes.

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Interview, Poetry

Poetry, Community, and Deliverance: How KeiRock is Impacting Spoken Word

Elijah Isaiah Johnson

It was November 19, and LA’s West Side was wrapped in a breeze uncharacteristic of a California night, but was a welcome interruption to the heatwaves the state is known for. The historic Odyssey Theater Ensemble, home of some of the city’s most multi-cultural plays and productions, housed the Sippin’ Poetry Slam Food Drive, hosted by the multi-hyphenated talent, poet, actor, and artist combo, Ahkei “KeiRock” Togun.

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Books, Interview, Movies

Rachel Zegler and Tom Blyth on the World of ‘The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes’

Sophia Soto

On behalf of The Nerds of Color, I attended the press conference for The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes with stars Rachel Zegler, Tom Blyth, Hunter Schafer, and Josh Andrés Rivera! The film takes place 64 years before Katniss Everdeen volunteered as tribute, and decades before Coriolanus Snow became the President of Panem.

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Books, Podcasts

The Middle Geeks Episode 58: Free Palestine with Hannah Moushabeck

Swara Salih

We speak with Palestinian American kid-lit author Hannah Moushabeck to discuss the ongoing genocide in Gaza, her work, and Palestinian culture.

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Books, Streaming, Television

Prime Video Releases First Look at ‘Expats’

Laura Sirikul

Prime Video released their first-look images for Expats, the six-part limited series based on the internationally best-selling novel The Expatriates by Janice Y.K. Lee. Directed by Lulu Wang, Expats stars Nicole Kidman, Sarayu Blue, Ji-young Yoo, Brian Tee, and Jack Huston.

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Books, Comics

Popular Novel ‘The Bromance Book Club’ Comes in Comics Form on Manta

Laura Sirikul

Popular romance novel The Bromance Book Club by Lyssa Kay Adams becomes the latest IP to receive the webcomic treatment by Manta Studios. The Bromance Book Club digital comic will premiere on Manta on September 3, 2023. 

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F.C. Yee Talks Exploring a Deliberate Contrast in ‘The Legacy of Yangchen’

Lauren Lola

The Legacy of Yangchen is the latest book in the Chronicles of the Avatar series, and the last of the Yangchen duology. In the aftermath of the events of The Dawn of Yangchen, the airbending Avatar finds herself in the difficult position of having to de-escalate conflicts between heads of states of the Four Nations, in the midst of the threat of a powerful new weapon. To makes things even more difficult for her, she must turn to assistance from Kavik, whom she’s not on good terms, following an act of betrayal by the latter from their previous adventure together.

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Movies, Poetry

Mental Health Awareness Takes Center Stage at Get Lit’s ‘Our Worlds Collide’ Screening

Elijah Isaiah Johnson

Palm trees wrapped around the streets of Beverly Hills, and gorgeous golden rope lights wrapped around them, on the way to the exclusive William Morris Endeavour Screening Room, located near the heart of one of California’s most famous zip-codes.

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Books, Comics, Movies, Television

For AANHPI Heritage Month, Here are 50 West Asians in Pop Culture You Should Know

Swara Salih

May is Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month, a cause for celebration of these many diverse communities. But far too often, many who champion this month have belied and ignored specific groups within this collective, often presenting a limited scope of who counts as “Asian” or “Asian American” in this collective consciousness.

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Art, Poetry

Get Lit Closes Out Poetry Month with Annual Classic Slam Competition Finals

Elijah Isaiah Johnson

After a record breaking cold spell across usually-sunny California, the customary 80-degree weather had begun to pick up again in mid April; as the sun set over South Broadway’s historic Ace Hotel Theatre in Downtown Los Angeles, the golden views and massive crowds were a fitting way to welcome in students, poets, writers and songwriters from far and wide to the annual 2023 Classic Slam Competition Finals.

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Books, Hard N.O.C. Life1 Comment

Hard NOC Life 307: ‘Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant’

Hard NOC Media

On another special episode of Hard NOC Life, Keith sits down with documentary filmmaker and co-founder of the Asian American Writer’s Workship, Curtis Chin, to discuss his new memoir, Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant, which will be available in bookstores everywhere this October.

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Books, Interview

Diana López on Monsters, Myth, and Healing in Her New Book, ‘Felice and the Wailing Woman’

LaKase

Diana López is an educator at heart with a penchant for finding the magic in the seemingly mundane. Whether on the road through her beloved home state of Texas, or sitting by a campfire, or floating through the water, Diana has the ability to peek behind the veil to find a story. In her new book, Los Monstruous: Felice and The Wailing Woman, the author takes us behind the curtain of Corpus Christi to the town of Tres Leches, where the daughter of a monster sets herself on course to undo a nightmare that has become something akin to a myth. Below, she reveals how our stories can heal the wound of trauma and why our monsters are worth exploring with a fresh perspective.

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