It's Lit!
It's Lit!
2018 · Documentary
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A series of smart, funny video essays from PBS Digital Studios about their favorite books and why they love to read. Host Lindsay Ellis delves into topics like the evolution of YA, how science fiction mirrors our own anxieties, and why the book is sometimes just a _bit_ better than the movie.
1.The Case for Fan Fiction2.Afrofuturism From Books to Blockbusters3.How Fictional Pandemics Reflect the Real Thing4.Why We Still Love Little Women, 150 Years Later5.The Byronic Hero: Isn’t it Byronic?6.The Constructed Languages of JRR Tolkien7.War and Peace and Everything Else8.The It’s Lit! Musical Episode9.The Fiery History of Banned Books10.The (Stephen) King of Horror11.Are Graphic Novels... Novels?12.Dune, The Most Important Sci Fi Series Ever?13.Anne Rice, The Queen of Literary Monsters14.Literary Icons You NEED to Know From the Harlem Renaissance15.How Do You Write a Bestseller?