Authors Who Adapt, Jobs in the Afterlife, and Books Left Behind

To view this email as a web page, go [here.]( [Tor.com Newsletter]( [Forward to a Friend]( [Screencaps from Outlander, The Sandman, and The Hunger Games]( SFF ON SCREEN [Six Authors Who’ve Successfully Adapted Their Own Work]( As an author, it’s hard to let go of your words. But authors fortunate enough to adapt their own works can hold onto their stories and help to shape them a little bit longer (and add some shiny new credits to their IMDb pages in the process). Randee Dawn discusses six authors who have adapted their own work for film or television. [Read more]( SHARE THIS: [Publish to Facebook]( [Publish to Twitter]( [An illustration of someone reading a very large book]( MARK AS READ [Building Our Personal Libraries, and the Books We Leave Behind]( As book people, we all care about the books we choose to keep, and put work into building our ideal personal libraries. But it can be hard to decide if and when to get rid of books, and even harder to pull titles from your shelves. In a new Mark As Read column, Molly Templeton looks at the art of curating a personal library. [Read more]( SHARE THIS: [Publish to Facebook]( [Publish to Twitter]( [A photo of a graveyard angel]( DEATH & CO. [Eight Fantasy Books About Working in the Afterlife]( Humanity has long wondered if there is life after death. Mythology and religious texts speak of places like Paradise, the Elysian Fields, Valhalla, and Mictlan. But sometimes, the afterlife looks like the worst place imaginable — an office. Here, Elisa Shoenberger recommends eight books about jobs after death. [Read more]( SHARE THIS: [Publish to Facebook]( [Publish to Twitter]( [Screencaps from various animated movies]( BEYOND DISNEY [Finding the Perfect Animated Movies for People Who Avoid Cartoons]( Are you someone who thinks animated movies are just for kids? Or do you have friends who just aren’t interested in giving animated stories a chance? There are so many kinds of animation, in so many different genres, that putting your preconceptions aside can lead you to some amazing and unexpected experiences. Here, Cole Rush does his best to pair people who generally prefer live-action with some animated films that might just change their minds. [Read more]( SHARE THIS: [Publish to Facebook]( [Publish to Twitter]( [A digital photo of a man's torso]( CLASSIC SCI-FI [Five Classic SF Novels Featuring Advanced Body Modifications]( Who among us has not sometimes mused about how convenient it would be to upgrade or alter our bodies? It’s a common theme in science fiction, but some authors chose to take body mods to the extreme. James Davis Nicoll recommends five classic sci-fi novels from the 1970s featuring heavy-duty body upgrades. [Read more]( SHARE THIS: [Publish to Facebook]( [Publish to Twitter]( [A photo of Louis from AMC's Interview with the Vampire]( THE EARTH'S A SAVAGE GARDEN [The Power of Sight in AMC’s Interview with the Vampire]( “For the first time in my life, I was seen.” With these words, AMC’s Interview with the Vampire thrusts us into the gothic, twisted romance of vampire husbands Lestat de Lioncourt and Louis de Point du Lac—one of the world’s most iconic, queer vampire relationships. The act of seeing and being seen is essential to the show, both for the characters and for viewers whose identities were previously left out of the narrative. Ashia Monet dives into AMC’s Interview with the Vampire and the ways visibility plays a role in the story. [Read more]( SHARE THIS: [Publish to Facebook]( [Publish to Twitter]( [A screencap from Owl House]( WEIRDOS STICK TOGETHER [Looking Back on The Owl House]( On January 10, 2020, children’s animated series The Owl House premiered on the Disney Channel. Though it begins as a simple Alice in Wonderland-esque narrative, in the world of The Owl House there are no “chosen ones,” no easy fixes for power, and no simple heroes or villains. Michele Kirichanskaya looks back on this special, endearing series here. [Read more]( SHARE THIS: [Publish to Facebook]( [Publish to Twitter]( [A screencap from Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3]( WHAT WOULD GROOT DO? [Let’s Talk About How the Guardians Attack and Dethrone God… Sort Of]( What’s up with all these Marvel movies beefing with God? While Thanos and Kang are not literal gods, they each impose their god-like will across the universe/multiverse. Thor: Love and Thunder had Gorr the God Butcher, and now we get Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, where James Gunn ups the ante on his religious imagery. Leah Schnelbach looks into the spiritual journeys and religious trauma of the newest MCU film. [Read more]( SHARE THIS: [Publish to Facebook]( [Publish to Twitter]( LISTEN UP! [Pairing Five Fantasy Worlds With the Perfect Soundtrack]( Have you ever wished life had background music? Ratika Deshpande provides the next best thing: ambient music perfectly paired with five fantasy universes, from Marie Brennan’s Memoirs of Lady Trent series to the spooky vibes of Jonathan Stroud’s Lockwood & Co. books to the various planets of Brandon Sanderson’s Cosmere and beyond… [Read more]( SHARE THIS: [Publish to Facebook]( [Publish to Twitter]( Follow Tor.com to get updates on all of our original fiction. FOLLOW US: [Follow Us on Facebook]( [Follow Us on Twitter]( [Follow Us on Tumblr]( [Follow Us on Pinterest]( This email was sent by: Macmillan 120 Broadway New York, NY, 10271, US We respect your right to privacy - [view our policy]( Macmillan believes piracy hurts writers, readers and everyone who loves books. Learn more and report suspicious activity [here.]( To subscribe to this or other email communications from Macmillan, please click [here](. 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