Books to Screen: Margo's Got Money Troubles with Amanda Moulson (Curious Readers)

For the latest instalment in our Books to Screen series, Hannah was joined by Amanda Moulson, co-host of the wonderful Curious Readers podcast to discuss the brilliant adaptation of Margo's Got Money Troubles. In this episode they discuss the recent prominence of sex work in TV shows, who is getting it wrong and who is getting it right, they also talk messy mother/daughter relationships, motherhood, modern America, Amanda's favourite adaptations & much more!
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Mentions in this episode: 
Margo's Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe
Margo's Got Money Troubles (2026)
Pride & Prejudice (2005)
Emma (1996)
Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton
Rivals
Rivals by Jilly Cooper
Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
Rejection by Tony Tulathimutte
A Prayer For Owen Meany by John Irving
Simon Birch (1998)
Conversations with Friends (2022)
Normal People (2020)
Euphoria
Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed (2026)
https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/euphoria-margo-webcam-sex-work-tv-newest-career-fixation-1236767353/
Bad Sisters (2022)
Lost Lambs by Madeline Cash

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