Books to Screen: Project Hail Mary with Susie Green (In My Good Books)

For our latest instalment in our Books to Screen series, Hannah was joined by host of In My Good Books podcast, Susie Green to discuss one of the hottest films of 2026 and what can now be considered one of the most successful Books to Screen adaptations- Project Hail Mary. In this episode they discuss how the book and film compare, the parts of the book they missed in the adaptation, the scenes they loved in the film, the casting choices, beloved Rocky plus much more. 
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Books & other mentions in this episode: 
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
Project Hail Mary (2026)
Misery (1990)
The Lamb by Lucy Rose
The Witches (1990)
Twilight (2008)
The Book of Guilt by Catherine Chidgey
Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
Margo's Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe
Rivals S2
Dissection of a Murder by Jo Murray
Presumed Innocent (2024)
True Detective (2014)
All The Colours of The Dark by Chris Whitaker
We Begin at the End by Chris Whitaker
The Handmaid's Tale (2017)
The Martian by Andy Weir
The Martian (2015)
Artemis by Andy Weir
Anatomy of a Fall (2023)
Bait (2026)

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