Books to Screen: The Secret History with Emily Goulding

For our second instalment of Books to Screen, Emily Goulding joins us to discuss the adaptation that got away... The Secret History. In this episode Hannah & Emily discuss the failed attempts to adapt this hugely popular novel, what they loved about the book, why Emily thinks The Goldfinch didn't work as an adaptation + lots of recommendations!
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Books & other mentions in this ep:
The Secret History by Donna Tartt
My Brilliant Friend- NowTV
A Series of Unfortunate Events - Netflix
Bridget Jones's Diary (2001)
Chlorine by Jade Song
Our Wives Under The Sea by Julia Armfield
Shark Heart by Emily Habeck
Conversations with Friends by Sally Rooney
Normal People by Sally Rooney
Normal People (BBC)
Shirley Jackson
The Haunting of Hill House
Hamnet (2025)
The Goldfinch (2019)
The Pitt (2025)
The Girlfriend (2025)
Weapons (2025)
BBC Radio 4 Book Club Podcast- Donna Tartt (2014)
Zero to Well-Read Podcast- The Secret History
Once Upon a Time... at Bennington College Podcast
Frida Slattery As Herself by Ana Kinsella
The Tower by Thea Lenarduzzi
Swimming Studies by Leanne Shapton
Heart the Lover by Lily King
Finding Grace by Loretta Rothschild
The Age of Calamities by Senaa Ahmad
The Book of Mysteries by Rebecca Tamás

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