The Kissing Booth and Gossip Girl: Stream Your Favorite Books
Jason Boog
Read along with The Kissing Booth on Netflix
Netflix’s adaptation of The Kissing Booth returns this month, a bit of summer romance to round out the season. Inspired by Beth Reekles' bestselling novel, the show was “one of the most-watched movies in the country, and maybe in the world,” according to Netflix chief content officer Ted Sarandos. The story began two seasons ago when Elle decides to run a kissing booth at her school's Spring Carnival. After a stolen kiss with her friend Noah, her life is turned upside down. Her head says to keep away, but her heart wants to draw closer. Read The Kissing Booth on Fable and watch the trailer for the Netflix adaptation: https://youtu.be/5fKn0Dhj64wMore great books to read and stream
There are lots of new shows and movies adapted from great books this month — streaming across platforms, from Netflix to HBO Max to Amazon.
Gossip Girl by Cecily von Ziegesar (HBO Max)
Showrunner Joshua Safran rebooted Gossip Girl for HBO Max, after working as a writer and executive producer on The CW’s original adaptation of the popular novel. The Wrap described the record-breaking reboot of the show:"It takes us back to the Upper East Side to find a new generation of New York private school teens being introduced to social surveillance, nine years after the original blogger’s website went dark.”
Read Gossip Girl on Fable and then watch the trailer:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhsV1gPVJMQ
The Pursuit of Love (Amazon)
Author Nancy Mitford modeled her characters in this novel on her own famously unconventional family, and the Amazon adaptation cast includes Lilly James, Emily Beecham, Dominic West, Andrew Scott, and Emily Mortimer."The Pursuit of Love" follows the travails of Linda, the most beautiful and wayward Radlett daughter, who falls first for a stuffy Tory politician, then an ardent Communist, and finally a French duke named Fabrice. Now read The Pursuit of Love on Fable and watch the trailer!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgnrTh62dZs
Fear Street (Netflix)
R.L. Stein's beloved teenage horror series got a three-movie treatment on Netflix. The first Fear Street novel told the story of a new girl who is as pale as a ghost, blond, and eerily beautiful. The main character Cory Brooks hungers for her kisses, drowns in her light blue eyes. He can't get her out of his mind. Read Fear Street on Fable and then watch the trailer for the Netflix scare-fest:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clZK2PqLWpI
Catch and Kill: The Podcast Tapes (HBO Max)
Rowan Farrow faced down high-priced lawyers to elite war-hardened spies as he reported on a story of Hollywood abuse. This HBO Max documentary goes behind the scenes of his reporting, sharing the story of the women who risked everything to expose the truth and spark a global movement. Read Catch and Kill on Fable and then watch the trailer for the HBO Max documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKNOgQbH01Q Found a book on our list you like and want to start a Fable Reading Club with friends? Learn how to here!
Jason Boog