It's Lit!
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First Air DateJun 04, 2018
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Rotten tomato90%
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Original titleIt's Lit!
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ReleaseJun 04, 2018
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Overview
A series of smart, funny video essays from PBS Digital Studios about their favorite books and why they love to read. Host Lindsay Ellis delves into topics like the evolution of YA, how science fiction mirrors our own anxieties, and why the book is sometimes just a _bit_ better than the movie.
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Casts
Season 1 ( 2018-06-04)

When the Book is Better than the Movie

The Evolution of YA

Why Sci Fi is a Mirror on Society

An Ode to the Romance Novel

How Fantasy Reflects Our World

Why did they make me read this in High School?
Can You Judge a Book by Its Cover?
Fear of Ghost...Writing!
Unreliable Narrators
Food & Fiction: Memorable Meals in Literature
Death, Personified
How Greek Mythology Inspires Us
The Beauty and Anguish of Les Misérables!
Season 2 ( 2020-02-27)

The Case for Fan Fiction

Afrofuturism From Books to Blockbusters

How Fictional Pandemics Reflect the Real Thing
Why We Still Love Little Women, 150 Years Later
The Byronic Hero: Isn’t it Byronic?
The Constructed Languages of JRR Tolkien
War and Peace and Everything Else
The It’s Lit! Musical Episode
The Fiery History of Banned Books
The (Stephen) King of Horror
Are Graphic Novels... Novels?
Dune, The Most Important Sci Fi Series Ever?
Anne Rice, The Queen of Literary Monsters
Literary Icons You NEED to Know From the Harlem Renaissance
How Do You Write a Bestseller?
