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A Reel Page Turner

Writers Maura Maros and Donny Granza discuss the screen adaptations of books.

Movies Arts Writing Discussion Film Reviews Tv & Film Fiction Books
Update frequency
every 10 days
Average duration
22 minutes
Episodes
103
Years Active
2021 - 2025
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“Mrs. Doubtfire”

“Mrs. Doubtfire”

Maura and Donny are back for our final episode! It has been such a wonderful experience over the past 3 years and we love all of our listeners! Today we’re talking about the 1987 English novel “Madam…

00:18:34  |   Sun 19 Jan 2025
“A Christmas Carol”

“A Christmas Carol”

Maura and Donny are back with another festive episode discussing the 1843 Charles Dickens classic “A Christmas Carol”. There’s been numerous adaptations but today they’re discussing 1992’s “The Muppe…

00:08:20  |   Sun 22 Dec 2024
“Never Kiss A Man in a Christmas Sweater”

“Never Kiss A Man in a Christmas Sweater”

Join Maura and Donny as they celebrate the holiday season with the 

2015 British

novel “Never Kiss a Man in a Christmas Jumper” by award winning author Debbie Johnson. It was adapted into the 2020 Hall…

00:11:09  |   Sun 08 Dec 2024
“The Secret Life of Walter Mitty”

“The Secret Life of Walter Mitty”

It’s episode number 100 of A Reel Page Turner!!! Join Maura and Donny on this milestone episode as they discuss “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty”. The short story by James Thurber was published in th…

00:15:49  |   Sun 17 Nov 2024
“A Knock at the Cabin Door”

“A Knock at the Cabin Door”

In the latest episode, Maura and Donny celebrate a late Halloween with the 2018 novel “Cabin at the end of the World” by Paul Tremblay. It won the 2019 Bram Stoker Award. The 2023 film adaptation, “K…

00:17:36  |   Sun 03 Nov 2024
“Tiny Beautiful Things”

“Tiny Beautiful Things”

In the latest episode, Maura and Donny take a bit of a departure from the normal routine by discussing a play instead of a film! The 2012 bestseller “Tiny Beautiful Things” was written by Cheryl Stra…

00:13:37  |   Sun 20 Oct 2024
“She Said”

“She Said”

In the latest episode, Maura and Donny discuss the 2019 nonfiction book “She Said: Breaking the Sexual Harassment Story That Helped Ignite a Movement”by New York Times investigative reporters Jodi Ca…

00:19:53  |   Mon 30 Sep 2024
“Freaky Friday”

“Freaky Friday”

Maura and Donny are back with the season premiere! In this episode they discuss the 1972 Mary Rodgers children’s novel “Freaky Friday”. It’s been adapted numerous times but the focus is on the 2003 f…

00:13:24  |   Sun 15 Sep 2024
“Big Fish” Fathers Day Episode!

“Big Fish” Fathers Day Episode!

In a special Father’s Day episode Maura and Donny discuss the 1998 novel “Big Fish: A novel of mythic proportions” by Daniel Wallace. Tim Burton helmed the 2003 film adaptation. The all star cast fea…

00:14:14  |   Sun 16 Jun 2024
“The Devil Wears Prada”

“The Devil Wears Prada”

In the season finale, Maura and Donny discuss the 2003 novel  “ The Devil Wears Prada” by Lauren Weisberger and its 2006 film adaptation starring Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt, and Stanley…

00:17:59  |   Sun 16 Jun 2024
“Father of Frankenstein” / “Gods and Monsters”

“Father of Frankenstein” / “Gods and Monsters”

In a special Pride Month episode Maura and Donny discuss the 1995 novel “ Father of Frankenstein”  by Christopher Bram, the fictionalized account of openly gay director James Whale. The 1998 film ada…

00:14:25  |   Sun 02 Jun 2024
“Les Miserables”

“Les Miserables”

In A Reel Page Turner first, Maura and Donny discuss 2 film adaptations of a classic novel! “Les Miserables” by Victor Hugo was published in 1862 and remains a classic piece of literature! Among the …

00:22:12  |   Mon 20 May 2024
“Mermaids”

“Mermaids”

In a very special Mother’s Day episode, Donny and Maura talk about the 1986 coming of age novel “ Mermaids”  by Patty Dann. The 1990 film adaptation was directed by Richard Benjamin and stars Cher, B…

00:17:59  |   Sun 05 May 2024
“Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey”

“Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey”

The latest episode is gone to the dogs (and cats!) Maura and Donny discuss the 1961 animal friendly children’s book “ The Incredible Journey” by Sheila Burnford. It was adapted into the 1993 film “Ho…

00:20:50  |   Sun 21 Apr 2024
“The Family Fang”

“The Family Fang”

On today’s episode Maura and Donny discuss the 2011 book “The Family Fang” by Kevin Wilson and its 2015 film adaptation of the same name. The family dramedy was written by David Lindsay-Abaire and di…

00:16:41  |   Sun 07 Apr 2024
“Holes”

“Holes”

On today’s episode Maura and Donny discuss “Holes” the 1998 YA novel written by Louis Sachar. The 2003 film adaptation was penned by Sachar himself and directed by Andrew Davis. The star studded cast…

00:19:51  |   Sun 24 Mar 2024
“Darby O’Gill and the Little People”

“Darby O’Gill and the Little People”

Happy St. Patrick’s Day from A Reel Page Turner! Join Maura and Donny as they talk about the Irish classic “Darby O’Gill and the Little People! “ The 1959 film stars Albert Sharpe, Janet Munro, and S…

00:18:06  |   Sun 10 Mar 2024
“Just Mercy”

“Just Mercy”

In honor of Black History Month, Maura and Donny discuss the 2014 memoir “Just Mercy: A story of Justice and “Redemption.“ The wildly acclaimed and award winning book was written by Bryan Stevenson a…

00:20:08  |   Sun 25 Feb 2024

"Any Given Sunday"

Are you ready for some football? Maura and Donny hit the gridiron with the latest episode on the 1984 novel “On Any Given Sunday” by former NFL player Pat Toomay and the very loosely connected 1999 f…

00:28:09  |   Sun 11 Feb 2024
“My Year of Dicks”

“My Year of Dicks”

Join Maura and Donny in the first potentially NSFW episode of A Reel Page Turner! The topic of discussion is the 2017 memoir “Notes to Boys: And Other Things  I shouldn’t Share in Public”, and its fi…

00:17:12  |   Sat 27 Jan 2024
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