{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/690826ce47e14fea24e5a49a/6aab6bad8577b7eb50403233?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Chapter Forty-Six: The Book Was Better, Right? ","description":"<p>Take a seat as Middle Ground Books After Hours tests the old line: “the book was better.”</p><p><br></p><p>Megan, Debra, and Lance look at what books can hold that screen versions often lose, from internal character work to narrator voice, then turn toward the rare cases where another format may understand the story better.</p><p><br></p><p>Percy Jackson missed the point. The Princess Bride may have improved the source. Winnie-the-Pooh might not belong on screen at all. </p><p><br></p><p>Chapter Forty-Six: The Book Was Better, Right?</p><p>You Don’t Know Pooh</p><p><br></p><p>🔔 Subscribe:</p><p>Subscribe for more after hours book talk, bookstore life, and reader conversations from Middle Ground Books.</p><p><br></p><p>📚 Covered Pages</p><ul><li>Nine Goblins by T. Kingfisher</li><li>Percy Jackson: The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan</li><li>Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen</li><li>Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir</li><li>Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein</li><li>The Empyrean series by Rebecca Yarros</li><li>The Fellowship of the Ring by J. R. R. Tolkien</li><li>The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien</li><li>The Odyssey by Homer</li><li>The Princess Bride by William Goldman</li><li>The Return of the King by J. R. R. Tolkien</li><li>The Witcher series by Andrzej Sapkowski</li><li>Winnie-the-Pooh by A. A. Milne</li></ul><p><br></p><p>🛒 Support Middle Ground Books:</p><p>Support Middle Ground Books wherever you are.</p><p><br></p><p>🌎 Physical books and ebooks are available worldwide through the shop’s Bookshop page, and audiobooks are available through the store as well.</p><p>📖 Print and Ebooks</p><p><a href=\"https://bookshop.org/shop/middlegroundbooks\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://bookshop.org/shop/middlegroundbooks</a></p><p><br></p><p>When ordering through Bookshop.org, make sure Middle Ground Books is selected as your bookstore. If Bookshop asks you to choose a bookstore, search for Middle Ground Books and select the Emporia, Kansas shop so your purchase supports the store.</p><p><br></p><p>🎧 Audiobooks</p><p><a href=\"https://libro.fm/middlegroundbooks\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://libro.fm/middlegroundbooks</a></p><p><br></p><p>🔎 Rare, Special, and Hidden Finds</p><p>Middle Ground Books also has a Biblio shop for unusual, rare, specialty, and secondhand books that might not show up everywhere else.</p><p><a href=\"https://www.biblio.com/search.php?author=&amp;title=&amp;keyisbn=&amp;order=pricedesc&amp;dealer_id=5343414\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.biblio.com/search.php?author=&amp;title=&amp;keyisbn=&amp;order=pricedesc&amp;dealer_id=5343414</a></p><p><br></p><p>🏪 If you’re near Emporia, Kansas, visit Middle Ground Books and Gifts at 606 Commercial Street, Emporia, KS. Browse in person, meet the team, grab a complimentary lemonade, and find your next great read.</p><p><br></p><p>📅 You can also explore upcoming events, book clubs, and everything happening at:</p><p><a href=\"https://www.middlegroundbooks.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.middlegroundbooks.com</a></p><p><br></p><p>📱 Follow and subscribe to @middlegroundbooks on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok to stay connected with the shop and the reading community. 📚✨</p><p><br></p><p>🗓️ Store Events and News:</p><ul><li>Speculative Fiction Writers Group meets Thursday, September 17th at 5:30 PM.</li><li>Late Night with Metalark follows Thursday, September 17th from 6:00 to 8:00 PM.</li><li>Family Story Time is Saturday, September 19th at 11:00 AM.</li><li>Second Breakfast Book Club meets Saturday, September 19th at 4:00 PM to discuss Nine Goblins by T. Kingfisher, with themed food from the book.</li><li>The fall sale begins Tuesday, September 22nd with yellow, orange, and red tag discounts.</li><li>The first Crochet and Knitting Ensemble, also known as CAKE, meets Tuesday, September 22nd at 5:30 PM.</li><li>The Threshing Day midnight release party begins Monday, September 28th at 11:00 PM, with the book available at midnight.</li></ul><p><br></p><p>🎧 Produced by Cosmic Atom Sound Studios:</p><p>Middle Ground Books After Hours is produced and audio engineered by “Cosmic” Ron of Cosmic Atom Sound Studios.</p><p><br></p><p>Email: <a href=\"mailto:ronald@cosmicatomsounds.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">ronald@cosmicatomsounds.com</a></p><p>Instagram: <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/cosmicatomsounds/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.instagram.com/cosmicatomsounds/</a></p><p>Facebook: <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/CosmicAtomSound\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.facebook.com/CosmicAtomSound</a></p><p>YouTube: ‪@CosmicAtomSounds‬</p><p>Website: <a href=\"https://www.cosmicatomsounds.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.cosmicatomsounds.com</a></p>","author_name":"Middle Ground Books and Gifts LLC"}