Podcast appearances and mentions of Liz Tigelaar

“Tiny Beautiful Things” series creator and showrunner Liz Tigelaar and author Cheryl Strayed discuss the kismet of their collaboration and adapting the acclaimed book into a Hulu limited series. First — you might have heard — the Writers Guild of America is on strike. How will other guilds react? And when and how could the strike end?

Author Cheryl Strayed and showrunner Liz Tigelaar on the new Hulu series Tiny Beautiful Things. And as Hollywood  faces a looming Writers Guild strike, a production slow down has already begun. Listen and subscribe to Retake at https://laist.com/podcasts/retake or wherever you get your podcasts. Support Retake by donating now at LAist.com/join  

Author Cheryl Strayed and showrunner Liz Tigelaar on the new Hulu series Tiny Beautiful Things. And as Hollywood  faces a looming Writers Guild strike, a production slow down has already begun. Support Retake by donating now at LAist.com/join

Tiny Beautiful Things Executive Producer and Showrunner Liz Tigelaar joins The Art of Kindness with Robert Peterpaul to discuss her powerful new Hulu series, leading with kindness on set, working with the masterful Kathryn Hahn and much more. Tiny Beautiful Things is now streaming on Hulu providing a funny, yet poignant look at a woman who becomes an esteemed advice columnist, all while her own life falls apart. It stars the always-amazing Kathryn Hahn and is produced by Reese Witherspoon's Hello Sunshine in conjunction with ABC Signature. Liz is a writer and producer who has truly worked on all your favorite shows. She got her start as a writer's assistant on the CW drama Dawson's Creek. Over the years the honed her craft on popular shows like Brothers & Sisters, Once Upon a Time, Revenge and Bates Motel. Her most recent hit wasn't tiny, but little… as she was the showrunner on Little Fires Everywhere… eh see what I did there? She's also served as an executive producer on series like The Morning Show, Casual and Nashville. Got kindness tips or stories? Please email us: artofkindnesspodcast@gmail.com Follow us @artofkindnesspod / @robpeterpaul Support the show! (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/theaok) Music: "Awake" by Ricky Alvarez & "Sunshine" by Lemon Music Studio. We are supported by the Broadway Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A new Hulu series imagines what might have happened to acclaimed author and memoirist Cheryl Strayed if she had never made the decision to hike the Pacific Crest Trail (made famous by her book Wild). Liz Tigelaar is the writer and showrunner for this new series, "Tiny Beautiful Things," based on Strayed's book of essays by the same name. The series stars Kathryn Hahn as Clare, a wife, mom, and struggling writer who is confronted with an offer to become an advice columnist right at the time her own life is falling apart. Tigelaar and Strayed join us to discuss the series, which premieres on Hulu on April 7th.

Scott Neustadter (creator, Daisy Jones & the Six), Liz Tigelaar (creator, Tiny Beautiful Things), and John Enbom (co-creator, Party Down) discuss things you can't control, pushing at the edges of your work, trusting your story choices, and whether or not streamers even needs to make TV anymore. The new season of Party Down is on Starz now! Daisy Jones & the Six is on Amazon now! Tiny Beautiful Things premieres on Hulu on April 7. LISTEN TO THE WRITERS PANEL AD-FREE ON FOREVER DOG PLUS: https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/plus  CONNECT W/ BEN BLACKER & THE WRITER'S PANEL ON SOCIAL MEDIA  https://twitter.com/BENBLACKER  https://www.facebook.com/TVWritersPanel  THE WRITER'S PANEL IS A FOREVER DOG PODCAST  https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/podcasts/the-writers-panel  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After working as an actress on and off Broadway, in regional theater, and in TV and film, Marguerite MacIntyre turned her focus to writing, adapting Liz Tigelaar's novel Pretty Tough for Tornante/Hulu. Since then, she has written/produced for genre hits The Originals and Legacies, the limited drama series Containment, and Hulu's Golden Globe nominated comedy, Casual. Most recently she was Co-Executive Producer on limited series From Scratch for Hello Sunshine/Netflix, and Co-Creator/Showrunner with Julie Plec of Vampire Academy for Peacock. We met first in the writer's room, where I was drawn to Marguerite's keen intellect, warm heart, her facility with dual art forms, acting and writing. She wrote the powerful episode in which Amy and Lino say goodbye. Marguerite is the real deal, a wise soul, and the kind of friend you learn something new from every time you meet. Stay in Touch: IG: @liftedpod @tembilocke Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sas Goldberg is a NY-based actress/writer/producer. Currently in rehearsals for Ana Nogueira's Here She Is, Boys at MCC Theater. Sas made her Broadway debut in 2017 to rave reviews, playing ‘Kiki' in Significant Other by Josh Harmon after originally playing the role in the off-Broadway production at The Roundabout Theater. In 2019, she starred in the off-Broadway run of Moscow, Moscow, Moscow, Moscow! at the MCC Theater. Sas can be seen alongside Will Ferrell and Paul Rudd in the Apple series The Shrink Next Door(Sas also wrote on staff) and Amy Schumer's upcoming Hulu series Life And Beth. Sas recurred on the Jenji Kohan produced series American Princess(Lifetime) and her other credits include Search Party(HBO Max), You're The Worst(FX), and Odd Mom Out(Bravo). As a writer, Sas is currently a Co-Producer writing in the room for the upcoming 5th season of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel(Amazon). Sas has also sold and developed pilots at HBO, Freeform, FX, NBC, FOX, Warner Brothers, and Bravo working with producers such as Jake Kasdan/Melvin Marr, Lee Eisenberg, Jenni Konner, Andrew Rannells, Liz Tigelaar, The Lonely Island, Will Gluck, Jeffrey Seller, John Riggi and JAX Media. Her Instagram handle is @sasgoldie. Philanthropic/Activist Causes: Supporting female-founded businesses. Fostering female voices entering the typically male-dominated world of neon design.

Should-heads, you are in for a treat! We are joined by Tessa Bailey, here to talk to us about her upcoming release It Happened One Summer (out July 13). This Schitt's Creek-inspired novel is clever, sweet and scorching hot. We all loved it and it is perfect for poolside or beach reading, preferably with an umbrella drink. You need this book in your life. Book News:Malibu Rising optioned by Hulu! https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/arts/malibu-rising-author-taylor-jenkins-reid-hulu-adaptation-reimagining-80s-hollywood-1234962875/ (Misprint from show: There IS showrunner news and it's Liz Tigelaar, who also was behind Hulu's Little Fires Everywhere adaptation.) Currently Reading:Julia: Take a Hint, Dani Brown (Talia Hibbert)Kelly: Just finished The Final Girls Support Group (Grady Hendrix)Rachael: The Nature of Witches (Rachel Griffin)Recent Acquisitions:Julia: Wish You Were Here (Jodi Picoult) and Take a Hint, Dani Brown (Talia Hibbert)Kelly: Wish You Were Here (Jodi Picoult) and The Disappearing Act (Catherine Steadman)Rachael: Wish You Were Here (Jodi Picoult), For the Wolf (Hannah Whitten), The Lost Queen (Signe Pike), The Forgotten Kingdom (Signe Pike) and Green Rider (Kristen Britain) Other books mentioned in the episode: Beach Read (Emily Henry), The Hating Game (Sally Thorne), The Ex Hex (Erin Sterling) and A Lot Like Adios (Alexis Daria)Authors mentioned: Helen Huang, Christina Lauren, Rosie Danon, Kate Claybourne and Mariana Zapata. Follow Tessa Bailey:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tessabaileyisanauthor/ Website:  https://www.tessabailey.com/ Get a signed copy of It Happened One Summer: https://shop.wordbookstores.com/tessabailey?fbclid=IwAR0mbJq5ZfZRabYuPfTj7M62gho_RB-ekV3MIOy1uFNbOxW4F2GMsA7-zcw   Follow What You Should Read: Twitter:               @wysr_podcast Instagram:               @wysr_podcast Goodreads:               https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/115539912-what-you-should-read-podcast YouTube:               https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCfNtid_b0R14otSPRZTkmQ www.whatyoushouldread.com Get two books for the price of one with a new membership to Libro.fm! Use the promo code WHATYOUSHOULDREAD and get two books for $14.99. Best of all, your indie bookstore will also benefit; just select your favorite bookstore when you sign up.  Rachael Reads on Youtube:              https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHYcyAEteFiL-sLHZVLX6nw KellyVision: https://kellyvision.wordpress.com

Get ready to froth at the mouth with rage Creeps because this is season 3, episode 21 “Show Me Love” (Original airdate May 10th, 2000. Written by Liz Tigelaar and Holly Henderson and directed by Morgan J. Freeman). Dawson, Andie, Grams, Mitch, and even occasionally Pacey are all a big disappointment in the “showing us healthy relationships” department on this outing. Henry is also a miserable weasel but that’s not so much a disappointment as a continued meeting of our expectations. So join us for the Hindenburg disaster of regattas, Joey’s flapjacks, and the (maybe?) (finally?) departure of Will to greener spinoff pastures. If you want to peep our green pastures, follow us on instagram (@dawsonscreeps) and twitter (@dawsons_creeps). Our antiracism doc is linked on insta and our Spotify playlist Dawson’s Creeps - Do You Want to Dance Tomorrow can soothe your trouble spirits after watching Dawson be a petty tyrant from hell.

A Shaker Heights, la vie est belle, tant que vous suivez les règles. Pendant le couvre-feu, Victoire, Pascale et Manon comparent La Saison des Feux, le deuxième roman de l'autrice américaine Celeste Ng, à son adaptation en mini-série Little Fires Everywhere par Liz Tigelaar avec Reese Witherspoon et Kerry Washington. Dans la banlieue aisée de Shaker Heights, dans l'Ohio, rien ne dépasse, et certainement pas la famille Richardson. Mais quand Mia Warren, photographe et mère célibataire, emménage avec sa fille Pearl, la tension entre les deux familles va monter, jusqu'à l'embrasement... Mais la mini-série est-elle fidèle au roman ? Réponse dans l'épisode ! 2 min 38 : On commence par parler du roman La Saison des feux écrit par Celeste Ng et paru en 2017.  36 min 54 : On enchaîne sur son adaptation en mini-série, Little Fires Everywhere, sortie en 2020, par Liz Tigelaar. 76 min 55  : On termine sur nos recommandations autour de Reese WItherspoon et de la maternité. Si vous avez lu ou vu Little Fires Everywhere, n'hésitez pas à nous donner votre avis !

Showrunner Liz Tigelaar joins host Jenny Curtis to talk about her illustrious career in television, from beginning as an intern on a hit show to creating LITTLE FIRES EVERYWHERE. Throughout the conversation they discuss:    0:38 - LITTLE FIRES EVERYWHERE being nominated for five Emmy awards.  1:07 - Adventuring in quarantine.  2:00 - Beginning her career in the industry on DAWSON’S CREEK.  3:30 - Her first writing partner, Holly Henderson, and the value of starting out with a partner. 7:05 - The steps of the ladder of writers and producers and her path up the ladder on AMERICAN DREAMS. 8:41 - Her experiences from show to show as her titles changed.  10:31 - Her first experience as a showrunner on LIFE UNEXPECTED. 12:10 - Being on the CW with MELROSE PLACE before LIFE UNEXPECTED 12:50 - Unintentionally putting herself in the story of her show.  13:43 - Being in an overall deal with ABC 14:42 - Her takeaway from working on various shows and why she wasn’t the best fit for ONCE UPON A TIME.  16:13 - Working as a team on CASUAL 17:52 - The difference she found between streaming and network shows.  19:33 - Having LITTLE FIRES EVERYWHERE come to her from Reese Witherspoon and Kerry Washington 20:22 - Finding the show from what the book provided.  22:05 - How she linked the themes and found her story arc.  22:40 - The continuous process of finding your voice in your work 24:18 - The opening and closing moments of the show and how she put a twist in the show that was slightly different from  25:50 - The complexities of the character of Elena and exploring the levels of her prejudice and privilege.  28:20 - The collaboration between Liz, Reese and Kerry in bringing Elena and Mia to life.  29:28 - The power of Mia being unapologetic.  31:11 - The actors working to create Young Mia and Young Elena.  32:18 - The famous photo differing from the actress who plays Young Mia.  33:58 - Creating the photo that could believably be an extremely valuable work of art 36:05 - The adoption storyline and the conversations on what the right ruling would be in the court case.  38:06 - The differing view on Pearl and Mia’s definition of belonging and the conversations of motherhood in the writers room. 39:45 - The scene in the show that Liz is proudest of.  41:30 - The day on set Liz would live over and over if she could.  42:40 - The set hawk 43:33 - Getting to create a life in storytelling.    ----------------------------- Hosted and Produced by: Jenny Curtis Edited and Co-produced by: J Whiting Executive Producer: Stuart Halperin Theme Music by: Celleste & Eric Dick A CurtCo Media Production See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.

« En déplacement professionnel sur une île déserte jusqu'au XX/XX, je dispose d'un accès très limité à mes mails, textos et DM Instagram ». Voilà, ça, c'est le message d'absence que vous pouvez copier-coller avant de vous plonger dans Little Fires Everywhere, la nouvelle série Prime Video de Liz Tigelaar staring Reese Witherspoon (

In this exclusive conversation we chat with Re-recording Mixer Marc Fishman and Supervising Sound Editor Mark Relyea about Little Fires Everywhere which is based on the 2017 novel of the same name by Celeste Ng and currently streaming on Hulu. The series stars Reese Witherspoon and Kerry Washington, both of whom also executive produced, alongside Liz Tigelaar, Lauren Neustadter, and Pilar Savone. Set in the Cleveland suburb of Shaker Heights, Ohio during the late 1990s, it features Witherspoon and Washington as mothers from different socioeconomic backgrounds. The story explores the weight of secrets, the nature of art and identity, the ferocious pull of motherhood – and the danger in believing that following the rules can avert disaster.

From her early days on Dawson's Creek - to becoming a prominent TV writer / producer - LIZ TIGELAAR talks about the importance of diversity in the writer's room - avoiding tropes - examining prejudice - and how she came to oversee the Hulu miniseries Little Fires Everywhere with Reese Witherspoon and Kerry Washington!

Kaitlin chats with Liz Tigelaar – showrunner and head writer for the Hulu miniseries LITTLE FIRES EVERYWHERE – about the start of Liz's creative journey as a Dawson's Creek writer's assistant, how story arcs around mothers and daughters have evolved, why an intersectional writers' room is essential for all storytelling, and much more. Liz Tigelaar's long career in TV drama includes shows like BROTHERS AND SISTERS, ONCE UPON A TIME, and NASHVILLE, among others. She also created the CW series LIFE UNEXPECTED and ran the Golden Globe-nominated Hulu series CASUAL. Her latest project, LITTLE FIRES EVERYWHERE, stars Kerry Washington and Reese Witherspoon and is based on the novel by Celeste Ng. The series is a meditation on motherhood, race, and the tensions between them in a suburban Ohio town in the '90s. -- Read shownotes, transcripts, and other member interviews:www.onwriting.org/-- Follow Kaitlin on Twitter: @KaitlinFontana Follow the Guild on social media:Twitter: @OnWritingWGAE | @WGAEast Facebook: /WGAEast Instagram: @WGAEast

Executive producer Liz Tigelaar dives deep into the character dynamics and issues explored in the Hulu limited series Little Fires Everywhere. Find out the difference between plot and story and learn why Liz is the “queen of the act-out."

Hay muchísimo para ver en esta cuarentena, y Natalia Trzenko y Dolores Graña quieren detenerse en los nombres de las mujeres detrás de muchos de los nuevos títulos que llegan a la pantalla: Leslye Headland, Amy Poehler, Mindy Kaling, Gloria Calderón, Tanya Saracho, Linda Yvette Chávez, Liz Feldman, Michaela Coel, Laurie Nunn, Sally Wainwright, Liz Tigelaar y Alena Smith, entre otros.

Host Aaron Fullerton talks with Little Fires Everywhere developer / showrunner / EP Liz Tigelaar (Casual, Bates Motel, Nashville) about adapting Celeste Ng’s novel for Hulu’s drama series.

It’s the six month anniversary of Pop Fiction Women! In podcast time that's like a decade, so we wanted to celebrate, have some fun, and get personal.   *** We play a hilarious game of F*ck, Marry, Kill with the love interests of the complicated ladies we've covered over the first six months of the podcast. Our choices surprise even each other, but it’s highly entertaining and hard to get through it with all the laughter. (4:15) *** Carinn wanted to honor our complicated women from the podcast with their own game so she created “MBD” -- Me, BFF, and Die. We go through our favorite ladies and pick who is most like us, who we want to be friends with, and who we want to (sort of) die. Many a tough call, but surprisingly we were on the same page for the ladies (and NOT the men)! (34:00) *** Carinn and Kate chat about the highlights of the last six months. The “What She Said” segment is a favorite across the board and the social media engagement with the creators has been amazing. Celeste Ng with a re-tweet, Glennon Doyle with the “likes” and actual responses from Liz Feldman, creator of Dead to Me, Liz Tigelaar, showrunner of Little Fires Everywhere, and Taylor Jenkins Reid. Another benefit has been how much we have learned about each other and ourselves doing this podcast! (44:03) *** The stars have aligned and astrology has risen as a hallmark of Pop Fiction Women. Carinn walks us through the astrological signs of all of our creators with a hyperventilating-inducing moment from Taylor Jenkins Reid. After we catch our breath, we examine the patterns among their sun signs, their elements (fire, water, air, earth), and their qualities (cardinal, fixed or mutable). The conclusions are fascinating! (51:00) Follow us on Instagram and Facebook @popfictionwomen and on Twitter @pop_women. To do a full deep dive, check out our website at www.popfictionwomen.com (http://www.popfictionwomen.com) . Stay Complicated!

We're back for part two of our Little Fires Everywhere chat. This time around, Shanna decided to jump in the mix. We're picking back up with the discussion expanding beyond dragging Pearl - although there's still a bit of that - and into the themes and moments that kept us engaged, made us pause so to think, and the mess that still has us puzzled.  We give reasons to add Hulu's Little Fires Everywhere to your watch-list Little Fires Everywhere turned out to be the perfect balance of mess, emotional turmoil, and family drama. In a time when television adaptations seem to leave out the core elements that made the book work, showrunner Liz Tigelaar and the Little Fires writers' room not only preserved Celeste Ng's narrative, it cut to the heart and soul expanding on its themes and making great television.  So tune in while we chop it up and remember at the end of the day. minding your business is always free. If you haven't added    All Episodes Streaming on Hulu  Reese Witherspoon (Elena Richardson), Kerry Washington (Mia Warren), Joshua Jackson (Bill Richardson), Rosemarie DeWitt (Linda McCullough), Jade Pettyjohn (Lexie Richardson), Jordan Elsass (Trip Richardson), Gavin Lewis (Moody Richardson), Megan Stott (Izzy Richardson), Lexi Underwood (Pearl Warren), and Huang Lu (Bebe)   Like what you hear? Subscribe so you don't miss an episode!   Follow Ro on Twitter: @BookBlerd   @TheMTRNetwork  

We're back for part two of our Little Fires Everywhere chat. This time around, Shanna decided to jump in the mix. We're picking back up with the discussion expanding beyond dragging Pearl - although there's still a bit of that - and into the themes and moments that kept us engaged, made us pause so to think, and the mess that still has us puzzled.  We give reasons to add Hulu's Little Fires Everywhere to your watch-list Little Fires Everywhere turned out to be the perfect balance of mess, emotional turmoil, and family drama. In a time when television adaptations seem to leave out the core elements that made the book work, showrunner Liz Tigelaar and the Little Fires writers' room not only preserved Celeste Ng's narrative, it cut to the heart and soul expanding on its themes and making great television.  So tune in while we chop it up and remember at the end of the day. minding your business is always free. If you haven't added    All Episodes Streaming on Hulu  Reese Witherspoon (Elena Richardson), Kerry Washington (Mia Warren), Joshua Jackson (Bill Richardson), Rosemarie DeWitt (Linda McCullough), Jade Pettyjohn (Lexie Richardson), Jordan Elsass (Trip Richardson), Gavin Lewis (Moody Richardson), Megan Stott (Izzy Richardson), Lexi Underwood (Pearl Warren), and Huang Lu (Bebe)   Like what you hear? Subscribe so you don't miss an episode!   Follow Ro on Twitter: @BookBlerd   @TheMTRNetwork  

We're back for part two of our Little Fires Everywhere chat. This time around, Shanna decided to jump in the mix. We're picking back up with the discussion expanding beyond dragging Pearl - although there's still a bit of that - and into the themes and moments that kept us engaged, made us pause so to think, and the mess that still has us puzzled.  We give reasons to add Hulu's Little Fires Everywhere to your watch-list Little Fires Everywhere turned out to be the perfect balance of mess, emotional turmoil, and family drama. In a time when television adaptations seem to leave out the core elements that made the book work, showrunner Liz Tigelaar and the Little Fires writers' room not only preserved Celeste Ng's narrative, it cut to the heart and soul expanding on its themes and making great television.  So tune in while we chop it up and remember at the end of the day. minding your business is always free. If you haven't added    All Episodes Streaming on Hulu  Reese Witherspoon (Elena Richardson), Kerry Washington (Mia Warren), Joshua Jackson (Bill Richardson), Rosemarie DeWitt (Linda McCullough), Jade Pettyjohn (Lexie Richardson), Jordan Elsass (Trip Richardson), Gavin Lewis (Moody Richardson), Megan Stott (Izzy Richardson), Lexi Underwood (Pearl Warren), and Huang Lu (Bebe)   Like what you hear? Subscribe so you don't miss an episode!   Follow Ro on Twitter: @BookBlerd   @TheMTRNetwork  

Liz Tigelaar is the showrunner and co-executive producer of Little Fires Everywhere, starring Reese Witherspoon and Kerry Washington. The show just concluded its hit run on Hulu. Liz talks about adapting the bestselling book, on which it's based, for TV and the inside story behind making some major changes to the original version—including adding African-American characters and changing the ending. We also talk about the future of Hollywood in a COVID-19 world.  

In this season finale episode, host Jamie Loftus speaks with stars Reese Witherspoon and Kerry Washington about all things LFE - from their journeys becoming Elena and Mia in Shaker Heights to their roles as executive producers on the amazing, nearly all-female LFE production team. Also, interviews with Rosemarie DeWitt (Linda), Celeste Ng (author of Little Fires Everywhere), and Liz Tigelaar (showrunner, head writer, executive producer), on their reminiscences, reactions, and takeaways from this remarkable show.

On this episode of The Adaptables, in anticipation of the finale episode of the Little Fires Everywhere adaptation on Hulu, Abbe sits down with author Celeste Ng to discuss how it felt to see her novel, LITTLE FIRES EVERYWHERE, adapted for TV. Abbe and Celeste discuss seeing Reese and Kerry embody her characters, watching the house burn, trusting a team of women to tell her story, Joshua Jackson's dad energy, and more. Discussion breakdown: How did the book end up in the hands of Reese Witherspoon, Kerry Washington, and writer and showrunner Liz Tigelaar? (1:15–2:15) What role did Celeste have in adapting her book for the screenplay? (2:15–3:15) What part of the process did Celeste find most interesting? Celeste reveals she had a cameo! (3:12–4:08) How it felt to watch a novel based on the interior lives of women brought to life by a team of women (4:09–5:30) Trusting this team of people to tell the story (5:30–7:04) A moment when Celeste felt like “Ok wow, this is really happening.” (7:05–8:04) On reaching a broader audience with the adaptation and welcoming readers to the book after they've seen the TV show (8:04–8:57) Some of Celeste's favorite book-to-screen adaptations (8:57–10:14) The scenes from LITTLE FIRES EVERYWHERE that Celeste was most excited to see (10:14–11:59) Something from the book that Celeste was personally looking forward to seeing come to life (12:00–13:54) AD On Second Thought (13:54–14:30) Celeste on seeing Reese and Kerry embody her characters and how it made her see them differently (14:30–15:56) How the HBO adaptation of BIG LITTLE LIES made Celeste see Reese Witherspoon as Elena Richardson (15:57–16:56) Recreating the stifling setting of Shaker Heights, Ohio in the ‘90s (16:57–19:00) What does this story gain from being set thirty years ago? (19:00–19:54) Celeste on growing up in Shaker Heights in the ‘90s (19:54–20:38) The necessity of including questions of race and privilege in Celeste's work and the casting of Kerry Washington in the onscreen adaptation (20:38–23:30) The ‘90s setting of LITTLE FIRES EVERYWHERE as seen through the lens of modern-day cultural phenomena like the Black Lives Matter movement (23:30–25:18) The house on fire: Celeste on starting with a bang (25:18–26:16) Why the show leans into the mystery angle and those episode-ending cliffhangers (26:16–26:57) The differences in the ways that stories are told on TV vs. in novels (26:58–28:43) Exploring mother-daughter relationships (28:43–30:00) Will moms and daughters watch this show together? (30:00–31:31) The POC authors Celeste Ng thinks everyone should read (31:32–33:07) What Celeste is reading now (33:07–34:09) How does Celeste balance reading with watching TV? (34:10–34:59) Exploring the sensitive topic of abortion in LITTLE FIRES EVERYWHERE (35:00–36:44) The response to LITTLE FIRES EVERYWHERE from adoptive kids and parents (36:45–38:16) Celeste on Reese and Kerry as Elena and Mia (38:17–40:07) Celeste's cameo at book club in Episode 2 (40:20–41:20) Did Celeste get to see her story in a new way on screen? (41:20–42:28) How will book purists react to seeing the LITTLE FIRES EVERYWHERE adaptation? (42:28–43:16) Celeste's excitement on seeing the changes to her story and seeing it come to life visually (43:16–45:14) Where are the Richardson children and Pearl now? (45:15–45:52) Joshua Jackson as Bill Richardson and that tighty-whitey shot (45:54–47:02) The Adaptables is a podcast from Read it Forward and Penguin Random House that dives into your favorite book-to-screen adaptations. This season, we're watching the Hulu adaptation of Celeste Ng's LITTLE FIRES EVERYWHERE. Join hosts Abbe Wright and Emma Shafer as we interview authors, insiders and Celeste Ng, herself, about what makes an adaptable great, why watching and reading are important self-care rituals, and the many other books and shows we are binging and loving right now. Because at The Adaptables, we love to watch what we read. (Warning: there will be little spoilers everywhere.) Send us an email or voice recording to AdaptablesPod@Gmail.com. What did you think of the episode? Are you watching the show? Is Hulu's LITTLE FIRES EVERYWHERE a successful adaptation of the book? Follow @ReadItForward on Twitter and Instagram, follow Celeste Ng on Instagram and Twitter at @pronounced_ing, tweet your thoughts on the LITTLE FIRES EVERYWHERE adaptation on Hulu and other adaptations you love. Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts! NEXT UP: We'll recap episode eight, the finale, with Mira Jacob, author of Good Talk.

Little Fires Everywhere showrunner Liz Tigelaar discusses adapting the novel for television, assembling an inclusive writing staff for the show, her writing process and more.  Little Fires Everywhere starring Kerry Washington and Reese Witherspoon is available now on HULU!  Don’t forget to subscribe to the Write On Podcast on iTunes! 

Little Fires Everywhere is the Messy Drama/Mystery You Didn't Know You Needed... Welcome back to another I Talk Sh*t & Read Book-to-Screen chat. This time, Ro and Joi are kicking off  a new one and the topic's Hulu Original series, Little Fires Everywhere. Hulu's Series is an Adaptation that Elevates the Source Material   Adapted from the novel by acclaimed writer Celeste Ng, Little Fires Everywhere is the story of two different worlds (we're talking class difference folks) colliding when a nomadic artist Mia Warren (Kerry Washington) and her daughter (Lexi Underwood) arrive in Shaker Heights, Ohio and meet Elena Richardson (Reese Witherspoon) and her picture perfect family.  In the hands of showrunner (and executive producer) Liz Tigelaar, this adaptation of Little Fires Everywhere masterfully adds depth and contemporary nuance to both the overall story arc and each character.  The writing, directing, and production teams bring it all together with irresistible visuals and perfectly time irreverence.  Questions At Every Turn... What starts as just another a story about two women and their journey as mothers is now moody mystery with a subtly addictive narrative in the hands of actors giving masterful performances. There's emotional complexity, clashes of privilege, angst, and dangerous upheaval. Thus far, the writing and direction seamlessly (despite the varied creators) blends shifting perspectives and dramatic highs and lows together in a way certain to keep attention. To start things off we limited our discussion to topics arising out of episodes one through four respectively. The first four episodes, 'The Spark', 'Seeds and All', 'Seventy Cents', and 'The Spider Web' set the stage for what's shaping out to be an exciting second half. We've got opinions, theories, and serious gratitude for the realness buried in all this glorious mess.  Directors: Lynn Shelton (The Spark, The Spider Web) and Michael Weaver (Seeds and All, Seventy Cents)  Writers: Liz Tigelaar (The Spark), Nancy Won (Seeds), Raamla Mohamed (Seventy Cents), Attica Locke (The Spider Web) New Episodes  Wednesdays on Hulu (Eight Episodes)              Like what you hear? Subscribe so you don't miss an episode!   Follow Ro on Twitter: @BookBlerd   @TheMTRNetwork  

Little Fires Everywhere is the Messy Drama/Mystery You Didn't Know You Needed... Welcome back to another I Talk Sh*t & Read Book-to-Screen chat. This time, Ro and Joi are kicking off  a new one and the topic's Hulu Original series, Little Fires Everywhere. Hulu's Series is an Adaptation that Elevates the Source Material   Adapted from the novel by acclaimed writer Celeste Ng, Little Fires Everywhere is the story of two different worlds (we're talking class difference folks) colliding when a nomadic artist Mia Warren (Kerry Washington) and her daughter (Lexi Underwood) arrive in Shaker Heights, Ohio and meet Elena Richardson (Reese Witherspoon) and her picture perfect family.  In the hands of showrunner (and executive producer) Liz Tigelaar, this adaptation of Little Fires Everywhere masterfully adds depth and contemporary nuance to both the overall story arc and each character.  The writing, directing, and production teams bring it all together with irresistible visuals and perfectly time irreverence.  Questions At Every Turn... What starts as just another a story about two women and their journey as mothers is now moody mystery with a subtly addictive narrative in the hands of actors giving masterful performances. There's emotional complexity, clashes of privilege, angst, and dangerous upheaval. Thus far, the writing and direction seamlessly (despite the varied creators) blends shifting perspectives and dramatic highs and lows together in a way certain to keep attention. To start things off we limited our discussion to topics arising out of episodes one through four respectively. The first four episodes, 'The Spark', 'Seeds and All', 'Seventy Cents', and 'The Spider Web' set the stage for what's shaping out to be an exciting second half. We've got opinions, theories, and serious gratitude for the realness buried in all this glorious mess.  Directors: Lynn Shelton (The Spark, The Spider Web) and Michael Weaver (Seeds and All, Seventy Cents)  Writers: Liz Tigelaar (The Spark), Nancy Won (Seeds), Raamla Mohamed (Seventy Cents), Attica Locke (The Spider Web) New Episodes  Wednesdays on Hulu (Eight Episodes)              Like what you hear? Subscribe so you don't miss an episode!   Follow Ro on Twitter: @BookBlerd   @TheMTRNetwork  

Little Fires Everywhere is the Messy Drama/Mystery You Didn't Know You Needed... Welcome back to another I Talk Sh*t & Read Book-to-Screen chat. This time, Ro and Joi are kicking off  a new one and the topic's Hulu Original series, Little Fires Everywhere. Hulu's Series is an Adaptation that Elevates the Source Material   Adapted from the novel by acclaimed writer Celeste Ng, Little Fires Everywhere is the story of two different worlds (we're talking class difference folks) colliding when a nomadic artist Mia Warren (Kerry Washington) and her daughter (Lexi Underwood) arrive in Shaker Heights, Ohio and meet Elena Richardson (Reese Witherspoon) and her picture perfect family.  In the hands of showrunner (and executive producer) Liz Tigelaar, this adaptation of Little Fires Everywhere masterfully adds depth and contemporary nuance to both the overall story arc and each character.  The writing, directing, and production teams bring it all together with irresistible visuals and perfectly time irreverence.  Questions At Every Turn... What starts as just another a story about two women and their journey as mothers is now moody mystery with a subtly addictive narrative in the hands of actors giving masterful performances. There's emotional complexity, clashes of privilege, angst, and dangerous upheaval. Thus far, the writing and direction seamlessly (despite the varied creators) blends shifting perspectives and dramatic highs and lows together in a way certain to keep attention. To start things off we limited our discussion to topics arising out of episodes one through four respectively. The first four episodes, 'The Spark', 'Seeds and All', 'Seventy Cents', and 'The Spider Web' set the stage for what's shaping out to be an exciting second half. We've got opinions, theories, and serious gratitude for the realness buried in all this glorious mess.  Directors: Lynn Shelton (The Spark, The Spider Web) and Michael Weaver (Seeds and All, Seventy Cents)  Writers: Liz Tigelaar (The Spark), Nancy Won (Seeds), Raamla Mohamed (Seventy Cents), Attica Locke (The Spider Web) New Episodes  Wednesdays on Hulu (Eight Episodes)              Like what you hear? Subscribe so you don't miss an episode!   Follow Ro on Twitter: @BookBlerd   @TheMTRNetwork  

This week, host Jamie Loftus interviews actors AnnaSophia Robb and Tiffany Boone on playing young Reese Witherspoon and Kerry Washington. Also hear from production designer Jess Kender and showrunner Liz Tigelaar on bringing you back in time to take a hard look at Mia and Elena’s pasts.

The odd (and real!) town of Shaker Heights, baby adoption in the 1990’s, and Evan and Taylor’s earnest attempt to understand motherhood. This week, we cover Little Fires Everywhere, the show on Hulu and the book by Celeste Ng. ALERT: We also made another podcast as an April Fool’s joke! Judge a Book (our April Fool’s podcast!) https://lists.pocketcasts.com/catpockets Extras: trailer, Little Fires Everywhere (Hulu) // 2 min: www.bit.ly/lfetrailer interview with showrunner Liz Tigelaar // article: www.bit.ly/liztiginterview interview with Reese Witherspoon // article: www.bit.ly/reeseinterview Captioning Emily by Celeste Ng // article: www.bit.ly/captioningemily essay by Celeste on fiction writing // article: www.bit.ly/needfiction Contact: How to get a free sticker: Send a message to @illiteratepod on instagram Want to help the show? Leave a review! www.ratethispodcast.com/illiterate Reach out on instagram @illiteratepod

As a stan of Celeste Ng’s novel Little Fires Everywhere, I’d been anxious to watch the Reese Witherspoon-fronted Hulu series. The book tells poignant stories about motherhood and race in the 1990s. But because I’m gay and therefore I watch or read everything through lesbian-colored glasses, I mowed through the pages of Little Fires wondering, when will it get gay?! The short answer is that the book only sort of does. (Light spoilers ahead.) The story centers on two moms with extraordinarily different backgrounds and levels of privilege: Elena Richardson (played by Witherspoon in the Hulu series), a Stepford-esque mother of four who’s both an impeccable housewife and a working journalist, and Mia Warren (Kerry Washington), a nomadic artist and single mother. Elena’s youngest child Izzy is a key part of the poisonous rift that forms between the two mothers. Izzy feels subjugated by her tyrannically straight-laced mother, who wants her to fall in line by dressing feminine and going by her given name, Isabelle. Elena rents the apartment she owns to Mia and her teenage daughter Pearl, and Izzy is at first intrigued by Mia, then obsessed with her. Izzy and Mia are one in the same: artistic, pugnacious, political, angry. Izzy has never had a free-spirited female figure in her life like Mia, and once she does, she realizes it’s ok to be who she is. Mia helps Izzy embrace the parts of herself she’d been asked by her conservative mother to bury (in the book, that was anger, artistry, and tomboyish clothes). I’m telling you, I read this book and thought: A story about an angsty 14-year old girl who loves art, combat boots, backwards baseball caps, and lionizing an older woman as if she’s a goddess among men? This is a story about coming out. But while the book never suggests anything about Izzy’s sexuality, the first three episodes of the Hulu series, which dropped last week, make Izzy’s struggle with her sexuality much more explicit. Just like in the book, I was tipped off immediately to Izzy’s gayness in the Hulu series via her backwards hat and perpetual frown — both inherently lesbian aesthetics. But there’s an additional storyline in the show that wasn’t in the book: In the show, Izzy has recently suffered a falling out with her former BFF April. She confronts April in the school bathroom, asking why they aren't friends anymore. To which April replies, “You know why, freak.” Meanwhile, Izzy’s classmates are bullying her. Someone hangs Ellen DeGeneres’ famed 1997 Time Magazine cover, which reads, “Yep, I’m Gay,” in her locker; everyone at school calls her Ellen as a burn. There’s some sort of rumor brewing about Izzy’s sexuality, one that was started by April. In one particularly heartbreaking moment between mother and daughter, while discussing April and other bullies spreading rumors, Elena tells Izzy that “everybody’s telling a story.” She adds, “If they’re saying something untrue, then you should change the story.” She asks Izzy if the things her bullies are saying is untrue, to which Izzy replies, “of course.” Elena drives the point home: “Then you should change the story.” That conversation leads the vulnerable and confused Izzy to go to the school dance in a girly dress and make out with a boy in front of April. In that moment, we see that April is actually hurt, even jealous — confirming that, yes, Hulu actually gayed Little Fires Everywhere. Something gay went down between Izzy and April, and now Izzy is facing the consequences. It’s always disappointing when a character’s sexuality is erased in the story’s on-screen adaptation. As a DC fan, I felt slighted by the ambiguous to nominally straight depictions of queer comics characters in both Wonder Woman and Birds of Prey. So not only do I feel extremely vindicated knowing that my gay Spidey senses tingled appropriately in Little Fires, but more importantly, I'm thrilled to see that series creator Liz Tigelaar took the leap and turned queer subtext to text — something that still happens infrequently today. And it just works for this show. The metaphor of Izzy’s boiling, repressed, queer anger manifesting in and climaxing in, well, (book spoiler alert) burning down the house that trapped her will be all the more powerful now that a major reason for her angst is explicit.

The five topics that Lesley and Dan cover in quarantine this week are:The impact of coronavirus on the TV landscape (2:13)How late-night hosts are coping (14:39)How coronavirus is impacting streamers (20:15)Showrunner Spotlight: Liz Tigelaar ("Little Fires Everywhere") (32:49)Critics Corner (1:08:56)Welcome to the TV's Top 5! On this podcast, The Hollywood Reporter's own Lesley Goldberg, West Coast TV Editor, and Daniel Fienberg, Chief Television Critic, will be talking all things TV. Each episode will be broken into five segments that will be sure to deliver real-time television news, a critical look at current and upcoming shows, as well as regular analysis of programs on TV and much more. Stay tuned for future episodes and be sure to subscribe!Hosted by: Lesley Goldberg and Daniel FienbergProduced by: Matthew Whitehurst and Joshua Farnham

Damian Holbrook sits down with LITTLE FIRES EVERYWHERE executive producer Liz Tigelaar to find out how she adapted the best selling book with stars Kerry Washington and Reese Witherspoon. 

Lights, camera… equality? Rachel heads to L.A. to find out if things are really changing for women in Hollywood. USC’s Stacy Smith walks us through the numbers (and why she’s newly optimistic). We visit Reese Witherspoon’s production company, Hello Sunshine, to chat with Head of TV & Film Lauren Levy Neustadter and showrunners Liz Tigelaar and Nichelle Tramble Spellman. And Eva Longoria shares her wisdom between takes—literally—while she directs her new show, Grand Hotel.This episode is sponsored by ZipRecruiter (www.ziprecruiter.com/tilted).

Javier Grillo-Marxuach (creator, The Middleman), Robia Rashid (creator, Atypical), Liz Tigelaar (creator, Life Unexpected), and David Hudgins (Parenthood) discuss storylines they’ve created or by happenstance been assigned to that have mirrored parts of their own lives, how they walked the line between truth and fiction, and how they personally tackled subjects that might be a little too close to home. Moderated by Natalie Abrams (Entertainment Weekly). Recorded at ATX Television Festival on June 9, 2017. Get your badge now for ATX's seventh season, June 7-10, 2018, at http://atxfestival.com/

A double-header recorded at ATX, a Television Festival earlier this year. First, Keeping the Romance Alive with Hart Hanson (creator, Bones), Liz Tigelaar (showrunner, Casual; creator, Life Unexpected), Carter Covington (creator, Faking It), and Jennie Snyder Urman (creator, Jane the Virgin). How do writers keep a show going that's centered around a romance? What pitfalls can that bring, how do they keep an audience caring through the third, fourth, and fifth break upsor even more, after the central couple commits for the long haul, or worse decides to leave the show? Moderated by Jarret Wieselman (Buzzfeed). Then, Jarret is joined by Carina MacKenzie (The Originals) to talk about Young Adult TV with Tigelaar, Covington, Anna Fricke (developer, Being Human), and Rebecca Serle (Famous in Love). The creators of these teen centered TV shows discuss what they believe classifies a show as YA, what storylines they will and will not broach when it comes to this age range, and how they have mastered writing from the teenage perspective while garnering audiences of all ages. Recorded at ATX Television Festival on June 10-11, 2016. Get your badge now for ATX's sixth season, June 8-11 2017, at http://atxfestival.com/

Anna Fricke (developer, Being Human), Liz Tigelaar (creator, Life Unexpected), Hart Hanson (creator, Bones), John Wirth (Hell on Wheels), and Scott Rosenbaum (The Shield) discuss the process of planning and plotting a season. Moderated by Natalie Abrams (Entertainment Weekly). Recorded at ATX Television Festival on June 10, 2016. Get your badge now for ATX's sixth season, June 8-11 2017, at http://atxfestival.com/

Pitch-Pilot-Pick Up panel from ATX Television Festival: Julie Plec (showrunner, Vampire Diaries; co-creator/showrunner, The Originals), Liz Tigelaar (creator, Life Unexpected), Kyle Killen (creator, Mind Games, Awake, and Lone Star), Chris Keyser (creator, Party of Five), Bryan Seabury (VP Drama Development at CBS), Corey Marsh (Manager of Current Programming at Disney Channel), and Charlie Ebersol (producer, the Hochberg Ebersol Co.) discuss the beginning stages of a TV series from the pitch, to filming the pilot, to finally waiting on pins and needles to hear if a pilot was given a shot to make it into your living rooms.Recorded at the Stephen F. Austin Hotel in Austin, TX, on June 8, 2013.

Creators panel from the ATX Television Festival. Noah Hawley (creator, the Unusuals); Kyle Killen (creator, Awake and Lone Star); Kevin Biegel (co-creator, Cougar Town); Mark Schwahn (creator, One Tree Hill); Liz Tigelaar (creator, Life Unexpected). Moderated by Jordan Levin (former CEO, the WB; co-founder, Generate; Alloy Ent.). Recorded June 2, 2012 at the ATX Television Festival, Austin TX.CONNECT W/ BEN BLACKER & THE WRITER'S PANEL:https://twitter.com/BENBLACKERhttps://www.facebook.com/TVWritersPanelTHE WRITER'S PANEL IS A CO-PRODUCTION OF THE FOREVER DOG PODCAST NETWORK AND THE ATX TELEVISION FESTIVAL.http://foreverdogproductions.com/fdpn/podcasts/the-writers-panelhttp://atxfestival.com

Dana Gould (The Simpsons); Liz Tigelaar (creator, Life Unexpected); Robert Hewitt Wolfe (Alphas). Recorded January 15, 2012.CONNECT W/ BEN BLACKER & THE WRITER'S PANEL:https://twitter.com/BENBLACKERhttps://www.facebook.com/TVWritersPanelTHE WRITER'S PANEL IS A CO-PRODUCTION OF THE FOREVER DOG PODCAST NETWORK AND THE ATX TELEVISION FESTIVAL.http://foreverdogproductions.com/fdpn/podcasts/the-writers-panelhttp://atxfestival.com