Book Hype hosts Marama and Karen are joined by special guests Donya Abramo and Mary Kate Wiles to discuss our favorite web series.

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What we’ve been reading:
–The 100 by Kass Morgan
–The 100: Day 21 by Kass Morgan
–The Hero at the End of the World by Erin Claiborne
–Skin Game (Dresden Files) by Jim Butcher
–Hero by Perry Moore
–My Brother’s Voice by Stephen Nasser
–The Secret Diary of Lizzie Bennet by Bernie Su and Kate Rorick
–Falling Into Place by Amy Zhang
–A Little Something Different by Sandy Hall
–The Boy’s Own Manual to Being a Proper Jew by Eli Glasman
–The Incredible Adventures of Cinnamon Girl by Melissa Keil

Book Bites
-We’re doing a Hypable staff challenge for books!
–Karen’s books: Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling, Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, Speak You Also by Paul Steinberg, Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell, The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
–Facebook says everyone loves Harry Potter.
-But, surprisingly, a lot of people like the classics, too.
-Mary Kate’s books: Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkein, Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling, David Copperfield by Charles Dickens, Lord of the Flies by William Golding, Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
-Donya’s books: Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling, The Deverry Cycle by Katherine Kerr, The Belgariad by David Eddings, Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett, Emma by Jane Austen
-Jen and Marama will be tell you their list next time!

Web series
-How did we all get into web series?
-When did Mary Kate start acting in web series?
–The Lizzie Bennet Diaries really kicked off the literary adaptations trend.
-Why are web series so different, and how are they changing the way we view media?
-Do we like transmedia web series?
-Are web series moving away from the vlogging format?
-Will we be seeing more books coming to web series than TV/film?
-Visit Hypable’s web series category to learn more!

List of web series
-The Lizzie Bennet Diaries
-Emma Approved
-Welcome to Sanditon
-Frankenstein, MD
-The Autobiography of Jane Eyre
-The New Adventures of Peter and Wendy
-Nothing Much to Do
-Jules and Monty
-Blank Verse
-School of Thrones
-Kissing in the Rain
-I Didn’t Write This

You can find Donya on Twitter and Tumblr.

You can follow Mary Kate Wiles on Twitter, Instagram, Tumblr, and Facebook, and watch her videos on YouTube.

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