Ep. 190: Behind the Scenes of a Book-to-Screen Adaptation with Georgia Hunter (Author of One Good Thing) + Book Recommendations

In Episode 190, author Georgia Hunter returns to the podcast to chat with Sarah about her sophomore novel, One Good Thing, and go behind-the-scenes of her experience adapting her first novel, We Were the Lucky Ones, for Hulu. Georgia talks about her role as executive producer, the difference in writing a novel that wasn’t based on family history, and how the screenwriting process influenced her own writing. Plus, Georgia shares her book recommendations.

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Highlights

• Books by Georgia Hunter: We Were the Lucky Ones (2017) and One Good Thing (2025)
• A spoiler-free overview of One Good Thing.
• Georgia’s inspiration for the characters, their story, and choosing Italy as the setting.
• The very different process for writing and editing her second book.
• How the steps for adapting We Were the Lucky Ones began and how long it took.
• Georgia’s role in the writer’s room for the screen adaptation and as a resource for the actors and writers. 
• How the six writers handled their episodes and wove together the different perspectives for a cohesive series.
• If Georgia would ever consider writing for a tv series.
• How screenwriting impacted Georgia writing her second novel.
• What her day on set looked like as executive producer.
• How Georgia handled filming on location and the timeframe from start to finish.
• Talk about an adaptation for One Good Thing — and is it better suited for a feature-length film or another tv miniseries?

Georgia’s Book Recommendations [51:05]

Two OLD Books She Loves

• Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt (2022) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [51:39]
• Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver (2022) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [53:38]
• Other Books Mentioned
  • The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver (1998) [54:00]  
  • David Copperfield by Charles Dickens (1850) [54:17] 

Two NEW Books She Loves

• All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker (2024) | Amazon | Bookshop.org[56:29]
• The Busy Body by Kemper Donovan (2024) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [58:49]
• Other Books Mentioned
  • We Begin at the End by Chris Whitaker (2021) [56:41] 

One NEW RELEASE She’s Excited About

• The Names by Florence Knapp (May 6, 2025) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [1:00:55]

Last 5-Star Book Georgia Read

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