A blog about the weird world of novelizations: often warped, parallel universe versions of the films (and sometimes other media) they’re supposedly adapting. Sometimes they’re based on much earlier screenplays than the ones that were ultimately filmed, and sometimes they’re crazily extrapolated and embellished by the authors themselves. They were — and still are — both hack work and a definite craft. They’re a niche interest and they’re not much studied, so my intention here is to create a platform to discuss them. I’m planning to cover one book a week. I’ve got my own agenda, but if there’s anything you’d like to see covered, give me a shout below the line or a tweet on Twitter.