novelization
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In 2011 two sportswriters, Michael Bamberger and Alan Shipnuck, co-authored “The Swinger,” a hilarious and barely disguised novelization of Mr. Woods’s postscandal career.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026
And then also, why did the gay poet Paul Monette write the novelization for the movie?
From Salon • Sep. 11, 2022
Eastwood would have been 45 when Nash’s book — a novelization of a rejected screenplay — first came out in 1975.
From Washington Post • Sep. 14, 2021
Tarantino’s first novel is based on his Oscar-winning 2019 film, with some notable departures; think of it as the director’s cut novelization.
From New York Times • Jul. 6, 2021
As he scribbled an inscription onto the title page, he said, “All I ask in exchange is that you read this brilliant and haunting novelization of my favorite video game.”
From "The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green
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