Show Info
- Status: Returning Series
- First Aired: June 4, 2018
- Seasons: 2
- Episodes: 28
- Networks: PBS Digital Studios, YouTube
- Genres: Documentary
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It's Lit!(2018)
Overview
A series of smart, funny video essays from PBS Digital Studios about their favorite books and why they love to read. Host Lindsay Ellis delves into topics like the evolution of YA, how science fiction mirrors our own anxieties, and why the book is sometimes just a _bit_ better than the movie.
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No imageSeason 1
13 episodes • 2018
Season 1
13 episodes • 2018
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | When the Book is Better than the Movie | Jun 4, 2018 | 0.0 |
| 2 | The Evolution of YA | Jun 26, 2018 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Why Sci Fi is a Mirror on Society | Jul 13, 2018 | 0.0 |
| 4 | An Ode to the Romance Novel | Jul 30, 2018 | 0.0 |
| 5 | How Fantasy Reflects Our World | Aug 21, 2018 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Why did they make me read this in High School? | Aug 30, 2018 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Can You Judge a Book by Its Cover? | Nov 21, 2018 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Fear of Ghost...Writing! | Dec 7, 2018 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Unreliable Narrators | Dec 17, 2018 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Food & Fiction: Memorable Meals in Literature | Jan 11, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Death, Personified | Jan 24, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 12 | How Greek Mythology Inspires Us | Feb 7, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 13 | The Beauty and Anguish of Les Misérables! | Apr 18, 2019 | 0.0 |
No imageSeason 2
15 episodes • 2020
Season 2
15 episodes • 2020
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Case for Fan Fiction | Feb 27, 2020 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Afrofuturism From Books to Blockbusters | Mar 19, 2020 | 0.0 |
| 3 | How Fictional Pandemics Reflect the Real Thing | Apr 29, 2020 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Why We Still Love Little Women, 150 Years Later | May 27, 2020 | 0.0 |
| 5 | The Byronic Hero: Isn’t it Byronic? | Jun 24, 2020 | 0.0 |
| 6 | The Constructed Languages of JRR Tolkien | Jul 16, 2020 | 0.0 |
| 7 | War and Peace and Everything Else | Aug 7, 2020 | 0.0 |
| 8 | The It’s Lit! Musical Episode | Aug 27, 2020 | 0.0 |
| 9 | The Fiery History of Banned Books | Sep 21, 2020 | 0.0 |
| 10 | The (Stephen) King of Horror | Nov 5, 2020 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Are Graphic Novels... Novels? | Nov 25, 2020 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Dune, The Most Important Sci Fi Series Ever? | Dec 17, 2020 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Anne Rice, The Queen of Literary Monsters | Jan 6, 2021 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Literary Icons You NEED to Know From the Harlem Renaissance | Feb 26, 2021 | 0.0 |
| 15 | How Do You Write a Bestseller? | Mar 18, 2021 | 0.0 |
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