I don't know how accurate this is but... it seems to me that Hollywood is more into book publishing than book publishers are into movie production. What I mean is a lot of movies and tv shows have novels based on the concept. A great example would be Star Wars. Go to the sci fi section of any book store and you will see a ton of novels set in the Star Wars Universe. Yet, you don't see nearly as often New York Times best selling authors books made into movies or tv shows- at least not good movies and shows and certainly not on a consistent basis. An example would be John Saul. His books are ALWAYS best sellers, yet no movies or tv shows. His Blackstone Chronicles is just begging to be made into a mini series.
Why can movie production companies hire top name authors but book publishers can't hire top name directors?
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