It's Lit!
Documentary·2018·2 Seasons
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.
Starring: Lindsay Ellis
Episodes
Season 2
S02 | E01
The Case for Fan Fiction
2020-02-27
S02 | E02
Afrofuturism From Books to Blockbusters
2020-03-19
S02 | E03
How Fictional Pandemics Reflect the Real Thing
2020-04-29
S02 | E04
Why We Still Love Little Women, 150 Years Later
2020-05-27
S02 | E05
The Byronic Hero: Isn’t it Byronic?
2020-06-24
S02 | E06
The Constructed Languages of JRR Tolkien
2020-07-16
S02 | E07
War and Peace and Everything Else
2020-08-07
S02 | E08
The It’s Lit! Musical Episode
2020-08-27
S02 | E09
The Fiery History of Banned Books
2020-09-21
S02 | E10
The (Stephen) King of Horror
2020-11-05
S02 | E11
Are Graphic Novels... Novels?
2020-11-25
S02 | E12
Dune, The Most Important Sci Fi Series Ever?
2020-12-17
S02 | E13
Anne Rice, The Queen of Literary Monsters
2021-01-06
S02 | E14
Literary Icons You NEED to Know From the Harlem Renaissance
2021-02-26
S02 | E15
How Do You Write a Bestseller?
2021-03-18
All Seasons
Season 1
13 ep · 2018
Season 2
15 ep · 2020
Cast
Lindsay Ellis
Self - Host
