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IP Picks🔎: Two Killer Summer Camp Stories & A True-Crime ‘Thomas Crown’
➕ A sci-fi/horror mash-up of ‘Handmaid’s Tale,’ ‘Fallout’ & ‘Frankenstein.’ And a rant about the flexible way writers are using the term IP
 • Andy Lewis
IP Picks🔎: Weed Growers’ ‘Yellowstone’ & Victorian ‘Ocean’s 8’
➕ A drama that‘s ‘Task’ meets ‘Daisy Jones,’ and why there’s more to Lena Dunham’s memoir than the gossipy reveals
 • Andy Lewis
IP Picks🔎: ‘Mare’ Meets ‘Silence of the Lambs’ & ‘Only Murders’ With a Fresh Twist
➕ Why ‘Yesteryear’ is primed to be the next bestseller
 • Andy Lewis
IP Picks🔎: A Time-Travel Thriller with a Touch of ‘Sliding Doors’ & Deadly Sorority Rush
➕ Why are publishers jumping on AI-generated quickie adaptations, and did ‘Lone Survivor’ play with the truth?
 • Andy Lewis
IP Picks🔎: A ‘Hacks’ Procedural & the Medical Drama Goes on the Road
➕ Murder during an earthquake and a prestige family dramedy. Also: the year’s best mysteries
 • Andy Lewis
IP Picks🔎: Two Killer Summer Camp Stories & A True-Crime ‘Thomas Crown’
➕ A sci-fi/horror mash-up of ‘Handmaid’s Tale,’ ‘Fallout’ & ‘Frankenstein.’ And a rant about the flexible way writers are using the term IP
 • Andy Lewis
IP Picks🔎: Weed Growers’ ‘Yellowstone’ & Victorian ‘Ocean’s 8’
➕ A drama that‘s ‘Task’ meets ‘Daisy Jones,’ and why there’s more to Lena Dunham’s memoir than the gossipy reveals
 • Andy Lewis
IP Picks🔎: ‘Mare’ Meets ‘Silence of the Lambs’ & ‘Only Murders’ With a Fresh Twist
➕ Why ‘Yesteryear’ is primed to be the next bestseller
 • Andy Lewis
IP Picks🔎: A Time-Travel Thriller with a Touch of ‘Sliding Doors’ & Deadly Sorority Rush
➕ Why are publishers jumping on AI-generated quickie adaptations, and did ‘Lone Survivor’ play with the truth?
 • Andy Lewis
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