Illiterate

Learn about the bizarre changes to Nancy Drew over time, who wrote the stories, and why she’s inspired millions, even if we can’t remember what happened in her books. Watch/read/listen: (VIDEO) Trailer for the new CW series: http://bit.ly/cwtrail (VIDEO) Trailer for the 2019 film: http://bit.ly/2019trail (VIDEO) An episode of the 1970 TV series: http://bit.ly/1970trail (IMAGES): A chronological comparison of cover artwork: http://bit.ly/covercomparisons (IMAGES): The international cover art differences: http://bit.ly/intntlcovers (ARTICLE): The 1930 newspaper article about the shark-shooting author: http://bit.ly/sharkshooter (ARTICLE): About the adaptability of Nancy Drew: http://bit.ly/nancyarticle Get a copy of an original Nancy Drew book: Shop your local indie bookstore Topics from today’s episode: 01:30 - Nancy Drew’s mom is dead? 04:00 - Stratemeyer, literary genius 05:50 - the real-life Nancy Drew 08:30 - scandal of the true authors 10:00 - author shoots shark from airplane 13:00 - Nancy’s