Many of the Emmy nonimees announced today -- including Glee and Lost -- have literary aspirations. Few shows are directly adapted from books, but can it be long before we get a mini-series based on "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies"? Some literary notes from the nominees:
-- Glee, the musical comedy about high school misfits, won 19 nominations (pictured here is the "Power of Madonna" episode). It will soon be adapted to a YA series, with the first book, "Glee: The Beginning," by Sophia Lowell scheduled for a September release.
-- Lost, which also received multiple nominations, has often intrigued and confounded viewers with literary references. Some, such as Walker's Percy's "Lancelot," were obscure; others, including "A Wrinkle in Time," were more mainstream. Entertainment Weekly put together an interesting slide show of the books.
-- The Pacific, which earned 24 nominations, has a companion book by Hugh Ambrose. Better yet, pick up one of the memoirs that formed a foundation for the series: Eugene Sledge's "With the Old Breed" or Robert Leckie's "Helmet for My Pillow."