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Recent book to screen adaptations.

Updated March 20, 2024
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American Prometheus The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer
Bird, Kai.
Ebook
THE INSPIRATION FOR THE ACADEMY AWARD®-WINNING MAJOR MOTION PICTURE OPPENHEIMER * "A riveting account of one of history's most essential and paradoxical figures."--Christopher Nolan #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * PULITZER PRIZE WINNER * The definitive biography of J....
Any day now /
Carr, Robyn
Paper Book
From the Bestselling Author of the hit Netflix series, Virgin River! For Sierra Jones, Sullivan's Crossing is meant to be a brief stopover. She's put her troubled past behind her but the path forward isn't yet clear. A visit with her big brother Cal and his new bride,...
Sullivan's Crossing series book 2
Apples never fall :
Moriarty, Liane.
Paper Book
#1 New York Times Bestseller ● A Peacock Original TV Series-Now Streaming! ● "Gripping."―Oprah.com ● From Liane Moriarty, the bestselling author of Big Little Lies and Nine Perfect Strangers, comes Apples...
Argylle
Conway, Elly
Paper Book
NATIONAL BESTSELLER * The globe-trotting spy thriller that inspired the action blockbuster Argylle, featuring a star-studded cast including Henry Cavill, Bryce Dallas Howard, Samuel L. Jackson, and John Cena, and directed by Matthew Vaughn of Kingsman trilogy fame
Bad luck and trouble : a Jack Reacher novel
Child, Lee.
Paper Book
From a helicopter high above the empty California desert, a man is sent free-falling into the night…. In Chicago, a woman learns that an elite team of ex–army investigators is being hunted down one by one.... And on the streets of Portland, Jack Reacher—soldier, cop, hero—is...
The best of us
Carr, Robyn
Paper Book
From the Bestselling Author of the hit Netflix series, Virgin River! In Sullivan's Crossing, #1 New York Times bestselling author Robyn Carr has created a place where good people, powerful emotions, great humor and a healthy dose of common sense are the key ingredients to...
Sullivan's Crossing series book 4
Black cake :
Wilkerson, Charmaine,
Paper Book
NOW A HULU STREAMING SERIES * NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * READ WITH JENNA BOOK CLUB PICK AS FEATURED ON TODAY * Two estranged siblings delve into their mother's hidden past--and how it all connects to her traditional Caribbean black cake--in this immersive family saga, "a...
The boys in the boat : nine Americans and their epic quest for gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics
Brown, Daniel
Paper Book
Now a Major Motion Picture Directed by George Clooney The #1 New York Times-bestselling story about the American Olympic rowing triumph in Nazi Germany--from the author of Facing the Mountain. For readers of Unbroken, out of the depths of the...
Bridgerton : the duke & I
Quinn, Julia
Paper Book
A #1 New York Times Bestseller  From #1 New York Times bestselling author Julia Quinn comes the story of Daphne Bridgerton, in the first of her beloved Regency-set novels featuring the charming, powerful Bridgerton family, now a series created by Shondaland...
Bridgerton series book 1
Capote's women : a true story of love, betrayal, and a swan song for an era
Leamer, Laurence
Paper Book
DON'T MISS FX's FEUD: CAPOTE VS. THE SWANS--THE ORIGINAL SERIES BASED ON THE BESTSELLING BOOK--NOW AVAILABLE TO STREAM ON HULU! New York Times bestselling author Laurence Leamer reveals the complex web of relationships and scandalous true stories behind Truman...
Catching fireflies /
Woods, Sherryl.
Paper Book
Nothing unites Serenity, South Carolina, like a crisis to overcome...and the promise of new love. The Sweet Magnolias is now a Netflix original series! When bullying threatens to destroy a teen's life, painful memories resurface for dedicated high school teacher Laura Reed and...
The Sweet Magnolias series book 9
The changeling : a novel
LaValle, Victor D.
Ebook
"Mesmerizing . . . a dark fairy tale of New York, full of magic and loss, myth and mystery, love and madness."--Marlon James, author of the Dark Star trilogy NOW AN APPLE TV+ SERIES STARRING LAKEITH STANFIELD * ONE OF TIME'S 100 BEST FANTASY BOOKS OF ALL TIME ...
The color purple
Walker, Alice
Paper Book
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award, Alice Walker's iconic modern classic, now in a beautiful 40th anniversary Penguin Vitae edition with a foreword by Kiese LaymonA Penguin Classic Hardcover A powerful cultural touchstone of modern American literature, The...
The Country Guesthouse
Carr, Robyn
Paper Book
From the Bestselling Author of the hit Netflix series, Virgin River #1 New York Times bestselling author Robyn Carr delivers an emotional and triumphant novel about the fierce power of a mother's love. A summer rental, a new beginning... ...
Sullivan's Crossing series book 5
Daisy Jones & the Six : a novel
Reid, Taylor Jenkins
Paper Book
#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER * OVER TWO MILLION COPIES SOLD! A gripping novel about the whirlwind rise of an iconic 1970s rock group and their beautiful lead singer, revealing the mystery behind their infamous breakup--from the author of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, Malibu...
Dear Edward : a novel
Napolitano, Ann
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * READ WITH JENNA BOOK CLUB PICK AS FEATURED ON TODAY * "Make sure you have tissues handy when you read [this] sure-footed tearjerker" (NPR) about a young boy who must learn to go on after surviving tragedy, from the author of the Oprah's...
Dune
Herbert, Frank.
Paper Book
* DUNE: PART TWO * THE MAJOR MOTION PICTUREDirected by Denis Villeneuve, screenplay by Denis Villeneuve and Jon Spaihts, based on the novel Dune by Frank Herbert * Starring Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Rebecca Ferguson, Josh Brolin, Austin Butler, Florence Pugh...
Eileen
Moshfegh, Ottessa
Paper Book
Now a major motion picture streaming on Hulu, starring Anne Hathaway and Thomasin McKenzie Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize "Eileen is a remarkable piece of writing, always dark and surprising, sometimes ugly and occasionally hilarious. Its first...
Erasure
Everett, Percival L.
Paper Book
Percival Everett's blistering satire about race and publishing, now adapted for the screen as AMERICAN FICTION, directed by Cord Jefferson and starring Jeffrey Wright and Tracee Ellis Ross Thelonious "Monk" Ellison's writing career has bottomed out: his latest manuscript has...
The expatriates /
Lee, Janice Y. K.
Paper Book
"Raise a glass: The first great book-club novel of 2016 has arrived." --USA Today, 4/4 stars "A female, funny Henry James in Asia, Janice Y. K. Lee is vividly good on the subject of Americans abroad." --The New York Times Book Review "Sex...
The family gathering /
Carr, Robyn
Paper Book
From the Bestselling Author of the hit Netflix series, Virgin River! An exceptional storyteller, #1 New York Times bestselling author Robyn Carr beautifully captures the emotionally charged, complex dynamics that come with being part of any family. Readers will laugh and...
Sullivan's Crossing series book 3
Feels like family
Woods, Sherryl
Paper Book
"Sherryl Woods writes emotionally satisfying novels about family, friendship and home. Truly feel-great reads!" --#1 New York Times bestselling author Debbie Macomber On the road to success, good friends are never far apart in the world of the Sweet Magnolias. Now a Netflix original...

The Sweet Magnolias series book 3

Find a way
Nyad, Diana.
Audiobook
Hillary Clinton said that Find a Way would stay with her through the general election:  "When you're facing big challenges in your life, you can think about Diana Nyad getting attacked by the lethal sting of box jellyfishes. And nearly anything else seems doable in comparison."...
Fool me once
Coben, Harlan
Paper Book
A #1 New York Times Bestselling AuthorIn this impossible-to-put-down thriller, Maya, a former special ops pilot home from the war, sees an unthinkable image captured by her nanny cam while she is at work: her two-year-old daughter playing with Maya's husband, Joe -- who had been brutally murdered...
Foundation
Asimov, Isaac
Paper Book
The first novel in Isaac Asimov's classic science-fiction masterpiece, the Foundation series THE EPIC SAGA THAT INSPIRED THE APPLE TV+ SERIES FOUNDATION * Nominated as one of America's best-loved novels by PBS's The Great American Read   ...
A gentleman in Moscow
Towles, Amor
Paper Book
A New York Times "Readers' Choice: Best Books of the 21st Century" Pick The mega-bestseller with more than 2 million readers--Now a Paramount+ with Showtime series starring Ewan McGregor as Count Alexander Rostov From the #1 New York Times...
Home in Carolina /
Woods, Sherryl.
Paper Book
The Sweet Magnolias is now a Netflix original series! High school sweethearts Ty and Annie reunite in a star-crossed story of love, fate, and friendship. Annie Sullivan had always envisioned returning to her hometown and starting a life with her childhood best friend, Tyler...

The Sweet Magnolias series book 5

Honeysuckle summer
Woods, Sherryl.
Paper Book
The Sweet Magnolias is now a Netflix Original Series! From #1 New York Times Bestselling Author Sherryl Woods Her devastating marriage behind her, Raylene Hammond is truly thankful for her best friends, the Sweet Magnolias. They've taken her in, shielding her from the world...

The Sweet Magnolias series book 7

It's in his kiss
Quinn, Julia
Paper Book
Meet Our Hero . . . Gareth St. Clair is in a bind. His father, who detests him, is determined to beggar the St. Clair estates and ruin his inheritance. Gareth's sole bequest is an old family diary, which may or may not contain the secrets of his past . . . and the key to his future. The...

Bridgerton series book 7

Killers of the Flower Moon : the Osage murders and the birth of the FBI
Grann, David
Paper Book
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * A twisting, haunting true-life murder mystery about one of the most monstrous crimes in American history, from the author of The Wager and The Lost City of Z, "one of the preeminent adventure and true-crime writers working today."--New...
Lessons in chemistry
Garmus, Bonnie
Paper Book
#1 GLOBAL BESTSELLER WITH MORE THAN 8 MILLION COPIES SOLD * Meet Elizabeth Zott: "a gifted research chemist, absurdly self-assured and immune to social convention" (The Washington Post) in 1960s California whose career takes a detour when she becomes the unlikely star of a ...
The Lord God made them all /
Herriot, James
Paper Book
The Lord God Made Them All is the bestselling sequel to All Things Wise and Wonderful and the fourth volume in James Herriot's classic collections of animal stories--the basis for the PBS Masterpiece television series, All Creatures Great and Small. In this...
All Creatures Great and Small series
Manhunt : the twelve-day chase for Lincoln's killer
Swanson, James L.
Paper Book
Now an Apple TV+ Series "A terrific narrative of the hunt for Lincoln's killers that will mesmerize the reader from start to finish."--Doris Kearns Goodwin The murder of Abraham Lincoln set off the greatest manhunt in American history--the pursuit and capture of John Wilkes Booth....

"Manhunt" series on AppleTV+

Masters of the air : America's bomber boys who fought the air war against Nazi Germany
Miller, Donald L.
Paper Book
Masters of the Air is the deeply personal story of the American bomber boys in World War II who brought the war to Hitler's doorstep. With the narrative power of fiction, Donald Miller takes readers on a harrowing ride through the fire-filled skies over Berlin, Hanover, and Dresden and describes the...
Midnight promises
Woods, Sherryl.
Paper Book
Return to Serenity, South Carolina, where town sweethearts Karen and Elliot find their own story of enduring love. The Sweet Magnolias is now a Netflix original series! When Elliott Cruz first started dating struggling single mom Karen Ames, he did everything he could to make her feel...

The Sweet Magnolias series book 8

An offer from a gentleman
Quinn, Julia
Paper Book
The inspiration for season four of BRIDGERTON, a series created by Shondaland for Netflix, from #1 New York Times bestselling author Julia Quinn: the story of Benedict Bridgerton in the third of her beloved Regency-set novels featuring the charming, powerful Bridgerton family. BENEDICT'S...

Bridgerton series book 3

On the way to the wedding
Quinn, Julia
Paper Book
A New York Times Bestseller From #1 New York Times bestselling author Julia Quinn comes the story of Gregory Bridgerton, in the final installment of her beloved Regency-set novels featuring the charming, powerful Bridgerton family, now a series created by Shondaland for Netflix. ...

Bridgerton series book 8

One day
Nicholls, David
Paper Book
NOW A NETFLIX SERIES  * NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * TWO PEOPLE. ONE DAY. TWENTY YEARS. * What starts as a fleeting connection between two strangers soon becomes a deep bond that spans decades. *  "[An] instant classic. . . . One of the most ...emotionally riveting...
Poor Things A Novel
Gray, Alasdair.
Ebook
NOW THE OSCAR-WINNING MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING EMMA STONE, RAMY YOUSSEF, MARK RUFFALO, AND WILLEM DAFOE, DIRECTED BY YORGOS LANTHIMOS. "Witty and delightfully written" (New York Times Book Review), Alasdair Gray's Poor Things echoes Mary Shelley's Frankenstein in this novel of a young...
Romancing Mister Bridgerton
Quinn, Julia
Paper Book
A New York Times Bestseller The inspiration for season three of BRIDGERTON, a series created by Shondaland for Netflix, from #1 New York Times bestselling author Julia Quinn: the story of Colin Bridgerton and Penelope Featherington in the fourth of her beloved Regency-set novels featuring...

Bridgerton series book 4

Shogun :
Clavell, James
Paper Book
The classic epic novel of feudal Japan that captured the heart of a culture and the imagination of the world, by the #1 New York Times bestselling author and unparalleled master of historical fiction, James Clavell After Englishman John Blackthorne is lost at sea, he awakens in a place few...
A slice of heaven
Woods, Sherryl
Paper Book
"Sherryl Woods writes emotionally satisfying novels about family, friendship and home. Truly feel-great reads!" --#1 New York Times bestselling author Debbie Macomber Return to the world of the Sweet Magnolias, where friends are closer than family, and fun and scandal are always part of...

The Sweet Magnolias series book 2

Stealing home
Woods, Sherryl.
Paper Book
The Sweet Magnolias is now a Netflix Original Series! From #1 New York Times Bestselling Author Sherryl Woods For the Sweet Magnolias, friendship lasts a lifetime... Maddie Townsend might live in a town called Serenity and have the best friends a woman could...

The Sweet Magnolias series book 1

Swan Point /
Woods, Sherryl.
Paper Book
#1 New York Times bestselling author Sherryl Woods draws readers back into the world of strong friendships and heartfelt emotions in Serenity, South Carolina  Determined to build a new life for her family after her divorce, Adelia Hernandez has bought a home in the historic Swan...

The Sweet Magnolias series book 11

Sweet tea at sunrise
Woods, Sherryl.
Paper Book
A New York Times Bestselling AuthorEmotionally wounded single mom Sarah Price returns home to Serenity for a fresh start. Supported by her two best friends she can face any crisis. But sometimes a woman needs more than even treasured friends can provide. Sexy Travis McDonald may be exactly what...

The Sweet Magnolias series book 6

The three-body problem
Liu, Cixin.
Paper Book
The inspiration for the Netflix series 3 Body Problem! WINNER OF THE HUGO AWARD FOR BEST NOVEL Over 1 million copies sold in North America "A mind-bending epic."--The New York Times * "War of the Worlds for...
Tiny Beautiful Things :
Strayed, Cheryl
Paper Book
NATIONAL BESTSELLER * Soon to be a Hulu Original series * The internationally acclaimed author of Wild collects the best of The Rumpus's Dear Sugar advice columns plus never-before-published pieces. Rich with humor and insight--and absolute honesty--this "wise and...
To Sir Phillip, with love
Quinn, Julia
Paper Book
ELOISE'S STORY Sir Phillip knew that Eloise Bridgerton was a spinster, and so he'd proposed, figuring that she'd be homely and unassuming, and more than a little desperate for an offer of marriage. Except . . . she wasn't. The beautiful woman on his doorstep was anything but quiet, and...

Bridgerton series book 5

The viscount who loved me
Quinn, Julia
Paper Book
1814 promises to be another eventful season, but not, This Author believes, for Anthony Bridgerton, London's most elusive bachelor, who has shown no indication that he plans to marry. And, in all truth, why should he When it comes to playing the consummate rake, nobody does it...

Bridgerton series book 2

We were the lucky ones
Hunter, Georgia
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Inspired by the incredible true story of one Jewish family separated at the start of World War II, determined to survive--and to reunite--We Were the Lucky Ones is a tribute to the triumph of hope and love against all odds  <...
Welcome to Serenity /
Woods, Sherryl.
Paper Book
The Sweet Magnolias is now a Netflix Original Series! From #1 New York Times Bestselling Author Sherryl Woods When Jeanette Brioche helped launch The Corner Spa in Serenity, South Carolina, she found a whole lot more than professional satisfaction. She discovered the deep...

The Sweet Magnolias series book 4

What we find
Carr, Robyn
Paper Book
Now a CW Original Series!  The #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Virgin River series explores the healing powers of Colorado as one woman seeks the happiness she's long been missing. Maggie Sullivan knows she needs to slow down and...
Sullivan's Crossing series book 1
When he was wicked
Quinn, Julia
Paper Book
A New York Times Bestseller From #1 New York Times bestselling author Julia Quinn comes the story of Francesca Bridgerton, in the sixth of her beloved Regency-set novels featuring the charming, powerful Bridgerton family, now a series created by Shondaland for Netflix. FRANCESCA'S...

Bridgerton series book 6

Where azaleas bloom
Woods, Sherryl.
Paper Book
Wherever azaleas bloom, there's a chance for a new beginning. The Sweet Magnolias is now a Netflix original series! When nasty divorce proceedings leave single mom Lynn Morrow with precarious finances, she's determined to do everything she can to make ends meet. Especially when her soon...

The Sweet Magnolias series book 10


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