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Recent book to screen adaptations.

Updated March 21, 2024
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American Prometheus : the triumph and tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer
Bird, Kai.
Paper Book
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. Robert...
Any day now
Carr, Robyn
Paper Book
NOW A TOP TRENDING SHOW ON NETFLIX! From the #1 New York Times 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...
Sullivan's Crossing series book 2
Apples never fall : a novel
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...
Reacher: Bad Luck and Trouble (Movie Tie-In) : A Jack Reacher Novel
Child, Lee
Paper Book
The inspiration for season two of the hit streaming series Reacher! This thrilling novel in the #1 New York Times bestselling series follows Jack Reacher as he plunges into a terrifying conspiracy. From a helicopter high above the California desert, a man is sent...
The best of us
Carr, Robyn
Paper Book
NOW A TOP TRENDING SHOW ON NETFLIX! From the #1 New York Times 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...
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
For readers of Laura Hillenbrand's "Seabiscuit" and "Unbroken," the dramatic story of the American rowing team that stunned the world at Hitler's 1936 Berlin Olympics " "Daniel James Brown's robust book tells the story of the University of Washington's 1936 eight-oar crew and their epic quest...
The Duke and I
Quinn, Julia
Paper Book
Can there be any greater challenge to London's Ambitious Mamas than an unmarried duke--Lady Whistledown's Society Papers, April 1813 By all accounts, Simon Basset is on the verge of proposing to his best friend's sister--the lovely and almost-on-the-shelf--Daphne Bridgerton....
Bridgerton series book 1
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 country guesthouse
Carr, Robyn
Paper Book
NOW A TOP TRENDING SHOW ON NETFLIX! From the #1 New York Times 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...
Sullivan's Crossing series book 5
Daisy Jones & The Six : a novel
Reid, Taylor Jenkins.
Paper Book
A PENGUIN BOOK CLUB PICK NATIONAL AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER WINNER OF THE 2019 GOODREADS CHOICE AWARD FOR HISTORICAL FICTION A NEW YORK TIMES EDITORS' CHOICE NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY: The Washington Post * Esquire *...
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
Frank Herbert's epic masterpiece--a triumph of the imagination and the bestselling science fiction novel of all time. Set on the desert planet Arrakis, Dune is the story of Paul Atreides--who would become known as Muad'Dib--and of a great family's ambition to bring to...
The expatriates : a novel
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
NOW A TOP TRENDING SHOW ON NETFLIX! From the #1 New York Times 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,...
Sullivan's Crossing series book 3
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...
A gentleman in Moscow
Towles, Amor
Paper Book
The mega-bestseller with more than 2 million readers * A New York Times "Readers' Choice: Best Books of the 21st Century" Pick From the #1 New York Times-bestselling author of The Lincoln Highway and Table for Two, a beautifully transporting novel about a...
Home in Carolina
Woods, Sherryl.
Paper Book
The Sweet Magnolias is now a Netflix Original Series! From #1 New York Times Bestselling Author Sherryl Woods There's no place like home, especially if it's Serenity, South Carolina. For Annie Sullivan, though, the homecoming is bittersweet. She'd always envisioned a life...

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...

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 York...
Lessons in chemistry : a novel
Garmus, Bonnie
Paper Book
NATIONAL BESTSELLER #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A delight for readers of Where'd You Go, Bernadette, this blockbuster debut set in 1960s California features the singular voice of Elizabeth Zott, a scientist whose career takes a detour when she becomes the star of...
The lord god made them all
Herriot, James
CD
The fourth volume of James Herriot's bestselling series of animal stories now available in unabridged CD format for the first time. After serving in the Royal Air Force in World War II, James Herriot gladly returns home to Yorkshire to his beloved family and multitude of patients, with many...
All Creatures Great and Small series
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...
Shogun :
Clavell, James
Paper Book
SOON TO BE AN FX LIMITED SERIES * A bold English adventurer. An invincible Japanese warlord. A beautiful woman torn between two ways of life. All brought together in an extraordinary saga aflame with passion, conflict, ambition, and the struggle for power. ...
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 : advice on love and life from Dear Sugar
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...
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 : a novel
Carr, Robyn
Paper Book
NOW A TOP TRENDING SHOW ON NETFLIX! 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...
Sullivan's Crossing series book 1
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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