Midnight Cowboy. Poster of the 1969 movie and cover of the 1965 book
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Midnight Cowboy
James Leo Herlihy, 1965
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John Schlesinger, 1969

Joe Buck, a young Texan working as a dishwasher, quits his job and heads to New York City to become a male prostitute hoping to score big with wealthy New York City women. In New York Joe finds a companion in Enrico “Ratso” Rizzo, an ailing swindler with a bum leg and a quixotic fantasy of escaping to Florida.


Kubo and the Two Strings. Poster of the 2016 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Kubo and the Two Strings: The Junior Novel
Sadie Chesterfield, 2016
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Travis Knight, 2016

In feudal Japan, a 12-year-old boy with only one eye named Kubo tends to his ill mother Sariatu in a mountain cave near a village. He earns their living by magically manipulating origami with music from his shamisen for the village folk, telling the tale of his missing father Hanzo, a samurai warrior.


You Don't Know Jack. Poster of the 2010 movie and cover of the 2011 book, Between the Dying and the Dead
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Between the Dying and the Dead
Neal Nicol, Harry Wylie, 2011
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Barry Levinson, 2010

A look at the life and work of doctor-assisted suicide advocate Jack Kevorkian. In 1990, Dr. Jack Kevorkian astonished the world as he took the end-of-life debate head-on with his ‘Mercitron’ and performed his first assisted suicide. “The movie follows Kevorkian as he builds his infamous Mercitron and starts a media frenzy with his epic legal battles defending a patient’s fight to die.


Capricorn One. Poster of the 1977 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Capricorn One
Bernard L. Ross (Ken Follet), 1978
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Peter Hyams, 1977

In order to protect the reputation of the American space program, a team of scientists stages a phony Mars landing. Willingly participating in the deception are a trio of well-meaning astronauts, who become liabilities when their space capsule is reported lost on re-entry. Now, with the help of a crusading reporter, they must battle a sinister conspiracy that will stop at nothing to keep the truth.


Honor Thy Father. Poster of the 1973 movie and cover of the 1971 book
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Honor Thy Father
Gay Talese, 1971
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Paul Wendkos, 1973

This gripping crime tale portrays the rise of the notorious Bonanno organized crime family in New York, led by Bill Bonanno after his father’s mysterious disappearance in 1964. As Bill takes over the empire, other mafiosi plot to seize their share.


The Clapper. Poster of the 2017 movie and cover of the 2007 book, Eddie Krumble Is the Clapper
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Eddie Krumble Is the Clapper
Dito Montiel, 2007
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Dito Montiel, 2017

Eddie Krumble is a widowed contract actor who gets paid to pretend to be an audience member for infomercials, along with his best friend Chris. He also has a budding romance with Judy, a socially awkward gas station attendant. One day, his frequent appearances as a recurring audience member get noticed by Stillerman, a late night talk show host.