Sharp Objects. Poster of the 2018 TV series and cover of the 2006 book
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Sharp Objects
Gillian Flynn, 2006
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Marti Noxon, 2018

Crime reporter Camille Preaker, suffering from alcoholism and recently discharged from a psychiatric hospital after years of self-harming, returns to her hometown of Wind Gap, Missouri, to investigate the murders of two young girls.


The Sinner. Poster of the 2017 TV series and cover of the 1999 book
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The Sinner
Petra Hammesfahr, 1999
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Derek Simonds, 2017

A young mother kills a stranger in a fit of unexplainable rage. Harry Ambrose, an inquisitive detective obsesses over the case, attempting to get to the bottom of the true motive behind the act. The series examines how and why ordinary people commit brutal crimes.


Julie & Julia. Poster of the 2009 movie and cover of the 2006 book, My Life in France
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My Life in France
Julia Child, Alex Prud'Homme, 2006
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Nora Ephron, 2009

In the 1950s, Julia Child, an enthusiastic and unabashed woman, moves to Paris with her diplomat husband, Paul Child. She is undaunted however, and begins collaborating on a book about French cooking for American housewives with Simone Beck and Louisette Bertholle.


Julie & Julia. Poster of the 2009 movie and cover of the 2005 book
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Julie & Julia
Julie Powell, 2005
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Nora Ephron, 2009

In the 1950s, Julia Child, an enthusiastic and unabashed woman, moves to Paris with her diplomat husband, Paul Child. She is undaunted however, and begins collaborating on a book about French cooking for American housewives with Simone Beck and Louisette Bertholle.


Towelhead. Poster of the 2007 movie and cover of the 2005 book
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Towelhead
Alicia Erian, 2005
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Alan Ball, 2007

Set in 1990 amid the Kuwait War of 1990–1991, Towelhead tells the coming-of-age story of a 13-year-old Lebanese American girl named Jasira. Jasira experiences a sexual awakening at her neighbor’s home, which is sparked in part by adult magazines she finds when baby-sitting the next-door neighbor boy Zack Vuoso.


Dreamin' Wild. Poster of the 2022 movie and cover of the 2016 book, Fruitland
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Fruitland
Steven Kurutz, 2016
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Bill Pohlad, 2022

Based on a true story, this film follows the journey of two teenage brothers whose obscure album gains unexpected recognition and success three decades later. However, as their dreams are reborn, haunting ghosts from their past threaten to overshadow their newfound success.


Live by Night. Poster of the 2016 movie and cover of the 2012 book
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Live by Night
Dennis Lehane, 2012
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Ben Affleck, 2016

In 1926, Joe Coughlin, a World War I veteran of Irish descent and the prodigal son of Boston police captain Thomas Coughlin, falls in love with Emma Gould, the mistress of notorious gangster Albert White, the boss of the Irish Gang of Boston who Joe and his friends have been targeting in a series of robberies.


Harley Quinn: Birds of Prey. Poster of the 2020 movie and cover of the 2019 comic book, Harley Quinn & the Birds of Prey
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Harley Quinn & the Birds of Prey
Kelley Puckett, Paul Dini, Chuck Dixon, 2019
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Cathy Yan, 2020

Four years after the defeat of the Enchantress, the Joker breaks up with Harley Quinn, throwing her out on the Gotham City streets. She is taken in by Doc, the owner of a Taiwanese restaurant, and recovers from her relationship by cutting her hair, adopting a spotted hyena (whom she names after Bruce Wayne), and taking up roller derby.


The Boogeyman. Poster of the 2023 movie and cover of the 1973 book
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The Boogeyman
Stephen King, 1973
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Rob Savage, 2023

Still reeling from their mother’s tragic death, a teenager and her younger sister are haunted by a sadistic presence in their home and struggle to get their grieving father’s attention before it’s too late.


An Invisible Sign. Poster of the 2010 movie and cover of the 2000 book, An Invisible Sign of My Own
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An Invisible Sign of My Own
Aimee Bender, 2000
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Marilyn Agrelo, 2010

Mona, initially scared, is offered a job as an elementary school math teacher. She introduces her students to her love of numbers and inspires them to develop their own passion for arithmetic. Along the way, she also forms a shy romance with the school’s science teacher. Can this new life, filled with the joys of math and a budding relationship, be something that Mona can depend on?