Unbelievable. Poster of the 2019 TV series and cover of the 2018 book, A False Report: A True Story of Rape in America
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A False Report: A True Story of Rape in America
T. Christian Miller, Ken Armstrong, 2018
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Susannah Grant, Michael Chabon, Ayelet Waldman, 2019

Based on the true story of Marie, a teenager who was charged with lying about having been raped, and the two female detectives who followed the path to the truth. A dramatization of the 2008–2011 Washington and Colorado serial rape cases.


Leave No Trace. Poster of the 2018 movie and cover of the 2009 book, My Abandonment
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My Abandonment
Peter Rock, 2009
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Debra Granik, 2018

Will, an Iraq War veteran suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, lives with his 13-year-old daughter, Tom, in an old growth forest park near Portland, Oregon. They live in isolation, using forest survival skills and only entering the town occasionally for food and supplies.


Blood Father. Poster of the 2016 movie and cover of the 2005 book
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Blood Father
Peter Craig, 2005
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Jean-François Richet, 2016

A young woman named Lydia buys ammunition at a megastore for her boyfriend Jonah Pincerna and his gang. However, Lydia accidentally shoots Jonah in the neck and flees the house, escaping the crime scene and Jonah’s gang. He picks up Lydia, takes her back to his trailer, and learns that she is both a drug addict and an alcoholic.


Being Flynn. Poster of the 2012 movie and cover of the 2004 book, Another Bullshit Night in Suck City
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Another Bullshit Night in Suck City
Nick Flynn, 2004
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Paul Weitz, 2012

Nick Flynn is an aspiring writer who works at a homeless shelter where his estranged father Jonathan is a client. Jonathan, an alcoholic ex-con and self-proclaimed master storyteller, left Nick’s mother Jody years earlier to raise Nick on her own. She eventually committed suicide, for which Nick feels responsible. Jonathan gets into fights with the other clients, and Nick is tempted to throw him out.


White Bird in a Blizzard. Poster of the 2014 movie and cover of the 1999 book
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White Bird in a Blizzard
Laura Kasischke, 1999
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Gregg Araki, 2014

Kat Connors’ world takes a perplexing turn when her mother mysteriously vanishes. Initially reveling in the exploration of her newfound sexuality and the freedom it brings, Kat’s excitement is short-lived. As she delves into the peculiar circumstances of her mother’s disappearance, her own denial about the events surrounding it starts to haunt her.


Waffle Street. Poster of the 2015 movie and cover of the 2010 book
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Waffle Street
James Adams, 2010
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Eshom Nelms, Ian Nelms, 2015

the real-life tale of Jimmy Adams, a former Vice President of a $30 Billion hedge fund who, after losing his job, finds himself working as a waiter at Papa’s Chicken and Waffles. Amidst the chaotic ambiance of the bustling diner, Jimmy forms an unlikely friendship with Edward, an ex-convict grill master.


No Exit. Poster of the 2022 movie and cover of the 2017 book
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No Exit
Taylor Adams, 2017
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Damien Power, 2022

A college student, on her way home from visiting her mother, gets stuck with a group of people at a mountain rest stop during a blizzard. Things take a turn for the worse when the young woman discovers a kidnapped child in a car belonging to one of the people inside, putting the group in a terrifying life-or-death situation as they struggle to escape while trying to discover who among them is the kidnapper.


Flag Day. Poster of the 2021 movie and cover of the 2004 book, Flim-Flam Man: The True Story of My Father's Counterfeit Life
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Flim-Flam Man: The True Story of My Father's Counterfeit Life
Jennifer Vogel, 2004
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Sean Penn, 2021

As a child, Jennifer Vogel’s marveled at his father’s magnetizing energy and ability to make life feel like a grand adventure. He taught her so much about love and joy, but he also happened to be the most notorious counterfeiter in US history. An intimate family portrait about a young woman who struggles to rise above the wreckage of her past while reconciling the inescapable bond between a daughter and her father.