Slumdog Millionaire. Poster of the 2008 movie and cover of the 2005 book, Q & A
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Q & A
Vikas Swarup, 2005
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Danny Boyle, Loveleen Tandan, 2008

Eighteen-year-old Jamal Malik, an Indian Muslim from the Dharavi slum, is a contestant on Kaun Banega Crorepati, and is one question away from the grand prize. However, before the $20 million question,he is detained and tortured by the police, who suspect him of cheating.


Mr. Malcolm's List. Poster of the 2019 movie and cover of the 2009 book
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Mr. Malcolm's List
Suzanne Allain, 2009
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Emma Holly Jones, 2019

A young woman in 1800s England helps her friend to get revenge on a suitor who rejected her for failing a requirement on his list of qualifications for a bride.


Hillbilly Elegy. Poster of the 2020 movie and cover of the 2016 book
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Hillbilly Elegy
J.D. Vance, 2016
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Ron Howard, 2020

In Jackson, Kentucky, in 1997 J.D. is looking back to this time, his teenage years. He is visiting his family with his grandparents and Mom, Bev. Fourteen years later, J.D. is attending Yale and working three jobs. He is dating a young woman, Usha. He gets a call from his sister, Lindsay because his mom is in the hospital after overdosing on heroin.


Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle. Poster of the 2018 movie and cover of the 1894 book, All the Mowgli Stories
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All the Mowgli Stories
Rudyard Kipling, 1894
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Andy Serkis, 2018

In a jungle in colonial India, the giant Indian python seer Kaa watches as Shere Khan, a treacherous Bengal tiger, breaks’jungle law’ by killing a family of humans. Bagheera urges Mowgli to leave the jungle for the village, where he will be safe from Shere Khan; watching the village from afar, Mowgli learns of the existence of fire.


Mr. Malcolm's List. Poster of the 2022 movie and cover of the 2009 book
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Mr. Malcolm's List
Suzanne Allain, 2009
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Emma Holly Jones, 2022

A young woman in 1800s England helps her friend to get revenge on a suitor who rejected her for failing a requirement on his list of qualifications for a bride.


Needle in a Timestack. Poster of the 2021 movie and cover of the 1966 book, Needle In A Timestack
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Needle In A Timestack
Robert Silverberg, 1966
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John Ridley, 2021

Nick and Janine live in marital bliss, until Janine’s ex-husband warps time to try to tear them apart using Nick’s college girlfriend. As Nick’s memories and reality disappear, he must decide what he’s willing to sacrifice in order to hold onto – or let go of – everything he loves. Can love endure in a future where time is fluid, and all of life may be just an illusion?