The Morning Show. Poster of the 2019 TV series and cover of the 2013 book, Top of the Morning
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Top of the Morning
Brian Stelter, 2013
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Jay Carson, Kerry Ehrin, 2019

Alex Levy anchors The Morning Show, a popular breakfast news program broadcast from Manhattan on the UBA network that has excellent viewership ratings and is perceived to have changed the face of American television. After her on-air partner of 15 years, Mitch Kessler, is fired amidst a sexual misconduct scandal.


Loki. Poster of the 2021 TV series and cover of the 1962 comic book
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Loki
Stan Lee, Larry Lieber, Jack Kirby, 1962
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Michael Waldron, 2021-

After stealing the Tesseract during the events of Avengers: Endgame, an alternate version of Loki is brought to the mysterious Time Variance Authority (TVA), a bureaucratic organization that exists outside of time and space and monitors the timeline. They give Loki a choice: face being erased from existence due to being a “time variant”, or help fix the timeline and stop a greater threat.


Concussion. Poster of the 2015 movie and cover of the 2015 book
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Concussion
Jeanne Marie Laskas, 2015
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Peter Landesman, 2015

Dr. Bennet Omalu pioneered the identification of chronic brain damage as a contributing factor in the deaths of certain National Football League players. The narrative traces Dr. Omalu’s David-vs.-Goliath odyssey, illuminating his role as a forensic neuropathologist who first uncovered football-related brain trauma in a professional player. His relentless battle was not only about revealing the truth behind this devastating condition but also about humanizing the toll taken on athletes in high-impact sports.


Free State of Jones. Poster of the 2016 movie and cover of the 2009 book, The State of Jones
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The State of Jones
Sally Jenkins, John Stauffer, 2009
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Gary Ross, 2016

In 1863, Mississippi farmer Newt Knight serves as a medic for the Confederate Army. Opposed to slavery, Knight would rather help the wounded than fight the Union. After his nephew dies in battle, Newt returns home to Jones County to safeguard his family but is soon branded an outlaw deserter. Forced to flee, he finds refuge with a group of runaway slaves hiding out in the swamps.


Free State of Jones. Poster of the 2016 movie and cover of the 2001 book, The Free State of Jones
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The Free State of Jones
Victoria E. Bynum, 2001
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Gary Ross, 2016

In 1863, Mississippi farmer Newt Knight serves as a medic for the Confederate Army. Opposed to slavery, Knight would rather help the wounded than fight the Union. After his nephew dies in battle, Newt returns home to Jones County to safeguard his family but is soon branded an outlaw deserter. Forced to flee, he finds refuge with a group of runaway slaves hiding out in the swamps.


Odd Thomas. Poster of the 2013 movie and cover of the 2003 book
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Odd Thomas
Dean Koontz, 2003
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Stephen Sommers, 2013

Small-town fry cook Odd Thomas is an ordinary guy with a paranormal secret: he sees dead people, everywhere. When a creepy stranger shows-up with an entourage of ghostly bodachs, Odd knows that his town is in serious trouble. Teaming up with his sweetheart Stormy and the local sheriff, Odd plunges into an epic battle of good vs evil to try to stop a disaster of apocalyptic proportions.


Motherless Brooklyn. Poster of the 2019 movie and cover of the 1999 book
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Motherless Brooklyn
Jonathan Lethem, 1999
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Edward Norton, 2019

In 1950s New York City, Lionel Essrog works at a detective agency alongside Gilbert Coney, Danny Fantl, and Tony Vermonte. Their boss, Frank Minna, rescued them as children from an abusive orphanage. Nicknamed ‘Motherless Brooklyn’ by Frank, Lionel has Tourette syndrome, often alienating him from people, but his strong verbal and photographic memory make him a good detective.


The Girl Before. Poster of the 2021 TV series and cover of the 2017 book
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The Girl Before
J.P. Delaney, 2017
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Lisa Brühlmann, 2021-

Jane, a traumatised woman, falls in love with an extraordinary minimalist house, which remains under the spell of the architect who originally designed it, but not everything may be as it seems. She starts to wonder if her own story is just a rerun of the girl before.


Misbehaviour. Poster of the 2020 movie and cover of the 2020 book, Miss World 1970
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Miss World 1970
Jennifer Hosten, 2020
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Philippa Lowthorpe, 2020

The Miss World competition took place in London in 1970, hosted by Bob Hope and watched by over 100 million people. The women’s liberation movement, which opposed beauty competitions as objectifying to women, gained fame when they interrupted the live broadcast. When the show resumed, Miss Grenada, the first black woman to win the competition, was announced as the winner, causing a stir and challenging the Western standard of beauty. The incident also marked a shift in the patriarchy on a global scale.


Come Away. Poster of the 2020 movie and cover of the 1865 book, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Lewis Carroll, 1865
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Brenda Chapman, 2020

The film depicts the title characters of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Peter Pan as siblings trying to help their parents overcome the death of their eldest son. When their eldest brother dies, Peter and Alice seek to save their parents from despair until they are forced to choose between home and imagination, setting the stage for their iconic journeys into Wonderland and Neverland.


Come Away. Poster of the 2020 movie and cover of the 1906 book, Peter and Wendy
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Peter and Wendy
J.M. Barrie, 1906
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Brenda Chapman, 2020

The film depicts the title characters of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Peter Pan as siblings trying to help their parents overcome the death of their eldest son. When their eldest brother dies, Peter and Alice seek to save their parents from despair until they are forced to choose between home and imagination, setting the stage for their iconic journeys into Wonderland and Neverland.


A Wrinkle in Time. Poster of the 2018 movie and cover of the 1962 book
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A Wrinkle in Time
Madeleine L'Engle, 1962
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Ava DuVernay, 2018

Thirteen-year-old Meg Murry struggles to adjust at school, four years after the disappearance of her father Alex, a renowned astrophysicist. Meg and her mother Kate discover Charles with an unusual visitor, Mrs. Whatsit, who claims that the tesseract –a method of space travel Alex was studying– is real.