Till. Poster of the 2022 movie and cover of the 2010 book, Simeon's Story
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Simeon's Story
Simeon Wright, 2010
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Chinonye Chukwu, 2022

The true story of Mamie Till Mobley’s relentless pursuit of justice for her 14 year old son, Emmett Till, who, in 1955, was lynched while visiting his cousins in Mississippi.


Marley & Me. Poster of the 2008 movie and cover of the 2005 book, Marley and Me
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Marley and Me
John Grogan, 2005
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David Frankel, 2008

Newlyweds John and Jenny Grogan escape the brutal Michigan winters and relocate to South Florida, each landing reporter jobs at competing newspapers. When John senses Jenny is contemplating motherhood, his friend and co-worker suggests adopting a dog to test the couple’s readiness to raise a family. The couple will learn important life lessons from their adorable, but naughty and neurotic dog.


The Devil All the Time. Poster of the 2020 movie and cover of the 2011 book
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The Devil All the Time
Donald Ray Pollock, 2011
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Antonio Campos, 2020

During World War II, while serving in the Solomon Islands, Marine Willard Russell finds the barely alive Gunnery Sergeant Miller Jones skinned and crucified by Japanese soldiers. After the war, on his way home to Coal Creek, West Virginia, Willard passes through Meade, Ohio, where he meets Charlotte, a waitress at a diner.


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.


The Girl on the Train. Poster of the 2016 movie and cover of the 2015 book
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The Girl on the Train
Paula Hawkins, 2015
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Tate Taylor, 2016

Rachel Watson is an on-off recovering alcoholic who aimlessly rides a train into New York City every day after losing her job and her marriage. Now, while drunk, she often harasses Tom and Anna, calling them multiple times throughout the day, though she has little memory of this once she sobers up.


Thank You for Your Service. Poster of the 2017 movie and cover of the 2013 book
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Thank You for Your Service
David Finkel, 2013
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Jason Hall, 2017

After a harrowing 15-month combat experience in Iraq, the much-decorated Adam Schumann returns home to Kansas and a loving wife, Saskia. He also receives solace from two Iraq buddies living nearby, an American Samoan, Solo Aeiti, and Billy Waller, who commits suicide in front of his fiancée after discovering she has taken all his money and their child and left him.


Cyrano. Poster of the 2021 movie and cover of the 1897 book, Cyrano de Bergerac
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Cyrano de Bergerac
Edmond Rostand, 1897
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Joe Wright, 2021

A man ahead of his time, Cyrano de Bergerac dazzles whether with ferocious wordplay at a verbal joust or with brilliant swordplay in a duel. But, convinced that his appearance renders him unworthy of the love of a devoted friend, the luminous Roxanne, Cyrano has yet to declare his feelings for her—and Roxanne has fallen in love, at first sight, with Christian.


A Kind of Murder. Poster of the 2016 movie and cover of the 1954 book, The Blunderer
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The Blunderer
Patricia Highsmith, 1954
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Andy Goddard, 2016

Walter Stackhouse is an architect by day, and an aspiring writer by night. He writes short-story crime fiction and is fascinated by a recent murder of a local woman. He meets her husband by visiting the man’s used bookstore. Stackhouse has a troubled marriage, and his wife turns up dead. The police detective investigating both deaths suspects each husband of killing his wife, and a possible connection between the two crimes.