North of Normal. Poster of the 2022 movie and cover of the 2014 book
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North of Normal
Cea Sunrise Person, 2014
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Carly Stone, 2022

A young girl who was reared in the forest relocates to the city in the hopes of leading a typical life with her anything but typical mother. Based on Cea Sunrise Person’s memoir recounting the author’s tumultuous, unconventional childhood.


The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling. Poster of the 1997 TV series and cover of the 1749 book
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The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling
Henry Fielding, 1749
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Metin Hüseyin, 1997-

The story follows Tom Jones, an orphan who is adopted by a wealthy landowner, Squire Allworthy. Tom grows up to become a charming but wayward young man who falls in love with the beautiful Sophia Western. However, their love is complicated by social and class differences, as well as the scheming of others around them.


The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby. Poster of the 2001 movie and cover of the 1957 book
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The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
Charles Dickens, 1957
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Stephen Whittaker, 2001

Nicholas Nickleby’s father dies unexpectedly after losing all of his money in a poor investment. Nicholas, his mother and his younger sister, Kate, are forced to give up their comfortable lifestyle in Devonshire and travel to London to seek the aid of their only relative, Nicholas’s uncle, Ralph Nickleby. Ralph, a cold and ruthless businessman, has no desire to help his destitute relations and hates Nicholas.


Cloud Atlas. Poster of the 2012 movie and cover of the 2004 book
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Cloud Atlas
David Mitchell, 2004
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Tom Tykwer, Lana Wachowski, 2012

In the Chatham Islands, 1849, American lawyer Adam Ewing witnesses the whipping of a Moriori slave, Autua. Autua saves Ewing’s life before his doctor, Henry Goose, can poison him and steal his gold under the guise of treating him for a parasitic worm. In San Francisco, Ewing and his wife denounce her father’s complicity in slavery and leave to join the abolition movement.


Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World. Poster of the 2003 movie and cover of the 1970 book, Master and Commander
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Master and Commander
Patrick O'Brian, 1970
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Peter Weir, 2003

During the Napoleonic Wars, Captain Jack Aubrey of HMS Surprise is ordered to fight the French privateer Acheron. Following the privateer south, Surprise rounds Cape Horn and heads to the Galapagos Islands, where Aubrey is convinced that Acheron will prey on Britain’s whaling fleet.


Secret Diary of a Call Girl. Poster of the 2007 TV series and cover of the 2005 book, The Intimate Adventures of a London Call Girl
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The Intimate Adventures of a London Call Girl
Belle de Jour (Brooke Magnanti), 2005
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Lucy Prebble, 2007-2011

During the day, she goes by the name Hannah, leading a quiet and unassuming life. However, when night falls, she transforms into Belle, the most sought-after call girl in the city. Balancing her own reality with the fantasies of her clients can be challenging, but this sophisticated sweetheart possesses all the skills to handle it with finesse.


The Hot Zone. Poster of the 2019 TV series and cover of the 1994 book
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The Hot Zone
Richard Preston, 1994
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James V. Hart, Brian Peterson, Kelly Souders, 2019

The TV Series recounts the terrifying true story of the origins of the Ebola virus, a highly infectious deadly virus from the central African rain forest, and its first arrival on U.S. soil. Heroic U.S. Army scientist Dr. Nancy Jaax, working with a secret military specialized team, puts her life on the line to head off an Ebola outbreak before it spread to the human population.


Hitchcock. Poster of the 2012 movie and cover of the 1990 book, Alfred Hitchcock and the Making of Psycho
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Alfred Hitchcock and the Making of Psycho
Stephen Rebello, 1990
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Sacha Gervasi, 2012

In 1959, Alfred Hitchcock opens his latest film, North by Northwest, to both critical and commercial success, but is troubled by a reporter’s insinuation that he should retire. Gein appears in sequences throughout the film, in which he seems to prompt Hitchcock’s imagination regarding the Psycho story, or act as some function of Hitchcock’s subconscious mind.


The Rook. Poster of the 2019 TV series and cover of the 2012 book
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The Rook
Daniel O'Malley, 2012
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China Moo-Young, Kari Skogland, Sunu Gonera, Rebecca Johnson, 2019

Myfanwy Thomas finds herself at Millennium Bridge in London surrounded by dead bodies with no memory of how she came to be there. She soon discovers that she is an agent with supernatural abilities in a British secret service called the Checquy.


Mansfield Park. Poster of the 2007 movie and cover of the 1814 book
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Mansfield Park
Jane Austen, 1814
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Iain B. MacDonald, 2007

In Mansfield Park, poverty-stricken Fanny Price is sent away to live with her wealthy uncle and aunt at Mansfield Park. As she struggles to adapt to her new lifestyle she begins to attract the attentions of suitors, learning about the sexual politics of high society along the way.


Sherlock. Poster of the 2002 movie and cover of the 1887 book, A Study in Scarlet
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A Study in Scarlet
Arthur Conan Doyle, 1887
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Graham Theakston, 2002

This TV movie centers on a youthful Sherlock Holmes in his twenties. The story kicks off with Sherlock in hot pursuit of the notorious Moriarty, seemingly resulting in Moriarty’s demise as he falls into a sewer after being shot by Sherlock. However, those familiar with Holmes lore understand that Moriarty is not one to be dispatched so effortlessly.


The Snowman. Poster of the 2017 movie and cover of the 2007 book
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The Snowman
Jo Nesbø, 2007
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Tomas Alfredson, 2017

At a remote cabin, a boy and his mother, Sarah, are visited by his abusive biological father, a police officer named Jonas. After receiving a mysterious letter signed with a childlike drawing of a snowman, Harry meets new recruit Katrine Bratt and accompanies her investigation into the disappearance of Birte Becker, a woman with a husband and daughter.