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.


Dopesick. Poster of the 2021 TV series and cover of the 2018 book
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Dopesick
Beth Macy, 2018
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Danny Strong, 2021-

The story of how one company triggered the worst drug epidemic in American history. Look into the epicenter of America’s struggle with opioid addiction, from a distressed Virginia mining community, to the hallways of the DEA, and to the opulence of “one percenter” Big Pharma Manhattan.


Beautiful Boy. Poster of the 2018 movie and cover of the 2007 book
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Beautiful Boy
David Sheff, 2007
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Felix van Groeningen, 2018

New York Times writer David Sheff’s teenage son Nicholas goes missing, reappearing in their home two days later. David flies there to retrieve him, and after talking to his ex-wife and Nic’s mother Vicki, he decides Nic should be sent to live with her in Los Angeles.


Beautiful Boy. Poster of the 2018 movie and cover of the 2008 book, Tweak: Growing Up On Methamphetamines
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Tweak: Growing Up On Methamphetamines
Nic Sheff, 2008
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Felix van Groeningen, 2018

New York Times writer David Sheff’s teenage son Nicholas goes missing, reappearing in their home two days later. David flies there to retrieve him, and after talking to his ex-wife and Nic’s mother Vicki, he decides Nic should be sent to live with her in Los Angeles.


Men, Women & Children. Poster of the 2014 movie and cover of the 2011 book, Men, Women, and Children
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Men, Women, and Children
Chad Kultgen, 2011
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Jason Reitman, 2014

A group of high school teenagers and their parents attempt to navigate the many ways the Internet has changed their relationships, their communications, their self-images, and their love lives.


Rosaline. Poster of the 2022 movie and cover of the 1595 book, Romeo and Juliet
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Romeo and Juliet
William Shakespeare, 1595
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Karen Maine, 2022

A comic and revisionist retelling of Romeo and Juliet in which we view ‘the most famous love tale ever recounted’ through the perspective of Rosaline, Juliet’s cousin and the recent ex-girlfriend of Romeo. Rosaline is a smart but idealistic young woman. What starts off as an effort to ruin the well-known relationship and win back her boyfriend transforms into a journey of self-discovery as she ultimately works to reunite the two lovers.


Rosaline. Poster of the 2022 movie and cover of the 2012 book, When You Were Mine
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When You Were Mine
Rebecca Serle, 2012
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Karen Maine, 2022

A comic and revisionist retelling of Romeo and Juliet in which we view ‘the most famous love tale ever recounted’ through the perspective of Rosaline, Juliet’s cousin and the recent ex-girlfriend of Romeo. Rosaline is a smart but idealistic young woman. What starts off as an effort to ruin the well-known relationship and win back her boyfriend transforms into a journey of self-discovery as she ultimately works to reunite the two lovers.


The Front Runner. Poster of the 2018 movie and cover of the 2014 book, All the Truth Is Out
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All the Truth Is Out
Matt Bai, 2014
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Jason Reitman, 2018

After finishing second to Walter Mondale in the 1984 Democratic Party presidential primaries, former Senator Gary Hart is now the widely accepted frontrunner in the 1988 Democratic Party presidential primaries. Leading up to the formal launch of his campaign in April 1987, some of Gary’s campaign staff are concerned he won’t open up about himself, instead focusing on ideas and policy.


Dear Evan Hansen. Poster of the 2021 movie and cover of the 2017 book
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Dear Evan Hansen
Steven Levenson, 2017
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Stephen Chbosky, 2021

Evan Hansen, a high school student with Social Anxiety Disorder, has a therapeutic self-intended letter stolen by a classmate named Connor Murphy, who later dies by suicide. Connor’s family mistakes the letter as a letter sent to Evan by Connor. Evan inserts himself into the boy’s past, throwing him into a series of lies and confrontational events.