Masters of Sex. Poster of the 2013 TV series and cover of the 2009 book
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Masters of Sex
Thomas Maier, 2009
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Michelle Ashford, 2013

The series explores the research and the relationship between William Masters and Virginia Johnson, two pioneering researchers of human sexuality at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. Indeed, it’s down these side streets, casting a brief light on a passing character (patients, prostitutes, a provost’s wife), that the show finds many of its best moments.


Fleishman Is in Trouble. Poster of the 2022 TV series and cover of the 2019 book, Fleishman is in Trouble
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Fleishman is in Trouble
Taffy Brodesser-Akner, 2019
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Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris, 2022-

When Toby Fleishman and his wife of over fifteen years divorced, he knew what to expect: weekends and every other holiday with the kids, some lingering resentment, and the occasional tense moment in their co-parenting discussions.


Truth Be Told. Poster of the 2019 TV series and cover of the 2017 book, Are You Sleeping
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Are You Sleeping
Kathleen Barber, 2017
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Nichelle D. Tramble, 2019-

True crime podcaster Poppy Parnell is called to investigate the case of convicted killer Warren Cave, a man she painted as the murderer of the father of identical twins. Soon, Parnell must decide where the lines between guilt and innocence lie when Cave claims that he was framed for the crime.


Mean Girls. Poster of the 2004 movie and cover of the 2002 book, Queen Bees and Wannabes
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Queen Bees and Wannabes
Rosalind Wiseman, 2002
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Mark Waters, 2004

Sixteen-year-old homeschooled Cady Heron and her zoologist parents, Betsy and Chip Heron, return to the United States after a twelve-year research trip in Africa, settling in Evanston, Illinois. Cady becomes attracted to Regina’s ex-boyfriend, Aaron Samuels, and purposely fails math, a subject she is gifted at, in order to have an excuse to talk to him.