Labor Day. Poster of the 2013 movie and cover of the 2009 book
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Labor Day
Joyce Maynard, 2009
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Jason Reitman, 2013

In 1987, Adele Wheeler is a depressed single mother who lives in a rural home with her 13-year-old son Henry. While they are shopping, a bloody man approaches Henry and makes them take him home to look after him.The man is revealed to be Frank Chambers, an escaped convict wanted by police.


Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House. Poster of the 2017 movie and cover of the 2006 book
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Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House
Mark Felt, John O'Connor, 2006
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Peter Landesman, 2017

The movie starts on April 11, 1972. Nixon’s advisers at the White House ask Mark Felt how to ask J. Edgar Hoover to step aside as the FBI director. Some days later, Hoover dies. Pat Gray becomes the acting FBI director. In June 1972, the several ex-CIA and FBI agent burglarize Watergate hotel to bug the DNC headquarters.


The Tribes of Palos Verdes. Poster of the 2017 movie and cover of the 1997 book
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The Tribes of Palos Verdes
Joy Nicholson, 1997
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Brendan Malloy, Emmett Malloy, 2017

When teenage Medina moves with her family to the picture-perfect paradise of Palos Verdes, California, they seem headed for a happy new chapter in their lives. But old troubles soon catch up to them, as her parents’ marriage disintegrates, her mother spirals into an emotional freefall, and her twin brother turns to drugs.


God Is a Bullet. Poster of the 2023 movie and cover of the 1999 book
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God Is a Bullet
Boston Teran, 1999
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Nick Cassavetes, 2023

After his ex-wife is murdered and daughter is kidnapped by a satanic cult, vice detective Bob Hightower becomes disillusioned with the police’s bungled investigations. Bob quits the force, gets tattoos, and infiltrates the cult to hunt down Cyrus, the charismatic cult leader, with the assistance of Case Hardin, the cult’s only female victim to escape who is brilliant but damaged.


Independence Day: Resurgence. Poster of the 2016 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Independence Day Resurgence
Tracey West, 2016
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Roland Emmerich, 2016

Twenty years after the devastating interstellar war against alien invaders, the United Nations has founded the Earth Space Defense, a global defense and research program that reverse-engineers alien technology and serves as Earth’s early warning system against extraterrestrial threats. It is revealed that people such as former U.S. President Thomas Whitmore, Dr. Brackish Okun, and Umbutu are telepathically linked to the aliens’ collective consciousness, following personal encounters, and have visions of an unidentified spherical object.


The 5th Wave. Poster of the 2016 movie and cover of the 2013 book
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The 5th Wave
Rick Yancey, 2013
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J Blakeson, 2016

Ohio high-schooler Cassie Sullivan, armed with an M4 carbine, emerges from the woods to raid an abandoned gas station. Ten days later, The Others unleash their 1st Wave, an electromagnetic pulse that disables all electrical power and communications worldwide, and shuts off the engines of moving vehicles, including planes in mid-flight.


The Scent of Rain & Lightning. Poster of the 2017 movie and cover of the 2010 book, The Scent of Rain and Lightning
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The Scent of Rain and Lightning
Nancy Pickard, 2010
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Blake Robbins, 2017

Jody Linder is a young adult from the Midwest whose history comes back to haunt her after the man found guilty of murdering her parents has his sentence commuted. As Jody delves deeper into the events surrounding her parents’ deaths, she begins to question the accuracy of the case and whether the convicted man was truly responsible.


Brothers by Blood. Poster of the 2020 movie and cover of the 1991 book, Brotherly Love
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Brotherly Love
Pete Dexter, 1991
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Jérémie Guez, 2020

Peter and Michael, raised on the streets of Philadelphia, are the children of Irish mob members, forever linked by the crimes of their fathers. 30 years later, Michael now runs the criminal organization and lusts for more power, his dangerous antics frequently held in check by his cautious cousin Peter. Haunted by the death of his sister, Peter is caught between the dreams of childhood and the realities of his life as an enforcer.