Lady Macbeth. Poster of the 2016 movie and cover of the 1864 book, Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk
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Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk
Nikolai Leskov, 1864
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William Oldroyd, 2016

Rural England, 1865. Katherine is stifled by her loveless marriage to a bitter man twice her age, and his cold, unforgiving family. When she embarks on a passionate affair with a young worker on her husband’s estate, a force is unleashed inside her so powerful that she will stop at nothing to get what she wants.


Star Wars: Episode IX The Rise of Skywalker. Poster of the 2019 movie and cover of the book novelization
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The Rise of Skywalker
Rae Carson, 2020
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J.J. Abrams, 2019

Following a threat of revenge by the revived Emperor Palpatine, Kylo Ren obtains a Sith Wayfinder, leading him to the uncharted planet Exegol. Rey, Finn, Poe, Chewbacca, BB-8, and C-3PO depart in the Millennium Falcon to Pasaana, where a clue to a Wayfinder is hidden.


Yardie. Poster of the 2018 movie and cover of the 1990 book
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Yardie
Victor Headley, 1990
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Idris Elba, 2018

Set in ’70s Kingston and ’80s Hackney, the movie revolves around the life of a young Jamaican man named D, haunted by the childhood murder of his older brother Jerry Dread. Under the guidance of Kingston Don and music producer King Fox, D is sent to London. There, he reunites with his childhood sweetheart Yvonne and their daughter, whom he hasn’t seen since she was a baby.