Big Little Lies. Poster of the 2017 TV series and cover of the 2014 book
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Big Little Lies
Liane Moriarty, 2014
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David E. Kelley, 2017-2019

At a public school in Monterey, California, a murder suddenly occurs on trivia night, but neither the victim nor the murderer is revealed. Secrets are revealed, including that Madeline is struggling to cope with her ex-husband Nathan’s marriage to a yoga instructor named Bonnie, and also trying to build a relationship with her older daughter.


The Fault in Our Stars. Poster of the 2014 movie and cover of the 2012 book
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The Fault in Our Stars
John Green, 2012
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Josh Boone, 2014

Hazel Grace Lancaster is a teenager, living in the suburbs of Indianapolis, who has thyroid cancer that has spread to her lungs. Believing she is depressed, her mother Frannie urges her to attend a weekly cancer patient support group.


The Mauritanian. Poster of the 2021 movie and cover of the 2015 book, Guantánamo Diary
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Guantánamo Diary
Mohamedou Ould Slahi, 2015
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Kevin Macdonald, 2021

The film follows Mohamedou Ould Salahi, who is captured by the U.S. government and is languishing in Guantanamo Bay detention camp without charge or trial. Losing all hope, Salahi finds allies in defense attorney Nancy Hollander and her associate Teri Duncan. Together, they face countless obstacles in a desperate pursuit for justice.


The Descendants. Poster of the 2011 movie and cover of the 2007 book
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The Descendants
Kaui Hart Hemmings, 2007
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Alexander Payne, 2011

Matthew Matt King is a Honolulu-based attorney and the sole trustee of a family trust of 25,000 acres of pristine land on Kauai. With the trust expiring in seven years due to the rule against perpetuities, the King clan is pressuring Matt to sell the land for hundreds of millions of dollars. Two close family friends, Kai and Mark Mitchell, tell Matt that Elizabeth was unhappy and loved Brian Speer, a real estate agent, and wanted a divorce.


Snowden. Poster of the 2016 movie and cover of the 2014 book, The Snowden Files
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The Snowden Files
Luke Harding, 2014
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Oliver Stone, 2016

In 2013, Edward Snowden arranges a clandestine meeting in Hong Kong with documentarian Laura Poitras and journalist Glenn Greenwald. Poitras later released a documentary about this meeting titled Citizenfour, this in turn was used in a scene within the film Snowden. He eventually fractures his tibia, and is informed that he will be receiving an administrative discharge and that he may serve his country in other ways.


Snowden. Poster of the 2016 movie and cover of the 2015 book, Time of the Octopus
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Time of the Octopus
Anatoly Kucherena, 2015
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Oliver Stone, 2016

In 2013, Edward Snowden arranges a clandestine meeting in Hong Kong with documentarian Laura Poitras and journalist Glenn Greenwald. Poitras later released a documentary about this meeting titled Citizenfour, this in turn was used in a scene within the film Snowden. He eventually fractures his tibia, and is informed that he will be receiving an administrative discharge and that he may serve his country in other ways.


Three Women. Poster of the 2023 TV series and cover of the 2019 book
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Three Women
Lisa Taddeo, 2019
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Lisa Taddeo, 2023-

The TV series Three Womena follows a group of women who find themselves on a transformative journey, destined to disrupt their lives in profound ways.


The Spectacular Now. Poster of the 2013 movie and cover of the 2008 book
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The Spectacular Now
Tim Tharp, 2008
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James Ponsoldt, 2013

Sutter Keely (Teller) is a charming and popular 18-year-old who has spent his senior year of high school partying and drinking alcohol. When his girlfriend Cassidy Roy (Larson) breaks up with him, Sutter goes home and writes a college application supplement, in which he says that his biggest hardship in life has been getting dumped by her. He goes out and gets blackout drunk after sneaking in to a bar.


Dumb Money. Poster of the 2023 movie and cover of the 2021 book, The Antisocial Network
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The Antisocial Network
Ben Mezrich, 2021
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Craig Gillespie, 2023

The ultimate narrative of David challenging Goliath, drawing from the astonishing real-life account of ordinary individuals who completely changed the dynamics of Wall Street. They achieved wealth by transforming GameStop into the most sought-after company on a global scale.


The Last Letter from Your Lover. Poster of the 2021 movie and cover of the 2008 book
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The Last Letter from Your Lover
Jojo Moyes, 2008
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Augustine Frizzell, 2021

A young female journalist in contemporary London uncovers a series of love letters telling the story of an intensely romantic but star-crossed affair in the 1960s, and becomes obsessed with discovering the lovers’ identities and finding out how their love story ends.


Divergent. Poster of the 2014 movie and cover of the 2011 book
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Divergent
Veronica Roth, 2011
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Neil Burger, 2014

In the futuristic city of dystopian Chicago, society is divided into five factions: When children reach the age of 16, they undergo a serum-induced psychological aptitude test which indicates their best-suited faction, but they are allowed to choose any faction as their permanent group at the subsequent Choosing Ceremony.


Adrift. Poster of the 2018 movie and cover of the 1998 book, Red Sky in Mourning
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Red Sky in Mourning
Tami Oldham Ashcraft, Susea McGearhart, 1998
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Baltasar Kormákur, 2018

Five months before the hurricane, Tami Oldham arrives in Tahiti on board the schooner Sofia and meets Richard Sharp, a British sailor. Richard invites Tami for dinner aboard his boat Mayaluga. The two of them spend more time together and begin to plan a trip to sail to Japan. While downtown one day, Tami and Richard bump into Peter and Christine Crompton, owners of the Hazaña, a luxury Trintella 44 yacht.