If Beale Street Could Talk. Poster of the 2018 movie and cover of the 1974 book
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If Beale Street Could Talk
James Baldwin, 1974
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Barry Jenkins, 2018

Clementine Tish Rivers and Alonzo Fonny Hunt have been friends their whole lives, and begin a romantic relationship when they are older. A white policeman nearby, Officer Bell, witnesses the incident and attempts to arrest Fonny, but reluctantly lets him go when the white woman who runs the grocery store vouches for them and chastises Bell for his racism.


When the Game Stands Tall. Poster of the 2014 movie and cover of the 2003 book
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When the Game Stands Tall
Neil Hayes, 2003
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Thomas Carter, 2014

De La Salle High School in Concord, California, is home to perhaps the greatest dynasty in sports history. At age 23, Coach Bob Ladouceur launched a legend, “The Streak,” with no teaching or head-coaching experience, and with his teams amassed the highest winning percentage in all of football history with 138 consecutive victories.


Perfect Sisters. Poster of the 2014 movie and cover of the 2008 book, The Class Project: How To Kill a Mother
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The Class Project: How To Kill a Mother
Bob Mitchell, 2008
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Stanley M. Brooks, 2014

Two teenage sisters, Sandra and Beth, live with their alcoholic mother and her abusive boyfriend. Tired of their miserable home life, they plot and carry out a plan to murder their mother in hopes of achieving a better life. They make the murder look like an accident, but when the police start investigating, they become suspicious of the sisters. The movie explores the events leading up to the murder and the sisters’ attempts to cover their tracks.


Beacon 23. Poster of the 2023 TV series and cover of the 2015 book
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Beacon 23
Hugh Howey, 2015
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Zak Penn, 2023-

Aster and Halan find themselves inexplicably drawn to Beacon 23, where they confront a barrage of threats. Their lives take a dramatic turn with the appearance of an object known as The Artifact, leading them to unravel its mysteries. Through this journey, they develop a profound connection, just in time to confront a deadly AI.