Queen Sugar. Poster of the 2016 TV series and cover of the 2014 book
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Queen Sugar
Natalie Baszile, 2014
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Ava DuVernay, Kat Candler, Amanda Marsalis, DeMane Davis, Neema Barnette, 2016-

The series follows the lives of three siblings in rural Louisiana: Nova Bordelon, a formidable journalist and activist from New Orleans; Charley Bordelon, a working wife and mother in Los Angeles; and their brother, Ralph Angel Bordelon, a single parent struggling with unemployment and raising his son alone.


A Streetcar Named Desire. Poster of the 1995 movie and cover of the 1947 book
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A Streetcar Named Desire
Tennessee Williams, 1947
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Glenn Jordan, 1995

Blanche Dubois goes to visit her pregnant sister and husband Stanley in New Orleans. Stanley doesn’t like her, and starts pushing her for information on some property he know was left to the sisters. He discovers she has mortgaged the place and spent all the money, and wants to find out all he can about her. Even more friction develops between the two while they are in the apartment together.


A Gift for Christmas. Poster of the 2017 movie and cover of the 2013 book, A Gift to Remember
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A Gift to Remember
Melissa Hill, 2013
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Kevin Fair, 2017

Darcy’s lifelong love of reading has led her to the perfect job, working in a small Philadelphia bookstore. One day, while bicycling to work, Darcy crashes into Aidan – a sharply dressed gentleman walking his dog. Knocked unconscious, he’s rushed to the hospital where he falls into a coma. Deeply shaken, Darcy takes the dog home, waiting to reunite him with his owner, Aidan. As she learns more about Aidan, Darcy realizes he could be the one she has been waiting for.


Blood Work. Poster of the 2002 movie and cover of the 1998 book
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Blood Work
Michael Connelly, 1998
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Clint Eastwood, 2002

During a federal investigation into a local homicide, FBI Special Agent Terry McCaleb goes outside to address the media, but spots the so-called ‘code murderer’ in the crowd. He is approached by Graciella Rivers; her sister, Gloria, was murdered during a robbery; she asks him to solve the case.


Paris Trout. Poster of the 1991 movie and cover of the 1988 book
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Paris Trout
Pete Dexter, 1988
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Stephen Gyllenhaal, 1991

In a small Georgia town in the 1950s, bigoted store owner Paris Trout kills a young black girl when his brother refuses to pay his debts. Lawyer Harry Seagraves arrives to calm the waters in court but is soon caught in crimes of his own, including a dangerous and doomed affair with Trout’s wife.


Cherished Memories: A Gift to Remember 2. Poster of the 2019 movie and cover of the 2013 book, A Gift to Remember
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A Gift to Remember
Melissa Hill, 2013
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Kevin Fair, 2019

A year after Darcy ran over Aiden, his amnesia is gone but not their love. Now she’s gotten him a first edition signed copy of his favorite book, Patricia Highsmith’s Found in the Street, for Christmas, perfect since that’s where she found him – under her bicycle! Aiden’s also creating a wonderful gift for Darcy, a carved replica of her hometown, just like the one her dad carved for her mother.