Olive Kitteridge. Poster of the 2014 TV series and cover of the 2008 book
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Olive Kitteridge
Elizabeth Strout, 2008
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Lisa Cholodenko, 2014

Olive Kitteridge is a misanthropic and strict, but well-meaning, retired schoolteacher who lives in the fictional seaside town of Crosby, Maine. She is married to Henry Kitteridge, a kind, considerate man who runs a pharmacy downtown, and has a troubled son named Christopher, who grows up to be a podiatrist. For 25 years, Olive has experienced problems of depression, bereavement, jealousy, and friction with family members and friends.


Revolutionary Road. Poster of the 2008 movie and cover of the 1961 book
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Revolutionary Road
Richard Yates, 1961
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Sam Mendes, 2008

In 1948, Frank Wheeler meets April at a party. Frank later secures a sales position with Knox Machines, and he and April marry. Meanwhile, Helen has asked April if they will meet her son, John, who had been in an insane asylum. She thinks the younger couple may be able to help her son with his condition.


The Plot Against America. Poster of the 2020 TV series and cover of the 2004 book
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The Plot Against America
Philip Roth, 2004
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Ed Burns, David Simon, 2020

The Plot Against America imagines “an alternate American history told through the eyes of a working-class Jewish family in Newark, New Jersey, as they watch the political rise of Charles Lindbergh, an aviator-hero and xenophobic populist, who becomes president and turns the nation toward fascism.”


The Ballad of Buster Scruggs. Poster of the 2018 movie and cover of the 1905 book, All Gold Canyon
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All Gold Canyon
Jack London, 1905
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Ethan Coen, Joel Coen, 2018

Buster Scruggs, a cheerful singing cowboy, arrives at an isolated cantina full of outlaws where he exchanges insults with another patron before effortlessly shooting everyone as they reach for their guns. He then heads to Frenchman’s Gulch and enters a saloon, leaving his guns at the door to comply with its no firearms policy.


The Ballad of Buster Scruggs. Poster of the 2018 movie and cover of the 1901 book, The Girl Who Got Rattled
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The Girl Who Got Rattled
Stewart Edward White, 1901
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Ethan Coen, Joel Coen, 2018

Buster Scruggs, a cheerful singing cowboy, arrives at an isolated cantina full of outlaws where he exchanges insults with another patron before effortlessly shooting everyone as they reach for their guns. He then heads to Frenchman’s Gulch and enters a saloon, leaving his guns at the door to comply with its no firearms policy.


She Said. Poster of the 2022 movie and cover of the 2019 book
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She Said
Jodi Kantor, Megan Twohey, 2019
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Maria Schrader, 2022

New York Times reporters Megan Twohey and Jodi Kantor break one of the most important stories in a generation — a story that helped launch the #MeToo movement and shattered decades of silence around the subject of sexual assault in Hollywood.


Me and Orson Welles. Poster of the 2008 movie and cover of the 2003 book
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Me and Orson Welles
Robert Kaplow, 2003
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Richard Linklater, 2008

In New York City in the fall of 1937, 17-year-old high-school student Richard Samuels meets Orson Welles, who unexpectedly offers him the role of Lucius in Caesar, the first production of his new Mercury Theatre repertory company. Charmed by Welles, Richard infers that he is having an affair with the leading actress while his wife is pregnant.