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From the Pages to the Big Screen

Step into stories that have leapt from the page to film. From gripping thrillers to heartwarming dramas. Perfect for readers who love experiencing their favorite stories in both print and on-screen form.

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  • A fast-paced psychological thriller that follows Millie, a woman trying to rebuild her life after a troubled past when she accepts a live-in housekeeping job with the wealthy Winchester family. What begins as a fresh start quickly turns unsettling…
    Book, 2022New York : Grand Central Publishing, 2022. — M MCFAD 2022
  • A historical fiction novel that centers on two sisters in occupied France during World War II, each facing the devastation of war in very different ways. Vianne tries to shield her daughter and maintain some sense of normal life under German…
    Book, 2022New York : St. Martin's Griffin, 2022. — F/HANNA/2022
  • An emotional romance novel that follows Kenna Rowan as she returns home after serving time in prison, determined to rebuild her life and reconnect with the daughter she lost. Struggling against the judgment of a town unwilling to forgive her past,…
    Book, 2022Seattle [Washington] : Montlake, [2022] — ROM HOOVE 2022
  • Killers of the Flower Moon

    the Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI

    Grann, David,
    An epic historical crime drama set in 1920s Oklahoma, it tells the true story of the "Reign of Terror," in which members of the oil-wealthy Osage Nation were systematically murdered by white conspirators seeking to steal their newly discovered…
    Book, 2022New York : Yearling, an imprint of Random House Children's Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, 2022. — YA 976.6004 GRANN 2022
  • A contemporary romance novel that follows Lily Bloom, a young woman who moves to Boston to start her own life and unexpectedly falls into a relationship with the charming neurosurgeon Ryle Kincaid. As their relationship deepens, Lily begins to see…
    Book, 2016New York : Atria Paperback, 2016. — ROM HOOVE 2016
  • Kya Clark is a young girl who is abandoned and raised alone in the marshes of North Carolina, where she earns the nickname “Marsh Girl” from nearby townspeople. As she grows older, her quiet life becomes entangled in a murder investigation when a…
    Book, 2018New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, [2018] — F OWENS 2018
  • A psychological thriller centered on the sudden disappearance of Amy Dunne on her fifth wedding anniversary, which quickly turns into a high-profile investigation. As suspicion grows, her husband Nick comes under intense scrutiny as inconsistencies…
    Book, 2012For thirty–five years, Bruno Frye has lived in the shadow of the adopted mother who made his heart beat with constant fear. And even though she died five years ago, the whispers still haunt him in the dark...enough to make him kill–and kill againNew York : Crown, ©2012.For thirty-five years, Bruno Frye has lived in the shadow of the adopted mother who made his heart beat with constant fear. And even though she died five years ago, the whispers still haunt him in the dark...enough to make him kill—and kill again. — M FLYNN 2012
  • Dune follows Paul Atreides, a young heir whose family is given control of Arrakis, a dangerous desert planet critical to the empire’s power. Arrakis is the sole source of “spice,” a rare and highly valuable substance that enables space travel and…
    Book, 2005New York : Ace Books/Berkley/Penguin Random House LLC, 2005. — SF HERBE 2005
  • Andrea “Andy” Sachs, a recent college graduate who unexpectedly lands a job as assistant to Miranda Priestly, the powerful and notoriously demanding editor-in-chief of a major fashion magazine. What initially seems like a dream opportunity quickly…
    Book, 2003New York : Doubleday, ©2003. — F WEISB 2003
  • Set in early 20th-century rural Georgia that follows Celie, a young Black woman whose life is marked by hardship, abuse, and systemic oppression. Told through a series of letters she writes to God and later to her sister, the story unfolds over two…
    Book, 1992Orlando [Fla.] : Harcourt, [1992] — F WALKE 1992