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<\/a>The Other Black Girl<\/a><\/strong><\/em> by Zakiya Dalila Harris<\/p>\nTwenty-six-year-old editorial assistant Nella Rogers is tired of being the only Black employee at Wagner Books. Fed up with the isolation and microaggressions, she\u2019s thrilled when Harlem-born and bred Hazel starts working in the cubicle beside hers. They\u2019ve only just started comparing natural hair care regimens, though, when a string of uncomfortable events elevates Hazel to Office Darling, and Nella is left in the dust.<\/em><\/p>\n Then the notes begin to appear on Nella\u2019s desk: LEAVE WAGNER. NOW.<\/em><\/p>\n It\u2019s hard to believe Hazel is behind these hostile messages. But as Nella starts to spiral and obsess over the sinister forces at play, she soon realizes that there\u2019s a lot more at stake than just her career. Having joined Wagner Books to honor the legacy of Burning Heart, a novel written and edited by two Black women, she had thought that this animosity was a relic of the past. Is Nella ready to take on the fight of a new generation?<\/em> – Simon & Schuster<\/p>\n This book has been made into a Hulu original series developed by the author Zakiya Dalila Harris and Rashida Jones, and starring Sinclair Daniel, Bellamy Young, and Ashleigh Murray.<\/p>\n ___________________<\/p>\n When Apollo Kagwa\u2019s father disappeared, he left his son a box of books and strange recurring dreams. Now Apollo is a father himself\u2014and as he and his wife, Emma, settle into their new lives as parents, exhaustion and anxiety start to take their toll. Apollo\u2019s old dreams return and Emma begins acting odd. At first Emma seems to be exhibiting signs of postpartum depression. But before Apollo can do anything to help, Emma commits a horrific act and vanishes. Thus begins Apollo\u2019s quest to find a wife and child who are nothing like he\u2019d imagined. His odyssey takes him to a forgotten island, a graveyard full of secrets, a forest where immigrant legends still live, and finally back to a place he thought he had lost forever.<\/em> – Penguin Random House<\/p>\n This title is now an Apple TV+ series starring Lakeith Stanfield.<\/p>\n ___________________<\/p>\n Aristotle is an angry teen with a brother in prison. Dante is a know-it-all who has an unusual way of looking at the world. When the two meet at the swimming pool, they seem to have nothing in common. But as the loners start spending time together, they discover that they share a special friendship\u2014the kind that changes lives and lasts a lifetime. And it is through this friendship that Ari and Dante will learn the most important truths about themselves and the kind of people they want to be.<\/em> – Simon & Schuster<\/p>\n This book is now a major motion picture starring Max Pelayo, Reese Gonzales, and Eva Longoria.<\/p>\n ___________________<\/p>\n Enjoy Agatha Christie\u2019s beloved classic, Hallowe\u2019en Party\u2014the inspiration for the major motion picture A Haunting in Venice, directed by and starring Kenneth Branagh\u2014with a new introduction by Michael Green, screenwriter of the film.<\/em><\/p>\n When a Halloween party turns deadly, it falls to Hercule Poirot to unmask a murderer.<\/em><\/p>\n At a Halloween party, Joyce\u2014a surly thirteen-year-old\u2014boasts that she once witnessed a murder. When no one believes her, she storms off home. But within hours her body is found, still in the house, drowned in an apple-bobbing tub.<\/em><\/p>\n Famed detective Hercule Poirot is called in to investigate. Set against a night of trickery and the occult, it\u2019s up to Poirot to uncover the real evil presence responsible for this ghastly deed.<\/em> – HarperCollins<\/p>\n This title is now a major motion picture. Did you know that the movie is actually based on the book\u00a0Hallowe’en Party<\/em> by Agatha Christie? After the movie was released, they then published\u00a0the book A Haunting in Venice<\/em>, which is inspired by Hallowe’en Party.<\/em><\/p>\n ___________________<\/p>\n Severe climate change has ravaged the country, leaving behind a charred wasteland. Junior and Henrietta live a comfortable if solitary life on one of the last remaining farms. Their private existence is disturbed the day a stranger comes to the door with alarming news.<\/em><\/p>\n Junior has been randomly selected to travel far away from the farm, but the most unusual part is that arrangements have already been made so that when he leaves, Henrietta won\u2019t have a chance to miss him. She won\u2019t be left alone\u2014not even for a moment. Henrietta will have company. Familiar company.<\/em> – Simon & Schuster<\/p>\n This is a major motion picture starring Saoirse Ronan and Paul Mescal.<\/p>\n ___________________<\/p>\n COLIN AND PENELOPE\u2019S STORY<\/em><\/p>\n Penelope Featherington has secretly adored her best friend\u2019s brother for . . . well, it feels like forever. After half a lifetime of watching Colin Bridgerton from afar, she thinks she knows everything about him, until she stumbles across his deepest secret . . . and fears she doesn\u2019t know him at all.<\/em><\/p>\n Colin Bridgerton is tired of being thought of as nothing but an empty-headed charmer, tired of the notorious gossip columnist Lady Whistledown, who can\u2019t seem to publish an edition without mentioning him. But when Colin returns to London from a trip abroad, he discovers nothing in his life is quite the same\u2014especially Penelope Featherington! The girl who was always simply there is suddenly the girl haunting his dreams. When he discovers that Penelope has secrets of her own, this elusive bachelor must decide . . . is she his biggest threat\u2014 or his promise of a happy ending?<\/em> – HarperCollins<\/p>\n This book is the inspiration for season three of Bridgerton, a series on Netflix.<\/p>\n ___________________<\/p>\n You might be thinking to yourself ‘I know there are more options for this fall\/winter! Where are the rest?’ Below you will find book-to-screen adaptations that we have talked about on the blog before as well as links to the blogs to read more!<\/p>\n All the Light We Cannot See<\/em><\/a> by Anthony Doerr – This book is now a series on Netflix. Check out Ann’s 2014 blog<\/a> about this title.<\/p>\n Black Cake<\/em><\/a> by Charmaine Wilkerson – This book is now a series on Hulu. Stephanie wrote about this title in 2022<\/a> after Jenna Bush Hager selected it for her book club.<\/p>\n Eileen\u00a0<\/em><\/a>by Ottessa Moshfegh – This book is a movie that premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2023. It is supposed to hit theaters in December 2023. Check out Claire’s 2022 blog<\/a> about this title.<\/p>\n Killers of the Flower Moon<\/em><\/a> by David Grann – This book is a major motion picture starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro, and Lily Gladstone. Bianca wrote a 2023 blog<\/a> about the movie and book.<\/p>\n Leave the World Behind<\/em><\/a> by Rumaan Alam – This is a movie on Netflix starring Julia Roberts, Mahershala Ali, Ethan Hawke, Myha’la, and Kevin Bacon. It will be released in December 2023. Stephanie wrote about this title in 2020<\/a> when Jenna Bush Hager selected it for her book club.<\/p>\n Lessons in Chemistry<\/em> <\/a>by Bonnie Garmus – This title is now a series on Apple TV+ starring Brie Larson, Lewis Pullma, and Aja Naomi King. Check out Ann’s 2022 blog<\/a> about this title.<\/p>\n The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes<\/em><\/a> by Suzanne Collins – This title is now a major motion picture starring Rachel Zegler, Tom Blyth, Hunter Schafer, Peter Dinklage, Jason Schwartzman, Josh Andr\u00e9s Rivera, and Viola Davis. Bianca wrote a blog<\/a> about the movie and book in 2023.<\/p>\n The Color Purple<\/em> <\/a>by Alice Walker – In addition to the 1985 film, a 2023 film starring Taraji P. Henson, Fantasia Barrino, Danielle Brooks, and Halle Bailey is scheduled to be released late December 2023. Check out Ann’s 2008 blog<\/a> about this title and its status as a frequently banned and challenged book. You can also check out Bianca’s recent blog about the new 2023 musical<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/the-changeling.jpg?resize=200%2C304&ssl=1\")
<\/a>The Changeling<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>by Victor LaValle<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/aristotle-and-dante-discover-the-secrets-of-the-universe1.jpg?resize=200%2C303&ssl=1\")
<\/a>Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe<\/a><\/strong><\/em> by Benjamin Alire S\u00e1enz<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/a-haunting-in-venice.jpg?resize=200%2C309&ssl=1\")
<\/a>A Haunting in Venice<\/a><\/strong><\/em> by Agatha Christie<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/foe.jpg?resize=200%2C307&ssl=1\")
<\/a>Foe<\/a><\/strong><\/em> by Iain Reid<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/romancing-mister-bridgerton.jpg?resize=200%2C316&ssl=1\")
<\/a>Romancing Mister Bridgerton<\/a><\/strong><\/em> by Julia Quinn (book 4 in Bridgerton series)<\/p>\n