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“Sins of the Fathers” Is a “What If?” Historical Thriller Blending Fact and Fiction Seamlessly

“An explosive ending as gut-wrenching as it is shocking. If this were a boxing match, it's the punch you didn't see coming.” — Stephen H. Foreman, Novelist and Screenwriter Even in modern times, high treason isn’t something to be taken lightly, but what if it could have saved millions of…

Monique SnymanFebruary 22, 2022

BooksToScreen Fiction Fiction - Featured

Love In the Time of War, Anti-Semitism & Racism

In 1943, a trip to Miami Beach to escape Michigan’s icy-cold winter had seemed like such a good idea. But when two young women arrive after a horrible three-day train ride, they find the hotel rooms taken up by Army Air Corps soldiers in training there. Even worse, one hotel…

Joanna PoncavageJune 17, 2022

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Circumstance Threatens A Man’s Character Even as His “Unyielding Destiny” Unfolds

“A swift, thoughtful thriller … as fast-paced as it is philosophical. … Great for fans of Leonardo Sciascia, Tod Goldberg’s Gangsterland. … Grittily realistic.” —BookLife —∞— The average person might not realize that in the 1960s, some 300 civilians lived on the maximum-security federal prison known as Alcatraz, in the waters off…

Jim AlkonMarch 8, 2022

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Ed Hajim’s “On the Road Less Traveled” Takes Us on an Unforgettable Journey

“A bend in the road,” says Ed Hajim, “is not the end of the road.” He should know. At the age of three, Hajim was kidnapped by his father, driven cross-country, and told that his mother was dead. He pressed his face against the car window, watched the miles pass…

Jim AlkonMarch 1, 2021

BooksToScreen Miscellany

“Unfilmable” Book Adaptations Are Having a Moment – Which Story Will Be Next?

The idea of the “unfilmable” book adaptation is an inherent paradox; after all, if something is ultimately adapted into a film, it is by definition filmable. This term has nonetheless taken off in literary and film circles to describe something that was previously thought impossible to adapt on screen, or…

Savannah CordovaMay 17, 2024

Netflix Romancing Mr Bridgerton Season 3

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Netflix’s Spicy “Bridgerton” Season 3 Brings “Romancing Mister Bridgerton” to Life

Dearest Gentle Reader, the Droughteron is almost over. Although we were mildly entertained with Queen Charlotte last year, we have received no installments of the original Shonda Rhimes/Julia Quinn’s blockbuster Netflix Bridgerton series since 2022. It is now a short carriage ride to the big Bridgerton premiere of Season 3…

Jodé MillmanMay 15, 2024

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A Banished Knight’s Love Rings out for His Queen

"A beautifully crafted setting with complex character dynamics and layers of political intrigue … Combined with Hunt's excellent plot machinations and stellar prose, the book makes for a memorable read." —Prairies Book Review —∞— Do you hear that? It’s a chime emanating from deep within the heart of a devoted…

BookTribJune 7, 2022

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“A Time to Forget in East Berlin” Shows That Love Knows No Bounds, Not Even Those of a Nation Divided

“A cerebral, fast-paced thriller.” —Kirkus Reviews —∞— A Time to Forget in East Berlin is the second in C.G. Fewston’s award-winning “A Time To” trilogy. It is as rich in history and geography as the first, A Time to Love in Tehran, which was set in pre-revolutionary Iran. Fewston does…

Sherri DaleyMay 23, 2022

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A Palm Beach Riches-to-Rags Story

An exploration of high society in South Florida, A Palm Beach Wife delves into the status and tentative nature of the idealized lifestyle while focusing on a heroine who must find the balance between rejecting and embracing it all to succeed. A Palm Beach Wife (St. Martin’s Griffin) is the…

Ann LinebergerMay 12, 2019

BooksToScreen Nonfiction Pop Culture

Unflinching Examination of the Legendary Play and Film, “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?”

Author Philip Gefter has written a gossipy sparkler of a book not to be missed by theater fans and movie buffs called Cocktails with George and Martha, subtitled Movies, Marriage, and the Making of Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (Bloomsbury Publishing). This work of nonfiction, in the words of Cole Porter…

Linda HitchcockFebruary 29, 2024

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Must-Watch TV Recommendations for Book Lovers

Craving a little TV time this holiday season? Pick a new show and get ready to chill… The holiday time can be hectic, but there are also plenty of chances to gather in front of the fire, snuggle up and watch a new movie or series. Here are some suggestions…

Jennifer BlankfeinJanuary 4, 2024

BooksToScreen Fiction Miscellany

A Surprising “Hunger Games” Movie Prequel Thrills Fans in “The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes”

In 2019, Suzanne Collins, author of the blockbuster trilogy, The Hunger Games, picked up the phone and called Director Frances Lawrence to tell them “Surprise! I’ve written another book.” This shocked him and the producers because after the Mockingjay films Collins had affirmed “there were no plans for any other…

Jodé MillmanNovember 21, 2023

BooksToScreen Fiction

What to Expect From Highly Anticipated “Lessons in Chemistry” Adaptation

For more than a year, Bonnie Garmus’ debut novel, Lessons in Chemistry, has clinched a berth on the New York Times bestseller list. On October 13, the beloved characters will leap off the page and into an Apple TV+ miniseries. Oscar-winner Brie Larson stars as the uncompromising chemist-turned-television-chef Elizabeth Zott,…

Jodé MillmanSeptember 18, 2023

BooksToScreen Fiction Listicles Pop Culture

7 Books with Explosive Plots and Powerful Women for Barbenheimer Summer

The purest joy of Summer 2023 has been the varied and plentiful memes celebrating “Barbenheimer,” that perfect, explosive cognitively dissonant confection – the high-speed particle collision of Greta Gerwig’s pink, feminist anthem and Christopher Nolan’s bleak AF meditation on the men who might have ended the world. I’ll confess it,…

Sarah MacLeanAugust 22, 2023

BooksToScreen Thrillers

Celebrating Netflix’s Masterful Adaptation of “The Night Agent”

When Matthew Quirk published The Night Agent in 2018, he couldn’t have known his action-driven political thriller would later be adapted into a #1 hit show on Netflix — he couldn’t have known, but certainly, like many writers, he dreamt about it. It wasn’t the first time his work had…

Dawn IusApril 19, 2023

BooksToScreen Miscellany Romance

Emily Henry’s “Beach Read” Heads to the Big Screen

Emily Henry is a bestselling author known for her novels Book Lovers and People We Meet on Vacation. She has sold more than 2.5 million copies of her books, with her next, Happy Place, set to release this month. Now, Henry has a new film adaptation coming to the big…

BookTribApril 7, 2023