Books Coming to Screens November 2023

Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson

Black Cake

Bride Covey disappears in the shore, under unknown circumstances or reasons. A flash drive will change the life of Eleanor Bennett, years later.

Nov 1st/ Hulu/ Put on hold

All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr

All the Light We Cannot See

The story of Marie-Laure, a blind French teenager, and Werner, a German soldier, whose paths collide in occupied France as both try to survive the devastation of World War II.

Nov 2nd/ Netflix/ Put on hold

Unicorn Academy by Julie Skyes

Unicorn Academy

When a dark force threatens to destroy Unicorn Island, a brave teen and her five schoolmates must rise up to protect their beloved magical academy.

Nov 2nd/ Netflix/ Put on hold 

The Marsh King’s Daughter by Karen Dionne

The Marsh King's Daughter

A woman seeks revenge against the man who kidnapped her mother.

Nov 3rd/ Theatres/ Put on hold

Find a Way by Diana Nyad

Nyad

It tells the remarkable true story of athlete Diana Nyad who, at the age of 60 and with the help of her best friend and coach, commits to achieving her life-long dream: a 110-mile open ocean swim from Cuba to Florida.

Nov 3rd/ Netflix/ Put on hold 

Elvis and Me by Priscilla Presley

(Priscilla)

Priscilla

When teenage Priscilla Beaulieu meets Elvis Presley, the man who is already a meteoric rock-and-roll superstar becomes someone entirely unexpected in private moments: a thrilling crush, an ally in loneliness, a vulnerable best friend.

Nov 3rd/ Theatres/ Put on hold 

The Fighter by Michael Farris Smith

(Rumble Through the Dark)

Rumble Through the Dark

In the dark landscape of the Mississippi Delta, a bare knuckle cage fighter seeks to repay his debts in a final, desperate attempt to salvage the family home of his dying foster mother.

Nov 3rd/ Theatres

Invincible

(season 2)

Cover imageInvincible

An adult animated series based on the Skybound/Image comic about a teenager whose father is the most powerful superhero on the planet.

Nov 3rd/ Amazon/ Put on hold 

The Buccaneers by Edith Wharton

 The Buccaneers

In the 1870s a bunch of rich American girls are trying to find a posh English husband during the London debutante season.

Nov 8th/ Apple/ Put on hold 

The Killer by Matz byLuc Jacamon

 The Killer

After a fateful near-miss, an assassin battles his employers, and himself, on an international manhunt he insists isn’t personal.

Nov 10th/ Netflix

Beacon 23 by Hugh Howey

Beacon 23

A man living in the 23rd Century works at a remote “lighthouse” in space that serves as a beacon to help passing ships.

 

Nov 12th/ MGM+

Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America by Ibram X. Kendi

 

Following the roots and evolution of racist concepts in the United States in order to understand today’s society.

Nov 15th/ Netflix/ Put on hold 

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins

The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes

Coriolanus Snow mentors and develops feelings for the female District 12 tribute during the 10th Hunger Games.

Nov 17th/ Theatres/ Put on hold 

Scott Pilgrim by Bryan Lee O’Malley

Scott Pilgrim Takes Off

A 20-something Toronto indie rocker’s adventures in getting and keeping jobs, avoiding being kicked out of his apartment, and surviving encounters with the seven evil exes of the new girl in town on whom he has a crush.

Nov 17th/ Netflix/ Put on hold 

Bedtime for Mommy by Amy Krouse Rosenthal

(Family Switch)

 Cover imageFamily Switch

When a chance encounter with an astrological reader causes the Walkers to wake up to a full body switch, can they unite to land a promotion, college interview, record deal and soccer tryout?

Nov 30th/ Netflix/ Put on hold 

 

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Cover Lookalikes: Amber Waves of Grain

You ever notice how many covers look alike? Or maybe you can’t remember the book you read but you remember the basic details of the cover. We’re showcasing cover lookalikes every other week with a different trend each time. Today’s cover collection is titled “Amber Waves of Grain” and is perfect for those who can’t remember the book, but the bottom half of the book had a field of grass or wheat.

Cover Lookalikes (9)

The Four WindsThe Lost Wife/The invisible hour /Return of the bison : a story of survival, restoration, and a wilder world /DreamlandThe searcherFinding DorothyDown rangeThe love of my life The story of Edgar Sawtelle A girl called Samson/Cherokee AmericaThe bones of paradise Great Plains

Amber Waves of Grain

 

Pelican pointThe Reckless Oath We Made Where are the children?Never give up : a prairie family’s story/The virgin of Small Plainswhere coyotes howlGirl Out of WaterThe painted drum/Dreamland Summer secrets Vicious circle The hope of azure springsWindfall : the prairie woman who lost her way and the great-granddaughter who found herA thousand acres

 

 

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If you enjoyed “A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder”, try these books!

If you enjoyed the “A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder“, here are some more books and authors you might like!

Cover imageThe Inheritance Games / Jennifer Lynn Barnes

When a Connecticut teenager inherits vast wealth and an eccentric estate from the richest man in Texas, she must also live with his surviving family and solve a series of puzzles to discover how she earned her inheritance.

Put on hold

 

Cover imageTruly Devious / Maureen Johnson

When Stevie Bell, an amateur detective, begins her first year at a famous private school in Vermont, she sets a plan to solve the cold case involving the kidnapping of the founder’s wife and daughter shortly after the school opened.

Put on hold

 

Cover imageA Study in Charlotte / Brittany Cavallaro

Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson descendants, Charlotte and Jamie, students at a Connecticut boarding school, team up to solve a murder mystery.

Put on hold

 

 

Ace of Spades / Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

Devon Richards and Chiamaka Adebayo, two students at Niveus Private Academy, are selected to be part of the elite school’s senior class prefects and struggle against an anonymous bully who reveals all of their secrets.

Put on hold

 

 Cover imageOne of Us is Lying /  Karen M. McManus

When the creator of a high school gossip app mysteriously dies in front of four high-profile students, all four become suspects. It’s up to them to solve the case.

Put on hold

 

 

Cover imageThey’ll Never Catch Us by Jessica Goodman

Sisters Stella and Ellie Steckler are both determined to win a scholarship and escape their stifling small town, but their plans are upset when a new girl joins the cross country team and then disappears.

Put on hold

 

 

Cover imageSadie / Courtney Summers

Told from the alternating perspectives of nineteen-year-old Sadie who runs away from her isolated small Colorado town to find her younger sister’s killer, and a true crime podcast exploring Sadie’s disappearance.

Put on hold

 

Cover imageThe Girls I’ve Been / Tess Sharpe

When seventeen-year-old Nora O’Malley, the daughter of a con artist, is taken hostage in a bank heist, every secret she is keeping close begins to unravel.

Put on hold

 

 

 

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