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Nominees for the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay 2026

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The Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay is the Academy Award (also known as an Oscar) for the best screenplay adapted from previously established material. The most frequently adapted media are novels, but other adapted narrative formats include stage plays, musicals, short stories, TV series, and even other films and film characters.

The 98th Academy Awards will announce the winner on Sunday March 15.

The original novels in the TBP collection are:

Hamnet
HAMNET by Maggie O’Farrell (DB 100166, LB 13507, en español DB 104982)
Frankenstein
FRANKENSTEIN by Mary Shelley (DB 25835, BT 03719, BT 0000225, LB 06283, en español DB 25706)
One Battle After Another
VINELAND by Thomas Pynchon (DB 30742)
Train Dreams
TRAIN DREAMS by Denis Johnson (DB 76608, BR 19564)

In Her Own Words: Paulette Jiles

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Paulette Jiles, American poet and novelist, died July 9 at the age of 82 from gastric issues. She is best known for her National Book Award finalist, News of the World, which was our Texas Center for the Book Texas Great Read in 2017, and later made into a movie starring Tom Hanks.

For a more in-depth obituary, check out this one from Texas Monthly.

Here are the titles by Paulette Jiles in the TBP collection.

ENEMY WOMEN (DB 54327, BR 14191)
STORMY WEATHER (DB 66134)
COLOR OF LIGHTNING (DB 69626)
NEWS OF THE WORLD: A NOVEL (DB 86668, BR 21741)
SIMON THE FIDDLER (DB 102013)
CHENNEVILLE: A NOVEL OF MURDER, LOSS, AND VENGEANCE (DB 119430)

Horror Movies Based on Books

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Did you know that the movie Candyman was based on the short story, Forbidden by Clive Barker? Maybe you already knew that the film The Ring was based on a Japanese film Ringu. But did you know that it was based on a book by Koji Suzuki?

Take the opportunity to read the books that your favorite horror films were based on. Who knows what neat insights you’ll gain?

This list is not exhaustive. Obviously, Stephen King is no slouch when it comes to turning his books into movies. When composing this list, we tried to come up with a broad selection of authors and to showcase some of the lesser-known books and movies. We hope you find something new.

Here is a selection of Horror books that movies were based upon in the TBP collection.

Series

Hannibal Lecter Series by Thomas Harris

  1. HANNIBAL RISING (DB 63101)
  2. RED DRAGON (DB 17472, LB 12315)
  3. SILENCE OF THE LAMBS (DB 27020, BR 13149, LB 12314)
  4. HANNIBAL (DB 48524, BR 12326)

Howling by Gary Brandner

  1. HOWLING (DB 88159)
  2. HOWLING. BOOKS 2-3 (DB 95710)

Interview with the Vampire Series by Ann Rice

  1. INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE (DB 61222)
  2. VAMPIRE LESTAT (DB 23006)
  3. QUEEN OF THE DAMNED (DB 28034)

Jaws by Peter Benchley and Hank Searls

  1. JAWS (DB 62714, BR 02585, BT 13569)
  2. JAWS TWO (DB 12324)
  3. JAWS: THE REVENGE (DB 26034)

Psycho by Robert Bloch

  1. PSYCHO (DB 19378)
  2. PSCYHO II (DB 19431)

Ringu/Ring

  1. RING, BOOKS 1-3 by Koji Suzuki (DB 87453)

Shining by Stephen King

  1. SHINING (DB 51373, BR 13271)
  2. DOCTOR SLEEP (DB 77471, BR 20278, LB 08197)

Warm Bodies by Isaac Marion

  1. WARM BODIES (DB 76132)
  2. BURNING WORLD (DB 88406)

Stand-Alone Novels

American Psycho

AMERICAN PSYCHO by Bret Easton Ellis (DB 32488, en español DBG 18731)

Audition

AUDITION by Ryū Murakami (DB 118769)

Bird Box

BIRD BOX by Josh Malerman (DB 79311, BR 21868)

Burnt Offerings

BURNT OFFERINGS by Robert Marasco (DB 116019)

Candyman

“Forbidden” in IN THE FLESH by Clive Barker (DB 26337)

Dark Harvest

DARK HARVEST by Norman Partridge (DB 88901)

Entity

ENTITY by Frank De Felitta (DB 14322)

Exorcist

EXORCIST by William Peter Blatty (DB 12688, BR 11946, en español DB 18790)

Fall of the House of Usher

COMPLETE POEMS by Edgar Allan Poe (DB 45236)
COMPLETE STORIES by Edgar Allan Poe (DB 44929)

Ghost Story

GHOST STORY by Peter Straub (DB 13843, BR 04623)

Girl with All the Gifts

GIRL WITH ALL THE GIFTS by M. R. Carey (DB 80678)

Hellraiser

HELLBOUND HEART by Clive Barker (DB 86114)

House

HOUSE by Frank E. Peretti and Ted Dekker (DB 96915)

The Innocents

TURN OF THE SCREW by Henry James (DB 18129, BR 06763, LB 00333)

John Dies at the End

JOHN DIES AT THE END by David Wong (DB 76551)

Last Man on Earth/Omega Man/I am Legend

I AM LEGEND by Richard Matheson (DB 47903, BR 19204)

Let Me In

LET ME IN by John Ajvide Lindqvist (DB 71940)      

My Best Friend’s Exorcism

MY BEST FRIEND’S EXORCISM by Grady Hendrix (DB 86233)

The Other

OTHER by Thomas Tryon (DB 59339)

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

PRIDE AND PREJUDICE AND ZOMBIES by Seth Grahame-Smith (DB 69090)

Ritual

RITUAL by Adam L. G. Nevill (BR 19805)

Ruins

RUINS by Scott Smith (DB 63204)

Rosemary’s Baby

ROSEMARY’S BABY by Ira Levin (DB 61169, BR 00521)

Something Wicked This Way Comes

SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES (DB 50233, BR 12583)

Stir of Echoes

STIR OF ECHOES by Richard Matheson (DB 115328)

The Thing

“Who Goes There” in BEST OF JOHN W. CAMPBELL (DB 74085)

We Have Always Lived in the Castle

WE HAVE ALWAYS LIVED IN THE CASTLE by Shirley Jackson (DB 26614, LB 00388)

World War Z

WORLD WAR Z: AN ORAL HISTORY OF THE ZOMBIE WAR by Max Brooks (DB 65111, DB 111997, BR 21136)

Shogun Related Books

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If you are one of the people who loved the television series Shōgun, which just won quite a few Emmys, you might be looking for other fiction set in historical Japan.

We have a mystery series by Laura Joh Rowland with her character Sano Ichiro. He investigates crimes, beginning with SHINJU (DB 43369), where he investigates a double murder that everyone wants to cover up. We have eighteen books in this series so far. They have the same drama and intrigue that many enjoyed in Shōgun. The books are rich in detail about Japanese society and the beauty of the cities and landscape.

There is also the Tales of the Otori series, which combines fantasy with historical fiction. The first book is ACROSS THE NIGHTINGALE FLOOR: TALES OF THE OTORI, BOOK 1 (DB 54917). Our description says: In a feudal land that echoes Japan, a youth raised by the peace-loving Hidden people is rescued from certain death and adopted by the warlord Otori Shigeru. Renamed Takeo, the youth discovers his martial arts skills and learns about his unsuspected heritage, first love, and the difficulties of divided loyalties.

We have two by Eric Lustbader that are set in modern times, NINJA (DB 15450) and JIAN (DB 22952). Both series are in the crime or action/adventure genres, but they do have information about Japanese society and, of course, the setting.

We have several other current-day series and standalone books of all genres set in Japan. So, if you loved Shōgun and want to revisit Japan, contact us at 1-800-252-9605 and we can help you.

IT ENDS WITH US

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Perhaps you’ve heard all the drama surrounding the new movie It Ends with Us, starring Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni, and released in US theaters on August 9. Did you know it was based on a bestselling book by author Colleen Hoover under the same title? Well, it was AND there’s a sequel too. So, if you want to compare the movie to the book, we have your back.

IT ENDS WITH US (DB 86517)
IT STARTS WITH US (DB 110817)

Summer Reading Program Presents: Star Trek Books Available in the TBP Collection

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Adventure is the theme for this year’s Summer Reading Program. This week we’re featuring books about the Star Trek franchise. Go explore strange new worlds and boldly go where no one has yet to go—through the magic of reading Because, remember: adventure begins at your library!

This is an ever-evolving list. The current iteration was compiled using the source below on April 12, 2024. As the NLS collection grows daily, this is not a complete list of our holdings. This list is organized with the TV shows first, then the movies. Then we’ve also included the books we have about Star Trek Magazine, as well as nonfiction titles about the show and memoirs from the actors.

Source: https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Novels

STAR TREK: Television Tie-In Series

Original Series

Novelizations

STAR TREK 5 by James Blish (DB 14291)
STAR TREK 8 by James Blish (DB 13573)

Numbered

1. STAR TREK, THE MOTION PICTURE: A NOVEL by Gene Roddenberry (DB 15108)
7. STAR TREK, THE WRATH OF KHAN: A NOVEL by Vonda N. McIntyre (DB 18556)
11. YESTERDAY’S SON by A. C. Crispin (DB 20151)
12. MUTINY ON THE ENTERPRISE by Robert E. Vardeman (DB 21833)
17. STAR TREK III, THE SEARCH FOR SPOCK by Vonda N. McIntyre (DB 27382)
20. VULCAN ACADEMY MURDERS by Jean Lorrah (DB 30873, BR 08131)
21. UHURA’S SONG by Janet Kagan (DB 25238)
23. ISHMAEL by Barbara Hambly (DBC 16925)
32. CHAIN OF ATTACK by Gene Deweese (DB 26694)
33. DEEP DOMAIN by Howard Weinstein (DB 26697)
35. ROMULAN WAY by Diane Duane (DB 27163)
38. IDIC EPIDEMIC by Jean Lorrah (DB 29038)
39. TIME FOR YESTERDAY by A. C. Crispin (DBC 00160)
40. TIMETRAP by David Dvorkin (DB 29159)
41. THREE-MINUTE UNIVERSE by Barbara Paul (DB 28046)
42. MEMORY PRIME by Garfield Reeves-Stevens (DB 29027)
43. FINAL NEXUS by Gene Deweese (DB 30281)
44. VULCAN’S GLORY by D. C. Fontana (DB 30275)
45. DOUBLE, DOUBLE by Michael Jan Friedman (DB 30991)
46. CRY OF THE ONLIES by Judy Klass (DB 31972, BR 08303)
48. RULES OF ENGAGEMENT by Peter Morwood (DB 31974, BR 08301)
49. PANDORA PRINCIPLE by Carolyn Clowes (DB 31973, BR 08251)
50. DOCTOR’S ORDERS by Diane Duane (DB 32608, BR 08426)
51. ENEMY UNSEEN by V. E. Mitchell (DB 32023, BR 08460)
53. GHOST WALKER by Barbara Hambly (DB 33924, BR 08728)
54.1. LOST YEARS by J. M. Dillard (DB 30643, BR 08056)
54.2. FLAG FULL OF STARS by Brad Ferguson (DB 33015, BR 08526)
56. LEGACY by Michael Jan Friedman (DB 33047, BR 08656)
57. RIFT by Peter David (DB 34029, BR 09096)
59. DISINHERITED by Peter David (DB 34044, BR 09086)
60. ICE TRAP by L. A. Graf (DB 37978, BR 09519)
61. SANCTUARY by John Vornholt (DB 35877, BR 09138)
64. STARSHIP TRAP by Mel Gilden (DB 38336, BR 09523)
65. WINDOWS ON A LOST WORLD by V. E. Mitchell (DB 38373, BR 09580)
67. GREAT STARSHIP RACE by Diane Carey (DB 37623, BR 09424)
74. FEARFUL SUMMONS by Denny Martin Flinn (DB 44180)
80. JOY MACHINE by James E. Gunn (BRC 01610)
93. THIN AIR: NEW EARTH, BOOK 5 by Kristine Kathryn Rusch (DBC 17254)

Unnumbered

FATE OF THE PHOENIX by Sondra Marshak (DBC 03030)
PROBE by Margaret Wander Bonanno (DB 35859, BR 09072)
SHADOWS ON THE SUN by Michael Jan Friedman (DB 37988, BR 09497)
SAREK by A. C. Crispin (DB 39107, BR 09662)
ENTERPRISE: THE FIRST ADVENTURE by Vonda N. McIntyre (DB 25383)
STRANGERS FROM THE SKY by Margaret Wander Bonanno (DB 27122)
SPOCK’S WORLD by Diane Duane (DB 28019)
FINAL FRONTIER by Diane Carey (DB 29029)
PRIME DIRECTIVE by Garfield Reeves-Stevens (DB 31975)
FEDERATION by Judith Reeves-Stevens (DB 39662)

Shatnerverse

ASHES OF EDEN: ODYSSEY, BOOK 1 by William Shatner (DB 45690)
RETURN: STAR TREK; ODYSSEY, BOOK 2 by William Shatner (DB 56702)
AVENGER: STAR TREK; ODYSSEY, BOOK 3 by William Shatner (DB 56719)
CAPTAIN’S PERIL: TOTALITY, BOOK 1 by William Shatner (DB 58868)

Children’s Series (Grades 3-6)

TRUTH MACHINE by Christopher Cerf (DB 13451)
PRISONER OF VEGA by Sharon Lerner (DB 14623)

Next Generation

Novelizations

UNIFICATION by Jeri Taylor (DB 35623, BR 09117)
STAR TREK GENERATIONS by J. M. Dillard (DB 40623, BR 09953)

Numbered

8. CAPTAINS’ HONOR by David Dvorkin (DB 31968, BR 08235)
12. DOOMSDAY WORLD by Carmen Carter (DB 31983, BR 08302)
14. EXILES by Howard Weinstein (DB 32016, BR 08417)
15. FORTUNE’S LIGHT by Michael Jan Friedman (DB 32033, BR 08454)
17. BOOGEYMEN by Mel Gilden (DB 33030, BR 08643)
18. Q-IN-LAW by Peter David (DB 33915, BR 08665)
19. PERCHANCE TO DREAM by Howard Weinstein (DB 34025, BR 08852)
21. CHAINS OF COMMAND by W. A. McCay (DB 35624, BR 09101)
22. IMBALANCE by V. E. Mitchell (DB 35625, BR 09090)
23. WAR DRUMS by John Vornholt (DB 44058, BR 11072)
28. HERE THERE BE DRAGONS by John Peel (DB 44946)
30. DEBTORS’ PLANET by W. R. Thompson (DB 39420, BR 09714)
36. INTO THE NEBULA by Gene Deweese (DB 44646)

Unnumbered

METAMORPHOSIS by Jean Lorrah (DB 31427, BR 08250)
VENDETTA by Peter David (DB 33031, BR 08660)
REUNION by Michael Jan Friedman (DB 33941, BR 08757)
IMZADI by Peter David (DB 35626, BR 09119)
DARK MIRROR by Diane Duane (DB 38892, BR 09730)
Q-SQUARED by Peter David (DB 39441, BR 09867)
DEVIL’S HEART by Carmen Carter (DB 41008, BR 10428)

Deep Space Nine

Numbered

2. SIEGE by Peter David (DB 45125)
3. BLOODLETTER by K. W. Jeter (DB 46067)
4. BIG GAME by Sandy Schofield (DB 40814)
5. FALLEN HEROES by Dafydd ab Hugh (DB 41005)
8. ANTIMATTER by John Vornholt (DB 42177)
9. PROUD HELIOS by Melissa Scott (DB 46113)
11. DEVIL IN THE SKY by Greg Cox (DB 44943)
13. STATION RAGE by Diane Carey (DB 45764)
15. OBJECTIVE: BAJOR by John Peel (DB 46114)

Unnumbered

PROPHECY AND CHANGE (DB 60696)
FERENGI RULES OF ACQUISITION by Ira Steven Behr (DB 44033)

Relaunch

Deep Space Nine “relaunch” is an unofficial term used to refer to titles for Deep Space Nine fiction set after the TV series finale “What You Leave Behind”.

UNITY by S. D. Perry (DB 59375)

STAR TREK: Movies

Novelizations

STAR TREK, THE MOTION PICTURE: A NOVEL by Gene Roddenberry (DB 15108)
STAR TREK, THE WRATH OF KHAN: A NOVEL by Vonda N. McIntyre (DB 18556)
STAR TREK III, THE SEARCH FOR SPOCK by Vonda N. McIntyre (DB 27382)
STAR TREK IV, THE VOYAGE HOME by Vonda N. McIntyre (DB 25967)
STAR TREK V: THE FINAL FRONTIER by J. M. Dillard (DB 54273)
STAR TREK VI: THE UNDISCOVERED COUNTRY by J. M. Dillard (DB 34031, BR 08890)
STAR TREK GENERATIONS by J. M. Dillard (DB 40623, BR 09953)
STAR TREK by Alan Dean Foster (DB 70035)

STAR TREK: Magazine

1. BEST OF TREK: FROM THE MAGAZINE FOR STAR TREK FANS by Walter Irwin (DB 14618, BR 05966)
2. BEST OF TREK #2: FROM THE MAGAZINE FOR STAR TREK FANS by Walter Irwin (DB 22644)
3. BEST OF TREK #3: FROM THE MAGAZINE FOR STAR TREK FANS by Walter Irwin (BR 06036)
4. BEST OF TREK #4: FROM THE MAGAZINE FOR STAR TREK FANS by Walter Irwin (BR 06157)
5. BEST OF TREK #5: FROM THE MAGAZINE FOR STAR TREK FANS by Walter Irwin (BR 06158)

STAR TREK Nonfiction

ALL I REALLY NEED TO KNOW I LEARNED FROM WATCHING “STAR TREK” by Dave Marinaccio (BR 10920)
BEAMING UP AND GETTING OFF: LIFE BEFORE AND BEYOND STAR TREK by Walter Koenig (DB 106527)
I AM NOT SPOCK by Leonard Nimoy (DB 13399)
I AM SPOCK by Leonard Nimoy (DB 43757)
PHASERS ON STUN!: HOW THE MAKING (AND REMAKING) OF STAR TREK CHANGED THE WORLD by Ryan Britt (DB 108903)
PHYSICS OF STAR TREK by Lawrence Maxwell Krauss (DB 43550)
STAR TREK CREATOR: THE AUTHORIZED BIOGRAPHY OF GENE RODDENBERRY by David Alexander (DB 39794)
STAR TREK LIVES! by Jacqueline Lichtenberg (DB 11175)
STAR TREK MEMORIES by William Shatner (DB 37629)
STAR TREK ON THE BRAIN: ALIEN MINDS, HUMAN MINDS by Robert Sekuler (DB 50105)
TO SEEK OUT NEW LIFE: BIOLOGY OF STAR TREK by Athena Andreadis (DB 48584)
TO THE STARS: THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF STAR TREK’S MR. SULU by George Takei (DBC 26683)
WORLD OF STAR TREK by David Gerrold (DB 15700)

Seven Science Fiction and Fantasy Books and One Series Coming to the Big Screen

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Some bestselling science fiction and fantasy novels have recently been picked up by film production companies to be made into movies. Now, adaptations are always tricky. Will the screenwriters and actors do the stories justice? Will they leave out parts of the books you find important? You can’t compare the film with the books unless you read the books. So here is a list of several books (and one trilogy) that have been optioned to be made into films. Which of these are you most excited to watch?

LORE by Alexandra Bracken (DB 102852)
PARABLE OF THE SOWER by Octavia Butler (DB 39777, BR 21257)
EXIT WEST by Mohsin Hamid (DB 87691, BR 22136, LB 09082)
KLARA AND THE SUN by Kazuo Ishiguro (DB 102764, BR 24107, LB 13405)
NIGHT CIRCUS by Erin Morgenstern (DB 73783, BR 21370)
INVISIBLE LIFE OF ADDIE LARUE by Victoria Schwab (DB 100901, BR 23467)
PROJECT HAIL MARY by Andy Weir (DB 103718, BR 24103, LB 13423)

Broken Earth Trilogy

Start with the first book:

FIFTH SEASON: THE BROKEN EARTH, BOOK 1 by N. K. Jemisin (DB 82240, BR 23399; en español DBG 17462)

Nominees for the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay 2024

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The Academy Award (also known by its nickname “Oscar”) for Best Adapted Screenplay is awarded to the best screenplay adapted from previously established material, as determined by Academy member-voters. The most frequently adapted media are novels, but other adapted narrative formats include stage plays, musicals, short stories, TV series, and even other films and film characters. All sequels are also considered adaptations by this standard (based on the story and characters set forth in the original film). The movie Barbie is one of the nominees this year even though it’s not based on a book, but on the characters created by Ruth Handler. So, we’ve included a book about Ruth Handler and the creation of Barbie.

The 96th Academy Awards winners were announced on March 10.

American Fiction

ERASURE by Percival Everett (DB 103402)

Barbie

BARBIE AND RUTH: THE STORY OF THE WORLD’S MOST FAMOUS DOLL AND THE WOMAN WHO CREATED HER by Robin Gerber (DB 69491)

Oppenheimer

AMERICAN PROMETHEUS: THE TRIUMPH AND TRAGEDY OF J. ROBERT OPPENHEIMER by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin (DB 61087)

Poor Things

POOR THINGS: EPISODES FROM THE EARLY LIFE OF ARCHIBALD MCCANDLESS, M.D., SCOTTISH PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICER by Alisdair Gray (DB 38112)

The Zone of Interest

The ZONE OF INTEREST by Martin Amis (BRG 03577)