With so many streaming options to choose from these days, why not try one of these new shows originally based on books?
The Outsider by Stephen King has been turned into a 10-episode limited series by HBO. Single episodes or the entire series are available for purchase on digital platforms.
If you haven’t read it yet…
“An eleven-year-old boy’s violated corpse is discovered in a town park. Eyewitnesses and fingerprints point unmistakably to one of Flint City’s most popular citizens: Terry Maitland – Little League coach, English teacher, husband, and father of two girls. Detective Ralph Anderson, whose son Maitland once coached, orders a quick and very public arrest. Maitland has an alibi, but Anderson and the district attorney soon have DNA evidence to go with the fingerprints and witnesses. Their case seems ironclad. As the investigation expands and horrifying details begin to emerge.”
Find it at the library: The ebook and e-audiobook are on the Axis 360, Overdrive, and Libby apps.
Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng has been turned into an 8-episode miniseries that premiered on Hulu in March. Several episodes are already available for streaming. Further episodes are being released on Wednesdays with the last one scheduled for April 22, 2020.
If you haven’t read it yet…
“In Shaker Heights, a placid, progressive suburb of Cleveland, everything is planned – from the layout of the winding roads, to the colors of the houses, to the successful lives its residents will go on to lead. And no one embodies this spirit more than Elena Richardson, whose guiding principle is playing by the rules. Enter Mia Warren – an enigmatic artist and single mother – who arrives in this idyllic bubble with her teenaged daughter Pearl, and rents a house from the Richardsons. Soon Mia and Pearl become more than tenants: all four Richardson children are drawn to the mother-daughter pair. But Mia carries with her a mysterious past and a disregard for the status quo that threatens to upend this carefully ordered community. When old family friends of the Richardsons attempt to adopt a Chinese-American baby, a custody battle erupts that dramatically divides the town—and puts Mia and Elena on opposing sides. Suspicious of Mia and her motives, Elena is determined to uncover the secrets in Mia’s past. But her obsession will come at unexpected and devastating costs.”
Find it at the library: The ebook and e-audiobook are on the Axis 360, Overdrive, and Libby apps.
Normal People by Sally Rooney will soon premiere as a 12-episode series on Hulu April 29, 2020. The trailer is available to view now.
If you haven’t read it yet…
“Connell and Marianne grew up in the same small town, but the similarities end there. At school, Connell is popular and well liked, while Marianne is a loner. But when the two strike up a conversation—awkward but electrifying—something life changing begins. A year later, they’re both studying at Trinity College in Dublin. Marianne has found her feet in a new social world while Connell hangs at the sidelines, shy and uncertain. Throughout their years at university, Marianne and Connell circle one another, straying toward other people and possibilities but always magnetically, irresistibly drawn back together. And as she veers into self-destruction and he begins to search for meaning elsewhere, each must confront how far they are willing to go to save the other.”
Find it at the library: The eBook is on the Overdrive and Libby apps.
by Melissa, Reference Assistant