We're here to help you pick out the best in reading entertainment and enlightenment with books that have been made into great films and TV shows, including a few recent Golden Globe winners. Read the book and buy or rent the film or TV show and compare!
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If you live in the Northeast or New England, you've been pummeled with snow storms and Arctic temperatures. Maybe you're on a fabulous snowcation at a cozy lodge, all snuggled in your flannels and faux fur lined UGGS by a fire with a cup of cocoa or hot buttered rum. You might even have escaped all the cold and snowy weather and are reading this on your tablet or eReader, about to start a hot new book release from a lounge chair by a shimmering pool at a serene resort. Winter's the best time to catch up on reading the latest novels, non-fiction and more whether you crack open a good old school book or flip through the pages on a Kindle or eBook reader. We're here to help you pick out the best in reading entertainment and enlightenment with books that have been made into great films and TV shows, including a few recent Golden Globe winners! Read the book and buy or rent the film or TV show and compare!
Big Little Lies
Liane Moriarty's page turner won big at the Golden Globes this year for the mini-series starring Reese Witherspoon and Nicole Kidman. Sending a powerful message about bullying, it's also a study in grown-ups behaving badly with a great mystery thrown in for fun. Get the book for Kindle, print or audio and be sure to rent or buy the binge-worthy series.
A Handmaid's Tale
This haunting novel by the great Margaret Atwood tells the story of Offred, a handmaiden in the distopian Republic of Gilead where women are no longer allowed to read, but instead are at the service of the elite, their only purpose to create children to keep society populated. Read the harrowing story and see the Hulu series starring Golden Globe winner Elizabeth Moss.
Same Kind of Different as Me
The movie starring Greg Kinnear, Renee Zellweger and Djimon Hounsou won't be released for home viewing until February, but that gives you time to read the heartwarming memoir it's based on. Same Kind of Different as Me by Ron Hall and Denver Moore tells the true story of a homeless drifter who grew up picking cotton in virtual slavery and an upscale art dealer and his wife whose lives are all changed by their friendship.
Dan Brown -- Da Vinci Code, Inferno and Origin
Dan Brown's brainy thrillers are sure to be made into blockbuster movies. His newest novel featuring symbologist Robert Langdon is Origin, which came out in October. There's no movie for that one yet but you can certainly see Tom Hanks as Robert Langdon in The Da Vinci Code and Inferno and pick up the entire Dan Brown collection to read.
Stephen King's It
The classic horror novel from 1986 has been made into two films, the latest a run away hit. The book tells the tale of Mr. Bob Gray aka Pennywise the Dancing Clown and the havoc this demon unleashes in a small town. Nightmares ensue. The first film is from 1990 and stars Harry Anderson, Annette O'Toole and Tim Curry. The second, released in 2017, includes stunningly frightening effects and makeup.
The Zookeeper's Wife
Diane Ackerman's The Zookeeper's Wife is the true story of i the keepers of the Warsaw Zoo who saved hundreds of people from Nazi hands. After their zoo was bombed, Polish zookeepers Jan and Antonina Zabinski managed to save over three hundred people from the Nazis by hiding refugees in the empty animal cages. Read the book, then watch the touching film starring Jessica Chastain and Johan Heldenbergh.