8 Great Books Headed to the Screen

by Patrick Radden Keefe

A definitive, damning, urgent tale of overweening avarice at tremendous cost to society. Full review >

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by Victor LaValle

A smart and knotty merger of horror, fantasy, and realism. Full review >

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by Ben Mezrich

A touch long and wobbly but just the thing for alt-finance geeks with background in trading language and practice. Full review >

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by Bonnie Garmus

A more adorable plea for rationalism and gender equality would be hard to find. Full review >

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by Zakiya Dalila Harris

A biting social satire–cum-thriller; dark, playful, and brimming with life. Full review >

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by Anthony Doerr

Doerr captures the sights and sounds of wartime and focuses, refreshingly, on the innate goodness of his major characters. Full review >

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by David Grann

Dogged original research and superb narrative skills come together in this gripping account of pitiless evil. Full review >

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by Suzanne Collins

The twists and heartbreaks captivate despite tragic inevitabilities. Full review >

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