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Elizabeth Graney, Librarian, Literature & Fiction Department

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Collage of films and their adapted books

Read It First! Movie Adaptations in Theaters This Month

May 10, 2024

If you've heard it once, you've heard it a million times—the book was better! There's nothing like debating the differences between a favorite book and its translation to the screen.

Movies, Literature Department, Books, e-Media
Collage of films and their adapted books

Read It First! Movie Adaptations in Theaters This Month

April 08, 2024

If you've heard it once, you've heard it a million times—the book was better! There's nothing like debating the differences between a favorite book and its translation to the screen.

Movies, Literature Department, Books, e-Media
Collage of Academy Awards nominated films adapted from books

Read it First!: The 96th Academy Awards

February 26, 2024

The Academy Awards are right around the corner, and, once again, films adapted from books have snagged multiple nominations!

Movies, Literature Department, Books, e-Media
Collage of films and their adapted books

Read It First! Movie Adaptations in Theaters This Month

February 05, 2024

If you've heard it once, you've heard it a million times—the book was better! There's nothing like debating the differences between a favorite book and its translation to the screen.

Movies, Literature Department, Books, e-Media
2 movie posters and 2 covers of the books they came from

Read It First! Movie Adaptations in Theaters This Month

January 08, 2024

If you've heard it once, you've heard it a million times—the book was better! There's nothing like debating the differences between a favorite book and its translation to the screen.

Movies, Literature Department, Books, e-Media
Collage of films adapted from books

Read It First! Movie Adaptations in Theaters This Month

December 08, 2023

If you've heard it once, you've heard it a million times—the book was better! There's nothing like debating the differences between a favorite book and its translation to the screen.

Movies, Literature Department, Books, e-Media
Collage of films adapted from books

Read It First! Movie Adaptations in Theaters This Month

November 03, 2023

If you've heard it once, you've heard it a million times—the book was better! There's nothing like debating the differences between a favorite book and its translation to the screen.

Movies, Literature Department, Books, e-Media
Collage of films and their adapted books

Read It First! Movie Adaptations in Theaters This Month

October 04, 2023

If you've heard it once, you've heard it a million times—the book was better! There's nothing like debating the differences between a favorite book and its translation to the screen.

Movies, Literature Department, Books, e-Media
Collage of films and their adapted books

Read It First! Movie Adaptations in Theaters This Month

September 05, 2023

If you've heard it once, you've heard it a million times—the book was better! There's nothing like debating the differences between a favorite book and its translation to the screen.

Movies, Literature Department, Books, e-Media
Collage of films and their adapted books

Read It First! Movie Adaptations in Theaters This Month

August 07, 2023

If you've heard it once, you've heard it a million times—the book was better! There's nothing like debating the differences between a favorite book and its translation to the screen.

Movies, Literature Department, Books, e-Media

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