The Academy Awards are right around the corner, and, once again, films adapted from books have snagged multiple nominations! From a hauntingly beautiful take on a classic monster to a wacky and violent adventure, these adaptations caught the eye and the hearts of the critics this year. You still have time to read their literary inspirations before the big show on Sunday, March 15, 2026.
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Interview With an Author: Anthony Horowitz
Anthony Horowitz is one of the UK's most prolific and successful writers, unique in being active in both adult and YA fiction, TV, theater, and journalism.
Discover the Writers Project of Ghana (WPG) Collection
We’re excited to share something special with our community—the Writers Project of Ghana (WPG) Collection is now part of the Los Angeles Public Library!
Lo nuevo en español para adultos y jóvenes: libros interesantes que llegan a la biblioteca este mes
Los libros en español más esperados están disponibles en tu biblioteca. Haz clic en cada título para verlo en nuestro catálogo. ¡No esperes y reserva tu copia hoy mismo!
Lo nuevo en español para niños: libros interesantes que llegan a la biblioteca este mes
La Biblioteca Pública de Los Ángeles ofrece los libros más leídos y más esperados para niños. Haz clic en cada título para verlo en nuestro catálogo. ¡No esperes y reserva tu copia hoy mismo!
Interview With an Author: Tochi Onyebuchi
Tochi Onyebuchi is the author of Goliath, a Locus Award and Dragon Award fi
Interview With an Author: Michael Seth Starr
Michael Seth Starr covered television at the New York Post as a reporter, col
Golems and Dybbuks and Demons, Oy Vey!
Are you stuck in a monster rut? Need a broader selection of creeps and ghouls for your next campfire story or slumber party cautionary tale? When it comes to fantasy creatures, we've barely scratched the surface of what's lurking in folklore.
Interview With an Author: Erin Crosby Eckstine
Erin Crosby Eckstine is an author of speculative historical fiction, personal essays, and anything else she's in the mood for.
Octavia E. Butler H is for Horse: Interview With Author Chi-Ming Yang
Chi-ming Yang, Professor of English at the University of Pennsylvania, specializes in histories of race, empire, and East-West cultural exchanges.
Read It First! Movie Adaptations in Theaters This Month
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.