Books & Short Stories Worthy of the Big Screen
by STAFF 2 Weeks 2 Utopia – Let’s Mend the World in 14 Days! by Felicia Fairhope. This book is a blend of stark climate facts and practical sustainable living advice that breaks the spell of climate anxiety. Fairhope argues that we can, in fact, mend our world in fourteen days. Then she offers clear, … Read more
About the book: Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? is a 1986 novel by Philip K. Dick (retrospectively titled Blade Runner: Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?). More about the book: Wikipedia About the film (Blade Runner): Blade Runner is a 1982 film adapted from the novel, directed by Ridley Scott, starring Harrison Ford. More … Read more
About the book: Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race is a 2016 non-fiction book by Margot Lee Shetterly, co-writer of the children’s picture book, Hidden Figures (2018). More about the book: Wikipedia About the film: Hidden Figures is a 2016 film … Read more
About the book: Crazy Rich Asians is a 2013 novel by Kevin Kwan. It is the first of a trilogy. More about the book: Wikipedia About the film: Crazy Rich Asians is a 2018 film directed by Jon M. Chu, starring Constance Wu. More about the film: Wikipedia IMDb
About the book: Cloud Atlas is a 2004 novel by David Mitchell. More about the book: Wikipedia About the film: Cloud Atlas is a 2012 epic science fiction film based on the novel by David Mitchell, written and directed by the Wachowskis and Tom Tykwer, starring Tom Hanks. More about the film: Wikipedia IMDb
About the book: Divergent is a 2011 novel by Veronica Roth. It is the first in a 4-volume series. More about the book: Wikipedia About the film: Divergent is a 2014 film adapted from the novel, directed by Neil Burger, starring Shailene Woodley. More about the film: Wikipedia IMDb
About the book: The Road is a 2006 novel by Cormac McCarthy. More about the book: Wikipedia About the film: The Road is a 2009 film directed by John Hillcoat, starring Viggo Mortensen. More about the film: Wikipedia IMDb
About the book: The Martian is a 2011 novel by Andy Weir. More about the book: Wikipedia About the film: The Martian is a 2015 film adaptation directed by Ridley Scott, starring Matt Damon. More about the film: Wikipedia IMDb
About the book: I Am Legend is a 1954 novel by Richard Matheson. More about the book: Wikipedia About the film: I Am Legend is a 2007 American post-apocalyptic action thriller film based on the Matheson novel, directed by Francis Lawrence, starring Will Smith. Other adaptations include The Last Man on Earth starring Vincent Price … Read more
by STAFF “BAMBOO: A Post-Apocalyptic Odyssey” – a novel by Clark Hilton. A genre-melding, mind-bending journey through a brutal near future spiked with the anguished hope of new love. Inscrutable in its origin, the novel left me asking these questions: Did I just read a history that had yet to occur? And do we have a … Read more