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Books on Screen

Each month, our Books on Screen feature spotlights movies, television shows, miniseries and specials that are based on books of various genres --- including novels, memoirs, comics, children's books, short stories and poetry --- along with the latest DVD releases.

March 2022

March's Books on Screen roundup includes the series premieres of "Pachinko" and "The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey" on Apple TV+, along with Netflix's "Pieces of Her" and "Midnight at the Pera Palace"; the season premieres of "Outlander" on Starz and "Bridgerton" on Netflix; the films Deep Water, The Unbreakable Boy and Mothering Sunday; the continuation of HBO's "My Brilliant Friend" and ABC's "Big Sky"; and the DVD releases of Redeeming Love, A Journal for Jordan, Nightmare Alley and Marry Me.

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February 2022

February's Books on Screen roundup includes the series premieres of "Reacher" on Amazon Prime Video, "The Girl Before" on HBO Max, and "Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber" on Showtime; the films Death on the Nile, No Exit, Through My Window and The Sky Is Everywhere; the season premieres of "My Brilliant Friend" on HBO, and "Sweet Magnolias" and "Young Wallander" on Netflix; the season finales of "Around the World in 80 Days" and "All Creatures Great and Small" on PBS "Masterpiece"; and the DVD releases of Eternals, Clifford the Big Red Dog, House of Gucci, The Hating Game and The King's Man.

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January 2022

January's Books on Screen roundup includes the films Redeeming Love, Munich – The Edge of War, Brazen and The Tiger Rising; the conclusion of "Station Eleven" on HBO Max and the season finale of "Dexter: New Blood" on Showtime; the series premiere of "Around the World in 80 Days" on PBS "Masterpiece"; the season premieres of TNT's "Snowpiercer" and HBO Max's "Gomorrah"; and the DVD releases of Dune, The Dry and Antlers.

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December 2021

December's Books on Screen roundup includes the series premieres of HBO Max's "Station Eleven" and Netflix's "Stay Close" and "Anxious People"; the season finales of "The Wheel of Time" on Amazon Prime Video and "Gossip Girl" on HBO Max; the films The Hating Game, The Tender Bar, The Lost Daughter and Diary of a Wimpy Kid; and the DVD releases of Dear Evan Hansen, The Last Duel, Cry Macho and Venom: Let There Be Carnage.

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November 2021

November's Books on Screen roundup includes the series premieres of "Dexter: New Blood" on Showtime and "The Wheel of Time" on Amazon Prime Video; the season finales of "American Rust" on Showtime, "The Morning Show" on Apple TV+ and "Dan Brown's The Lost Symbol" on Peacock; the conclusion of the Hulu miniseries "Dopesick"; the films Debbie Macomber's A Mrs. Miracle Christmas, Nantucket Noel, House of Gucci and Clifford the Big Red Dog; and the DVD releases of My Salinger Year, Flag Day and Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.

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October 2021

October's Books on Screen roundup includes the series premieres of "Maid" on Netflix, "Dopesick" on Hulu and "I Know What You Did Last Summer" on Amazon Prime Video; the season three release of "You" on Netflix; the films Dune, Fever Dream and There’s Someone Inside Your House; the continuation of "Dan Brown's The Lost Symbol," "The Morning Show" and "American Rust"; and the DVD releases of The Suicide Squad, Naked Singularity and Old.
 

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September 2021

September's Books on Screen roundup includes the season two premieres of "The Morning Show" on Apple TV+ and "Big Sky" on ABC; the series debuts of Peacock's "Dan Brown's The Lost Symbol," Showtime's "American Rust" and Netflix's "The Chestnut Man"; the films Dear Evan Hansen, Cinderella, Cry Macho and Worth; and the DVD releases of Black Widow and Cruella.
 

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August 2021

August's Books on Screen roundup includes the debut of Hulu's "Nine Perfect Strangers"; the five-episode miniseries "Gone for Good" on Netflix; the season five premiere of Hallmark Channel's "Chesapeake Shores"; the season one finale of "The Mysterious Benedict Society" on Disney+; and the DVD releases of Those Who Wish Me Dead, Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway and 12 Mighty Orphans.

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July 2021

July's Books on Screen roundup includes the six-episode miniseries "Catch and Kill: The Podcast Tapes" on HBO; the conclusion of "Lisey's Story" on Apple TV+; the series premieres of the "Gossip Girl" reboot on HBO Max and "The Pursuit of Love" on Amazon Prime Video; Netflix's Fear Street trilogy, The Last Letter from Your Lover and season three of "Virgin River"; and the DVD releases of Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street and Walking with Herb.

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June 2021

June's Books on Screen roundup includes the final season release of "Bosch" on Amazon Prime Video; the series premiere of "Lisey's Story" on Apple TV+; the season four finale of "The Handmaid's Tale" on Hulu; the films Fatherhood on Netflix, and Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway and 12 Mighty Orphans in theaters; and the DVD releases of The World to Come, French Exit and The Unholy.

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