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Week of June 30, 2014

Releases for the week of June 30th include NIGHT FILM by Marisha Pessl, the haunting story of a journalist who becomes obsessed with the mysterious death of a troubled prodigy --- the daughter of an iconic, reclusive filmmaker; TAMARACK COUNTY, the 13th installment in William Kent Krueger's Cork O'Connor mystery series; A TAP ON THE WINDOW, in which Linwood Barclay reveals the dark side of a small town --- and the even darker secrets that hide there; SOMERSET, a prequel to Leila Meacham's multi-generational epic, ROSES; and I WEAR THE BLACK HAT, a collection of essays that finds Chuck Klosterman questioning the modern understanding of villainy.

December 2020

December's Books on Screen roundup includes the films News of the World, Wonder Woman 1984, The Midnight Sky and Nomadland; the series premieres of "The Stand" on CBS All Access, "The Hardy Boys" on Hulu, and "Bridgerton" on Netflix; the conclusion of HBO Max's "The Flight Attendant"; the season two finale of "His Dark Materials" on HBO; and the DVD releases of The War with Grandpa, Waiting for the Barbarians and Jiu Jitsu.

April 2021

April's Books on Screen roundup includes the films Tom Clancy's Without Remorse on Amazon Prime Video and Things Heard & Seen on Netflix; the season four premiere of "The Handmaid's Tale" on Hulu; the season one releases of Netflix's "The Innocent" and "Shadow and Bone"; the series premieres of "Made for Love" on HBO Max and "The Mosquito Coast" on Apple TV+; and the DVD releases of Nomadland and Son of the South.

C. J. Box, author of The Highway

Two sisters set out across a remote stretch of Montana road, and it is the last time anyone hears from them again. Cody Hoyt, who has just lost his job as police investigator, begins the drive south to the girls’ last known location. Meanwhile, his former rookie partner, Cassie Dewell, discovers that Gracie and Danielle Sullivan aren’t the first girls who have disappeared in this area. This majestic landscape is the hunting ground for a killer whose viciousness is outmatched only by his intelligence.