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Like every year, 2019 has been chock full of movie adaptations of well-loved books. Some of them have already tanked (ahem The Goldfinch), while others look extremely promising (Little Women) or possibly worth a watch (Where Did You Go Bernadette). If you love movies as much as you love books, you’ll want to prepare for the following big 2020 releases. We've outlined five highly anticipated ones to look out for here.
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Galway girl by Ken BruenReeling from a violent family tragedy, private investigator Jack Taylor finds himself on the trail of a psychotic assassin who has been murdering high-profile Galway police officers.Genre: Hardboiled fiction; MysteriesCharacter: Brooding; FlawedPace: Fast-pacedTone: Strong sense of place; ViolentWriting Style: Gritty; Spare
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The long call by Ann CleevesIn this new series, the introspective detective Matthew Venn of Devon and his team search for an itinerant worker’s murderer. Connections emerge to Venn’s estranged parents’ religious community and his partner’s workplace. A solid, almost cozy British mystery for fans of Kate Atkinson and Elly Griffiths.Genre: MysteriesCharacter: Flawed; LGBTQIA diverseStoryline: Intricately plottedTone: Atmospheric
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Love and death among the cheetahs by Rhys BowenWhen Georgie and Darcy arrive in Kenya's Happy Valley for their honeymoon, one of the leaders in the community is found dead, forcing them to navigate the local aristocracy's wild parties and rampant infidelities to identify a killer in hiding.Genre: Cozy mysteries; Gentle reads; Historical mysteriesThemes: Vacation interruptedTone: AtmosphericWriting Style: Engaging
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Get a life, Chloe Brown by Talia HibbertEmerging from a life-threatening illness, a fiercely organized but unfulfilled computer geek recruits a mysterious artist to help her establish meaning in her life, before finding herself engaged in reckless but thrilling activities.Genre: Contemporary romances; Multicultural romancesThemes: Dealing with illness; Opposites attractCharacter: Ability diverse; Complex; Culturally diverseTone: Funny; Moving; SteamyWriting Style: Banter-filled
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All fired up by Lori FosterCharlotte Parrish has always wanted a certain kind of man: someone responsible, settled, boring. Bad boys need not apply. But when her car leaves her stranded and a mysterious stranger with brooding eyes and a protective streak comes to her rescue, she can’t deny how drawn she is to him.Genre: Contemporary romancesThemes: New in townTone: SteamyWriting Style: Engaging
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The bridge to Belle Island by Julie KlassenInvestigating a mysterious death on a remote island on the Thames, a disgraced lawyer is unexpectedly drawn to the case’s chief suspect, an enigmatic woman who has been having recurring nightmares about the victim.Genre: Christian historical romances Character: Likeable; Complex Tone: Atmospheric; Chaste Writing Style: Engaging
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The confession club by Elizabeth BergInvited to join a supper club where friends in their community support each other throughout private setbacks, two women enduring difficult relationships discover the power of friendship and sharing their secrets.Genre: Gentle reads; Mainstream fictionThemes: Ensemble casts; Life in small townsCharacter: Likeable; QuirkyTone: Heartwarming; UpbeatWriting Style: Engaging
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Life and other inconveniences by Kristan HigginsA blue-blood grandmother and her black-sheep granddaughter discover they are truly two sides of the same coin.Genre: Multiple perspectives; Women's lives and relationshipsThemes: Family gatherings; Home againCharacter: RelatableStoryline: Character-drivenTone: Amusing; Moving; RomanticWriting Style: Engaging
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The bookish life of Nina Hill by Abbi WaxmanA confirmed introvert finds her simple life upended when the father she never knew passes away, revealing an enormous extended family that overwhelms her budding relationship with a fellow trivia buff.Genre: Chick litThemes: Books about books; Family gatherings; Fish out of waterCharacter: Likeable; Relatable; Snarky; SympatheticTone: SardonicWriting Style: Engaging
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The starless sea by Erin MorgensternDiscovering a mysterious book of prisoner tales, a Vermont graduate student recognizes a story from his own life before following clues to a magical underground library that is being targeted for destruction.Genre: Fantasy fiction; Multiple perspectivesThemes: Books about books; Hidden among usCharacter: LGBTQIA diverseStoryline: UnconventionalTone: Atmospheric; Moving; Mystical; RomanticWriting Style: Lush; Lyrical; Richly detailed
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The Andromeda evolution by Daniel H. WilsonA 50th-anniversary sequel to The Andromeda Strain finds a Brazilian drone detecting a bizarre anomaly in the middle of the jungle with the same chemical signature of the microparticle that nearly ended all life on Earth.Genre: Bio-thrillers; Science fictionThemes: Race against timePace: Fast-pacedTone: SuspensefulWriting Style: Compelling; Jargon-filled; Richly detailed
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Ninth house by Leigh BardugoSurviving a horrific multiple homicide, a girl from the wrong side of the tracks is unexpectedly offered a full scholarship to Yale, where her mysterious benefactors task her with monitoring the university’s secret societies.Genre: Urban fantasyCharacter: AuthenticStoryline: World-buildingTone: Atmospheric; SuspensefulWriting Style: Compelling
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The remakingby Clay McLeod ChapmanAn actress who is caught in a cycle of horror stemming from a role she played -- that of a girl burned at the stake for witchcraft -- sees her chance to finally be free of her curse when a true-crime investigator tracks her down to interview her for his popular podcast.Genre: Ghost stories; Horror; Multiple perspectivesThemes: Cursed!; Inspired by real events; Witchcraft and the occultTone: Creepy; Disturbing; MenacingWriting Style: Compelling
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The whisper manby Alex NorthMourning the death of his wife, a father and his young son move to Featherbank for a fresh start but find their new town has a dark past involving a serial killer named "The Whisper Man."Genre: Police procedurals; Psychological suspenseThemes: Real life monstersCharacter: AuthenticStoryline: Intricately plottedTone: Haunting; Heartwrenching; Menacing; MovingWriting Style: Compelling
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The wives by Tarryn FisherThe protagonist in Fisher's latest novel puts up with something most of us couldn't stand: she gracefully accepts the fact that her husband has two other wives she doesn't know. Then she inadvertently meets and befriends one of them (revealing nothing about herself) and is shocked to notice that this wife is clearly being abused. And what about the third wife?Genre: Psychological suspenseStoryline: Intricately plottedPace: Fast-paced
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Under occupationby Alan FurstA historical novel based on the true stories of Polish prisoners in Nazi Germany finds a young member of the French resistance in occupied Paris navigating increasingly dangerous assignments and the machinations of an enigmatic spy.Genre: Historical thrillers; Spy fiction; War storiesThemes: Inspired by real eventsPace: Fast-paced
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Soul of the borderby Matteo RighettoWhen her father goes missing during a routine trip smuggling tobacco across the Italian border, Jole de Boer must retrace his route to uncover the truth about his mysterious disappearance.Genre: Historical fiction; Literary fiction; TranslationsCharacter: ComplexTone: AtmosphericWriting Style: Compelling; Lush; Lyrical; Richly detailed
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The poppy wifeby Caroline ScottHired by other families looking for MIA soldiers, a grieving man searches for his own missing brother along the Western Front, where he photographs soldier graves while making life-changing discoveries.Genre: Historical fictionCharacter: Well-developedTone: Atmospheric; MovingWriting Style: Engaging; Lyrical; Richly detailed; Well-researched
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Catch and kill : lies, spies, and a conspiracy to protect predators by Ronan FarrowCatch and Kill continues Ronan Farrow's award-winning investigation into sexual misconduct and the machine deployed by powerful men to silence survivors of abuse and threaten reporters chasing those survivors' stories. With original reporting and stunning revelations, Catch and Kill tells how far some powerful people have went to terrorize, intimidate and silence victimized women. Genre: Society and culture; True CrimeStoryline: Issue-orientedTone: Sobering
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How to catch a mole : wisdom from a life lived in nature by Marc HamerInfusing his wanderings with brilliant poetry and stark, simple observations on nature|s oft-ignored details, the author, a former mole-catcher who vowed to stop trapping moles forever, shares what led him to this strange career.Genre: Nature writing; Nature WritingTone: ReflectiveWriting Style: Descriptive; Engaging
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Do you mind if I cancel?by Gary JanettiThe acclaimed Instagram comedian and television writer and producer of such series as Will & Grace and Family Guy presents a collection of essays chronicling the highs, lows and laugh-out-loud indignities of his early life and career.Genre: Autobiographies and memoirs; Essays; Humor writingTone: FunnyWriting Style: Candid; Conversational
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Discover more items by searching the library catalogue here!
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