Books that made it on the big screen

A collection of the pilot books for popular series, for those of us who love to follow a character's journey for as long as an author will let us! Some of the below series have heavily debated starting points and book read orders--in those cases the pilot was selected based on what seems to be the most popular approach.

Contemporary Literary Fiction where nothing out of the ordinary happens but the characters’ inner lives are rich, complicated, and layered.

Thrillers with nosy neighbors and homes with something to hide.

Subversive reads from authors unafraid to tackle taboos.

To be known and to know others.

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