Melissa Silverstein Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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Founder/Publisher of @womenahollywood which educates, advocates and agitates for gender equality and inclusion. Artistic Director of Athena Film Festival.

Hamnet
Maggie O'Farrell
Exciting Chloé Zhao To Direct Adaptation Of Maggie O’Farrell’s Novel ‘Hamnet’ For Amblin Partners https://t.co/wkHSlQ9EHT
Paperback, 2021
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Parable of the Sower
Octavia E. Butler
Garrett Bradley to Direct Adaptation of Octavia E. Butler’s “Parable of the Sower” for A24 https://t.co/yRpbpjrEIN https://t.co/lk3zCzN9XY
Paperback, 2019
$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Romeo and Juliet
William Shakespeare
“Yes, God, Yes” writer-director Karen Maine is teaming up with Kaitlyn Dever for a “comedic and revisionist” take on William Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet.” https://t.co/WELLzAX5bu https://t.co/nRK3AMo99c
Paperback, 2004
$6.99$3.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Run, Rose, Run
James Patterson
Dolly Parton to Star in Adaptation of Her Book “Run, Rose, Run,” Also Producing with Reese Witherspoon https://t.co/h8zRp8A9W2 https://t.co/NyQyPH3TqU
Paperback, 2023
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Seductive Poison: A Jonestown Survivor's Story of Life and Death in the Peoples Temple
Deborah Layton
.@ChloeGMoretz is joining Anne Sewitsky’s “White Night,” an adaptation of former high-ranking member of the People’s Temple cult Deborah Layton’s memoir “Seductive Poison.” https://t.co/CFK0X94IKX https://t.co/NEjpWYFEm9
Paperback, 1999
$19.00$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Island Queen
Vanessa Riley
“Bridgerton’s” Julie Anne Robinson & Adjoa Andoh Reteam for Adaptation of Vanessa Riley’s “Island Queen” https://t.co/NAzYclODTk https://t.co/iyFs9d4FAN
Paperback, 2022
$16.99$8.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Aurora
David Koepp
Kathryn Bigelow will direct Netflix's screen adaptation of David Koepp's "Aurora." https://t.co/hR57EKsKXG
Paperback, Mass Market, 2024
$9.99$4.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Fledgling
Octavia E. Butler
HBO Orders Pilot Script Based on Octavia Butler’s “Fledgling” from Sonya Winton-Odamtten & Jonathan I. Kidd https://t.co/BZMb2oG1WZ https://t.co/MFwhErDU8o
Paperback, 2022
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Price of Salt
Patricia Highsmith
Eva Vitija on Paying Tribute to “The Price of Salt” Author Patricia Highsmith in “Loving Highsmith” https://t.co/JRirZGRc3l https://t.co/rmx8pEIkXZ
Paperback, 2021
$7.95$3.97 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
Taylor Jenkins Reid
Liz Tigelaar is bringing another best-selling book to the screen. The “Little Fires Everywhere” creator, showrunner, and exec producer is set to pen a film adaptation of Taylor Jenkins Reid’s “The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo” for Netflix https://t.co/dvxjhidMG6 https://t.co/iooFeWBVS8
Paperback, 2018
$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book