The Credits 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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Fight the Power: Rap, Race, and Reality
Chuck D“Fight the Power” producer Helen Bart talks hip hop history, and tells us how @MrChuckD helped the production tell the epic story of a music genre that changed the world. https://t.co/NzMA6uci8l
Paperback, 1998
$19.00Member price:$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Polite Society
Mahesh Rao“Polite Society” writer/director Nida Manzoor talks about about her influences, from #TheMatrix to Bollywood, personal elements she pulled from her upbringing, and how her crew were integral to making this buoyant genre-bending film successful: https://t.co/bOJV20xkUV
Hardcover, 2019
$26.00Member price:$13.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Dune
Frank Herbert“Dune took years to be made because it was a challenge to respect Frank Herbert’s book and bring it to the big screen.” #Dune writer/director Denis Villeneuve tells @Collider how the film came to fruition. https://www.motionpictures.org/2022/01/dune-writer-director-denis-villeneuve-on-bringing-a-sci-fi-epic-to-life/
Paperback, 2005
$18.00Member price:$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms
George R. R. MartinA new #GameOfThrones prequel “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: The Hedge Knight,” is coming to HBO — based on George R. R. Martin’s “Dunk & Egg” books set 90 years before the events in “A Song of Ice and Fire.” https://t.co/qX9dFe9bPA
Paperback, 2020
$20.00Member price:$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power: Movie Book
Zoha KhannThe early reactions to "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power" are in, and it sounds like the return quest to Middle-earth has been worth the wait — critics are wowed by a bold, breathtaking production worthy of Tolkien. We've got the early reviews: https://t.co/wXQwRNCvON
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Shantaram
Gregory David RobertsTake a peek at ‘Shantaram’ — the new Apple TV+ series based on the international bestselling novel by Gregory David Roberts, debuting on the platform on October 14. Watch the first trailer: https://t.co/BKO8xukdam
Paperback, 2005
$23.00Member price:$11.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Hedge Knight: The Graphic Novel
George R. R. MartinA new #GameOfThrones prequel “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: The Hedge Knight,” is coming to HBO — based on George R. R. Martin’s “Dunk & Egg” books set 90 years before the events in “A Song of Ice and Fire.” https://t.co/qX9dFe9bPA
Paperback, 2013
$18.99Member price:$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Leaves of Grass
Walt WhitmanWe speak with “The Whale” screenwriter Samuel D. Hunter about his personal connection to the film’s script, drawing inspiration from Walt Whitman’s “Leaves of Grass,” and the importance of optimism even in the face of dark realities. https://t.co/HpQJRGL2Ee
Leather / Fine Binding, 2018
$24.99Member price:$12.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Hunger Games
Suzanne CollinsThe new official “The Hunger Games: The Ballads of Songbirds & Snakes” trailer, based on Suzanne Collins’ prequel novel, offers fans a close-up look at how the wicked world of Panem came to be. #TheHungerGames https://t.co/oqau5jEToH
Hardcover, 2010
$33.35Member price:$16.67 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Leave the World Behind
Rumaan Alam.@Deadline reports that Mahershala Ali will co-star with Julia Roberts in Netflix’s #LeaveTheWorldBehind – an adaption of Rumaan Alam’s novel of the same name. https://www.motionpictures.org/2021/09/mahershala-ali-joining-julia-roberts-in-netflixs-leave-the-world-behind/
Paperback, 2021
$18.99Member price:$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book