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  1. 3. The title of this book, a 2012 NYT bestseller, was chosen from the Shakespeare play Julius Caesar, where it was spoken by Cassius to Brutus.
  2. 7. Published in 1936, this book is set in Georgia during the Civil War and Reconstruction Era.
  3. 8. While said in the prologue that it would contain 120 stories, this collection originally published around 1400 contains only 24.
  4. 10. With Al Pacino and Marlon Brando playing large roles, the first 2 movies in this 3 part series were based on the book by Mario Puzo.
  5. 11. This novel published in 1960 follows siblings Jem and Scout, alongside their friend Dill, who is visiting their home of Maycomb.
  6. 13. Set in Alabama, this movie starring Tom Hanks was based on this novel from 1986 by Winston Groom.
  7. 15. “As….you….wish….” this movie was based on an inconceivable novel of the same name.
  8. 17. The author of The Casual Vacancy also wrote another series of much fame, with 8 movies based on the heptology.
  9. 18. Based on Ben Mezrich’s book The Accidental Billionaires, this book and movie are about the founding of a certain social media site.
  10. 19. The author of Coraline who has also written comic strips.
  11. 20. Pen name for Theodor Geisel, an author known mainly for children's literature but also illustrated political cartoons.
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  1. 1. Set in Afghanistan, this bestseller by Khaled Hosseini was popularized in book clubs and appeared on the NYT bestseller list for 2 years.
  2. 2. The opening of this book is "It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife."
  3. 4. This first book in the series follows the main character Percy as he battles mythical creatures across the U.S.
  4. 5. Written in 2008, this dystopian book and the other 2 in the trilogy are set in a place called Panem.
  5. 6. This psychological horror and thriller film featuring iconic lines like “I’m having an old friend for dinner,” was based on a novel of the same name.
  6. 9. The author of The Shining that has also written 64 (and counting) other novels/novellas.
  7. 12. The author best known for her 2016 romance novel It Ends with Us, who self-published many books before signing with a publisher.
  8. 14. This poem from Mesopotamia is the oldest known written story.
  9. 16. This book has the main character moving to a new town so her mother can travel with the minor league baseball player she married.