14 of TV’s newest obsessions were books first.
Take a look at what to add to your reading list.
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The series remains true to the intentions of the novel while proving relevant for a modern audience.
The first novel,Codename Villanelle, has newly been released stateside.
There’s plenty more murderous-escapist fare to be found in the books.
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Simmons received a British Fantasy Award nomination for his fictionalized account of Captain Sir John Franklin’s lost expedition.
The stories, however, are universally acclaimed.
The book remains a seminal favorite, however, far outranking the show in popularity.
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Paramount NetworksWacofocuses on Noesners most detailed account, dramatizing the 51-day Waco siege in 1993 of the Branch Davidians.
A charismatic performance fromFriday Night Lightsalum Taylor Kitsch has lifted visibility on the drama.
(Note:Wacoalso drew fromA Place Called Wacoby David Thibodeau & Leon Whiteson.)
Sophie Mutevelian/BBC America
Fantagraphics; Netflix
DC; Annette Brown/The CW
Little, Brown; Nadav Kander/AMC
Knopf Doubleday ; JoJo Whilden/Hulu
Bantam; Ray Mickshaw/FX
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Random House Publishing; Netflix
Random House; Kata Vermes/TNT
Riverhead Books; Peter Kramer/NBC
House of Anansi; Todd Antony/BBC/AMC
Random House Publishing; Paramount Network
