Summer, 2009 Books on Film preview

June 5, 12:51 AMBooks on Film ExaminerConnie Ann Kirk

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Summer, 2009 features several books on film, and summer is always a good time to go to the movies.  The preview calendar below shows that book lovers will have plenty of film adaptations to whet their appetites for film-to-book comparisons.

The calendar lists books on film appearing in theaters in June, July, and August, 2009. Click on the film title for more information.

Why not use an upcoming film as a good excuse to read the book you're unfamiliar with first? Then you can be the expert in your family or group of friends who goes to the movie and can authoritatively compare it favorably, or unfavorably, to the original novel, auto/biography, memoir, or narrative non-fiction.

Not a bad project for summertime fun?  (Books travel well to the beach or pool, you know, and movie theaters are usually *cool*!)

June 12:

The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3, from the novel by John Godey

June 26:

My Sister's Keeper, based on the bestselling novel by Jodi Picoult

Cheri, from the novels, Cheri and The Last of Cheri, by Colette

July 1:

Public Enemies, from the book Public Enemies: America's Greatest Crime Waves and the Birth of the FBI, 1933-34 by Bryan Burrough

 July 10:

I Love You, Beth Cooper, based on the novel by Larry Doyle

 July 15:

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince adapted from the novel by J. K. Rowling

August 7:

Julie & Julia, based on Child's autobiography written with Alex Prud'homme, My Life in France; and the memoir, Julie & Julia: My Year of Cooking Dangerously by Julie Powell

August 14:

Taking Woodstock, from the autobiography, Taking Woodstock: A True Story of a Riot, a Concert, and a Life by Elliot Tiber with Tom Monte

The Time Traveler's Wife, based on the debut novel by Audrey Niffenegger

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Let me know when you see one of these movies and if you read the book before (or after) you went!