The 2018 Oscars: Watch That? Read This.

By Gwen Glazer, Librarian
February 23, 2018
Book and film cover montage for the 2018 Oscars

Roll out the red carpet: The 90th (!) Academy Awards will take place on Sunday, March 4.

We have nearly all of the films available to check out of the Library. But don't stop there: If you've already seen and loved the movie, or you're just waiting for the perfect moment, we've picked out a few books that have similar themes or resonate particularly well with this year's nominees. 

Have other ideas about books that would pair well with these films? Let us know in the comments.

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Call Me by Your Name

Call Me by Your Name (the book) by André AcimanThe End of Eddy by Edouard Louis

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Dunkirk

Band of Brothers by Stephen E. Ambrose

The Miracle of Dunkirk by Walter Lord

 

The Dutchman and the Slave; Get Out; The Sellout

Get Out

Dutchman and the Slave by Amiri Baraka

The Selloutby Paul Beatty

 

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Lady Bird

Mom & Me & Mom by Maya Angelou

My Name Is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout

 

 

Rebecca; The Phantom Thread;  The Buddha in the Attic

Phantom Thread

Rebecca by Daphne Du MaurierThe Buddha in the Attic by Julie Otsuka

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The Post

All the President's Men by Carl BernsteinPersonal History by Katharine Graham

 

 

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The Shape of Water

Dragonflight by Anne McCaffrey The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin

 

 

Dear Martin; Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri; The Face on the Milk Cartoon

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

Dear Martin by Nic StoneThe Face on the Milk Carton by Caroline B. Cooney
 

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Have trouble reading standard print? Many of these titles are available in formats for patrons with print disabilities.

Staff picks are chosen by NYPL staff members and are not intended to be comprehensive lists. We'd love to hear your ideas too, so leave a comment and tell us what you'd recommend. And check out our Staff Picks browse tool for more recommendations!