That's Based on a Book?

August 16, 2010

You might be surprised to learn how many of your favorite TV shows are actually based on books.

• TNT's newest series, Rizzoli & Isles, is based on the Jane Rizzoli and Maura Isles series by Tess Gerritsen.
• True Blood is based on the Sookie Stackhouse series by Charlaine Harris.
• Bones is based on the Temperance Brennan series by Kathy Reichs.
• Dexter is loosely based on the Dexter Morgan series by Jeff Lindsay.
• Medium is based on “Don't Kiss Them Good-Bye” by Allison DuBois.
• Friday Night Lights is based on a book by H.G. Bissinger.
• Gossip Girl is based on the Gossip Girl series by Cecily Von Ziegesar.
• Pretty Little Liars is based on a series by Sara Shepard.
• The Vampire Diaries is based on a series by L.J. Smith. 

Stop by the Parkville Branch to place these great series on hold today.