As the countdown to the Toronto International Film Festival begins, we’re sharing some of the unique and important stories that inspired this year’s lineup. Is the book always better? You be the judge.
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The books that inspired this year's TIFF lineup
The Snowden Files by Luke Harding
This is the story of whistle-blower Edward Snowden who made headlines in 2013 after exposing classified files from America’s National Security Agency that detailed enormous privacy breaches and surveillance. If you love conspiracies, this book is for you.
The books that inspired this year's TIFF lineup
Nocturnal Animals by Austin Wright
Previously named Tony and Susan, this book follows Susan Morrow, a suburban wife who is forced to face her past after she receives a manuscript of her first husband’s unpublished novel. She gets caught up in her ex’s thriller and her orderly life takes a violent turn.
The books that inspired this year's TIFF lineup
American Pastoral by Phillip Roth
Swede Levov is living the American dream: he is a former high-school athlete who married a former beauty queen. But in 1968, the effects of the social and political disorder in America begin to ruin his perfect family life.
The books that inspired this year's TIFF lineup
Lion, Based on A Long Way Home by Sario Brierley
After getting lost on a train in India when he was five years old, Saroo Brierley gets separated from his family and survives for weeks on the streets of Calcutta before getting adopted by an Australian couple. In this autobiographical work, Brierly tells the story of searching for his biological family and what happens when he finally finds what he’s looking for.
The books that inspired this year's TIFF lineup
A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness
This story explore’s 13-year old Conor’s struggle to understand his mother’s terminal cancer. Every night at 12:07 a monster visits Conor, but rather than being feared, he becomes a friend who tells Conor stories and helps him cope with the trauma of losing a loved one.
The books that inspired this year's TIFF lineup
The Queen Of Katwe: A Story Of Life, Chess, And One Extraordinary Girl's Rise From An African Slum by Tim Crothers
An inspiring true story about Phiona, a young girl from Uganda who goes from struggling to find food, to discovering herself and fame through the game of chess.
The books that inspired this year's TIFF lineup
The Secret Scripture: A Novel by Sebastian Barry
Having lived through the political and religious upheavals of twentieth-century Ireland, 99-year-old Roseanne McNulty writes an autobiography that weaves her past as a beguiling young woman and the rigid values of the Catholic church.
The books that inspired this year's TIFF lineup
Denial: Holocaust History on Trial by Deborah E. Lipstadt
Deborah Lipstadt writes about her fight against the Holocaust denial movement publicized by David Irving after Irving filed a libel suit against her, and explains the dangers of such a movement.
The books that inspired this year's TIFF lineup
Unless by Carol Shields
Reta Winters struggles to understand why her daughter Norah abandoned their seemingly happy home to live on the streets of Toronto. The novel chronicles Reta’s pain and her attempts to bring her daughter back.
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