The Great Short Stories (GSS) reading and discussion group is currently using "Adaptations: From Short Story to Big Screen: 35 Great Stories That Have Inspired Great Films." \;Click here to reserve a copy.
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\nBelow\, the stories (an d books) for each meeting are listed. GSS meets the second Monday of each month at 6:30pm in the Community Meeting Room AND online via Zoom. If you' d prefer to attend online\, register your email to receive a Zoom meeting link closer to the event. \; The Zoom meeting will open at 6:20pm.&nbs p\; If no one has joined the Zoom by 6:45\, the meeting will be closed at that time to avoid distraction during the meeting.
\nJanuary 13 - "The Swimmer" by John Cheever\ , page 401 in "Adaptations\," adapted to The Swimmer\, directed b y Frank Perry in 1968. The film adaptation is available streaming free and for rent on various online services. Bill is leading. \; A screening of the film will be held the weekend before\, on Sunday\, January 12 at 3p m\, click here to register.
\nFebruary 10 - "Before Tonde\, After Tonde" by Petina Gappah\, page 115 in "One World: A Global Anthology of Short Stories." \; Holley is leadin g.
\nMarch 10 - "Jerry and Molly and Sam" by Raymond Carver\, page 15 in "Adaptations\," adapted to Short Cuts\, directed by Robert Altman in 1993. The film adapta tion is available on dvd in the JCLC. Mary is leading.
\n< span style="text-decoration: line-through\;">May 12 - "Minority Report" by Philip K. Kick\, page 119 in "Adaptations\," adapted to Minority Report\, directed by Steven Spielberg in 2002. \; The film adaptation is avail able on dvd in the JCLC\, streams free on Pluto TV with ads\, is available to rent on Amazon Prime Video\, and is available for Paramount+ subscribe rs. Samuel is leading. A screening of the film will be held at the library the weekend before on Saturday\, May 10th at 3pm\, more information here.
\nJuly 14 - "My Friend Flicka" by Mary O'Hara\, page 495 in " Adaptations\," adapted to My Friend Flicka directed by Harold Sch uster in 1943. The film adaptation is unrated and is available on dvd at 3 libraries around the county\, and for rental on Amazon Prime Video. Carol is leading. \;
\nAugust 11 - "A Reputation" by Richard Edward Connell\, page 296 in "Adaptations\," adapted to Meet John Doe directed by Frank Capra in 1941. The film adaptation is unrated and is available on dvd at 3 libra ries around the county and is free to stream with a valid library card on Hoopla and Kanopy. \; It also streams free with a valid account on Rok u\, Tubi\, and Plex\, and may be available to rent on some premium subscri ption services. Bob is leading.
\nSeptember 8 - "Homeless" by Ovo Adagha\, page 169 in "O ne World: A Global Anthology of Short Stories." This is the final story re maining in this text and Holley is leading.
\nOctober 13 - "Cyclists' Raid" by Frank Roon ey\, page 331 in "Adaptations\," adapted to The Wild One directed by Laslo Benedek in 1954. \; The film adaptation is unrated and is av ailable on dvd at 1 library in the county and streams free with a valid ac count on Tubi. It may be available to rent on some premium subscription se rvices. \; Sandra is leading.
\nNovember 10 - "Emergency" by Denis Johnson\, page 585 in "Adaptations\," adapted to Jesus' Son< /em> directed by Alison Maclean in 1999\, Rated R. \; While there is n o physical media available in the county\, it is free to stream with a val id library card on Hoopla and Kanopy. \; It may be available to rent o n some premium subscription services. Ron is leading.
\nDecember 8 - Special guest! UAB film scholar Ga reth Jones will lead this meeting! "Herbert West-Reanimato r: Six Shots by Moonlight" by H.P. Lovecraft\, page 204 in "Adaptations\," adapted to Re-Animator directed by Stuart Gordon in 1985. The film adapta tion is unrated and is available on dvd at 1 library in the county. \; As of June 2025\, the entire film is available on Youtube and may be avai lable to rent on some premium subscription services. Samuel is leading.
\nJanuary 12\, 2026 - "The Harvey Pekar Name Story" by Harvey Pekar\, page 261 in "Adapations\," adapted to American Splendor directed by Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini in 2003. The film adaptation is Rated R and is available on dvd at 5 libraries around the county. As of June 2025 \, the film is streaming on HBO Max and available to rent on other premium subscription services. This is the final story remaining in this text and Holley is leading.
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