Angels & Demons, based on the novel by Dan Brown (author of The Da Vinci Code), opens this Friday, May 15. Ron Howard directs this story of a symbologist (Tom Hanks) who must stop a secret society's attack on the Vatican. The movie tie-in is from Washington Square Press ($16, 9781416580829/1416580824).

Also available: Angels and Demons: The Illustrated Movie Companion by Linda Sunshine (Newmarket, $19.95, 9781557048332/1557048339), featuring a foreword by Dan Brown and more than 270 illustrations.