Monday, August 13, 2018

Read it First: Book to Movie Adaptations (2018+) UPDATED


Hello readers!
Many many apologies for being on such a long hiatus!

I realized I was not up to date on adaptations coming out so I found time to update my list.
Enjoy!

Do you read the book before watching the movie adaptation? Know of any upcoming adaptations that aren't on this list? Let me know in the comments!


2018


AUGUST


The Darkest Minds
by Alexandra Bracken
(NEED TO READ)
releases: August 3, 2018
(Goodreads) (imdb) (movieinsider)


The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
by Mary Ann Shaffer & Annie Barrows
(READ)
releases: August 10, 2018 (On Netflix)


To All The Boys I've Loved Before
by Jenny Han
(NEED TO READ)
releases: August 17, 2018 (on Netflix)
(Goodreads) (imdb) (movieinsider)



The Little Stranger
by Sarah Waters
(READ)
releases: August 31,  2018
(Goodreads) (imdb) (movieinsider)

SEPTEMBER


The House With A Clock In Its Walls
by John Bellairs
(READ)
releases: September 21, 2018

OCTOBER


[I Still See You]
Break My Heart 1,000 Times
by Daniel Waters
(NEED TO READ)
releases: October 12, 2018
(Goodreads) (imdb) (movieinsider)


The Hate U Give 
by Angie Thomas
(READ)

releases: October 9, 2018


[Mowgli]
The Jungle Book
by Rudyard Kipling
(READ)
releases: October 19, 2018
Yes, another one.

NOVEMBER

How the Grinch Stole Christmas
by Dr. Seuss
(READ)
releases: November 9, 2018

The Girl In The Spider's Web
by Stieg Larsson & David Lagercrantz
(NEED TO READ)
releases: November 9, 2018


[Part 2]
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindlewald
by J.K. Rowling
(READ)
releases: November 16, 2018

DECEMBER


Bird Box
by Josh Malerman
(NEED TO READ)
releases: December 21, 2018 (on Netflix)
(Goodreads) (imdb) (movieinsider)

2018 TV SERIES

Good Omens
by Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett
(READ)
releases: 2018 TBA
(Goodreads) (imdb) (movieinsider)

2018 TBA 



The Bell Jar
by Sylvia Plath
(NEED TO READ)
releases: TBA 2018 


[The Postcard Killings]
The Postcard Killers
by James Patterson & Liza Marklund
(NEED TO READ)
releases: TBA 2018


[Anubis]
The Anubis Tapestry: Between Twilights
by Bruce Zeck
(NEED TO READ)
releases: TBA
(Goodreads) (imdb) (movieinsider)

2019


[Ashes in the Snow]
Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys
(READ)
releases: 2018 TBA


The Nightingale
by Kristin Hannah
(NEED TO READ)
releases: January 25, 2019

[Chaos Walking]
The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness
(NEED TO READ)
releases: March 1, 2019


Five Feet Apart
by Rachael Lippincott
(NEED TO READ)
releases: March 22, 2019
(Goodreads) (imdb) (movieinsider)


Where'd You Go, Bernadette?
by Maria Semple
(NEED TO READ)
releases: March 22, 2019


Pet Sematary
by Stephen King
(NEED TO READ)
releases: April 5, 2019


The Rosie Project 
by Graeme Simsion
(NEED TO READ)
releases: May 10, 2019


The Sun Is Also A Star
by Nicola Yoon
(NEED TO READ)
releases: May 17, 2019
(Goodreads) (imdb) (movieinsider)


Artemis Fowl
by Eoin Colfer
(NEED TO READ)
releases: August 9, 2019


IT [Part 2]
by Stephen King
(READ)
releases: September 6, 2018
(Goodreads) (imdb) (movieinsider)


The Woman in the Window 
by A.J. Finn
(NEED TO READ)
releases: October 4, 2019
(Goodreads) (imdb) (movieinsider)


The Goldfinch
by Donna Tartt
(NEED TO READ)
releases: October 11, 2019


Wicked
by Gregory Maguire
(NEED TO READ)
releases: December 20, 2019


The Call of the Wild
by Jack London
(READ)
releases: December 25, 2019


Little Women
by Louisa May Alcott
(READ)
releases: December 25, 2019
(Goodreads) (imdb) (movieinsider)

2020


Doctor Sleep
by Stephen King
(NEED TO READ)
releases: January 24, 2020
(Goodreads) (imdb) (movieinsider)



Nimona
by Noelle Stevenson
(NEED TO READ)
releases: February 14, 2020

OPTIONED/TO BE ANOUNCED
I will update these as more information becomes available.


The Invisible Man
by H.G. Wells
(NEED TO READ)
releases: TBA 2018
(Goodreads) (imdb) (movieinsider)

Illuminae by Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff
(READ)

The Alchemist
by Paulo Coelho
(READ)


An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir
(READ)

The Silver Chair by C.S. Lewis
(The Chronicles of Narnia #4)
(READ)

We Have Always Lived in the Castle
by Shirley Jackson
(READ)


Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark by Alvin Schwarts
(READ)

Foundation by Isaac Asimov
(NEED TO READ)
 television series.

The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater
(NEED to REREAD)
In development
TV show 


The Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan
(READ)
in development
(Goodreads) (imdb) (movieinsider)
Starring Maisie Williams

Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard
(NEED TO READ)

Fortunately, the Milk by Neil Gaiman
(READ) in development
Johnny Depp cast as the father


The Vampire Chronicles by Anne Rice
TV Series

All the Bright Places by Jennifer  Niven
(NEED TO READ)
(Goodreads) (imdb) (movieinsider)
starring Elle Fanning

Monster
by Walter Dean Meyers
(READ)


Dry by Neal Shusterman
(NEED TO READ)
(Goodreads) (imdb) (movieinsider)
book release: October 2018

The Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan
(NEED TO READ)
(Goodreads) (imdb) (movieinsider)

Into the Water by Paula Hawkins
(NEED TO READ)
(Goodreads) (imdb) (movieinsider)


His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman
(READ)
(Goodreads) (imdb) (movieinsider)
BBC One tv series

I will be adding to and editing this list throughout the rest of the year so if you know of any other upcoming adaptations, let me know in the comments and I'll add it!