Read It First: Book to Movie Adaptations Master List (2019+)

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!

2019

MARCH

Five Feet Apart
by Rachael Lippincott
releases: March 15, 2019
(Goodreads) (imdb) (movieinsider)

APRIL

Pet Sematary

by Stephen King

releases: April 5, 2019

(Goodreads) (imdb) (movieinsider)

MAY

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

AUGUST

Artemis Fowl

by Eoin Colfer
releases: August 9, 2019  May 2020

(Goodreads) (imdb) (movieinsider)

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
by Alvin Schwarts

releases: August 9, 2019

(Goodreads) (imdb) (movieinsider)

Where'd You Go, Bernadette?

by Maria Semple

releases: August 9, 2019  Aug 16

(Goodreads) (imdb) (movieinsider)

SEPTEMBER

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

The Art of Racing in the Rain
by Garth Stein
releases: September 27, 2019  August 9
(Goodreads) (imdb) (movieinsider)

OCTOBER

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

The Goldfinch

by Donna Tartt

releases: October 11, 2019  September 13

(Goodreads) (imdb) (movieinsider)

NOVEMBER

Doctor Sleep
by Stephen King
releases: November 8, 2019
(Goodreads) (imdb) (movieinsider)

The Good Liar
by Nicholas Searle
releases: November 15, 2019
(Goodreads) (imdb) (movieinsider)

DECEMBER

The Call of the Wild

by Jack London

releases: December 25, 2019  Feb 2020

(Goodreads) (imdb) (movieinsider)

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

2020

The Voyages of Doctor DoLittle
by Hugh Lofting
releases: January 17, 2020
(Goodreads) (imdb) (movieinsider)

Nimona

by Noelle Stevenson

releases: February 14, 2020  March 5

(Goodreads) (imdb) (movieinsider)

Death on the Nile
by Agatha Christie
releases: October 2 or 22, 2020
(Goodreads) (imdb) (movieinsider)

2020 TBA

[Chaos Walking]

The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness

releases: 2020

(Goodreads) (imdb) (movieinsider)

Fear Street
by R.L. Stine
releases: 2020 TBA
(Goodreads) (imdb) (movieinsider)

The Willoughbys
by Lois Lowry
releases: 2020 TBA
(Goodreads) (imdb) (movieinsider)

Stargirl
by Jerry Spinelli
releases: 2020 TBA
(Goodreads) (imdb) (movieinsider)

2021

Wicked

by Gregory Maguire

releases: December 22, 2021

(Goodreads) (imdb) (movieinsider)

I'll be adding to and editing this list throughout the year so feel free to comment if you know of any new adaptations or updates!