Spoiler alert: The book is better. Still, it’s a thrill to see the characters you spent hours building in your mind come alive on the big screen (even if they look nothing like you’d imagined). As we walk down the red carpet and into award season, your watch list will undoubtedly grow, but consider adding these books to your reading list as well. Or, see it, then borrow the ebook or audiobook from your local library on the Libby app to experience the story in a whole new way.
This year, books turned into movies will hit it big on the big screen with much-anticipated releases like Daisy Jones & The Six and the continuation in series favorites like Shadow and Bone, Dune: Part Two and Heartstopper.
Read on for more of the best book to movie adaptations coming out this year:
The Lying Life of Adults starring Giordana Marengo, Valeria Golino and Alessandro Preziosi
Jan. 4*
Read: The Lying Life of Adults by Elena Ferrante
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck starring Mark Manson
Jan. 4, streaming Jan. 10
Read: The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson
The Pale Blue Eye starring Christian Bale, Harry Melling and Lucy Boynton
Jan. 6
Read: The Pale Blue Eye by Louis Bayard
Women Talking starring Rooney Mara, Claire Foy, Sheila McCarthy and Frances McDormand
Jan. 6
Read: Women Talking by Miriam Toews
Mayfair Witches starring Alexandra Daddario, Harry Hamlin, Tongayi Chirisa and Jack Huston
Jan. 8
Read: The Witching Hour by Anne Rice (Book 1)
A Man Called Otto starring Tom Hanks, Mariana Treviño, Rachel Keller and Manual Garcia-Rulfo
Jan. 13
Read: A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
Wolf Pack starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, Rodrigo Santoro and Armani Jackson
Jan. 26
Read: Wolf Pack by Edo van Belkom
Lockwood & Co. starring Ruby Stokes, Cameron Chapman and Ali Hadji-Heshmati
Jan. 27
Read: Lockwood & Co by Jonathan Stroud
Dear Edward starring Colin O’Brien and Connie Britton
Feb. 3
Read: Dear Edward by Ann Napolitano
Knock at the Cabin starring Dave Bautista, Jonathan Groff and Ben Aldridge
Feb. 3
Read: The Cabin at the End of the World by Paul Tremblay
Marlowe starring Liam Neeson, Diane Kruger and Jessica Lange
Feb. 15
Read: The Black-Eyed Blonde by Benjamin Black
Emily starring Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Fionn Whitehead and Emma Mackey
Feb. 17
Read: Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
Jesus Revolution starring Joel Courtney, Kelsey Grammar and Anna Grace Barlow
Feb. 24
Read: Jesus Revolution by Greg Laurie and Ellen Vaughn
White House Plumbers starring Woody Harrelson and Justin Theroux
March 2023
Read: Integrity by Egil Krogh
Daisy Jones & The Six starring Riley Keough, Sebastian Chacon and Sam Claflin
March 3
Read: Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Shadow and Bone, Season 2 starring Jessie Mei Li, Ben Barnes and Archie Renaux
March 16
Read: Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo
Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret starring Rachel McAdams, Kathy Bates and Abby Ryder Fortson
April 28
Read: Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret by Judy Blume
Love Again starring Sam Heughan, Celine Dion and Priyanka Chopra Jonas
May 12
Read: Text For You by Sofie Cramer
Harold and the Purple Crayon starring Zachary Levi, Zooey Deschanel, Lil Rel Howery and Ravi Patel
June 30
Read: Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson
Oppenheimer starring Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt, Robert Downey Jr. and Matt Damon
July 21
Read: American Prometheus by Kai Bird
MEG 2: The Trench starring Jason Statham and Sienna Guillory
Aug. 4
Read: The Trench by Steve Alten
The Last Voyage of Demeter starring Corey Hawkins, Aisling Franciosi and Liam Cunningham
Aug. 11
Read: Dracula by Bram Stoker
Dune: Part Two starring Timothée Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson and Josh Brolin
Nov. 3
Read: Dune by Frank Herbert
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes starring Hunter Schafer, Viola Davis, Peter Dinklage and Burn Gorman
Nov. 17
Read: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins
Wonka starring Timothée Chalamet
Dec. 15
Read: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
The Color Purple starring Fantasia, Colman Domingo, Corey Hawkins and Danielle Brooks.
Dec. 20
Read: The Color Purple by Alice Walker
The Three-Body Problem starring Jovan Adepo, John Bradley, Tsai Chin and Liam Cunningham
Coming in 2023
Read: The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu
Red, White & Royal Blue starring Nicholas Galitzine, Taylor Zakhar Perez and Uma Thurman
Coming in 2023
Read: Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
All the Light We Cannot See starring Mark Ruffalo and Hugh Laurie
Coming in 2023
Read: All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
Lessons in Chemistry starring Brie Larson, Lewis Pullman and Patrick Walker
Coming in 2023
Read: Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
Salem’s Lot starring Lewis Pullman, Makenzie Leigh and Bill Camp
Coming in 2023
Read: Salem’s Lot by Stephen King
Bridgerton, Season 3 starring Nicola Coughlan, Luke Newton, Claudia Jessie and Jonathan Bailey
Coming in 2023
Read: Romancing Mr. Bridgerton by Julia Quinn
Heartstopper, Season 2 starring Kit Connor and Joe Locke
Coming in 2023
Read: Heartstopper, Volume 2 by Alice Oseman
*All release dates are estimates based on current information and are subject to change.
While heading to the movie theater is great, you don’t have to wait around for great movies, TV series or documentaries to watch. Stream thousands of films for free on Kanopy from you phone, tablet, computer or TV thanks to the generous support of your public library.
Check out this list of book-to-film adaptations available to stream right now on Kanopy, including a few of our favorite highlights:
The Miseducation of Cameron Post
Read: The Miseducation of Cameron Post by Emily M. Danforth
Lolita
Read: Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov
The Virgin Suicides
Read: The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides
The Kite Runner
Read: The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
Room
Read: Room by Emma Donoghue
The Secret of Dorian Gray
Read: The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!
Read: Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! by Mo Willems
The Girl on the Train
Read: The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
Catch 22
Read: Catch 22 by Joseph Heller
A Man Called Ove (original from Music Box Films)
Read: A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
Wuthering Heights (original from 1992 by Paramount Pictures)
Read: Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
Whether you see them in theaters or through a streaming service like Kanopy, you can always find the digital book version to borrow on the Libby app from your library.
Published Jan 24, 2023