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.

Plus, 11+ movies you can watch right now on Kanopy

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

Watch it now

Read: The Miseducation of Cameron Post by Emily M. Danforth

Lolita

Watch it now

Read: Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov

The Virgin Suicides

Watch it now

Read: The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides

The Kite Runner

Watch it now

Read: The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

Room

Watch it now

Read: Room by Emma Donoghue

The Secret of Dorian Gray

Watch it now

Read: The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!

Watch it now

Read: Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! by Mo Willems

The Girl on the Train

Watch it now

Read: The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins

Catch 22

Watch it now

Read: Catch 22 by Joseph Heller

A Man Called Ove (original from Music Box Films)

Watch it now

Read: A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman

Wuthering Heights (original from 1992 by Paramount Pictures)

Watch it now

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.