13 Books To Read Before They Become Movies And TV Shows

Are you someone who likes to read the book before seeing the movie? If so, you're in luck, because there's a big batch of books being turned into films and television shows this year. 2023 and 2024 saw no shortage of highly-anticipated adaptations, including Lessons In Chemistry, Killers of the Flower Moon, It Ends With Us, and Wicked: Part One to mention a few. This upcoming year won't disappoint, either.

There are rom-coms, historical dramas, and classics all making their way to the big screen in 2025 and beyond. Browse our list of 13 books being turned in movies and television shows to read them before you watch.

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Verity

The cinematic adaptation of Colleen Hoover's breakout novel, It Ends With Us, came out in 2024, and another of her best-selling books is set to come to the big screen: Verity. The novel follows Lowen Ashleigh, a struggling writer on the brink of financial ruin that accepts a job offer that will change her life, unfolding a story about resilience and loss.

$14 at Amazon

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The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

In 2022, Taylor Jenkins Reid’s historical fiction The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo (complete with romance, drama, and life story set in Old Hollywood) was picked up by Netflix, and fans of the best-seller have been waiting since. It follows main character Evelyn Hugo, who could be compared to icons Elizabeth Taylor and Marilyn Monroe—plus, there's an interesting twist.

$10 at Amazon

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The Housemaid

This best-selling book has topped the charts since it first debuted in 2022, and the psychological thriller (with a twist) is going to be highly anticipated movie adaptation, reportedly starring Sydney Sweeney and Amanda Seyfried. There has been no set release date, though more information is expected soon.

$7 at Amazon

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People We Meet On Vacation

This romance novel by Emily Henry—who has written multiple best-sellers including Happy Place, Beach Read, and Funny Story—has been seen filming in New Orleans and is expected to premiere in 2025. The story follows two best friends who come back together after drifting apart to go on their annual summer vacation together.

$8 at Amazon

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Frankenstein

A new movie adaptation of Frankenstein is set to come out in 2025 on Netflix. It is planned as a continuation of Shelley's original world, following a quest to find Frankenstein's monster decades after it was believed to be perished.

$8 at Amazon

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Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow

Gabrielle Zevin’s novel of friendship, video games, collaboration, and digital storytelling has garnered more than a few fans since its release in 2022. Paramount Pictures acquired the rights to the novel in 2021, so hopefully an adaptation of the widely acclaimed story is on the not-too-distant horizon.

$12 at Amazon

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Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine

A best-seller you'd recognize from its vibrant cover, Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine was picked up by Reese Witherspoon's production company Hello Sunshine in 2017, and no release date has been announced yet. The story follows a Scottish woman in her late 20s who is highly intelligent but socially awkward as she begins to confront past traumas and learn to open up to those around her.

$10 at Amazon

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Malibu Rising

Hulu is developing a TV series based on Taylor Jenkins Reid's novel Malibu Rising, which is story based around the Riva siblings—who are children of a famous rockstar (and absentee father)—as they navigate the complexities of their family dynamics and past traumas on the night of a large annual summer party at their Malibu mansion.

$9 at Amazon

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One Hundred Years of Solitude

100 Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez — Credit: amazon.com

While Part One of the TV series adaptation of Gabriel García Márquez’s novel was released in December 2024 on Netflix, the premiere date of Part Two is currently unknown. The project tells the epic story of seven generations of the Buendía Family and spans history, politics, and legend.

$12 at Amazon

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Reminders of Him

Colleen Hoover's latest novel is also set to hit the big screen in 2026 via Universal Pictures. The story follows main character Kenna Rowan who returns to town after five years in prison, hoping to reunite with her four-year-old daughter. Plus, there's a bit of romance involved, of course.

$10 at Amazon

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Washington Black

Set in the 19th century, this upcoming, nine-episode Hulu miniseries is based on the celebrated novel by Esi Edugyan. The story follows the adventures of George Washington "Wash" Black, played by Ernest Kingsley Junior, who flees a sugar plantation in Barbados and travels the world, finding love, connection, and danger along the way.

$11 at Amazon

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Exit West

We don’t yet know all the details of the upcoming adaptation of Mohsin Hamid’s beautiful 2017 novel Exit West, but so far, it looks like the film is being directed by Yann Demange, who directed ‘71 (2014) and produced Lovecraft Country (2020). It stars Riz Ahmed as one member of a refugee couple fleeing a war-torn place through mysterious portals in their city.

$10 at Amazon

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Separation Anxiety

Julianne Nicholson is attached to star in the upcoming television series adaptation of Laura Zigman's 2020 book Separation Anxiety, a story about grief, loneliness, and hope.

$9 at Amazon