Book to Screen Adaptations: Fall 2025-2026

Grab your popcorn, take a front-row seat, and read these books—before they hit the screen (because the book is always better 😉).

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THE HUNTING WIVES Book Cover ImageThe Hunting Wives: A Novel by May Cobb

Now Streaming on Netflix

The Hunting Wives share more than target practice, martinis, and bad behavior in this novel of obsession, seduction, and murder.

“I devoured this twisty thriller! The Hunting Wives is delicious, edgy, and unputdownable. Reading May Cobb’s novel is the perfect escape!”Amanda Eyre Ward, New York Times bestselling author of The Jetsetters

“In a clean-lined cocktail shaker, blend Big Little Lies and Lucy Foley’s The Guest List, instant classics both. Add a jigger of The Stepford Wives, a shot of Texas whiskey, shake it like you mean it, and pour to serve . . . May Cobb [is] one of the most original crime novelists at work today.”—A.J. Finn, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Woman in the Window

Available in Trade Paperback, eBook, and Audio Editions.

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OUTLANDER Book Cover ImageOutlander: A Novel by Diana Gabaldon

Outlander: Blood of My Blood—Now Streaming on Starz

The first book in Diana Gabaldon’s acclaimed Outlander saga, the basis for the Starz original series.

Unrivaled storytelling. Unforgettable characters. Rich historical detail. These are the hallmarks of Diana Gabaldon’s work. Her New York Times bestselling Outlander novels have earned the praise of critics and captured the hearts of millions of fans. Here is the story that started it all, introducing two remarkable characters, Claire Beauchamp Randall and Jamie Fraser, in a spellbinding novel of passion and history that combines exhilarating adventure with a love story for the ages.

Available in Hardcover, Trade Paperback, Mass Market, and eBook Editions.

Also Available in Spanish: Forastera

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WE WERE LIARS Book Cover ImageWe Were Liars: A Novel by E. Lockhart

Now Streaming on Amazon Prime Video

A modern, sophisticated suspense novel from National Book Award finalist, and Printz Award honoree E. Lockhart. Don’t miss the eagerly anticipated prequel, Family of Liars.

A beautiful and distinguished family.
A private island.
A brilliant, damaged girl; a passionate, political boy.
A group of four friends—the Liars—whose friendship turns destructive.
A revolution. An accident. A secret.
Lies upon lies.
True love.
The truth.

“Thrilling, beautiful, and blisteringly smart, We Were Liars is utterly unforgettable.”—John Green, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Fault in Our Stars

Available in Hardcover, Trade Paperback, eBook, Audio, and Large Print Editions.

Also Available in Spanish: Éramos mentirosos

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BUTTERFLY Book Cover ImageButterfly by Arash Amel and Marguerite Bennett; Illustrated by Antonio Fuso and Stefano Simone

Now Streaming on Amazon Prime Video

After being framed for murder, an elite secret agent must confront her past—and the father she believed to be dead—in this high-speed dark thriller.

Trained to trust no one . . .
Butterfly is one of Project Delta’s deep cover agents: no birth certificate, no social security number, an identity malleable to what is necessary for the mission.

When she is set up for a murder she did not commit, she is unknowingly led to her father’s doorstep, a man she thought died twenty years ago. Codenamed Nightingale, her father was once a member of the very same Project Delta, a spy in the violent aftermath of the Cold War who believes the Project is behind her set-up. Butterfly must decide whether to seek answers with the Project, or believe the man who betrayed her years ago.

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THE THURSDAY MURDER CLUB Book Cover ImageThe Thursday Murder Club: A Novel by Richard Osman

Premieres August 28th on Netflix

Four septuagenarians with a few tricks up their sleeves. A female cop with her first big case. A brutal murder. Welcome to . . . The Thursday Murder Club.

“A rich, textured, twisted, and fabulously funny tale of murder and mayhem.”—Alan Bradley, New York Times bestselling author of The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie

“I don’t know how to do this brilliant book justice. Diabolically clever, very funny, highly entertaining—utterly delightful. I completely fell in love with it. I need more of The Thursday Murder Club!”—Shari Lapena, New York Times bestselling author of The Couple Next Door

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CAUGHT STEALING Book Cover ImageCaught Stealing: A Novel by Charlie Huston

In Theaters August 29th

A retired baseball player finds himself fighting for his life in this “fantastically hopped-up thriller [with] a wrong-man plot worthy of Hitchcock” (Entertainment Weekly, Editor’s Choice).

Caught Stealing reads like The Maltese Falcon on crack. Tarantino meets Hitchcock meets Westlake meets Bukowski in a wild, relentlessly entertaining ride filled with vivid and colorful—but always believable—characters.”—Wallace Stroby, author of The Barbed-Wire Kiss

“It’s hard enough for a writer to hit his mark, but Charlie Huston shreds his target with his first bullet fired. A frighteningly assured debut novel.”—John Ridley, author of Stray Dogs and The Drift

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THE KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN Book Cover ImageKiss of the Spider Woman: A Novel by Manuel Puig

In Theaters October 10th

In an Argentine prison, two unlikely cellmates form a bond as they share stories and beliefs, despite their differences.

“A visionary work that breathed life into certain dimensions of human possibility long before society at large was prepared to imagine them.”―Carolina de Robertis, Los Angeles Review of Books

Available in Trade Paperback.

Also Available in Spanish: El beso de la mujer araña

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DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE Book Cover ImageDeliver Me from Nowhere: The Making of Bruce Springsteen’s Nebraska by Warren Zanes

Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere—in Theaters October 24th

The fascinating story behind the making of Bruce Springsteen’s most surprising album, Nebraska, revealing its pivotal role in Springsteen’s career.

“You can waste your access by protecting your subject or trying to get too pretty. Warren Zanes does neither. He honors the access he gets to all of his central characters. If you’re a writer, his gift will make you jealous. But not jealous enough to stop reading. This is the Springsteen book we’ve been waiting for.”—Geoff Edgers, national arts reporter for The Washington Post and author of Walk This Way: Run-DMC, Aerosmith, and the Song that Changed American Music Forever

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FRANKENSTEIN Penguin Classics Book Cover ImageFrankenstein: A Novel by Mary Shelley

Premieres November 2025 on Netflix

The world’s most famous work of horror fiction: a devastating exploration of the limits of human creativity. 

Obsessed by creating life itself, Victor Frankenstein plunders graveyards for the material to fashion a new being, which he shocks into life by electricity. But his botched creature, rejected by Frankenstein and denied human companionship, sets out to destroy his maker and all that he holds dear.

Available in Hardcover, Trade Paperback, and Audio Editions.

Also Available in Spanish: Frankenstein o el moderno Prometeo

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PROJECT HAIL MARY Book Cover ImageProject Hail Mary: A Novel by Andy Weir

In Theaters March 20, 2026

From the author of The Martian, a lone astronaut must save the earth from disaster in this “propulsive” (Entertainment Weekly), cinematic thriller full of suspense, humor, and fascinating science.

“Reading Project Hail Mary is like going on a field trip to outer space with the best science teacher you’ve ever had—and your class assignment is to save the world. This is one of the most original, compelling, and fun voyages I’ve ever taken.”—Ernest Cline, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Ready Player One

Available in Trade Paperback, eBook, and Large Print Editions.

Also Available in Spanish: Proyecto Hail Mary

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HAMNET Book Cover ImageHamnet: A Novel by Maggie O’Farrell

In Select Theaters on November 27th
Premieres Nationwide on December 12th

The bestselling author of The Marriage Portrait delivers a luminous portrait of a marriage, a family ravaged by grief, and a boy whose name was given to one of the most celebrated plays of all time. 

“Miraculous . . . brilliant . . . A novel told with the urgency of a whispered prayer—or curse . . . through the alchemy of her own vision, she has created a moving story about the way loss viciously recalibrates a marriage . . . A richly drawn and intimate portrait of 16th-century English life set against the arrival of one devastating death.”—Ron Charles, The Washington Post

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PEOPLE WE MEET ON VACATION Book Cover ImagePeople We Meet on Vacation: A Novel by Emily Henry

Premieres January 9th on Netflix

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Funny Story comes a sparkling novel that will leave you with the warm, hazy afterglow usually reserved for the best vacations.

“A compulsively readable book full of sparkling wit, dazzling prose and a romance that grabbed me by the heart and wouldn’t let me go.”—Abby Jimenez, USA Today bestselling author of Life’s Too Short

“Henry’s biggest strength is in the sparkling, often laugh-out-loud-funny dialogue, particularly the banter-filled conversations between Poppy and Alex. The end result is a story that pays homage to classic romantic comedies while having a point of view all its own. A warm and winning When Harry Met Sally update that hits all the perfect notes.”—Kirkus Reviews

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THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA Book Cover ImageThe Devil Wears Prada: A Novel by Lauren Weisberger

The Devil Wears Prada 2—In Theaters May 1, 2026

The iconic novel that inspired the hit movie starring Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway—a gloriously wicked story about the ultimate Boss from Hell and the deals we make with the devil to get to the top.

“The degree to which The Devil Wears Prada has penetrated pop culture needs no explanation.”—Vanity Fair

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THE ODYSSEY Book Cover Image Penguin ClassicsThe Odyssey by Homer; Introduction by Bernard Knox; Translated by Robert Fagles

In Theaters July 17, 2026

The Odyssey is literature’s grandest evocation of everyman’s journey through life. In the myths and legends that are retold here, renowned translator Robert Fagles has captured the energy and poetry of Homer’s original in a bold, contemporary idiom and given us an Odyssey to read aloud, to savor, and to treasure for its sheer lyrical mastery.

“Wonderfully readable . . . Just the right blend of roughness and sophistication.”—Ted Hughes

“Robert Fagles is the best living translator of ancient Greek drama, lyric poetry, and epic into modern English.”—Garry Wills, The New Yorker

Available in Trade Paperback and eBook Editions.

Also Available in Spanish: Odisea

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DEEP CUTS Book Cover ImageDeep Cuts: A Novel by Holly Brickley

Currently in Pre-Production

The incredibly buzzy debut that everyone is talking about—a love story about two people pulled apart by the same force that draws them together: music.

“Tender as a ballad and pleasurable as a pop song, Deep Cuts is both a romp into the indie sleaze era of the early aughts and a timeless love story.”—Coco Mellors, New York Times bestselling author of Blue Sisters

Deep Cuts will live alongside all the unforgettable music that Holly writes about so beautifully, with her whole heart.”—Cameron Crowe, Academy Award–winning writer/director of Almost Famous

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