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Great Adaptations: Books Adapted for TV - Page 3

So many television shows have been adapted from books over the years. Here are a few of the ones I've read, some on my TBR list, and a few others that are the basis for popular TV shows ...
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Little House Series (Laura Ingalls Wilder)
Little House Series
Laura Ingalls Wilder
82
Presumed Innocent (Scott Turow)
Presumed Innocent
Scott Turow
83
Mindhunter (John Douglas & Mark Olshaker)
Mindhunter
John Douglas & Mark Olshaker
84
Interior Chinatown (Charles Yu)
Interior Chinatown
Charles Yu
85
Queenie (Candice Carty-Williams)
Queenie
Candice Carty-Williams
86
Saint X: A Novel (Alexis Schaitkin)
Saint X: A Novel
Alexis Schaitkin
87
All Creatures Great and Small (James Herriot)
All Creatures Great and Small
James Herriot
88
Pines (Wayward Pines #1) (Blake Crouch)
Pines (Wayward Pines #1)
Blake Crouch
89
Wayward (Wayward Pines #2) (Blake Crouch)
Wayward (Wayward Pines #2)
Blake Crouch
90
The Last Town (Wayward Pines #3) (Blake Crouch)
The Last Town (Wayward Pines #3)
Blake Crouch
91
Fullmetal Alchemist (Hiromu Arakawa)
Fullmetal Alchemist
Hiromu Arakawa
92
Fleishman Is in Trouble (Taffy Brodesser-Akner)
Fleishman Is in Trouble
Taffy Brodesser-Akner
93
Little Fires Everywhere (Celeste Ng)
Little Fires Everywhere
Celeste Ng
94
Call the Midwife (Jennifer Worth)
Call the Midwife
Jennifer Worth
95
Boardwalk Empire (Nelson Johnson)
Boardwalk Empire
Nelson Johnson
96
The Sandman (Neil Gaimen)
The Sandman
Neil Gaimen
97
Those About to Die (Daniel P. Mannix)
Those About to Die
Daniel P. Mannix
98
Demon Slayer (Koyoharu Gotouge)
Demon Slayer
Koyoharu Gotouge
99
Anne of Green Gables (L.M. Montgomery)
Anne of Green Gables
L.M. Montgomery
100
You Should Have Known (Jean Hanff Korelitz)
You Should Have Known
Jean Hanff Korelitz
101
Distant Echo (Val Mcdermid)
Distant Echo
Val Mcdermid
102
The Alienist (Caleb Carr)
The Alienist
Caleb Carr
103
Robert B. Parker's Spenser Series (Robert B. Parker)
Robert B. Parker's Spenser Series
Robert B. Parker
104
Gossip Girl Series (Cecily Von Ziegesar)
Gossip Girl Series
Cecily Von Ziegesar
105
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World
Aldous Huxley
106
The War of the Worlds (H. G. Wells)
The War of the Worlds
H. G. Wells
107
A Very English Scandal (John Preston)
A Very English Scandal
John Preston
108
Anatomy of a Scandal (Sarah Vaughan)
Anatomy of a Scandal
Sarah Vaughan
109
Codename Villanelle (Luke Jennings)
Codename Villanelle
Luke Jennings
110
Olive Kitteridge (Elizabeth Strout)
Olive Kitteridge
Elizabeth Strout
111
Bad Monkey (Carl Hiaasen)
Bad Monkey
Carl Hiaasen
112
Why Didn't They Ask Evans? (Agatha Christie)
Why Didn't They Ask Evans?
Agatha Christie
113
The Terror (Dan Simmons)
The Terror
Dan Simmons
114
The Good Lord Bird (James McBride)
The Good Lord Bird
James McBride
115
The Umbrella Academy (Gerard Way)
The Umbrella Academy
Gerard Way
116
The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair (Joel Dicker)
The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair
Joel Dicker
117
The Pillars of the Earth (Ken Follett)
The Pillars of the Earth
Ken Follett
118
War and Peace (Leo Tolstoy)
War and Peace
Leo Tolstoy
119
Sh*T My Dad Says (Justin Halpern)
Sh*T My Dad Says
Justin Halpern
120
The Bible (Anonymous)
The Bible
Anonymous
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