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Entertainment Weekly's 50 Books We're Dying to See Get Adapted

Published in March 2023, this is an excellent article and list that I highly recommend you read if you're interested in these books and/or screen adaptations from books. It's not just a list - it provides excellent detail about whether rights have been purchased, who would be the ideal directors and actors to bring the book adaptation to life, and other information. Some of these have been turned into tv series since it was published, but it's good to compare how they thought it should be adapted to the quality of the actual adaptation.
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All the Light We Cannot See (Anthony Doerr)
All the Light We Cannot See
Anthony Doerr
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The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay (Michael Chabon)
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
Michael Chabon
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An American Marriage (Tayari Jones)
An American Marriage
Tayari Jones
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American Wife (Curtis Sittenfeld)
American Wife
Curtis Sittenfeld
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The Art of Fielding (Chad Harbach)
The Art of Fielding
Chad Harbach
6
The Awakening (Kate Chopin)
The Awakening
Kate Chopin
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Bleeding Edge (Thomas Pynchon)
Bleeding Edge
Thomas Pynchon
8
Carter Beats the Devil (Glen David Gold)
Carter Beats the Devil
Glen David Gold
9
A Confederacy of Dunces (John Kennedy Toole)
A Confederacy of Dunces
John Kennedy Toole
10
The Corrections (Jonathan Franzen)
The Corrections
Jonathan Franzen
11
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Mark Haddon)
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Mark Haddon
12
Days Without End (Sebastian Barry)
Days Without End
Sebastian Barry
13
Death With Interruptions (Jose Saramago)
Death With Interruptions
Jose Saramago
14
The Devil in the White City (Erik Larson)
The Devil in the White City
Erik Larson
15
Educated (Tara Westover)
Educated
Tara Westover
16
Eileen (Ottessa Moshfegh)
Eileen
Ottessa Moshfegh
17
An Ember in the Ashes (Sabaa Tahir)
An Ember in the Ashes
Sabaa Tahir
18
Excellent Women (Barbara Pym)
Excellent Women
Barbara Pym
19
Fates and Furies (Lauren Groff)
Fates and Furies
Lauren Groff
20
The Chronicles of Amber (Roger Zelazny)
The Chronicles of Amber
Roger Zelazny
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The Flamethrowers (Rachel Kushner)
The Flamethrowers
Rachel Kushner
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Foucault's Pendulum (Umberto Eco)
Foucault's Pendulum
Umberto Eco
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The Girls (Emma Cline)
The Girls
Emma Cline
24
Hate to Want You (Alisha Rai)
Hate to Want You
Alisha Rai
25
The Gallagher Girls Series (Ally Carter)
The Gallagher Girls Series
Ally Carter
26
Goodbye, Vitamin (Rachel Khong)
Goodbye, Vitamin
Rachel Khong
27
The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms (N. K. Jemisin)
The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms
N. K. Jemisin
28
The Interestings (Meg Wolitzer)
The Interestings
Meg Wolitzer
29
Kafka on the Shore (Haruki Murakami)
Kafka on the Shore
Haruki Murakami
30
Kindred (Octavia E. Butler)
Kindred
Octavia E. Butler
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Kringle (Tony Abbott)
Kringle
Tony Abbott
32
The Left Hand of Darkness (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Left Hand of Darkness
Ursula K. Le Guin
33
Less (Andrew Sean Greer)
Less
Andrew Sean Greer
34
Life After Life (Kate Atkinson)
Life After Life
Kate Atkinson
35
A Little Life (Hanya Yanagihara)
A Little Life
Hanya Yanagihara
36
The Master and Margarita (Mikhail Bulgakov)
The Master and Margarita
Mikhail Bulgakov
37
Meg Cabot "The Mediator" Series
Meg Cabot "The Mediator" Series
38
Middlesex (Jeffrey Eugenides)
Middlesex
Jeffrey Eugenides
39
The Moviegoer (Walker Percy)
The Moviegoer
Walker Percy
40
Next Year in Havana (Chanel Cleeton)
Next Year in Havana
Chanel Cleeton
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