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Books that will be made into films or TV in the near future.

Updated October 27, 2025
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The woman in cabin 10 /
Ware, Ruth
Paper Book
*SOON TO BE A MAJOR NETFLIX SERIES, STARRING KEIRA KNIGHTLEY* 'Reads like Agatha Christie got together with Paula Hawkins to crowdsource a really fun thriller' Stylist A PASSENGER IS MISSING...BUT WAS SHE EVER ON BOARD AT ALL? This was...
The ballad of a small player /
Osborne, Lawrence,
Paper Book
SOON TO BE A MAJOR NETFLIX FILM, STARRING COLIN FARELL AND TILDA SWINTON 'I waited patiently for the next hand to be played out, and I had a feeling it was going to be a Natural, a perfect nine.' His name is Lord Doyle. His plan- to...
Frankenstein, or, the modern Prometheus /
Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft,
Paper Book
The world's most famous work of horror fiction: a devastating exploration of the limits of human creativity. Nominated as one of America's best-loved novels by PBS's The Great American Read Mary Shelley's timeless gothic novel presents the epic battle between man and...
Frankenstein :
Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft/ Winterson, Jeanette (INT)
Paper Book
The world's most famous work of horror fiction: a devastating exploration of the limits of human creativity. Nominated as one of America's best-loved novels by PBS's The Great American Read Mary Shelley's timeless gothic novel presents the epic battle between man and...
Bernie Wrightson's Frankenstein, or, The modern Prometheus /
Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft,
Paper Book
The world's most famous work of horror fiction: a devastating exploration of the limits of human creativity. Nominated as one of America's best-loved novels by PBS's The Great American Read Mary Shelley's timeless gothic novel presents the epic battle between man and...
Hamnet :
O'Farrell, Maggie,
Paper Book
The no. 1 bestseller that inspired the major film starring Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal 'A thing of shimmering wonder' David Mitchell ✨ A LOVE THAT DRAWS THEM TOGETHER. A LOSS THAT THREATENS TO TEAR THEM APART. ...
The housemaid /
McFadden, Freida
Paper Book
THE SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "Welcome to the family," Nina Winchester says as I shake her elegant, manicured hand. I smile politely, gazing around the marble hallway. Working here is my last chance to start fresh. I can pretend to be...
People We Meet on Vacation
Henry, Emily.
Paper Book
TWO FRIENDS. TEN SUMMER TRIPS. THEIR LAST CHANCE TO FALL IN LOVE. 12 SUMMERS AGO- Poppy and Alex meet. They hate each other, and are pretty confident they'll never speak again. 11 SUMMERS AGO- They're forced to share a ride home from...
Wuthering Heights /
Bront?e, Emily,
Paper Book
'Wuthering Heights is commonly thought of as "romantic", but try rereading it without being astonished by the extremes of physical and psychological violence' Jeanette Winterson Emily Brontë's novel of impossible desires, violence and transgression is a masterpiece of...
Project Hail Mary :
Weir, Andy
Paper Book
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING NOVEL A BARACK OBAMA READING PICK SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING RYAN GOSLING A lone astronaut. An impossible mission. An ally he never imagined. 'The most...
Verity
Hoover, Colleen
Paper Book
Colleen Hoover brought you the beautiful, unforgettable It Ends With Us - now a major film starring Blake Lively. Now, discover her thriller with a twist that will leave you reeling . . . Verity is a global word-of-mouth hit, with over a million five star reviews from readers.<...
Sunrise on the Reaping :
Collins, Suzanne
Paper Book
The unforgettable fifth book in the Hunger Games series: Haymitch's story. Feature film scheduled for November 2026. #1 USA Today Bestseller * #1 New York Times Bestseller * #1 Indie Bestseller * #1 Publishers Weekly Bestseller * A New York Times Editors'...
Klara and the sun
Ishiguro, Kazuo,
Paper Book
Klara and the Sun is the first novel by Kazuo Ishiguro since he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature 2017.
Margo's got money troubles :
Thorpe, Rufi
Paper Book
Deep cuts :
Brickley, Holly
It was the love story of the decade... Or it should have been ------------------------------------------------ SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE FROM A24 STARRING SAOIRSE RONAN AND AUSTIN BUTLER 'Tender as a ballad and pleasurable as a pop song'...
The love hypothesis /
Hazelwood, Ali
Paper Book
With an exclusive new bonus chapter... from Adam's POV Based on the available information and the data hitherto collected, my hypothesis is that the further I stay away from love, the better off I will be. 'Contemporary romance's unicorn: the elusive...
The five-star weekend /
Hilderbrand, Elin
Audiobook
The husbands :
Gramazio, Holly
Paper Book
**NO 1 KINDLE BESTSELLER** **A SUNDAY TIMES, STYLIST AND RED BOOK OF THE YEAR** 'As soon as I started reading I thought, 'I wish I'd thought of that.' Huge fun' KATE ATKINSON * 'One of the funniest debuts for years' SUNDAY TIMES...
The Thursday Murder Club /
Osman, Richard,
Paper Book
THE FIRST NOVEL IN THE RECORD-BREAKING, MILLION-COPY BESTSELLING THURSDAY MURDER CLUB SERIES. ---------- 'Smart, compassionate, warm, moving and so VERY funny' Marian Keyes 'So smart and funny. Deplorably good' Ian Rankin 'Thrilling,...
The Hunting Wives /
Cobb, May,
Paper Book
**NOW A MAJOR NETFLIX TV SERIES!!** 'A blend of BIG LITTLE LIES and Lucy Foley's THE GUEST LIST' AJ Finn 'What Mean Girls would have become...' Araminta Hall 'Sultry, salacious and utterly unpredictable' Riley Sager ...
My Oxford year :
Whelan, Julia,
Paper Book
Now a Netflix Film Starring Sofia Carson and Corey Mylchreest! She could never have guessed what the year would hold... 'A pure delight ... will stay with you long after you're done' TAYLOR JENKINS REID Gazing up at the dreaming spires of Oxford, American...
The better sister :
Burke, Alafair.
Paper Book
A twisty tale of domestic noir, from the author of the bestselling The Wife: I betrayed my sister while standing on the main stairs of the Metropolitan museum in a beaded Versace gown ...
Washington Black /
Edugyan, Esi
Paper Book
Escape is only the beginning ... Inspired by a true story, Washington Black is an extraordinary tale of a world destroyed and made whole again.
Long bright river
Moore, Liz
Paper Book
**NOW A MAJOR CHANNEL 4 TV SERIES** SELECTED BY BARACK OBAMA AS ONE OF HIS BEST BOOKS OF 2020 A New York Times bestseller and Guardian Book of the Month 'This flawless masterpiece deserves to be a bestseller.'...
Mickey7 /
Ashton, Edward
Paper Book
Soon to be a major motion picture by Academy Award-winning director Bong Joon Ho. Dying isn't any fun...but at least it's a living. Mickey7 is an Expendable: a disposable employee on a human expedition sent to colonize the ice world Niflheim. Whenever there's...
Kill Your Darlings
Swanson, Peter
SOON TO BE A MAJOR FILM STARRING JULIA ROBERTS FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR 'A dazzlingly clever murder mystery, told backwards.' GILLIAN McALLISTER 'Deliciously dark.' JOHN MARRS 'Exhilarating' DANYA KUKAFKA
My fault /
Ron, Mercedes,
Paper Book
*Now an original movie from Amazon Prime* *The TikTok viral sensation and New York Times and USA Today bestseller* Fast-paced and sizzling with a forbidden enemies-to-lovers romance, My Fault is the first book in Mercedes Ron's Culpable trilogy....
Little house on the prairie /
Wilder, Laura Ingalls,
Paper Book
Laura Ingalls Wilder's stories of life on the US frontier in the 1870s provide an intimate and warm look at a loving family and a fledgling community.
The whisper man /
North, Alex,
Paper Book
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER & GUARDIAN BOOKS OF THE YEAR The gripping thriller that will give you chills this winter . . . 'Alex North has achieved the seemingly impossible. The Whisper Man is a thriller that is both...

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