Books to read before their stories hit the screen

Daisy jones & The six

The novel follows the rise and fall of a legendary 1970s band, formed by Daisy Jones and The Six, and is being adapted into a 10-part series starring Riley Keough and Sam Claflin.

The ballad of songbirds and snakes

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, set 64 years before The Hunger Games, follows Coriolanus Snow, a young man who mentors a tribute for the 10th Hunger Games, with Rachel Zegler, Hunter Schafer, and Tom Blyth starring.

Are you there God? It’s me, Margaret

Judy Blume's 1970 novel, Are you there God? It's me, Margaret, follows 11-year-old Margaret Simon, a Christian-Jewish couple. It explores religious identity and early-adolescent anxieties, and is set to star in a film adaptation.

Dune

Denis Villeneuve's sci-fi film Arrakis follows Paul Atreides, a brilliant family steward of a desert wasteland, where they find melange, a drug that extends life and enhances mental abilities.

The color purple

The Color Purple, a Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, tells the story of African American women in rural Georgia, highlighting resilience and courage amidst domestic and sexual abuse.

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