Books are always better than the movies, but that doesn't stop me from seeing the movies. So, if I want to keep the books spoil-free from the movies so I can enjoy them to their full extent, then I need to do a little planning. Movie release dates come up quickly, so If there's a movie adaptation coming, I need to make sure the book in is my TBR pile sooner rather than later. Here are 29 books becoming movies in 2018 ordered by their movie release date, so that you can add then to your TBR piles before it's too late.
Books Becoming Movies in 2018
- Forever My Girl by Heidi McLaughlin (January 19)
- 12 Strong by Doug Stanton (January 19)
- Maze Runner: The Death Cure by James Dashner (January 26)
- Fifty Shades Freed by EL James (February 9)
- The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter (February 9)
- Every Day by David Levithan (February 23)
- Annihilation by Jeff Vandermeer (February 23)
- The War With Grandpa by Robert Kimmel Smith (February 23)
- Red Sparrow by Jason Matthews (March 2)
- A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle (March 9)
- Simon vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli (March 16)
- Ready Player One by Ernest Cline (March 30)
- The House of Tomorrow by Peter Bognanni (April 20)
- Where'd You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple (May 11)
- Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan (August 17)
- Three Seconds by Anders Roslund and Borge Hellstom (August 17)
- The Little Stranger by Sarah Waters (August 31)
- The Darkest Minds by Alexandra Bracken (September 14)
- The House with a Clock in its Walls by John Bellairs (Author) and Edward Gorey (Illustrator) (September 21)
- Boy Erased by Garrard Conley (September 28)
- First Man by James R. Hansen (October 12)
- The Girl in the Spider's Web by David Lagercrantz (October 19)
- The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling (October 19)
- The Nutcracker and the Mouse King (Nutcracker) by E.T.A. Hoffman (November 2)
- Mortal Engines by Philip Reeve (December 14)
- Mary Poppins Returns (Comes Back) by P.L. Travers (December 25)
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The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows (TBD 2018)
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All The Bright Places by Jennifer Niven (TBD 2018)
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The Black Hand by Will Thomas (TBD 2018)
Which of these books are you most excited to see turned into movies this year? Let us know in the comments below!
Mary Poppins
And the Rich Asians book
Forever My Girl
you missed one Meg by Steve Alten is coming to the screen this summer. I'm looking forward to it.
I would love to see a remake of "A Wrinkle In Time" That book has always fascinated me
Such unassuming book covers. One might never know which plain Jane gets the next gain. ;P
I only like books without God's name taken in vain.
Mortal Engines, definitely! What a concept!
I'm most looking forward to A Wrinkle in Time. It's been a favorite of mine, my children, and their children.
Forever My Girl and Mary Poppins Comes Back. Although thanks for this list. I now have 8 more books to check out and read. That will help me reach my goal of 389 books to read and review this year.
Madeleine L'Engle's "Wrinkle in Time" (I always loved the family she created for the stories in this series and wished they were my neighbors!). Her books are fantabulous, to say the least--they have portraits of rich family life and incredibly mysterious and mystical elements blended together to make the most delightful tales of love, courage, and wonder. I recommend Ms. L'Engle's works to anyone who wants some really enthralling reading!