Central Library will be closed Friday, November 1.

Read It First! Movie Adaptations in Theaters This Month

Elizabeth Graney, Librarian, Literature & Fiction Department,
Films and their adapted books

If you've heard it once, you've heard it a million times—the book was better! There's nothing like debating the differences between a favorite book and its translation to the screen. But if you don't know your beloved series is coming out as a movie or that the fun-looking preview you saw was adapted from a book, how can you join the debate? The library is here to the rescue! Here, we will be exploring the movie adaptations soon to hit screens big and small and give you the chance to read before you view.


Coming This August


Book cover for It Ends With Us
It Ends With Us
Hoover, Colleen

Lily has it all—a new start in a big city, a booming business, and a charming new man in her life. So why can’t she stop thinking about Atlas Corrigan, her first love? When her old life and new life collide, Lily must confront where her choices have gotten her and where she’ll go next. The adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s bestselling It Ends With Us will premiere in theaters on August 9, 2024.


Book cover for Harold and the Purple Crayon
Harold and the Purple Crayon
Johnson, Crockett

It all starts with a curious 4-year-old and a wish to walk in the moonlight. When Harold can’t find a moon to walk under, he decides to draw one. And then he draws a path, a dragon, a boat, a picnic, and more. Harold continues drawing until he realizes he’s sketched himself far away from home. How will Harold and his trusty crayon find their way back? The newest adaptation of Crockett Johnson’s Harold and the Purple Crayon timeless children’s classic will premiere on August 2, 2024.


 

 

 

Top