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100 Must-Read Books That Have Been Adapted for Movies and Television

"Here are 100 amazing books that have made it to the big or small screen (or in some cases, both.) They are old and new titles, including fiction, nonfiction, comics and kids' books. There are certainly hundreds of others to choose from, but these are a good place to start."
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12 Years a Slave (Solomon Northrup)
12 Years a Slave
1
Solomon Northrup
The 25th Hour (David Benioff)
The 25th Hour
2
David Benioff
The Age of Innocence (Edith Wharton)
The Age of Innocence
3
Edith Wharton
Akira (Katsuhiro Otomo)
Akira
4
Katsuhiro Otomo
All Quiet on the Western Front (Erich Maria Remarque)
All Quiet on the Western Front
5
Erich Maria Remarque
American Gods (Neil Gaiman)
American Gods
6
Neil Gaiman
And Then There Were None (Agatha Christie)
And Then There Were None
7
Agatha Christie
Angela's Ashes (Frank McCourt)
Angela's Ashes
8
Frank McCourt
Anna Karenina (Leo Tolstoy)
Anna Karenina
9
Leo Tolstoy
Anne of Green Gables (L.M. Montgomery)
Anne of Green Gables
10
L.M. Montgomery
Atonement (Ian McEwan)
Atonement
11
Ian McEwan
Bastard Out of Carolina (Dorothy Allison)
Bastard Out of Carolina
12
Dorothy Allison
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
13
Toni Morrison
The BFG (Roald Dahl)
The BFG
14
Roald Dahl
Big Little Lies (Liane Moriarty)
Big Little Lies
15
Liane Moriarty
Bridge to Terabithia (Katherine Paterson)
Bridge to Terabithia
16
Katherine Paterson
Brokeback Mountain (Annie Proulx)
Brokeback Mountain
17
Annie Proulx
Call the Midwife: A True Story of the East End in the 1950′S (Jennifer Worth)
Call the Midwife: A True Story of the East End in the 1950′S
18
Jennifer Worth
Cannery Row (John Steinbeck)
Cannery Row
19
John Steinbeck
The Clan of the Cave Bear (Jean Auel)
The Clan of the Cave Bear
20
Jean Auel
Cloud Atlas (David Mitchell)
Cloud Atlas
21
David Mitchell
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
22
Alice Walker
Dead Until Dark (Charlaine Harris)
Dead Until Dark
23
Charlaine Harris
Devil in a Blue Dress
Devil in a Blue Dress
24
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (Philip K. Dick)
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
25
Philip K. Dick
Don Quixote (Miguel De Cervantes)
Don Quixote
26
Miguel De Cervantes
Dracula (Bram Stoker)
Dracula
27
Bram Stoker
The English Patient
The English Patient
28
Everything Everything (Nicola Yoon)
Everything Everything
29
Nicola Yoon
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (Jonathan Safran Foer)
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
30
Jonathan Safran Foer
Fingersmith (Sarah Waters)
Fingersmith
31
Sarah Waters
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler (E. L. Koningsburg)
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
32
E. L. Koningsburg
Game of Thrones (George R.R. Martin)
Game of Thrones
33
George R.R. Martin
Ghost in the Shell Volume 1 (Masamune Shirow)
Ghost in the Shell Volume 1
34
Masamune Shirow
Ghost World (Daniel Clowes)
Ghost World
35
Daniel Clowes
The Girl With All the Gifts (M.R. Carey)
The Girl With All the Gifts
36
M.R. Carey
Girl Interrupted (Susanna Kaysen)
Girl Interrupted
37
Susanna Kaysen
The Godfather (Mario Puzo)
The Godfather
38
Mario Puzo
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind
39
Margaret Mitchell
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
40
Margaret Atwood
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