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19 Books to Read Before They Become Movies in 2020

The ideal movie adaptation remains faithful to the source material while adding its own twist. Judging by their trailers, these highly anticipated book-to-movie adaptations of 2020 seem to keep both goals in mind. Here are the novels you should read before they're released to the big screen this year. That way, when you watch the film, you're really seeing the whole picture.
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The Turn of the Screw (Henry James)
The Turn of the Screw
1
Henry James
Doctor Doolittle Series (Hugh Lofting)
Doctor Doolittle Series
2
Hugh Lofting
P.S. I Still Love You (Jenny Han)
P.S. I Still Love You
3
Jenny Han
Emma (Jane Austen)
Emma
4
Jane Austen
The Call of the Wild (Jack London)
The Call of the Wild
5
Jack London
The Invisible Man (H. G. Wells)
The Invisible Man
6
H. G. Wells
The Tale of Peter Rabbit (Beatrix Potter)
The Tale of Peter Rabbit
7
Beatrix Potter
Two Kisses for Maddy
Two Kisses for Maddy
8
David Copperfield (Charles Dickens)
David Copperfield
9
Charles Dickens
The Woman in the Window (A. J. Finn)
The Woman in the Window
10
A. J. Finn
Artemis Fowl (Eoin Colfer)
Artemis Fowl
11
Eoin Colfer
Dragon Rider
Dragon Rider
12
Death on the Nile (Agatha Christie)
Death on the Nile
13
Agatha Christie
The Witches (Roald Dahl)
The Witches
14
Roald Dahl
Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune
15
Frank Herbert
News of the World (Paulette Jiles)
News of the World
16
Paulette Jiles
The Devil All the Time (Donald Ray Pollock)
The Devil All the Time
17
Donald Ray Pollock
The Chaos Walking Trilogy (Patrick Ness)
The Chaos Walking Trilogy
18
Patrick Ness
Rebecca (Daphne Du Maurier)
Rebecca
19
Daphne Du Maurier
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