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Authors With the Most Film Adaptations

It seems as though every other day there's an announcement of a new forthcoming film adaptation of a beloved (or just new) novel—after all, where else would great films come from? It's a huge deal to have your novel adapted for the big screen, but some authors probably don't even notice it anymore. There are plenty of writers whose works have been made into many, many films—William Shakespeare, Jane Austen, and Arthur Conan Doyle being the high rollers that immediately spring to mind. But with contemporary—read, living—authors, the field is a little slimmer. So I wondered—which living authors have had the most films adapted from their work (so far)?
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The Fault in Our Stars (John Green)
The Fault in Our Stars
1
John Green
The Fault in Our Stars (2014)
The Fault in Our Stars (2014)
2
Paper Towns (John Green)
Paper Towns
3
John Green
Paper Towns (2015)
Paper Towns (2015)
4
Twilight (Stephenie Meyer)
Twilight
5
Stephenie Meyer
Twilight (2008)
Twilight (2008)
6
New Moon (Stephenie Meyer)
New Moon
7
Stephenie Meyer
The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009)
The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009)
8
Eclipse (Stephenie Meyer)
Eclipse
9
Stephenie Meyer
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010)
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010)
10
Breaking Dawn (Stephenie Meyer)
Breaking Dawn
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Stephenie Meyer
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (2011)
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (2011)
12
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 (2012)
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 (2012)
13
The Host (Stephenie Meyer)
The Host
14
Stephenie Meyer
The Host (2013)
The Host (2013)
15
Black Sunday (Thomas Harris)
Black Sunday
16
Thomas Harris
Black Sunday (1977)
Black Sunday (1977)
17
Red Dragon (Thomas Harris)
Red Dragon
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Thomas Harris
Manhunter (1986)
Manhunter (1986)
19
Red Dragon (2002)
Red Dragon (2002)
20
The Silence of the Lambs (Thomas Harris)
The Silence of the Lambs
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Thomas Harris
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
22
Hannibal (Thomas Harris)
Hannibal
23
Thomas Harris
Hannibal (2001)
Hannibal (2001)
24
Hannibal Rising (Thomas Harris)
Hannibal Rising
25
Thomas Harris
Hannibal Rising (2007)
Hannibal Rising (2007)
26
Fever Pitch
Fever Pitch
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Fever Pitch (1997)
Fever Pitch (1997)
28
Fever Pitch (2005)
Fever Pitch (2005)
29
High Fidelity (Nick Hornby)
High Fidelity
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Nick Hornby
High Fidelity (2000)
High Fidelity (2000)
31
About a Boy (Nick Hornby)
About a Boy
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Nick Hornby
About a Boy (2002)
About a Boy (2002)
33
A Long Way Down
A Long Way Down
34
A Long Way Down (2014)
A Long Way Down (2014)
35
Harry Potter (Jk Rowling)
Harry Potter
36
Jk Rowling
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001)
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001)
37
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
38
J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
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The Prisoner of Azkaban
The Prisoner of Azkaban
40
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