Beyond the Bookends 2024 Reading Challenge - hosted by jackie_beyondthebookends

January- Read a Book Being Adapted to the Screen
We love putting together our annual round-up of book adaptions. This year’s look has dozens of books becoming movies and TV series in 2024 and beyond.

Check it out at BeyondtheBookends.com
All books added
We Were the Lucky Ones by Georgia Hunter

We Were the Lucky Ones

Georgia Hunter

403 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction historical emotional inspiring sad medium-paced
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More by Roald Dahl

The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More

Roald Dahl

240 pages • first pub 1977 (editions)

fiction fantasy middle grade short stories adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced
Calling All Witches! The Girls Who Left Their Mark on the Wizarding World by Laurie Calkhoven

Calling All Witches! The Girls Who Left Their Mark on the Wizarding World

Laurie Calkhoven

96 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction childrens fantasy adventurous lighthearted fast-paced
Coraline by Neil Gaiman

Coraline

Neil Gaiman

162 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)

fiction fantasy horror middle grade adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder #1

Holly Jackson

433 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction mystery thriller young adult adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced
The Laramie Project by Moisés Kaufman

The Laramie Project

Moisés Kaufman

110 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

nonfiction history lgbtqia+ play emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

Lessons in Chemistry

Bonnie Garmus

11 hours, 56 minutes • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction historical literary emotional funny inspiring medium-paced
Maybe Next Time by Cesca Major

Maybe Next Time

Cesca Major

384 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction contemporary romance emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Les Misérables by Victor Hugo

Les Misérables

Victor Hugo

1463 pages • first pub 1862 (editions)

fiction classics historical literary challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie

Death on the Nile

Hercule Poirot #17

Agatha Christie

352 pages • first pub 1937 (editions)

fiction classics crime mystery adventurous mysterious medium-paced