Recs if you like The Devil Wears Prada...

As a massive bookworm and theatre nerd, this list was inevitable.

a collection of recommendations from the Made for the Movies forum

Gone but never forgotten, this marketing term has disappeared, but the works will forever be iconic

Theater has long drawn inspiration from books, with works across time, genre, and subject matter having stage adaptations. You're sure to know some big names, but others might surprise you! How many have you seen?

A list of ‘roman á clef’s, or fictionalized versions of true stories

Every book that has been adapted into a movie covered by the Blank Check podcast

books that are the basis for adaptations and other book-related films and TV shows being released in the U.S. in May 2026

Sentimental Garbage is a podcast by Caroline O'Donoghue. Often the topic is a particular title/book, so this list is slowly curating the different books that are discussed. For those who enjoy reading and podcasts! NB: it doesn't include books of film media discussed unless they've also done an episode on the book.

Books that have been made into a TV series or Movie

When Metal meets Literature 🖤🤘🏼

Did you know these movies were based on books?

These are book-to-screen adaptations that you didn't know were books! Feel free to recommend or make a suggestion! Please keep in mind some movie adaptations were renamed and may not have the same name as a book. Feel free to do more research or comment if you don't know which movie was based on the book with a different name. 💕 Credits to IMDB user, Goodreads, and BookBub for the book recs. (in progress)

Must read books to start reading when starting your reading journey!

books that have been made into shows or movies. feel free to recommend more

Books that have been adapted to the big screen

chick lit romantic books for palette cleansing after a heavy epic fantasy session

I googled these characters because I thought they were real

books from school library