Recs if you like Schindler's Ark...

Based on the list/book published in 2006, general editor Peter Boxall.

these books won a major award, then their on-screen adaptations went on to win one, too!

For people who are interested in a long-term challenge to read all of the Booker Prize longlisted books, but before 2001 there were only shortlisted books so I am going to separate these into two different lists. Please see the pinned comment for the 2001+ companion list link and the winners for each year!

These are mostly in order by year

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. Note: this list also includes movie novelizations. 💕 Credits to IMDB user, Goodreads, BookBub, and Buzzfeed for the book recs. (in progress)

books that have been adapted into successful movies and have also won an oscar for their screenplay

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

The number 1 bestsellers for each year. 1900-1999

Announced on ABC Radio National 18 October 2026

A list of 70 books by Commonwealth authors, 10 from each decade of Elizabeth II's reign, was selected by a panel of experts and announced by the BBC and The Reading Agency on 18 April 2022.