Recs if you like Daddy Long Legs...

Stories that traded chapters for showtunes! From literary classics to contemporary novels these books found a second life under the Broadway lights! Please let me know any that I've missed!! (Note on curation: I've been cross checking titles with Internet Broadway Database (IBDB) which is Broadway's official archive)

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

Books that have been adapted into or inspired musicals

Books that often get overlooked next to big author names or better known works by those authors.

My books are my babies, some are more precious than others If I give one to you, that means I think highly of you wink

books that just feel right to read in the springtime. fresh starts, transformation, thawing, etc.

Middle grade/YA books about academics

Underappreciated MC finds their happiness and their people