If you've heard it once, you've heard it a million times—the book was better! There's nothing like debating the differences between a favorite book and its translation to the screen. But if you don't know your beloved series is coming out as a movie or that the fun-looking preview you saw was adapted from a book, how can you join the debate? The Library is here to the rescue! Here, we will be exploring the movie adaptations soon to hit screens big and small, and give you the chance to read before you view.
Coming This June
The Life of Chuck (based on a Stephen King novella If It Bleeds)
One of four novellas collected within Stephen King’s If It Bleeds, The Life of Chuck tells the story of an ordinary man named Chuck through three tales in reverse chronological order, from deathbed to childhood. Starring Tom Hiddleston, the film adaptation will premiere on June 6, 2025.
We Were Liars by E. Lockhart
Every summer, the extended Sinclair family spends their summer on their family island in Martha’s Vineyard. And every summer, the four youngest, collectively known as the Liars, hang out and cause mischief. But summer fifteen was different. That was the summer Cadence hit her head and lost most of her memories. When she finally makes it back two years later, everything has changed. Cadence is desperate to restore her memories, but remembering what truly happened may break her beyond repair. The television series adaptation of E. Lockhart’s We Were Liars will premiere on Amazon Prime Video on June 18, 2025.