11 Book-to-Screen Adaptations to Catch This July

July is not only bringing the heat, it has some tremendous book-to-screen adaptations hitting the theatres and streamers.

Movies Based on Books

 Bird Box  – (Read an Excerpt)

by Malerman, Josh

Written with the narrative tension of The Road and the exquisite terror of classic Stephen King, Bird Box is a propulsive, edge-of-your-seat horror thriller, set in an apocalyptic near-future world--a masterpiece of suspense from the brilliantly imaginative Josh Malerman. 

American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer

by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin

PULITZER PRIZE WINNER - The biography of the iconic figure, J. Robert Oppenheimer. Oppenheimer was a brilliant physicist who led the effort to build the atomic bomb for his country in a time of war. He later found himself confronting the moral consequences of scientific progress.

"A work of voluminous scholarship and lucid insight, unifying its multifaceted portrait with a keen grasp of Oppenheimer's essential nature.... It succeeds in deeply fathoming his most damaging, self-contradictory behavior." --The New York Times

Disney Kingdoms: Haunted Mansion

by Brandon Seifert, Filipe Andrade, E.M. Gist, and more

Creepy tales inspired by a pair of terrifying Disney attractions -- one a fan favorite and one that has entered into legend! Welcome, foolish mortals, to the Haunted Mansion! Poor Danny is trapped inside -- but is there anyone he can trust to help him escape? Or is he destined to become the 1,000th permanent inhabitant of the foreboding abode?

The Haunted Mansion (Disney Classic)

by Lauren Clauss and Glen Brogan

Experience Disney Parks' famous Haunted Mansion like never before in this Big Little Golden Book. It's easy to get into the Haunted Mansion . . . but can you find your way out? Join the Ghost Host and search your way through all the creep-tastic rooms of Disney Parks' Haunted Mansion­--from the ominous Séance Room to the ghoulish party in the Grand Hall to the attic, which holds many scary secrets.

Great Beanie Baby Bubble: The Amazing Story of How America Lost Its Mind Over a Plush Toy--And the Eccentric Genius Behind It

by Zac Bissonnette

In the history of consumer crazes, nothing compares to Beanie Babies. With any advertising, creator Ty Warner - an eccentric college dropout - becomes a billionaire in just three years. And it was all thanks to collectors. The end of the craze was just as swift and extremely devastating, with "rare" Beanie Babies deemed worthless as quickly as they'd once been considered priceless.

Bitácora del Naufragio

by Mario Mendoza

Al igual que los niños que seguían al flautista de Hamelin, la humanidad caminaba con alegre indiferencia hacia el desastre, convencida de que sus excesos y avances eran prueba de evolución y desarrollo, hasta que surgió la pandemia que puso al mundo entero patas arriba.

Like the children who followed the Pied Piper of Hamelin, humanity walked with indifference toward disaster. People were convinced that its excesses and advances were proof of evolution and development until the pandemic emerged that turned the entire world upside down.

Tribes: An International Hockey History

by George Fosty and Darril Fosty

Tribes: An International Hockey History examines the concept that 19th-century European militarists had channeled their spirit and energy into sports in hopes of creating a training ground for warriors. This new concept and logic fed upon the ideas of racial purity and warrior cults.

The book looks at the game of ice hockey's European origins while adding additional information to the story of Canadian ice hockey – including new information about the Colored Hockey League. The authors also look at the history of black Canadian and American ice hockey putting the Black ice hockey experience into a larger relation with international hockey of its time.

TV Shows Based on Books

The Fifth Witness

by Michael Connelly

In this #1 New York Times bestselling thriller, after taking on a foreclosure case, defense attorney Mickey Haller fights to prove his client's innocence--but first he must follow a trail of black market evidence to its sinister end.

The Summer I Turned Pretty

by Jenny Han

Belly has an unforgettable summer in this stunning start to the Summer I Turned Pretty series from the New York Times bestselling author, Jenny Han.

Some summers are just destined to be pretty. But one summer, one wonderful and terrible summer, the more everything changes, the more it all ends up just the way it should have been all along.

Foundation

by Isaac Asimov

Nominated as one of America's best-loved novels by PBS's The Great American Read. The Foundation novels of Isaac Asimov are among the most influential in the history of science fiction, celebrated for their unique blend of breathtaking action, daring ideas, and extensive worldbuilding.

In Foundation, Asimov has written a timely and timeless novel of the best--and worst--that lies in humanity, and the power of even a few courageous souls to shine a light in a universe of darkness.

The Smuggler's Legacy: Volume 25

by Franklin W. Dixon

A buried secret becomes a big problem for Frank and Joe in the twenty-fifth book in the thrilling Hardy Boys Adventures series. Can Frank and Joe uncover the truth before it's buried for another hundred years--and the boys along with it?

Survival of the Thickest: Essays

by Michelle Buteau

In Survival of the Thickest, Michelle reflects on growing up Caribbean, Catholic, and thick in New Jersey, going to college in Miami, and her many friendship and dating disasters. Her essays include stories of working as a newsroom editor during 9/11, getting started in stand-up opening for male strippers, marrying into her husband's Dutch family, IVF and surrogacy, motherhood, chosen family, and what it feels like to have a full heart, tight jeans, and stardom finally in her grasp.