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Readers like author Kristen Lopez who loved the book Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid are already tuning into the new miniseries adaptation on Prime Video. Here are a few more book-tomovie/TV adaptations you shouldn’t miss.

THE POWER BY NAOMI ALDERMAN The twisty dystopian novel about women who can release electricity from their hands is now a miniseries starring Toni Collette. MARCH 31 ON PRIME VIDEO

THE LAST THING HE EVER TOLD ME BY LAURA DAVE Reese Witherspoon helped catapult this propulsive thriller, about a woman whose husband vanishes suddenly, to the top of bestseller lists in 2021. Now, she’s bringing it to the screen in a miniseries starring Jennifer Garner. APRIL 14 ON APPLE+

ARE YOU THERE GOD? IT’S ME, MARGARET BY JUDY BLUME Get ready for the movie version of the beloved novel about a preteen navigating the pitfalls of sixth grade, starring Rachel McAdams. APRIL 28 IN THEATERS

HALLOWE’EN PARTY BY AGATHA CHRISTIE The third instalment of Kenneth Branagh’s “Hercule Poirot” movie series, A Haunting in Venice features a starstudded cast, including Michelle Yeoh and Tina Fey. The film follows the famed detective’s attempt to solve the case of a murder at a séance. SEPT. 15 IN THEATERS

LEAVE THE WORLD BEHIND RUMAAN ALAM Julia Roberts pulls double duty, as actress and producer, in this adaptation of Alam’s creepy psychological thriller about a vacation disrupted by a mysterious blackout that quickly becomes something far more sinister. It also stars Kevin Bacon, Mahershala Ali and Ethan Hawke. DEC. 8 ON NETFLIX

CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY BY ROALD DAHL Wonka, starring Timothée Chalamet as the titular character, will offer viewers the eccentric candymaker’s backstory. DEC. 15 IN THEATERS THE COLOR PURPLE BY ALICE WALKER This Pulitzer Prize-winning coming-ofage saga about Black women supporting each other through domestic abuse, sexual assault and racism is returning to screens this winter—as a musical with Taraji P. Henson. DEC. 20 IN THEATERS

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