🎬Books to Screen in 2026: The Adaptations We’re Already Emotional About

2026 is about to wreck our TBRs and our tear ducts. From devastating romance to witchy family curses to dystopian arena trauma, some of our favorite and most unhinged reads are officially heading to the big screen.

Here’s your ultimate guide to the upcoming book-to-movie adaptations you need on your radar.

💔Reminders of Him

In Theaters: March 13, 2026
Based on Reminders of Him by Colleen Hoover

If you’ve read Reminders of Him, you already know this one is going to hurt.

Kenna Rowan returns home after five years in prison, desperate to reconnect with the daughter she hasn’t seen since she was a baby. But forgiveness doesn’t come easily in a town that hasn’t forgotten. The only person who offers her even a sliver of grace is Ledger Ward and their connection could cost them everything.

Expect:

• Emotional courtroom-level tension

• Small-town judgment

• Slow-burn romance

• Ugly crying in the parking lot after the movie

CoHo fans, prepare yourselves. This one is going to be heavy, healing, and probably wildly successful.

👠Revenge Wears Prada: The Devil Returns

In Theaters: May 1, 2026
Based on Revenge Wears Prada: The Devil Returns by Lauren Weisberger

Andy Sachs is back and apparently karma is too.

Nearly a decade after escaping Runway magazine, Andy is thriving. She’s co-running a chic bridal magazine, engaged to media royalty, and living her best glossy life. But on the morning of her wedding, secrets resurface and so does the shadow of Miranda Priestly.

This sequel brings:

• High fashion drama

• Wedding-day suspense

• Female rivalry turned alliance

• The devil in couture again

If you loved The Devil Wears Prada, this comeback is going to be dripping in designer tension.

🐙Remarkably Bright Creatures

Streaming on Netflix: May 8, 2026
Based on Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt

Yes, the octopus book is coming to Netflix. And yes, we are absolutely watching it.

Tova Sullivan works nights at the Sowell Bay Aquarium while quietly carrying decades of grief over her son’s mysterious disappearance. Enter Marcellus a highly intelligent, deeply observant giant Pacific octopus who might know more than he lets on.

This adaptation promises:

• Found family vibes

• Coastal mystery energy

• Grief and healing

• An unexpectedly lovable, grumpy octopus

If Netflix gets this right, it could be the feel-everything comfort drama of the year.

✨The Book of Magic Practical Magic #2

In Theaters: September 18, 2026
Based on The Book of Magic by Alice Hoffman

The Owens women are back and the family curse is on borrowed time.

When Aunt Jet hears the deathwatch beetle and knows she has seven days left to live, the Owens family must come together to finally break the three-hundred-year-old curse that has doomed them in love.

We’re getting:

• Multi-generational witchy chaos

• Family secrets

• Atmospheric European settings

• Love vs. destiny stakes

If you adore cozy magic with emotional depth, this one is about to cast a spell on theaters.

🔥Sunrise on the Reaping

In Theaters: November 20, 2026
Based on Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins

We are going back to Panem and this time, it’s Haymitch’s story.

Set during the fiftieth Hunger Games the brutal Quarter Quell that doubled the tributes, this prequel follows a young Haymitch Abernathy as he’s ripped from District 12 and thrown into an arena designed for failure.

Translation:

• Twice the tributes

• Twice the trauma

• Capitol cruelty dialed up

• Emotional devastation guaranteed

If you thought you were done crying over District 12 think again.

🖤Verity

In Theaters: October 2, 2026
Based on Verity by Colleen Hoover

And yes CoHo is taking over 2026.

Lowen Ashleigh is hired to finish bestselling author Verity Crawford’s series after a mysterious accident leaves Verity incapacitated. But while sorting through notes, Lowen discovers a hidden autobiography filled with horrifying confessions.

This one will deliver:

• Psychological suspense

• Moral gray choices

• A love triangle that feels wrong

• That ending everyone argues about
  

If done well, this could be one of the most talked-about thrillers of the year.

🎥2026 Is the Year of Emotional Damage

Romance. Fashion. Witches. Octopuses. Dystopian arenas. Unhinged manuscripts.

Whether you’re a CoHo devotee, a Hunger Games loyalist, or just here for designer drama, 2026 is absolutely stacked with adaptations that are going to dominate book clubs and group chats alike.

So tell me which one are you watching opening weekend? 🍿📚

📖New Release: The Book Club Kit for This Book Made Me Think of You

If you’ve been craving a book club pick that is tender, life-affirming, and just a little bit heartbreaking in the best way, this is your moment. 🕊️📚✨

We’re diving deep into This Book Made Me Think of You by Libby Page, and this kit is built for the found family lovers, the stationery addicts, and everyone who knows that a good book can be a life raft.

The Vibe: From Ugly Cry to Hopeful Sigh

When Tilly Nightingale receives twelve books from her late fiancé, Joe, it’s more than a gift it’s a roadmap through grief. Whether your group is Team Alfie the bookshop owner of our dreams or you're just here for the global reading adventures, this story reminds us that healing isn't linear, but it is possible.

What’s Inside the Kit?

Tap the link below for instant access to everything you need to host a meeting that feels like a warm hug:

• 📖The Discussion Guide: Questions covering grief, the power of vlogging your journey, and the would you read it? dilemma.

• 🍽️A Year of Flavors Menu: From London bookshop sourdough to Ugly Cry chocolate fondue and Earl Grey martinis.

• ✍️Immersive Activities: Including the Think of You book exchange and a playlist workshop for Month 13.

• 🎁 Stationery & Self-Care Door Prizes: Gift ideas like scented candles, annotated classics, and of course high-quality tissues.

Are You Ready to Turn the Page?

Whether your group is ready to unpack Tilly’s risky move to share her heart online, or you just want to debate which book you would hope to find in a gift from a loved one, this kit is designed to make your meeting feel immersive and deeply personal.

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Let’s Chat: If someone left you twelve books to help you through your hardest year, what is ONE title you’d hope made the list? Drop your must-have book in the comments! 📖💌

💥 Happy reading, book lovers. Keep the tissues close. 🧺✨

We thought we were picking up a cozy bookish romance. We did NOT expect to ugly cry in a group chat. 📚💔✨

Our book club just finished This Book Made Me Think of You by Libby Page, and let’s just say we have feelings. All six of us. Loudly.

Here’s the vibe from the group:

👩🏻‍🦰The Romantic: “Twelve books. Twelve months. A love letter from beyond the grave?? I was emotionally unwell by chapter two.”

👩🏽The Crier: “Joe planning a year of healing for Tilly before he died?? I sobbed. On my commute. In public.”

👩🏼‍🦱The Skeptic (converted): “I thought this would be too sad, but it’s actually about learning to live again. The reading adventures, the travel, the vlog journey it felt hopeful.”

👩🏾The Bookshop Lover: “Alfie. That’s it. That’s my review. Team Alfie forever.”

👱🏼‍♀️The Analyzer: “I loved how each book unlocked a new layer of grief. It showed how stories connect us even when someone is gone.”

👩🏻The Chaos Reader: “I came for romance. I stayed for the found family, the bookshop vibes, and the reminder that healing isn’t linear.”

Watching Tilly receive twelve carefully chosen books from her late fiancé one for each month of her first year without him wrecked us but in a gentle, cathartic way. It’s about grief, yes. But it’s also about community, new beginnings, and how stories can carry us when we can’t carry ourselves.

We laughed. We cried. We immediately wanted to give this to someone we love.

✨️Thank you Berkley and Libby Page for sharing This Book Made Me Think of You with us!

❓️If someone left you twelve books to help you through a hard year, what’s ONE title you’d hope made the list? 📖💌

If you’ve been craving a book club pick that’s wild, gritty, and just a little bit unhinged in the best way this is your moment. 🍹🌊📚

We’re diving deep into Day Drinkers by Kitty Turner and this kit is built for all the chaos, corrupt elites, bad decisions, ghosts, rum-fueled escapes, and morally gray mayhem we love.

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🍹 Tropical noir–inspired cocktails, Caribbean bites, immersive activities, and smuggler-chic door prize ideas all done for you!

Whether your group is ready to unpack Gemma’s risky choices, debate how far you’d go to escape a dead-end life, or scream “TURN THE BOAT AROUND” at least once this kit is designed to make your meeting feel immersive, dramatic, and just the right amount of chaotic very on brand for Pleasure Island.

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❗️Don’t forget to come back and tell us would you have set sail or stayed safely on shore?

💥 Happy reading, captains. 🍹⚓

What starts as a sunny escape turns into a hold-my-drink kind of chaos real fast. 🍹🌊📖

Day Drinkers was SUCH a fun book club pick wild, gritty, and totally unhinged in the best way. Gemma is stuck in a dead-end job, staring out at a forbidden pleasure island, and honestly the same. When she takes a risky gig captaining a sailboat for a sketchy, ultra-wealthy empire run by a country music legend, yes, really, the story launches straight into dark satire, danger, and nonstop momentum.

This book is packed with corrupt elites, drugs, ghosts, Vodou, bad decisions, and even worse men and somehow it all works. The vibes are tropical noir meets fever dream, and I loved how it skewers the idea of the American dream while tossing Gemma into one impossible situation after another. It’s chaotic, sharp, and surprisingly smart, with so much to unpack for discussion.

Perfect for a book club that loves messy characters, moral gray areas, and stories that make you laugh, gasp, and say “WHAT did I just read?” sometimes all on the same page.

❓️Would you risk everything for a shot at escape or turn the boat around before things get ugly?

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📖 Bookish This or That: Reader Habits Edition

Welcome to the edition that exposes us all.

Your trope preferences might be mysterious…But your reading habits? Absolutely incriminating!

Choose wisely. No fence-sitting allowed.

📚 Annotate Everything or Keep Books Pristine?

Are you:

▫️Highlighting every line that emotionally damages you?
▫️Using 47 tabs for “him being feral”?
▫️Writing full reactions in the margins?

Or are you:

▫️Treating your books like museum artifacts?
▫️Refusing to even crack the spine?
▫️Whispering “absolutely not” at the idea of a highlighter?

There are two kinds of readers. And they judge each other silently.

📱 Ebook or Physical?

Be honest!

▫️Kindle at 2am so no one sees what you’re reading?
▫️Adjustable font size supremacy?
▫️Three hundred books in one device like a literary goblin?

Or:

▫️Dog-eared pages.
▫️That book smell.
▫️The emotional support weight of a 500-page fantasy in your bag.

There is no wrong answer. Except maybe when your Kindle dies mid-cliffhanger!

👀 Read Spoilers First or Protect the Surprise?

Are you:

▫️Checking the last page to confirm the HEA?
▫️Scanning reviews for emotional damage warnings?
▫️Protecting your peace at all costs?

Or:

▫️Diving in blind?
▫️Living dangerously?
▫️Letting the plot emotionally ruin you in real time?

This one says a lot about your trust issues.

📖 One Book at a Time or Chaotic Multi-Reading?

Are you:

▫️Loyal. Focused. Devoted.
▫️Finishing what you start?
▫️Emotionally monogamous with your current read?

Or:

▫️Three romances.
▫️One fantasy.
▫️A random nonfiction.
▫️All at once.
▫️Depending on your mood and level of emotional stability.

Be brave.

📦 TBR Under Control or Emotional Support TBR Mountain?

Is your TBR:

▫️Curated?
▫️Organized?
▫️Realistic?

Or:

▫️A towering monument to your impulsive personality?
▫️Two hundred books deep?
▫️Growing faster than you can read?

No shame. Only honesty.

📚This is your official invitation to expose yourself in the comments.

No judgment. Okay… maybe a little!

Drop your answers below in order.

Let’s see who’s thriving and who’s drowning under an emotional support TBR mountain.

If you love enemies-to-lovers with sharp banter, emotional damage, and a man who is allergic to his own feelings, welcome to your next book club obsession. 🔥📚

Lucian Rollins is cold, controlled, and convinced love is a liability, while Sloane Walton is all fire, truth, and backbone. Their history is messy, their chemistry is explosive, and every scene between them crackles with tension whether they’re arguing, unraveling secrets, or fighting feelings they absolutely do not want.

What really made this book shine for our book club was the emotional depth. Beneath the billionaire swagger and steamy sparks, this is a story about trauma, trust, and choosing vulnerability when it feels safer to walk away. Watching Lucian confront his fear of becoming the man he hates while Sloane refuses to settle for half-love? Chef’s kiss. 💔➡️❤️

This one gave us feelings, heated discussions, and more than a few “but WHY would he do that?!” moments and honestly, that’s exactly what we want from a Lucy Score read!

❓️Are you team protect her by leaving or team fight your demons and stay, and did Lucian earn that third chance? 🤔📖

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If you’ve been holding onto every ounce of tension between Sloane and Lucian and you’re not quite ready to leave Knockemout behind… this is your moment. 🔥💙📚

We’re diving deep into **Things We Left Behind** by Lucy Score — and this kit is built for all the angst, grudges, power moves, and groveling we love.

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Whether your group is ready to unpack Lucian’s “broken men break women” mindset, defend Sloane’s boundaries, or debate whether that grand gesture was enough… this kit is designed to make your meeting feel immersive, dramatic, and just the right amount of chaotic (very on brand for Knockemout).

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❗️Don’t forget to come back and tell us how your meeting went — I need to know where everyone lands on the grovel scale.

💥 Happy reading! 📚💙

Ever wonder if your favorite authors were secretly in a group chat? While they didn’t have Slack, the history of literature is full of strange coincidences, unexpected friendships, and bets that changed the course of books forever.

Here are five hidden literary connections that will make you look like the smartest person at your next book club.

1. Dr. Seuss and the 50-Word Bet

We all know Green Eggs and Ham, but it wasn’t born out of a simple burst of creativity. It was the result of a high-stakes dare. Bennett Cerf, the founder of Random House, bet Theodor Geisel (Dr. Seuss) $50 that he couldn't write a book using 50 or fewer distinct words.

Seuss won the bet, using exactly 50 words to create a masterpiece. Interestingly, Cerf never actually paid up, but the book went on to sell millions, so Seuss got the last laugh.

2. The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Vacation

In the summer of 1816 the "Year Without a Summer", a group of literary icons stayed at Villa Diodati in Switzerland. The guest list was wild: Lord Byron, Mary Shelley, and Percy Bysshe Shelley. Because the weather was too gloomy to go outside, Byron proposed a ghost story contest. This single rainy vacation gave birth to:

• Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, the first true sci-fi novel.

• John Polidori’s The Vampyre which influenced Bram Stoker’s Dracula.

3. C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, and the Tree

The creators of Narnia and Middle-earth weren’t just contemporaries; they were best friends. They were part of an informal writing group at Oxford called The Inklings.

Tolkien actually credits Lewis with being the only reason The Lord of the Rings was ever finished. Lewis was his first audience and constantly pushed him to keep writing when Tolkien got bogged down in elvish linguistics. Without Lewis's nagging, we might never have left the Shire.

4. The James Bond / Roald Dahl Link

You know Roald Dahl for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, but did you know he was a spy? During WWII, Dahl worked for the British Intelligence service alongside Ian Fleming, the creator of James Bond.

Dahl’s life was so much like a Bond film that he eventually wrote the screenplay for the Bond movie You Only Live Twice. He even invented the child-snatching Child Catcher in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang the book for which was also written by Fleming.

5. Alice in Wonderland’s Medical Legacy

Lewis Carroll, Charles Dodgson suffered from severe migraines that caused him to see objects as much larger or smaller than they actually were. This neurological phenomenon is now officially known in the medical world as Alice in Wonderland Syndrome AIWS.

Scholars believe Carroll used his own terrifying sensory distortions as the inspiration for Alice growing and shrinking in the Rabbit Hole.

❓️Which of these facts surprised you the most? Let me know in the comments if you knew about the Dahl/Bond connection that one always blows my mind!