Books Going Hollywood – Exciting New Film Adaptations!

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From a Buick 8
1.  From a Buick 8 by Stephen King
The list author says:
  "Not King’s best novel, but a movie about a car that serves as a portal to another dimension may have film appeal under director George Romero."
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Life of Pi
2.  Life of Pi by Yann Martel
The list author says:
  "Gil Netter will produce the movie about a boy trapped in a lifeboat with a full-grown Bengal tiger."
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Mute
3.  Mute by Brad Steel
The list author says:
  "Brad Steel’s gripping thriller in which an already troubled animal doctor finds herself caught up in a huge genocide conspiracy. Word up: Steel also wrote the adaptation."
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If You Could See Me Now
4.  If You Could See Me Now by Cecelia Ahern
The list author says:
  "Cecilia Ahern, the 23-year-old daughter of Ireland’s prime minister is not only publishing her third novel, but it is being made into a film to star Hugh Jackman!"
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Shantaram
5.  Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts
The list author says:
  "Buzz is Johnny Depp will star in this adaptation from the book in which an Aussie heroin addict convicted of robbery escapes to India and becomes a doctor."
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Stardust
6.  Stardust by Neil Gaiman
The list author says:
  "Neil Gaiman’s olde-style fairy tale in the tradition of The Princess Bride. Populated by witches, goblins, gnomes, talking animals and evil trees."
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The Thing About Jane Spring
7.  The Thing About Jane Spring by Sharon Krum
The list author says:
  "Film to be based on Sharon Krum’s novel about a woman raised by a widowed four-star general father who grows up to be a ball-breaking prosecutor."
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Headhunters
8.  Headhunters by Jules Bass
The list author says:
  "Nicole Kidman will produce and star in Bass’s story about four Jersey girls who pretend to be rich heiresses, only to be fooled by four men pulling the same scam."
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The Bachelorette Party
9.  The Bachelorette Party by Karen McCullah Lutz
The list author says:
  "Word on the street is Nicole Kidman will star in this one too! Lutz is adapting her own novel."
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On Beauty
10.  On Beauty by Zadie Smith
The list author says:
  "Scott Rudin and Alison Owen will produce the film based on Zadie Smith’s book in which the families of two embattled professors begin to intermingle."
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A Complicated Kindness
11.  A Complicated Kindness by Miriam Toews
The list author says:
  "Sarah Gavron will direct the film based on Toews’ acclaimed novel about a Mennonite girl who rebels against her community."
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The Manny
12.  The Manny by Sarah L. Thomson
The list author says:
  "Columbia Pictures bought the rights to Holly Peterson’s book about a male nanny who falls in love with his client."
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I Am Charlotte Simmons
13.  I Am Charlotte Simmons by Tom Wolfe
The list author says:
  "Tom Wolfe’s tale of a naive freshman adapting to university life will be adapted to film by screenwriter John Watson."
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The Faithful Spy
14.  The Faithful Spy by Alex Berenson
The list author says:
  "Film rights to Alex Berenson’s forthcoming thriller go to Fox/Regency."
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Tulip Fever
15.  Tulip Fever by Deborah Moggach
The list author says:
  "Peter Chelsom will produce the movie version of Deborah Moggach’s 13th novel in which a young married woman falls in love with a portrait artist she commissions."
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The Prince and the Pauper (Dover Thrift Editions)
16.  The Prince and the Pauper (Dover Thrift Editions) by Mark Twain
The list author says:
  "Mark Twain’s classic novel of a rich and a poor look-alike who trade places, to be made into a movie by Sony."
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