Seeing book adaptations on screen (whether film or television) is always fun to do when you’ve read the book. It’s also a great way to introduce the book to a wider audience. Take a look at nine upcoming adaptations that you should listen to before seeing them on screen.
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After stumbling upon a hidden trove of diaries, acclaimed New Yorker writer David Grann set out to solve “the greatest exploration mystery of the twentieth century”: What happened in 1925 to the British explorer Percy Fawcett and his quest for the Lost City of Z?
The film is set to release on April 14, 2017, and it stars Charlie Hunnam, Tom Holland, and Sienna Miller.
Listen to an excerpt THE LOST CITY OF Z
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Fifteen-year-old Lina is a Lithuanian girl living an ordinary life—until Soviet officers invade her home and tear her family apart, sending Lina, her mother, and brother to a Siberian work camp. Risking everything, she imbeds clues in drawings of their location and secretly passes them along, hoping her drawings will make their way to her father’s prison camp. But will strength, love, and hope be enough for Lina and her family to survive?
The film version, titled Ashes in the Snow, is set to release sometime this year.
Listen to an excerpt BETWEEN SHADES OF GRAY