Discover the joy of reading with my list of books being made into movies and TV in 2023. Read the books before they come alive on screen.
Here’s a little revelation for you all: in past years, I might have read one book a year, if that. Reading just wasn’t my thing. However, late last year a tweak to my bedtime routine in an attempt to improve my sleep quality has changed everything. This year, I’ve already devoured six books and counting! I have to admit, I’m quite proud of this newfound habit. Reading has become a delightful way to decompress after hectic days, and a perfect medium to quiet my perpetually buzzing mind.
Are you a bookworm who loves to read and watch movies? Do you eagerly anticipate when your favourite books are brought to life on the big (or small) screen?
I wasn’t sure what book I wanted to read next and I thought I would research what amazing stories are being adapted into films and TV series in 2023. From classic novels to contemporary bestsellers, I’ve listed a few books being made into movies and TVin 2023.
BOOKS BEING MADE INTO MOVIES AND TV IN 2023
“The Nightingale” by Kristin Hannah
This unforgettable novel of love and strength in the face of war has enthralled a generation.
With courage, grace, and powerful insight, bestselling author Kristin Hannah captures the epic panorama of World War II and illuminates an intimate part of history seldom seen: the women’s war. The Nightingale tells the stories of two sisters, separated by years and experience, by ideals, passion and circumstance, each embarking on her own dangerous path toward survival, love, and freedom in German-occupied, war-torn France–a heartbreakingly beautiful novel that celebrates the resilience of the human spirit and the durability of women. It is a novel for everyone, a novel for a lifetime.
“The Vanishing Half” by Brit Bennett
“The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo” by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Reclusive Hollywood movie icon Evelyn Hugo is finally ready to tell the truth about her glamorous and scandalous life. But when she chooses unknown magazine reporter Monique Grant for the job, no one is more astounded than Monique herself. Why her? Why now?
Summoned to Evelyn’s luxurious apartment, Monique listens in fascination as the actress tells her story. From making her way to Los Angeles in the 1950s to her decision to leave show business in the ‘80s, and, of course, the seven husbands along the way, Evelyn unspools a tale of ruthless ambition, unexpected friendship and a great forbidden love.
Monique begins to feel a very real connection to the legendary star, but as Evelyn’s story nears its conclusion, it becomes clear that her life intersects with Monique’s own in tragic and irreversible ways.
“Lessons In Chemistry” by Bonnie Garmus
Your ability to change everything – including yourself – starts here.
Chemist Elizabeth Zott is not your average woman. In fact, Elizabeth Zott would be the first to point out that there is no such thing.
But it’s the early 1960s and her all-male team at Hastings Research Institute take a very unscientific view of equality. Forced to resign, she reluctantly signs on as the host of a cooking show, Supper at Six. But her revolutionary approach to cooking, fuelled by scientific and rational commentary, grabs the attention of a nation.
Soon, a legion of overlooked housewives find themselves daring to change the status quo. One molecule at a time.
“The Last Thing He Told Me” by Laura Dave
IT WAS THE LAST THING HE TOLD ME: PROTECT HER
Before Owen Michaels disappears, he manages to smuggle a note to his new wife, Hannah: protect her. Hannah knows exactly who Owen needs her to protect – his teenage daughter, Bailey, who lost her mother tragically as a child. And who wants absolutely nothing to do with her new stepmother.
As her desperate calls to Owen go unanswered, his boss is arrested for fraud and the police start questioning her, Hannah realises that her husband isn’t who he said he was. And that Bailey might hold the key to discovering Owen’s true identity, and why he disappeared. Together they set out to discover the truth. But as they start putting together the pieces of Owen’s past, they soon realise that their lives will never be the same again…
“The Maid” by Nita Prose
It begins like any other day for Molly Gray, silently dusting her way through the luxury rooms at the Regency Grand Hotel.
But when she enters suite 401 and discovers an infamous guest dead in his bed, a very messy mystery begins to unfold. And Molly’s at the heart of it – because if anyone can uncover the secrets beneath the surface, the fingerprints amongst the filth – it’s the maid . . .
I hope that this collection of books being made into movies or TV in 2023, will spark inspiration for your next read. Among my own reads this year was “Apples Never Fall” by Liane Moriarty, which I believe is currently being filmed on the Gold Coast. I anticipate it will likely grace our screens in 2024.
I thought as I have found this new found joy with reading, I’ll create a new category here on the Blog, The Organised Housewife’s Book Club.
