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Books on Screen

Each month, our Books on Screen feature spotlights movies, television shows, miniseries and specials that are based on books of various genres --- including novels, memoirs, comics, children's books, short stories and poetry --- along with the latest DVD releases.

May 2018

May's Books on Screen roundup includes the feature films On Chesil Beach and The Seagull; the series premiere of "Sweetbitter" on Starz and season two of "13 Reasons Why" on Netflix, along with the season finale of "Rise" on NBC; and the DVD releases of Fifty Shades Freed, Wonderstruck and 12 Strong.

April 2018

April's Books on Screen roundup includes the feature films Avengers: Infinity War, Lean on Pete and Disobedience; the series premieres of "Howards End" on Starz and "Killing Eve" on BBC America, along with the season finale of "The Magicians" on Syfy; and the DVD releases of Maze Runner: The Death Cure, My Friend Dahmer and Paddington 2.

March 2018

March's Books on Screen roundup includes the feature films Ready Player One, A Wrinkle in Time, The Leisure Seeker and Red Sparrow; the series premieres of "Rise" on NBC and "The Terror" on AMC, along with the series finale of "The Alienist" on TNT; and the DVD releases of Call Me by Your Name, The Disaster Artist and The Man Who Invented Christmas.

February 2018

February's Books on Screen roundup includes the feature films Fifty Shades Freed, Annihilation and Every Day; the series premieres of "Altered Carbon" on Netflix and "The Looming Tower" on Hulu, along with the season two finale of "Victoria" on PBS Masterpiece; and the DVD releases of Wonder, Same Kind of Different as Me and Murder on the Orient Express.

January 2018

January's Books on Screen roundup includes the feature films Maze Runner: The Death Cure and 12 Strong; the debuts of the limited series "The Alienist," "Waco" and "Bellevue," along with the season premieres of "Victoria" and "The Magicians"; and the DVD releases of IT, The Snowman and Rebel in the Rye.

December 2017

December's Books on Screen roundup includes the feature films Crooked House, The Disaster Artist and November Criminals; the made-for-TV movie Karen Kingsbury's Maggie's Christmas Miracle, along with the season three finale of "Outlander"; and the DVD releases of American Assassin, The Mountain Between Us and Victoria & Abdul.

November 2017

November's Books on Screen roundup includes the feature films Mudbound, Wonder and Murder on the Orient Express; the sixth and final season of "Longmire," along with the season two finales of "Queen Sugar" and "The Shannara Chronicles"; and the DVD releases of The Glass Castle, Atomic Blonde and Tulip Fever.

October 2017

October's Books on Screen roundup includes the feature films The Mountain Between Us, Wonderstruck and The Snowman; the season finales of "Get Shorty" and "Chesapeake Shores," along with the season two premiere of "The Shannara Chronicles" and the continuation of the second season of "Queen Sugar"; and the DVD releases of The Dark Tower and The Wizard of Lies.

September 2017

September's Books on Screen roundup includes the feature films IT and American Assassin; the season three premiere of "Outlander" on Starz and the movie Our Souls at Night available on Netflix; and the DVD releases of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks and Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie.

August 2017

August's Books on Screen roundup includes the feature films The Glass Castle and The Dark Tower; the season seven finale of HBO's "Game of Thrones" and the series premiere of "Get Shorty" on EPIX; and the DVD releases of The Circle, The Dinner and Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul.