Books to TV and Books to Movies in NoveList

NoveList now has appeal terms to help users find books or short stories that have been made into a movie or a television show. For movies, this includes everything from the obvious The Hunger Games to lesser known titles like The Wettest Country in the World (recently adapted into Lawless) and short stories like “Why don’t you dance” (which was adapted into the film Everything Must Go). For the small screen, you can find books that are broken up into episodes for a television series or miniseries like Boardwalk Empire or The Thornbirds.

To find these books, go to NoveList or NoveList K-8 and type in “Books to movies” or “Books to TV” (you’ll need to include the quotation marks) in the search box. On the results page, use the “Narrow results column” to choose other genres, subject headings, and/or appeal factors. You can also click the “Lists and Articles” tab to see related book lists for different ages.

NoveList also includes the related headings, “Movie tie-ins” and “TV tie-ins.” Searching for these will reveal books adapted from film and TV.

In addition, NoveList contributor Shelley Mosely recently wrote the article, Seen the Movie? Read the Book!, which pulls together a list of popular movies and suggests related books for futher reading.

Adapted from Books to TV and Books to Movies in October 2012 NoveList Notes