If you've heard it once, you've heard it a million times—the book was better! There's nothing like debating the differences between a favorite book and its translation to the screen. But if you don't know your beloved series is coming out as a movie or that the fun-looking preview you saw was adapted from a book, how can you join the debate? The Library is here to the rescue! Here, we will be exploring the movie adaptations soon to hit screens big and small, and give you the chance to read before you view.
Coming This February
Box Hill by Adam Mars-Jones
Box Hill by Adam Mars-Jones is a coming-of-age novella set in 1970s London in which a young man discovers his sexuality through an intense and conflicting dominant-submissive relationship with an older biker. Starring Alexander Skarsgård and Harry Melling, the film adaptation, titled Pilion, will be released in theaters on February 6, 2026.
Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
Brontë’s classic tale of tempestuous love and passionate revenge gets another cinematic adaptation. When orphaned Heathcliff and wealthy Catherine fall into a deep, obsessive love, Victorian social norms frown upon their relationship. After Catherine marries another, a bitter and enraged Heathcliff plots revenge upon her entire family. The film starring Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi will be released in theaters on February 13, 2026.