Lots of great titles are in the works for book-to-screen adaptations — here are the latest updates from Epic Reads! And a huge thank you to Jesse The Reader for all the research!

Epic Adaptations Update: April 2025

Books discussed in this episode:

Just One Day by Gayle Forman — Sparks fly when American good girl Allyson encounters laid-back Dutch actor Willem, so she follows him on a whirlwind trip to Paris, upending her life in just one day and prompting a year of self-discovery and the search for true love. Get the Audiobook

Heartstopper Series by Alice Oseman — A sweet and charming coming-of-age story that explores friendship, love, and coming out. Get the eBook

Clown In A Cornfield by Adam Cesare (link to Amazon) — Quinn Maybrook finds herself caught in a battle between old and new, tradition and progress—that just may cost her life.

All Systems Red (The Murderbot Diaries) by Martha Wells — In a corporate-dominated spacefaring future, planetary missions must be approved and supplied by the Company. Exploratory teams are accompanied by Company-supplied security androids, for their own safety. But in a society where contracts are awarded to the lowest bidder, safety isn’t a primary concern. Get the Audiobook

The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han — Belly spends the summer she turns sixteen at the beach just like every other summer of her life, but this time things are very different as she finds herself falling for a boy she has known since childhood. Get the Audiobook