Posted on April 21, 2026 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Here's a roundup of news and reflections on literary adaptations and crossovers.

  • Character.ai is adding a feature that uses AI to allow users to insert themselves into literature from the public domain like Pride and Prejudice, The Great Gatsby, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, and Frankenstein (Variety).

  • Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, author of Chain Gang All-Stars and Friday Black, talks about how his creativity and storytelling have evolved into a musical album (Electric Literature).

  • Rebecca Joines Schinsky recaps the biggest adaptation news out of CinemaCon, the biggest annual convention for film industry professionals and media (Book Riot).

  • We don't have a release date yet, but there are other confirmed, public details about the movie adaptation of Emily Henry's Beach Read (Deadline).

  • In the Time of the Butterflies by Julia Alvarez is becoming a graphic novel this fall (Comics Beat).

  • Amazon MGM will develop the sapphic sports romance novel Cleat Cute by Meryl Wilsner into a show called Playing the Field (Deadline).

Categories: Today in Books

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