Literary adaptations: July 18, 2025

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

• When we talk about adaptations, we're often thinking about books that become TV shows or movies; Julia Rittenberg takes a look at the reverse of that and what makes for a successful screen-to-page conversion (Book Riot).

• Megan Mabee shares the all-time best movie adaptations of children's books, based on years of having a Friday night movie night with her son (Book Riot).

• PBS will broadcast the Shakespeare in the Park production of Twelfth Night — starring Peter Dinklage, Lupita Nyong'o, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, and Sandra Oh — this fall (Playbill).

• Vladimir by Julia May Jonas is becoming a Netflix series starring Rachel Weisz (Book Riot).

• Jamie Canaves highlights mystery and thriller adaptations to watch this month (Book Riot).

• Joshua Barone reviews the one-act play The Story of Billy Budd, Sailor, an adaptation of the opera version of Herman Melville's Billy Budd (The New York Times).