First movie credit is as Sgt. Botha in the 1992 adaptation of Bryce Courtenay’s The Power of One.

He was in a Zorro television series in 1995 and a television miniseries of Moll Flanders the following year.

I first remember seeing him in an adaptation of The Ice House by Minette Walters in 1997.

He’s Connor Rooney in the 2002 adaptation of Road to Perdition, the graphic novel of gangsters during the Great Depression by Max Allan Collins.

He played poet Ted Hughes in 2003’s Sylvia and Perry Smith, one of the convicted killers in 2006’s Infamous, about Truman Capote and In Cold Blood.

His most famous literary role is probably as James Bond. He first played Bond in Casino Royale (2006), and then four more films.

He’s Lord Asriel in the 2007 film adaptation of The Golden Compass, which did not do nearly as well as its television series adaptation.

He starred alongside Harrison Ford in Cowboys & Aliens (2011), based on the comic by Scott Mitchell Rosenberg 

He was journalist Mikael Blomkvist in the U.S. adaptation of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larrson (2011).

Upcoming: He has a role in the adaptation of Purity by Jonathan Franzen.

Monáe’s acting career is smaller, but still at its beginnings. They starred as Mary Jackson in Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race by Margot Lee Shetterly (2011).

Monáe appeared in an episode of Electric Dreams in 2018, based on the work of Philip K. Dick.

And they portrayed Dorothy Pitman Hughes in 2020’s The Glorias, based on the memoir My Life on the Road by Gloria Steinem.

They also have their own book, The Memory Librarian: And Other Stories of Dirty Computer.

In his second-ever film, he played alter boy Aaron in 1997’s Primal Fear, based on the novel by William Diehl, and for which he was nominated for an Oscar for Best Actor in a Supporting Role.

His first big role was as Narrator in Chuck Palahniuk’s Fight Club in 1999.

He was Will Graham in the remake of Red Dragon by Thomas Harris (2002).

He starred as Monty Brogan in 25th Hour by David Benioff (2002).

He’s Eisenheim in The Illusionist, based on Steven Millhauser’s short story “Eisenheim the Illusionist” (2006).

He portrayed Walter Fane in The Painted Veil by W. Somerset Maugham (2006).

After Eric Bana but before Mark Ruffalo, he was Bruce Banner in The Incredible Hulk (2008).

He makes an appearance in The Bourne Legacy by Robert Ludlum (2012)

And most recently, starred in an adaptation of Motherless Brooklyn by Jonathan Lethem (2019).

Her first adaptation role was in Ricochet River, based on the novel by Robin Cody (2001).

She starred alongside Naomi Watts in James Ivory’s adaptation of Le Divorce by Diane Johnson (2003).

She was in The Killer Inside Me by Jim Thompson (2010), in which nothing good happens to anyone, because Jim Thompson.

Moving on to happier fare, she was in the adaptation of Something Borrowed by Emily Giffin (2011).

She had a role in The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid (2012).

And one in Good People by Marcus Sakey (2014).

And she starred with Octavia Spencer, no stranger to adaptations herself, in the second season of Truth Be Told, based on the novel Are You Sleeping? by Kathleen Barber (2019).

If you didn’t follow Bautista’s wrestling career, then the first time you noticed him was probably in Guardians of the Galaxy, based on the Marvel comics, in 2014.

He appeared with his Glass Onion costar Daniel Craig in the James Bond film Spectre in 2015.

He was in the Blade Runner sequel Blade Runner 2049 (2017), inspired by the novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick.

He appeared as Glossu Rabban Harkonnen in the 2021 adaptation of Frank Hebert’s Dune, and will reprise his role in Dune Part 2, which is coming in the next year or so.

But before that, he’ll star in Knock at the Cabin, based on The Cabin at the End of the World by Paul Tremblay.

She was in Revolutionary Road with Kate and Leo, based on the novel by Richard Yates (2008).

She starred alongside Ben Stiller in The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013), based on a short story by James Thurber.

She has been in several things with Jason Bateman! The first of two on this list is This Is Where I Leave You by Jonathan Tropper (2014).

And the second is the adaptation of The Family Fang by Kevin Wilson (2015).

She starred with Kevin Bacon in the short-lived series I Love Dick, based on the novel by Chris Kraus (2016).

And in the Mrs. Fletcher miniseries (2019) based on the novel by Tom Perotta (who has had almost every work made into a film or show.)

She was in the I Know This Much Is True miniseries, based on the novel by Wally Lamb (2020).

She stole the show in Wandavision (2021) the series based on the Marvel comics. (And she’s getting her own spinoff.)

And coming up: She stars in Tiny Beautiful Things, the show based on the book by Cheryl Strayed.

He appeared in an episode of Gotham in 2014, based on Batman lore.

He became a household name as Aaron Burr in the original Broadway run of Hamilton (2016), influenced by the Ron Chernow biography.

He had a role in Kenneth Branagh’s remake of Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express (2017).

And next he’ll be starring in a sequel to The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty. 

Henwick’s most famous literary role is probably her turn as Nymeria Sand in the Game of Thrones show (2015-2017).

She appeared as Colleen Wing on an episode of Luke Cage in 2018 and in several episodes of Iron Fist (2017–2018), both based on comics.

She voices a character in the Blade Runner: Black Lotus animated series (2021).

And she has a role in The Gray Man, based on the series by Mark Greaney (2022).

Madeline Cline does not have many book adaptation roles under her belt, but she’s just getting started. She did have a role in Boy Erased, based on the memoir by Garrard Conley (2018).

White Fang (1991); A Midnight Clear (1992); Waterland (1992); Alive (1993); Great Expectations (1998); Snow Falling on Cedars (1999); Hamlet (2000); The Hottest State (2006); Moby Dick (2011); Ten Thousand Saints (2015); Juliet, Naked (2018); The Good Lord Bird (2020); Waiting for Godot (2021); The Black Phone (2021); Moon Knight (2022); Leave the World Behind (Upcoming).

Maurice (1987); The Lair of the White Worm (1987); The Remains of the Day (1993); An Awfully Big Adventure (1995); Sense and Sensibility (1995); Restoration (1995); Extreme Measures (1996); Bridget Jones’s Diary (2001); About a Boy (2002); Cloud Atlas (2012); Paddington 2 (2017); A Very English Scandal (2018); The Undoing (2020).

National Velvet (1945); The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945); The Three Musketeers (1948); The Long, Hot Summer (1958); The Manchurian Candidate (1962); Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971); Death on the Nile (1978); The Mirror Crack’d (1980); The Last Unicorn (1982); Lace (1984); The Shell Seekers (1989); Beauty and the Beast (1991); The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax (1999); The Blackwater Lightship (2004); Nanny McPhee (2005); Mr. Popper’s Penguins (2011); Little Women (2017); Mary Poppins Returns (2018).

Heartburn (1986); Party Monster (2003); Orange Is the New Black (2013–2019).

Aziza, Nour, and Shokry each buy a wish in Cairo, but it’s not as simple as it seems. Despite the magic that surrounds the characters and infuses the world they live in with exciting whimsy, the wishes aren’t as easy to execute. The wish is a magical solution, but all the characters have very relatable and real issues they have to grapple with.

Riad Sattouf has been writing comic strips about his friend’s daughter Esther and her life in Paris. They talked every week, and Sattouf made it into an equal parts funny and hopeful story about growing up in Paris. Esther’s life as the daughter of immigrants, and her discovery of the weirder parts of growing up, recalls for me the many joys of reading Calvin & Hobbes as a young girl.

My beloved Gene Luen Yang (of Avatar comics and American Born Chinese) is writing the latest Chinese American DC superhero. This volume collects #1–6 of Monkey Prince, wherein our hero Marcus Sun starts at Gotham City High School and unlocks his true powers and his superhero self.

If you’re like me and ingest every Carmilla-adjacent piece of media released, you’ll be super excited about this comic. The 19th century original vampire finds herself in New York City in the 1990s. A young woman tries to solve a series of murders targeting homeless queer women that no one else seems to care about, and she gets drawn into Carmilla’s world. Instead of a gothic castle, Carmilla owns a nightclub with dark secrets. This is the perfect retelling for fans of all things queer vampire.

The epic quests of the Norse Gods continue on in this new collection, which involves a bunch of great new artists. For fans of the series, this is an exciting addition to the bookshelf. Casual readers who love epic action will also find a lot to love in here, from Thor’s adventures with a giantess to the epic story of Ragnarok.

Ponijirou is an actor and trying to make it in an industry notorious for discriminating against people based on their size. Konnosuke is a pastry chef, and he sends Ponijirou sweets. The anonymous care package invigorates Ponijirou to follow his dreams in this sweet story about love.

The unhappy marriage between Claire and Mark is the starting point for a science fiction story about the roles we’re forced into in life. Neither Claire nor Mark is entirely sure why they’re in their marriage or what to do about their sadness, and they get a look into an alternate reality where they were free to make different choices. It’s a thoughtful story that blends sci-fi and reality extremely well.

This graphic novel takes on the major discomfort of puberty in middle school with sweetness and comedy. Toshihiko is a boy who has not developed any body hair yet, while Ayako is a girl who feels like she can’t pursue her swimming talent because of an excess of body hair. The setup of lack and abundance leads to an unlikely friendship.

Health is not the same for everyone and Lipman understands that. Through easy-to-follow recipes, breathing techniques, and insights into emotional wellness, How to Be Well takes a holistic approach to improving your health and happiness. No dieting, no drastic measures, and you can take everything inside at your own pace. A great starter to thinking about health in the bigger picture.

This is not a guide to running, but a book to turn to to remind you of how running can change your life. Murakami’s gives insights into the way running helps him mentally, what he loves about it, how it works in tandem to improve his writing life. Runners just getting started and those preparing for their 100th marathon will love this reminder of why they’re doing what they do.

Sleep is so much more important than many of us realize. Your immune system, mental health, and brain function are impacted by getting some shut eye every night. If you’re having trouble regulating your sleep schedule or need some suggestions for improving it, this science-backed book is a great place to start.

With case studies and research galore, working on your mental health has never seemed so important! Leaf offers practical exercises you can include in your day-to-day routines and a five-step plan to reduce your stress and get you thinking a little clearer.

We’ve been raised to think of love within certain parameters, but hooks’s deep dive into what love means challenges these societal perceptions. It’s not all about romance, but about community and compassion. While some of the perspectives have become outdated since its 1999 publication, the concepts will make you think about what your definition of love is so you can set out to find it.

It can be hard to say no to people, to disagree with those you love, to put yourself out there. That’s why a lot of people turn to people-pleasing to get by. If you’re looking to shake that habit and set up boundaries for yourself, this is a great start with modern exercises and advice for all kinds of different situations.

A lot of us just aren’t having enough fun, and Downs is looking to change that by reminding us of all the reasons to put it higher on our prioritization list. With research to back up how beneficial fun is, you’ll leave this book motivated to find what you enjoy and then go and do it already.

Cooking can be intimidating, but fear not! Salt Fat Acid Heat is great at breaking down the seemingly complicated science of cooking into easy-to-understand rules for even the least experienced. Funny prose, gorgeous drawings, and a pure joy for cooking make this an absolute delight.

There’s a reason your phone is so addictive: it’s literally designed that way. Price breaks down the science of what keeps you going back to it, what it’s doing to our brains, and practical ways to make your phone less reach-for-able. You’re stuck with your phone in the modern age, but that doesn’t mean you have to be stuck to it!

Do you know the signs of a digital addiction? You might just be in the middle of it without realizing. Doomscrolling, late-night shopping, and comparison culture are all part of unhealthy relationships with technology. Goodin will teach you what to look for and what to do about it.

When Lyndsay Murray opens Spice Isle Bakery in the Little Caribbean neighborhood of Brooklyn, she’s finally fulfilled her dream. But local bakery owner Claudio Fabrizi sees Lyndsay and her family as a threat to his business.

And what’s worse, shortly after she and Claudio are seen fighting in her shop, Claudio is found dead under suspicious circumstances. If Lyndsay wants to clear her name and keep Spice Isle Bakery running, she’ll need to catch the killer herself.

After pastry chef Chloe Barns returns home to California following a breakup, she’s in need of a change. Her eccentric Aunt Dawn has just the thing in mind: opening up a cannabis cafe.

No such business currently exists in her hometown and, motivated by the way THC helps her grandmother manage pain, Chloe sets up shop. But when Aunt Dawn is implicated in the death of a creepy man from Chloe’s past, she must navigate opening her new business while proving her aunt’s innocence at the same time.

On your marks, get set…sleuth! Daisy Ellery often uses her magical pies to bring abusive men to justice. But when she’s invited to compete on a televised baking show, she hopes she’ll have no need to create deadly pastries.

When she discovers that one of the judges is someone she’s slated to deliver a pie to — and he is murdered before said pie reaches him — she must uncover what’s going on behind the scenes of this charming-turned-sinister show.

Running the family farm keeps Shiloh Bellamy busy — even in winter, there’s much to plan for spring. But Shiloh also has a talent for sleuthing, one that comes in handy when the local Ice Fishing Derby turns deadly.

Fields Brewery owner Wallace is found dead shortly after the competition, and the police suspect Shiloh’s friend despite evidence that someone else is responsible for the murder. It’s up to Shiloh to solve the crime and prevent an innocent person from being charged.

Married couple Margery and Clementine Butcher-Baker work at a local school during the day, but they’ve built a reputation for themselves in their English village as amateur sleuths. Summertime, they hope, will allow them time for a needed rest.

But their break is cut short as soon as it starts when a mayor is poisoned and suspicions fall to Margery and Clementine. And with more people falling sick, the two must prove their innocence by catching the real culprit.

I don’t know that I’ve ever seen a better premise than “sapphic Sherlockian mystery set in space.” Investigator Mossa takes on a missing person case that leads her to a university in Valdegeld, a colony on Jupiter. Here she’s reunited with Pleiti, an Earth scholar and Mossa’s ex-girlfriend. When Mossa asks for Pleiti’s help in solving the case, old feelings resurface.

I can’t even put into words how excited I am for this book. It looks like a lot of fun! Vera Wong is an elderly tea shop owner who, when not keeping tabs on her son, feels like her life is missing something.

Enter a dead body, found by Vera in her shop. When she notices the corpse has a flash drive in his hand, she decides to solve his murder for herself. But who among her customers committed the crime? The only way to find out is to get to know them.

Stage magician Tempest Raj works for her family’s Secret Staircase Construction, where they build hidden pathways and nooks within their customers’ homes. When their client invites them to a mock séance to ward off all feelings of her ex-husband from her home, the guests are shocked to discover her ex’s corpse.

When suspicions fall on Tempest’s Grandpa Ash, she must investigate which of the eight party guests actually killed their client’s ex.

While investigating what was supposed to be a minor crime, Kaveri Murthy discovers a dead body during a blood moon eclipse. To protect herself from rising danger as she works to catch the killer, she must bring the Bangalore Detectives Club together to solve the crime amidst rising city tensions.

Food critic Tiffany Austin is one of two people in the running for a full-time position at Southern Style magazine. Unfortunately, the other person is her rival Jenny Lee Plumm. And so, when Jenny is discovered dead several days later, it’s only natural that Tiffany is a primary suspect.

But Tiffany didn’t kill Jenny. If she wants to save her reputation, she’ll have to find out who did herself.

When a hotel guest blames her missing necklace on Nonna Maria’s goddaughter who works on the cleaning crew, she refuses to believe the young woman really stole it. And after a body is discovered not far away, Nonna Maria believes the two incidences are connected. But how, and why did the culprit frame her goddaughter?

When costume designer Joey Jessop is hired to work on a blockbuster superhero movie, she’s thrilled to get started, even if her ex-boyfriend Eli is the first assistant director.

But filming takes an alarming turn when the body of Courtney, Eli’s new girlfriend and the second assistant director, is discovered on set. Because of their history, Joey is considered the main suspect. To prove her innocence and protect her reputation, she must solve the crime herself.

Cousins Yale and Celine Yee run a food stall together at an L.A. night market. As their popularity gains momentum, they’re invited to a dinner held by the local restaurant owners association.

But the event turns from exciting to deadly when association president Jeffrey Vue is electrocuted during the meal. Yale and Celine are no strangers to amateur sleuthing, however, and they’re determined to discover who among the guests killed Jeffrey.

After receiving an unexpected inheritance from her Great Aunt Octavia, influencer Maddy Montgomery reopens Baby Cakes bakery in New Bison, Michigan. But as the local Spring Baking Festival approaches, Maddy discovers that she has a new rival: investor CJ Davenport, who is opening up a second bakery in town.

Until, that is, CJ’s corpse is discovered with a knife in his back. Now it’s up to Maddy and the local group of Baker Street Irregulars to catch the killer before they come after her, too.

Once a celebrated teen detective, 25-year-old Charlotte Illes struggles to find purpose. When she’s called in to help with one more case, she jumps at the opportunity.

But this investigation is more serious than the ones she would solve as a child. There’s a dead body, and a killer on the loose who may well strike again. Not only does she struggle to dust off her old crime-solving skills, but she fears she may be the murderer’s next target.