The book adaptation phenomenon: why it's great news for readers and publishing

In this episode, we’re discussing why book to screen adaptations are so vital for the publishing industry and the incredible stats that show just how many people are starting to read because of what they see on screen. Our main source is the Publisher’s Association report on screen adaptations, released earlier this year.

For your convenience, here's everything else we mentioned in this episode:

• National Year of Reading
• Australia Reads 2026 report: Reaching Australian Readers
• Rivals
• Normal People
• Frankenstein
• Withering Heights
• Off Campus 
• Project Hail Mary 
• Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman
• Heartstopper
• Invincible
• Stranger Things
• One Day
• The Love Hypothesis
• East of Eden
• Heated Rivalry
• Wicked
• Dracula
• Brooklyn
• It Ends With Us
• The Thursday Murder Club
• Sunrise on the Reaping

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