School's Out for Summer
Book to Screen News - June 2025
Baseball, music festivals, eating a turkey sub on the beach, vitamin D, iced tea, farmer’s markets - Summer has arrived! No matter what the season though - books, television/streaming, and movies will always be there to entertain us, and this June is no exception!
So grab your favorite Summer spritz (aperol, hugo, limoncello, or tequila) and buckle in while we go through this month’s book and screen news!
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June Watch List:
The Life of Chuck, based on a short story contained in the collection If it Bleeds by Stephen King, follows the life of the main character Chuck, but the twist is that his life story is shown in reverse chronological order - the adaptation stars Tom Hiddleston, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Karen Gillan, Jacob Tremblay, and Mark Hamill – catch it on the big screen beginning June 6, 2025
We Were Liars, the 2014 novel by E. Lockhart, tells the story of wealthy teen Cadence who spends her Summers on a private island with her cousins, and a new addition to her family Gat, who together form a clique call the Liars; an accident occurs one summer and changes the dynamic between the group seemingly forever – the book is being adapted for Amazon Prime and stars Emily Alyn Lind, Joseph Zada, Esther McGregor, and Shubham Maheshwari – stream it beginning June 18, 2025
Nautilus, based on the classic novel Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne, follows the adventures of Captain Nemo in a prequel tale of sorts – the series stars Shazad Latif, Georgia Flood, Céline Menville, Thierry Fremont, with guest appearances from Richard E. Grant, Anna Torv, and Noah Taylor – watch the series on AMC beginning June 29, 2025
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Penguin Clothbound Classics Edition)
May Highlights:
As a swiftie, there is literally NOTHING that I could write about as my May highlight besides the fact that Taylor Swift owns ALL of her music!!! I spent my entire afternoon on Taydependence Day (which is what May 30th will forever be known as) scrolling through Instagram and Tik Tok and watching my fellow swifties celebrate the fact that we won! I am not going to lie though; I am quite devastated that it appears we will not be getting a Reputation (Taylor’s Version) BUT we do still have to vault tracks that according to Taylor may still be released and she has also admitted to having finished recording Debut – so I will try not to be too sad.
Taylor Swift Buys Back The Rights To Her First 6 Albums (msn.com)
Taylor Swift by the Book: The Literature Behind the Lyrics, from Fairy Tales to Tortured Poets
News:
Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year and to celebrate Alexis Bledel (star of the Tuck Everlasting movie adaptation and famous for her role as Rory Gilmore) will be narrating an audiobook version set to release on September 2, 2025! There are also special editions of the physical book coming out including a graphic novel!
Alexis Bledel to Narrate 50th Anniversary Audiobook of “Tuck Everlasting” (msn.com)
Tuck Everlasting 50th Anniversary Audiobook
One of the most celebrated, and for good reason, poets of the modern era have a new collection of poems releasing on September 9, 2025. Little Alleluias by Mary Oliver includes both poetry and prose that comment on themes of nature and love. I don’t know about you but this just shot to the TOP of my Fall tbr 😊.
I cannot believe I’m saying this, but a sequel to The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse by Charlie Mackesy is releasing on October 14, 2025! This book connected with so many people, including myself, and the movie adaptation from Apple TV+ is perfection (PLEASE watch it if you haven’t – it’s especially wonderful to watch during the Winter season in my opinion). The sequel will be called Always Remember.
Always Remember (The sequel to The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, and the Horse)
Summer in the City by Alex Aster is being adapted into a movie by New Line Cinema! I was lucky enough to grab the adorable Barnes & Noble edition of the book (I haven’t read it just yet, but I will for sure be reading it this Summer). We’ve been majorly lacking in the rom-com department as far as big Hollywood releases go, so I am pumped for this!
Dan Brown is having quite the year! Earlier in 2025 he announced his new book The Secret of Secrets which is set to be released on September 9, 2025, and now Netflix has won a bidding war to produce the adaptation! I am so excited for all of this news because the adventures of Robert Langdon are something I have followed since its inception, so bring it on!
Just For Fun:
If you’re an audiobook lover like me then June is your month to celebrate because it’s Audiobook Appreciation Month! As a note, my preferred audiobooks are autobiographies read by the author - I feel like it truly brings the story to life, and it’s so fun to listen to the author read their own story.