Read it before you watch it

Hand-written guides to the books behind new films: which one to read first, how long it takes and what to read after the credits. Or ask Bookworm for picks tailored to you.

Each guide lists only details the studio or major news outlets have announced, with the date we checked them. Reading times are rough: they assume about 275 words a page and 230 words a minute, and a real reader can be well faster or slower.

• Sunrise on the Reaping

  In theaters from November 20, 2026Sunrise on the Reaping is the 2025 Hunger Games novel about Haymitch Abernathy at the 50th Games.

• The Magician's Nephew

  In theaters from February 12, 2027The Magician's Nephew is the 1955 novel behind Greta Gerwig's Narnia film.

• Dune: Part Three

  In theaters from December 18, 2026Dune: Part Three is reported to adapt Frank Herbert's Dune Messiah.