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[02/25/21 - 08:31 AM]
An Exciting New Chapter for Books with Netflix Adaptations
Led by "Bridgerton," half of the Top 10 titles on The New York Times Best Sellers list this month are books tied to Netflix series.
[via press release from Netflix]

An Exciting New Chapter for Books With Netflix Adaptations

At Netflix, many of us first fell in love with stories like The Queen's Gambit, Bridgerton, Lupin and Firefly Lane through the books that these popular series are based on. As our members embraced these shows, it's been incredibly rewarding to see them find new audiences in print through bestseller lists, book clubs and more.

In fact, led by Bridgerton, half of the Top 10 titles on The New York Times Best Sellers list this month are books tied to Netflix series, and they're not alone in having a literary revival:

As it became Netflix's biggest series, the popularity of Julia Quinn's Bridgerton novels ballooned - at one point five books from the series were on the New York Times Best Sellers list, with The Duke and I holding steady at #1 for four weeks.

Kristin Hannah's Firefly Lane first appeared on the Top 10 list a month ahead of the show's release as interest in the series grew. The book hit #1 just three days after its Netflix premiere, and 13 years after its first publication.

Three weeks after the Netflix limited series premiered, Walter Tevis' The Queen's Gambit appeared on the list for the first time since it was published 37 years ago; and went on to stay in the Top 10 for 11 weeks.

After Lupin premiered, Maurice Leblanc's original book (written in 1907!) began trending in several countries such as Italy, Spain, the US, the UK and Korea, with sales reaching the equivalent of one year's worth in just 15 days. Ten days post-premiere, the book ranked in the Top 5 bestsellers on Amazon and Fnac.

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So, what other books could be back as a bestseller? Here are some of the noteworthy adaptations coming soon to Netflix:

Jennifer Mathieu's Moxie -- premiering March 3

Amy Krouse Rosenthal's YES DAY -- premiering March 12

Leigh Bardugo's Shadow and Bone -- premiering April 23

Things Heard & Seen based on Elizabeth Brundage's All Things Cease to Appear -- premiering April 30

A.J. Finn's The Woman in the Window -- coming soon

Maurice Leblanc's Lupin -- Part 2 is on its way this summer

R.L. Stine's Fear Street Trilogy -- coming to scare this summer

Jojo Moyes' The Last Letter From Your Lover -- coming soon

Beth Reekles' The Kissing Booth 3 -- coming soon

Caroline Kepnes' YOU -- Season 3 is coming soon

Robyn Carr's Virgin River -- Season 3 is coming soon

Sherryl Woods' Sweet Magnolias -- Season 2 is coming soon

Concrete Cowboy, based on Gregory Neri's Ghetto Cowboy -- coming soon

J.A. White's Nightbooks -- coming soon

Stephanie Land's Maid -- coming soon

We can't wait for you to see - and perhaps read - what's next.





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· BRIDGERTON (NETFLIX)
· FIREFLY LANE (NETFLIX)
· LUPIN [FRENCH LANGUAGE] (NETFLIX)
· MAID (NETFLIX)
· QUEEN'S GAMBIT, THE (NETFLIX)
· SHADOW AND BONE (NETFLIX)
· SWEET MAGNOLIAS (NETFLIX)
· VIRGIN RIVER (NETFLIX)
· YOU (NETFLIX)




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