Want to read the book before seeing the movie? These reads are coming to a screen near you

Movie adaptations of famous books have long been big business in the film industry. 

For execs, it’s simple - a big novel or biography already has lots of kudos, a ready made fan base, and in many cases, the ability to translate just as well visually as it did inside the reader’s head.

This year, adaptations of two Irish books went all the way to the Oscars.