HBO makes great TV from books

More and more popular books are becoming HBO series. Here are some of the most well-known.

9. 'A Visit From The Goon Squad,' 'The Dark Tower' and more

Lovers of contemporary fiction may find themselves being drawn to their TV sets more often over the next few years. "American Gods," Neil Gaiman's story of a battle between ancient and contemporary gods in America, is being adapted for a 2013 HBO series, and Jonathan Franzen's National Book Award-winning family saga "The Corrections" is also slated for adaptation as an HBO series to be aired in 2013. Stephen King's epic seven-part (soon to be eight) "Dark Tower" series is scheduled to air as a a two-season HBO adaptation accompanying a trilogy of films (no release date yet.) Meanwhile, HBO also plans to bring to the small screen a TV version of Jennifer Egan's Pulitzer Prize-winning "A Visit From The Goon Squad," while other novels – including Karen Russell's "Swamplandia!, Tom Perrotta's "The Leftovers," and Chad Harbach's "The Art of Fielding" have also been optioned for series. Stay tuned!

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