You've seen the movie and can't wait to read the book, or you've read the book and can't wait to see the movie. But where do you find that information? If you love movies and you love to read, this is for you.

There are a number of good websites, several posted by public libraries, which provide information about books into movies, and movies into books. Take a look at some of these and you’ll be ready the next time someone asks “Which did you like better, the movie or the book?”

The first website is posted by the Mid-Continent Public Library headquartered in Independence Missouri. The link provided is to their Reader’s Advisory section where one of their databases is “Based on the Book” It is well organized and easy to search as books and movies are categorized by Title, Release Year and Book Author. The information here is updated regularly and goes back as far as 1980. It provides a good starting point, but plot descriptions are not included.

Another alphabetical listing by movie title called “From Books to Movies” is done by the Arrowhead Library System and Hedberg Public Library in Janesville, Wisconsin. The title of the book is included if it differs from the movie title. This listing does include the author’s name, but not the year of publication or movie release.

The Book Report Network consists of a number of websites. One of these is Bookreporter, which has been on the web since 1996. “Books to Movies” is a link found on the toolbar at the top of the web page. “Books to Movies” provides information on the movie and the book. Here you can get all the information about the movie including the release date, rating and stars. A good plot description is included. The title of the book serves as a link to Amazon.com where information including reviews and availability of books can be found.

The last suggestion is the Internet Movie Database or IMDb. This site contains massive amounts of information on movies. Try searching using the Movie Keywords Analyzer or MoKA for keywords such as "based on the book" or "based on the novel". A search using "based on the book" brings up 20 categories such as "based on the children's book". Each category indicates the number of movies that are included. Each title is a link to extensive information about that movie including user ratings and comments.

Happy reading and viewing! Feel free to leave us a comment with your reviews of these sites.