Must-Read Books by Authors Appearing at POPSUGAR Play/Ground!

After I Do by Taylor Jenkins Reid tells the story of married couple Lauren and Ryan, who decide to take a year apart in hopes of finding love again.

In Forever, Interrupted by Taylor Jenkins Reid, a whirlwind romance takes a devastating turn, and the couple's sweet love story is told alongside the aftermath. The story will make its way to the big screen for a film adaptation, and Dakota Johnson was attached to star at one point.

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid follows Monique, a young magazine reporter who's invited to interview an aging Hollywood icon, Evelyn Hugo. Monique isn't sure how she was picked for the job, but she decides to seize the opportunity, and as Evelyn shares her life story, Monique comes to understand why she might have been chosen.

Taylor Jenkins Reid's Maybe in Another Life has a choose-your-own-adventure quality to it. After Hannah moves to LA, she heads to a bar with her best friend and runs into her high school boyfriend. What happens if she accepts a ride home with her friend? Or with her ex? Both storylines are explored, leading to questions of fate and whether or not soulmates exist.

Since it was first published in 2005, Curtis Sittenfeld's debut novel, Prep, has become a classic coming-of-age story. After 14-year-old Lee leaves Indiana to attend a prestigious boarding school in Massachusetts, she deals with all the complicated friendships, crushes, and issues of identity that define the teen years.

You Think It, I'll Say It, Curtis Sittenfeld's new story collection, includes 10 stories that touch on love, class, and the consequences of everyday decisions. Kristen Wiig is set to star in a comedy series at Apple inspired by the collection, and Reese Witherspoon is among its executive producers.

Author Curtis Sittenfeld gives Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice a modern spin in her retelling, Eligible, set in the Midwest.

American Wife: A Novel by Curtis Sittenfeld tells the story of Alice, a woman from small-town Wisconsin who falls for a man from a powerful Republican family. When he becomes president and she finds herself in the White House, she's forced to deal with difficult questions that have been building up for years.

In The Regulars by Georgia Clark, three 20-something women living in NYC come across a magic elixir that makes them extremely, supermodel-like gorgeous, and they're forced to figure out what, exactly, beauty is worth. The novel is being developed as a show for E!.

The Bucket List by Georgia Clark, which hits shelves in August, is a story about a 25-year-old woman who sets out on a bucket list adventure after she's diagnosed with the BRCA1 gene mutation.

Kendare Blake's bestselling fantasy novel Three Dark Crowns tells the story of three sisters in a life-or-death fight to become queen. It's the first in a four-volume series being adapted for the big screen, which also includes One Dark Throne and Queens of Fennbirn.

Anna Dressed in Blood by Kendare Blake tells the story of Cas Lowood, a man who kills the dead, as he seeks out a ghost called Anna Dressed in Blood. She's killed anyone who's ever entered the deserted house that used to be hers — except Cas.

Sara Shepard's bestselling Pretty Little Liars books were turned into a hit TV series with quite the rabid fan base. After one friend in a group of five goes missing, their lives change forever as they try to figure out what really happened and what they're willing to do to get answers.

The Perfectionists is yet another addictive series by Pretty Little Liars author Sara Shepard, and a trailer for the Freeform TV series inspired by the books was recently released. When five girls learn they all hate the same guy, they jokingly hatch a plan to murder him, so when he actually turns up dead, they're suddenly on the list of suspects.

Sara Shepard's first foray into adult fiction, The Elizas, came out in April and has already been optioned. After a novelist is found at the bottom of a hotel pool in what people assume to be a suicide attempt, she's determined to figure out what really happened. As she continues to write her book and digs into her own experience, though, the lines between fiction and reality start to blur.

Tomi Adeyemi's buzzy, bestselling YA novel, Children of Blood and Bone, is the first installment in a fantasy trilogy, and it will be adapted for the big screen. The story follows a protagonist named Zélie who sets out on a quest to bring magic back to her country, Orïsha, and defeat the monarchy.

Dare Me by Megan Abbott, which is in development for an adaptation, follows high school seniors and best friends Addy and Beth, whose worlds shift unexpectedly after a new cheerleading coach enters their lives and a suicide puts the squad in the spotlight.

A young girl's best friend goes missing in Megan Abbott's The End of Everything, and as she looks for clues to what happened, she digs up unexpected secrets.

Give Me Your Hand by Megan Abbott, which comes out in July, is a psychological thriller about two former friends who find themselves competing to land a coveted position.

Camille Perri's novel The Assistants is getting the book-to-movie treatment, and it follows Tina, a 30-year-old executive assistant to a billionaire CEO. While working on her boss's expense report, she encounters a tech error that presents the opportunity to pay off her loans — and as one thing leads to another, other assistants want in on it.

When Katie Met Cassidy by Camille Perri tells the story of a 28-year-old Kentucky transplant named Katie who, after being dumped by her fiancé, discovers a special, unexpected connection in Cassie, a confident New Yorker.