On one side, novels nobody has yet opened with the screen in mind. On the other, producers, broadcasters and directors looking for their next story. Paple Books analyses every novel's adaptation potential and only shines a light on the ones that hold up on screen.
Paple Books was born from an author-director, a producer, a talent agent and a financier: the whole chain of a project around one table. And from proven expertise, Paple Story, the project analysis tool already used by producers, broadcasters and agents.
Paple Books is not open to everyone yet. Analyses go out in waves, with a limited number of places each time, and we gather authors' feedback as we go. The catalogue will open to producers, broadcasters and directors once the selection is substantial enough. Either way, signing up puts you on the list: we write to you as soon as it is your turn.
A question that isn't here? Write to us, we answer.
equipe@paplebooks.comNo. Published or not, what counts is your story's potential on screen. Plenty of very good novels have not found their readers yet, or are not looking for them.
Nobody on the team. Paple Books analyses your novel, from the adaptation angle only. Your manuscript stays confidential.
Allow up to 7 days after submission for the analysis to start: each wave has a limited number of places. You get a message when yours begins, and another when it is done.
No. Your work stays yours and you can still pursue publishing. Paple Books only steps in on screen adaptation, and nothing is signed without you.
Nothing during the beta: submission is free for authors, and catalogue access will be free for the first professionals too.
Paple Books looks at whether the story can hold up on screen, not at how good your writing is. A beautiful novel can be hard to adapt. It says nothing about your talent.
As soon as the first selection is complete. Create your account now: you will be told at opening, before the catalogue goes public.
It may be waiting for its screen. Or for its producer.
Three moments, from manuscript to screen.
An author submits.
The manuscript (PDF or Word) and its title. That's all it takes to start. Published or not, it makes no difference: what counts is the story.
L’Heure bleue
« On lui a tout donné. Sauf le droit de ressentir. »
Paple Books analyses.
Its adaptation potential: the story, the characters, the world, the format it calls for, the budget to expect. Not the beauty of the sentence.
Années 30. À la mort d’un grand-oncle farfelu, un père et ses deux fils doivent rallier un manoir à l’autre bout de l’Europe avant la lecture du testament. Une odyssée burlesque et tirée au cordeau, où chaque train manqué rapproche une famille qui ne se connaît plus.
En partance
Un dîner d’été dans un mas provençal vire au cauchemar feutré : un convive a disparu, et quelque chose flotte au fond du vieux puits. Le couple d’hôtes a toute la nuit pour décider ce qu’il dira au matin — et jusqu’où il est prêt à mentir pour sauver les apparences.
Le Puits
Un plongeur extrait le cobalt d'une mine chilienne à main nue. Sa fille de seize ans veut filmer sa journée.
Bleu Cobalt
The selection reads at a glance.
Selected novels join the catalogue with their reader's report. A producer sees the format, the budget, the characters and the references on a single page. And the author is supported through what comes next.