Favorite Movie Adapted From a Self-Published Fictional Work

'The Martian', science fiction novel by Andy Weir, was self-published in 2011.

'Oil!', a political novel by Upton Sinclair, was self-published in 1927.

'Fifty Shades of Grey'!', a romance novel by E. L. James was self-published in 2011.

'Legally Blonde', a comedy novel by Amanda Brown was self-published in 2001.

"Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" (TMNT), a superhero comic book by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird was self-published in 1984.

The 'John Carter' book series including foriegn language translations was self-published by Edgar Rice Burroughs through his Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. publishing company from 1931 to 1967.

'Still Alice', a psychological drama novel by Lisa Genova was self-published in 2007.

The 'Tarzan - The Ape Man' book series including foriegn language translations was self-published by Edgar Rice Burroughs through his Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. publishing company from 1931 to 1967.

'Eragon' a fantasy novel by Christopher Paolini was self-published in 2003.

'Great Expectations', a coming-of-age novel by Charles Dickens, first appeared as a serial in Dickens's weekly periodical "All the Year Round", from 1 December 1860 to August 1861.

'A Christmas Carol. In Prose. - Being a Ghost Story of Christmas', commonly known as A Christmas Carol, a holiday novella by Charles Dickens and illustrated by John Leech, was self-published in 1843.

'Sense and Sensibility', a romance novel by Jane Austen was self-published anonymously (By A Lady) in 1811.

The 'Tarzan - The Ape Man' book series, including foriegn language translations was self-published by Edgar Rice Burroughs through his Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. publishing company from 1931 to 1967.

The Bridges of Madison County' a period romance drama novel by James Redfield was initially self-published as a gift for family and friends before being commercially published in 1992

'Orlando: A Biography', a period fantasy drama novel by Virginia Woolf was self-published in 1928 through Hogarth Press founded by British authors Leonard Woolf and Virginia Woolf in 1917.

'The Tale of Peter Rabbit' a children's book written by and illustrated by Beatrix Potter was self-published in 1901. *The tale was written for five-year-old Noel Moore, the son of Potter's former governess, Annie Carter Moore, in 1893.

'The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn' a young adult adventure novel by Samuel Clemens, known by the pen name Mark Twain, was self-published in 1884 & 1885 by the Charles L. Webster and Company publishing house founded by him in 1884.

'The Shack' is a Christian fantasy novel by William P. Young was self-published in 2007.

'Great Expectations', a coming-of-age novel by Charles Dickens, first appeared as a serial in Dickens's weekly periodical "All the Year Round", from 1 December 1860 to August 1861.

'My Friend Dahmer' a graphic novel memoir by John "Derf" Backderf was self-published in 2002.

'Mrs Dalloway', a period fantasy drama novel by Virginia Woolf was self-published in 1925 through Hogarth Press founded by British authors Leonard Woolf and Virginia Woolf in 1917.

'Beautiful Disaster' a romantic comedy novel by Jamie McGuire, was self-published in 2011.

'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court' a young adult adventure novel by Samuel Clemens, known by the pen name Mark Twain, was self-published in 1889 by the Charles L. Webster and Company, a publishing house founded by him in 1884.

'The Celestine Prophecy: An Adventure', a spiritual adventure novel by James Redfield was self-published in 1993.

'Ulysses', a modernist novel by James Joyce was self-published partially* between 1918 and 1920 in The Little Review, an American avant-garde literary magazine. *The 1921 obscenity trial over the serialized Ulysses in "The Little Review" magazine transited through the U.S Mail prevented the complete publication of the novel.

"Un Amour de Swann" (aka "Swann in Love"), a novella within the 'Du côté de chez Swann' (aka 'Swann's Way') novel by Marcel Proust was self-published in 1913.

The 'Pellucidar' book series including foriegn language translations was self-published by Edgar Rice Burroughs through his Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. publishing company from 1931 to 1967.

'A Christmas Carol. In Prose. - Being a Ghost Story of Christmas', commonly known as A Christmas Carol, a holiday novella by Charles Dickens and illustrated by John Leech, was self-published in 1843. * added 03 July 2025