Listed by release date, most recent first.
AUG 29

Movie Title: Babylon AD

Director: Matthieu Kassovitz

Starring: Vin Diesel, Michelle Yeoh, Melanie Thierry, Mark Strong, Gerard Depardieu, Charlotte Rampling, Radek Bruna, Lambert Wilson

Based on: Babylon Babies by Maurice G. Dantec

• Mass Market Paperback: $6.99
• Publisher: Del Rey (July 29, 2008)
• ISBN-10: 0345505972
• ISBN-13: 978-0345505972

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8/08 - Towelhead (limited release)

Director: Alan Ball

Studio: Warner Bros.

Starring: Aaron Eckhart, Toni Collette, Maria Bello, Peter Macdissi, Summer Bishil

Tie-in:

Towelhead

Alicia Erian

• Paperback: $12.00
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster; Reissue edition (July 15, 2008)
• ISBN-10: 1416589309
• ISBN-13: 978-1416589303

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AUG 8 (limited)

Movie Title: Elegy

Director: Isabel Coixet

Starring: Ben Kingsley, Penelope Cruz, Sonja Bennett, Patricia Clarkson

Based on:

The Dying Animal, Philip Roth

• Publisher: Knopf Publishing Group
• Pub. Date: July 2008
• ISBN-13: 9780307454881

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August 6 (wide release)

Movie Title: The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2
Starring: Amber Tamblyn, America Ferrera

The second Traveling Pants movie is based on the fourth title in the best-selling young adult series. It’s been three years since the first movie, so the actresses need to play older characters.

Movie Title: The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, 2

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 (previously Forever in Blue)
Ann Brashares

• Paperback: $9.99
• Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers (June 24, 2008)
• ISBN-10: 0385736479
• ISBN-13: 978-0385736473

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July 25; Limited release

Aug 1; Wider release

Movie Title: Brideshead Revisited

Director: Julian Jarrold

Starring: Emma Thompson and Michael Gambon

• Hardcover: $18.00
• Publisher: Everyman’s Library; Tie-in edition (June 24, 2008)
• ISBN-10: 0307269965
• ISBN-13: 978-0307269966

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July 23

Movie Title: Boy A

Director: John Crowley

Starring: Andrew Garfield, Peter Mullan, Shaun Evans, Katie Lyons

Boy A by Jonathan Trigel

• Publisher: Serpent’s Tail Publishing Ltd
  Pub. Date: April 2008
  ISBN-13: 9781846686627

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July 18
Movie Title: Batman: The Dark Knight

Director: Christopher Nolan
Starring: Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Heath Ledger

 

The following are the tie-in editions. However, several earlier titles are selling well.

The Dark Knight

by Dennis O’Neil

• Paperback: $7.99
• Publisher: Berkley (July 18, 2008)
• ISBN-10: 0425222861
• ISBN-13: 978-0425222867

The Art of the Dark Knight: with Complete Script

• Hardcover: $35.00
• Publisher: Universe (July 22, 2008)
• ISBN-10: 0789318121
• ISBN-13: 978-0789318121

The Dark Knight: I Am Batman (I Can Read Book 2)

• Paperback: $3.99
• Publisher: HarperTrophy (June 3, 2008)
• ISBN-10: 0061561894
• ISBN-13: 978-0061561894

The Dark Knight: Batman’s Friends and Foes

• Paperback: $3.99
• Publisher: HarperTrophy (June 3, 2008)
• ISBN-10: 0061561908
• ISBN-13: 978-0061561900

Batman Saves the Day by Jennifer Frantz

• Paperback: $3.99
• Publisher: HarperTrophy (June 3, 2008)
• ISBN-10: 0061561908
• ISBN-13: 978-0061561900

Batman Versus the Joker by N.T. Raymond

• Paperback: $3.99
• Publisher: HarperEntertainment (June 3, 2008)
• ISBN-10: 0061561886
• ISBN-13: 978-0061561887

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July 11
Movie Title: Hellboy II: The Golden Army

Director: Guillermo del Toro
Starring: Ron Perlman

Hellboy II: The Golden Army

Robert Greenberger

• Paperback: $6.99
• Publisher: Dark Horse (June 15, 2008)
• ISBN-10: 1593079540
• ISBN-13: 978-1593079543

Hellboy II: The Art of the Movie

• Paperback: $24.95
• Publisher: Dark Horse (June 15, 2008)
• ISBN-10: 1593079648
• ISBN-13: 978-1593079648

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7/11- Journey to the Center of the Earth 3-D

Director: Eric Brevig

Starring: Brendan Fraser

Tie-in Edition:

Journey 3-D: The Novelization

• Reading level: Ages 9-12
• Paperback: $4.99
• Publisher: Price Stern Sloan (May 29, 2008)
• ISBN-10: 0843132302
• ISBN-13: 978-0843132304

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July 2
Movie Title: Kit Kittredge: An American Girl

Director:Patricia Rozema
Starring: Abigail Breslin (Little Miss Sunshine)

This is the first American Girl film to appear in theaters; the previous three American Girl films appeared on the WB and Disney channels.

There’s six books in the series:

Meet Kit: An American Girl : 1934
by Valerie Tripp (Author), Walter Rane (Illustrator)

• Paperback: $6.95
• Publisher: American Girl (September 2000)
• ISBN-10: 1584850167
• ISBN-13: 978-1584850168

Kit Learns a Lesson: A School Story

• Paperback: $6.95
• Publisher: American Girl (September 2000)
• ISBN-13: 978-1584850182

Kit’s Surprise : A Christmas Story

• Paperback: $6.95
• Publisher: American Girl (September 2000)
• ISBN-13: 978-1584850205

Happy Birthday, Kit! : A Springtime Story

• Paperback: $6.95
• Publisher: American Girl (September 2001)
• ISBN-13: 978-1584850229

Kit Saves the Day : A Summer Stor

• Paperback: $6.95
• Publisher: American Girl (September 2001)
• ISBN-13: 978-1584850243

Changes for Kit : A Winter Story

• Paperback: $6.95
• Publisher: American Girl (September 2001)
• ISBN-13: 978-1584850267

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7/02 - Tell No One

Directed by: Guillaume Canet

Starring: Francois Cluzet, Marie-Josee Croze, Andre Dussollier, Kristin Scott Thomas and Francois Berléand.

No tie-in edition listed

Available Edition:

Tell No One

Harlan Coben

• Mass Market Paperback: 7.99
• Publisher: Dell (February 26, 2002)
• ISBN-10: 0440236703
• ISBN-13: 978-0440236702

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June 27 (Wide Release)
Movie title: Wanted

Based on Mark Millar’s graphic novel series

Starring: James McAvoy, Morgan Freeman and Angelina Jolie

Director: Timur Bekmambetov (Night Watch)

• Paperback: $19.99
• Publisher: Top Cow Productions/Image Comics (November 14, 2007)
• ISBN-10: 1582404976
• ISBN-13: 978-1582404974

Deluxe “Director’s Cut” hardcover edition

• Hardcover: $29.99
• Publisher: Top Cow Productions/Image Comics (February 25, 2008)
• ISBN-10: 1582409331
• ISBN-13: 978-1582409337

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June 20

Movie Title: Brick Lane

Director: Sarah Gavron

Tie-in Edition:

• Trade Paperback: $15.00
• Publisher: Scribner, (March 8, 2008)
• ISBN-10: 1-4165-8407-2
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4165-8407-0

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June 6 (limited release)

Movie title: When Did You Last See Your Father?

Director: Anand Tucker

Starring: Colin Firth, Jim Broadbent, Juliet Stevenson

Tie-in Edition:

When Did You Last See Your Father?

Blake Morrison

• Paperback: $14.00
• Publisher: Picador; Reissue edition (May 13, 2008)
• ISBN-10: 0312427093
• ISBN-13: 978-0312427092

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May 30 (wide release)
Movie title: Sex and the City: The Movie

Starring: Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis, and Cynthia Nixon

Director: Michael Patrick King

Sex and the City: The Movie

by Amy Sohn

Behind the scenes information and stills from the movie.

• Hardcover: $29.95
• Publisher: Collins (May 30, 2008)
• ISBN-10: 0061686115
• ISBN-13: 978-0061686115

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May 22 (wide release)
Movie title: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

Starring: Harrison Ford, Cate Blanchett

Director: Stephen Spielberg

For a complete listing of all the publishing around this movie, go to Mike Roger’s roundup at Library Journal.

Below are highlights:

Indiana Jones: The Ultimate Guide

• Publisher: DK CHILDREN (May 5, 2008)
• ISBN-10: 0756635004
• ISBN-13: 978-075663500

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

James Rollins

• Hardcover: $26.00
• Publisher: Del Rey (May 20, 2008)
• ISBN-10: 0345501284
• ISBN-13: 978-0345501288

The Complete Making of Indiana Jones: The Definitive Story Behind All Four Films

J.W. Rinzler, Laurent Bouzereau

• Paperback: $35.00
• Publisher: Del Rey (May 20, 2008)
• ISBN-10: 0345501292
• ISBN-13: 978-0345501295

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May 16 (wide release)

The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian

Starring: Original cast from The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005)

Director: Andrew Adamson (Chronicles of Narnia, Shrek the Third)

There’s a dizzying number of tie-in editions. For all of them, including sticker books, puzzle books and books based on the movie, go to the special HarperCollins Narnia Web Site

Below are the tie-in editions most likely to appeal to libraries:

Mass Market edition

• Paperback: $6.99
• Publisher: HarperEntertainment (April 1, 2008)
• ISBN-10: 0061231061
• ISBN-13: 978-0061231063

Complete Chronicles of Narnia in one pbk edition

• Paperback: $21.99
• Publisher: HarperEntertainment (January 8, 2008)
• ISBN-10: 0061231053
• ISBN-13: 978-0061231056

Illustrated book on the making of the movie. Includes information on how the movie differs from the book

• Paperback:$19.95
• Publisher: HarperOne (April 1, 2008)
• ISBN-10: 0061435600
• ISBN-13: 978-0061435607

• Audio CD: $27.50
  
• Narrator: Lynn Redgrave
• Publisher: HarperChildrensAudio; Unabridged edition (April 1, 2008)
• ISBN-10: 0061435279
• ISBN-13: 978-0061435270

Republishing of Spanish-language version, with tie-in art.

• Paperback: $9.95
• Publisher: Rayo (April 1, 2008)
• ISBN-10: 0061440787
• ISBN-13: 978-0061440786

Of course, you can also opt for the non-tie-in edition of the complete Chronicles:

• Paperback: $21.99
• Publisher: HarperCollins (October 2, 2001)
• ISBN-10: 0066238501
• ISBN-13: 978-0066238500

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May 2 (wide release)

Movie title: Iron Man

MTV did a shot-by-shot analysis of the trailer. Quite a testament to how hotly the movie is anticipated.

Starring: Robert Downey, Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Terrence Howard, Jeff Bridges

Director: Jon Favreau

Based on: Marvel’s Iron Man comic book character

Del Rey is publishing two tie-in paperbacks:

Iron Man, Peter David

• Mass Market Paperback:$7.99
• Publisher: Del Rey (March 25, 2008)
• ISBN-10: 034550609X
• ISBN-13: 978-0345506092

Iron Man: Beneath the Armor by Andy Mangels

• Trade Paperback:$19.95
• Publisher: Del Rey (April 15, 2008)
• ISBN-10: 0345506154
• ISBN-13: 978-0345506153

HarperCollins is doing several novelizations for different age levels:

Iron Man: I Am Iron Man! (I Can Read Book 2)

• Reading level: Ages 4-8
• Paperback: $3.99
• Publisher: HarperTrophy (March 25, 2008)
• ISBN-10: 0060821930
• ISBN-13: 978-0060821937

Iron Man: A New Hero (Iron Man)

• Reading level: Ages 4-8
• Paperback: $3.99
• Publisher: HarperEntertainment (March 25, 2008)
• ISBN-10: 0060821906
• ISBN-13: 978-0060821906

Iron Man: The Junior Novel

• Reading level: Ages 9-12
• Paperback: $4.99
• Publisher: HarperEntertainment (March 25, 2008)
• ISBN-10: 0060821973
• ISBN-13: 978-0060821975

Iron Man: Teen Novelization

• Reading level: Young Adult
• Paperback: $6.99
• Publisher: HarperEntertainment (March 25, 2008)
• ISBN-10: 0060821981
• ISBN-13: 978-0060821982