Their Eyes Were Watching God has been recorded on cassette in an abridged version by Caedmon. This recording, which came out in 1991, was performed by Ruby Dee.

In 1994, Recorded Books produced an unabridged recording of the novel on sound cassette, read by Michele-Denise Woods.

The movie rights to the novel are owned by Quincy Jones and Oprah Winfrey, although as of 1997 no film had yet been made.