Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them by J.K. Rowling

• What it's about: Rowling revisits the Harry Potter [7] universe in this book about Newt Scamander [8], who "wrote" the textbook that Potter and his classmates would study.
• Who's starring: Eddie Redmayne will star in the film trilogy; see who else has been cast [9]. David Yates has signed on to direct.
• Release date: Nov. 18
• Watch the trailer for Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them [10].

Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk by Ben Fountain

• What it's about: A soldier and his squad survive a battle in Iraq and come back to the US for a promotional tour that includes a stop at a Thanksgiving Day football game.
• Who's starring: Garrett Hedlund and newcomer Joe Alwyn are attached to star. Ang Lee will direct.
• Release date: Nov. 11
• Watch the trailer for Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk [11]

Tony & Susan by Austin Wright

• What it's about: A writer sends his ex-wife the new book he's written, which has disturbing and sinister implications for their former marriage.
• Who's starring: Jake Gyllenhaal [12] and Amy Adams [13] star in the adaptation from director Tom Ford [14], titled Nocturnal Animals.
• Release date: Nov. 23
• Watch the trailer for Nocturnal Animals [15].

Related:

Why the Title of the Book Nocturnal Animals Is Based On Is a Huge Hint About the Story [16]

Silence by Shusaku Endo

• What it's about: Set in 17th-century Japan, the book follows the story of Jesuits who are trying to bring Christianity into Japan.
• Who's starring: Andrew Garfield is playing Father Rodrigues in the film, which is being directed by Martin Scorsese [17]. Adam Driver and Liam Neeson are also playing priests.
• Release date: November

Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs

• What it's about: In this YA novel, a teenager named Jacob explores the ruins of a strange house on an island near Wales, UK.
• Who's starring: Eva Green and Asa Butterfield will star, with Tim Burton directing.
• Release date: Dec. 25
• Watch the trailer for Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children [18].

Brain on Fire by Susannah Cahalan

• What it's about: Susannah Cahalan's autobiography examines her diagnosis of the rare autoimmune disorder encephalitis, which caused her to black out, have violent episodes, and have delusions.
• Who's starring: Chloë Grace Moretz will play Susannah. Tyler Perry [19], Thomas Mann, and Jenny Slate will costar.
• Release date: TBD

The November Criminals by Sam Munson

• What it's about: A misbehaving high-school senior investigates the death of his classmate.
• Who's starring: Ansel Elgort and Chloë Grace Moretz will star. Catherine Keener also has a supporting role.
• Release date: TBD

The Queen of Katwe by Tim Crothers

• What it's about: It's the true tale of Phiona Mutesi, a Ugandan teen from poverty who becomes one of the world's best chess players.
• Who's starring: David Oyelowo will star as the man who mentors Phiona, and Lupita Nyong'o will play her mother.
• Release date: Sept. 23
• Watch the trailer for The Queen of Katwe [20].

The BFG by Roald Dahl

• What it's about: In the children's classic, a young girl, Sophie, befriends the titular big friendly giant.
• Who's starring: Bill Hader is playing the Giant, and Steven Spielberg [21] will direct the live-action adaptation.
• Release date: July 1
• Watch the trailer for The BFG [22].

The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins

• What it's about: In this mystery, a woman thinks she may know something about a crime involving a couple she sees on her train commute every day. Here are more details about the adaptation [23].
• Who's starring: Emily Blunt [24] is starring (see the cast [25] here), and The Help's Tate Taylor is directing.
• Release date: Oct. 7
• Watch the trailer for The Girl on the Train [26].

A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness

• What it's about: A young boy deals with bullying and his mother's illness by inventing a fantasy world filled with monsters and other creatures.
• Who's starring: Felicity Jones will play Mum, with Liam Neeson and Sigourney Weaver costarring.
• Release date: Oct. 14
• Watch the trailer for A Monster Calls [27].

Inferno by Dan Brown

• What it's about: The Da Vinci Code series continues with Robert Langdon's latest adventure as he tries to stop another international scheme by following clues in Dante's The Divine Comedy.
• Who's starring: Tom Hanks [28] will reprise his role as Langdon, and Felicity Jones will costar as Sienna Brooks. Ben Foster will play the villain.
• Release date: Oct. 14
• Watch the trailer for Inferno [29].

American Pastoral by Philip Roth

• What it's about: The life of Seymour "Swede" Levov is chronicled beginning in 1960s New Jersey and following him for decades.
• Who's starring: Ewan McGregor [30] will play Seymour.
• Release date: Oct. 21
• Watch the trailer for American Pastoral [31].

Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates by Mike and Dave Stangle

• What it's about: Real-life brothers Mike and Dave Stangle put out a Craigslist ad for wedding dates and the ad went viral; their experience with the ad and the subsequent search around the country is chronicled in their book.
• Who's starring: Adam DeVine and Zac Efron [32] (who will be shirtless a lot [33]) are playing Mike and Dave, along with Anna Kendrick [34] and Aubrey Plaza.
• Release date: July 8
• Watch the trailer for Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates [35].

Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll

• What it's about: The sequel to Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland has spawned a film sequel to 2010's Alice in Wonderland. Six months later, Alice has another adventure through said looking glass and meets characters such as the Jabberwocky.
• Who's starring: Mia Wasikowska [36] and Johnny Depp [37] are reprising their roles as Alice and the Mad Hatter, respectively.
• Release date: May 27
• Watch the trailer for Alice Through the Looking Glass [38].

Me Before You by Jojo Moyes

• What it's about: In this love story, young Louisa forms a bond with Will, the paralyzed man she is employed to help.
• Who's starring: Emilia Clarke is playing Louisa opposite Sam Claflin. Other costars include Matthew Lewis, who you can see in this on-set roundup [39]. Here is the whole cast [40] and everything else we know about the movie [41].
• Release date: June 3
• Watch the trailer for Me Before You [42].

The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey

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• What it's about: Sixteen-year-old Cassie Sullivan struggles to survive in a world devastated by an alien invasion.
• Who's starring: Chloë Grace Moretz will star as Cassie, costarring with Liev Schreiber [43] and It Follows breakout star Maika Monroe.
• Release date: Jan. 15
• Watch the trailer for The 5th Wave [44].

The Taliban Shuffle by Kim Barker

• What it's about: Journalist Kim Barker records her memoir of being a journalist in Afghanistan and Pakistan in the early 2000s.
• Who's starring: Tina Fey [45] is starring in and producing the adaptation, which is now titled Whiskey Tango Foxtrot. Margot Robbie, Martin Freeman, and Nicholas Braun will costar.
• Release date: March 4
• Watch the trailer for Whiskey Tango Foxtrot [46].

Allegiant by Veronica Roth

• What it's about: In the third installment of the Divergent series, Tris, Four, and her allies discover what's on the other side of the fence — and why. The book will be divided into two parts: 2016's Allegiant and 2017's Ascendent.
• Who's starring: Shailene Woodley and Theo James will reprise their roles; here is the full cast [47].
• Release date: March 18
• Watch the trailer for Allegiant [48].

A Hologram For the King by Dave Eggers

• What it's about: A struggling businessman heads to Saudi Arabia for a fight to save his finances, hoping to steer clear of foreclosure and pay his daughter's college tuition.
• Who's starring: Tom Hanks [49] will star in the film adaptation, which Tom Tykwer is directing.
• Release date: April 22
• Watch the trailer for A Hologram For the King [50].

The Great Gilly Hopkins by Katherine Paterson

• What it's about: A young foster girl, Gilly, idolizes her real mother and attempts to reunite with her.
• Who's starring: The Book Thief's Sophie Nélisse will play Gilly, with Julia Stiles as her mom.
• Release date: Feb. 19
• Watch the trailer for The Great Gilly Hopkins. [51]

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Seth Grahame-Smith

• What it's about: It's a twisted spin on Jane Austen's classic novel that puts heroine Elizabeth Bennet in the middle of protecting her family and town from the undead.
• Who's starring: Lily James will play Elizabeth Bennet; see who else is starring [52].
• Release date: Feb. 5
• Watch the trailer for Pride and Prejudice and Zombies [53].

The Choice by Nicholas Sparks

• What it's about: A confirmed bachelor falls for the girl next door in this 2007 novel from the romance master.
• Who's starring: Benjamin Walker, Teresa Palmer, and Tom Welling will star.
• Release date: Feb. 5
• Watch the trailer for The Choice [54].

The Light Between Oceans by M. L. Stedman

• What it's about: A lighthouse keeper and his wife discover a baby and a dead body near their home off the coast of Australia after WWI.
• Who's starring: Michael Fassbender will star, alongside Alicia Vikander as his wife.
• Release date: Sept. 2
• Watch the trailer for A Light Between Oceans [55]

How to Be Single by Liz Tuccillo

• What it's about: Manhattanite Julie travels the world to study the dating habits of other women, and back in New York, her single friends navigate their love lives.
• Who's starring: Dakota Johnson [56], Rebel Wilson, Dan Stevens, Leslie Mann, Lily Collins, and Alison Brie [57] will star.
• Release date: Feb. 12
• Watch the trailer for How to Be Single [58].

Into the Forest by Jean Hegland

• What it's about: Two sisters live alone in a crumbling house and try to survive in the near future.
• Who's starring: Ellen Page and Evan Rachel Wood will play the sisters, with Max Minghella costarring.
• Release date: July 22
• Watch the trailer for Into the Forest [59].

Nerve by Jeanne Ryan

• What it's about: In this YA novel, a high-school senior gets caught up in a creepy online game of truth or dare.
• Who's starring: Emma Roberts and Dave Franco are starring.
• Release date: July 27
• Watch the trailer for Nerve [60].

Max Perkins: Editor of Genius by A. Scott Berg

• What it's about: This biography of Max Perkins sheds light on the life of the book editor of literary greats like Thomas Wolfe and F. Scott Fitzgerald.
• Who's starring: Colin Firth [61] is playing Perkins, while Jude Law [62] has the role of author Wolfe in the adaptation (which is called, simply, Genius).
• Release date: July 29
• Watch the trailer for Genius [63].

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