Books Becoming Movies Winter 2016
Winter Reading List: 34 Books to Read Before They're Movies
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There could not be a cozier Winter cliche than the idea of curling up with a book beside a fireplace, so let's just run with it. For the hands-down snuggliest indoor activity, we have a whole list of books — books that also happen to be next on Hollywood's list to adapt. Check out this list of books that will be movies soon, and you can decide for yourself if the book was better (it always is).
1 Luckiest Girl Alive by Jessica Knoll
2 The Circle by Dave Eggers
3 Silence by Shusaku Endo
4 Live by Night by Dennis Lehane
5 Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
6 Where'd You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple
7 Fifty Shades Freed
- What it's about: The final book in the Fifty Shades saga, Christian and Ana navigate their most dangerous, treacherous relationship yet: marriage.
- Who's starring: Jamie Dornan and Dakota Johnson fill the shoes of Christian and Ana again, while newcomers like Arielle Kebbel will join the franchise. Here is the Fifty Shades Freed cast so far and all the details we have.
8 The Silent Wife by A. S. A. Harrison
9 Home Is Burning by Dan Marshall
10 In a Dark, Dark Wood by Ruth Ware
11 All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven
12 Bel Canto by Ann Patchett
13 Witness For the Prosecution by Agatha Christie
14 Everything Everything by Nicola Yoon
15 Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household
16 A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
- What it's about: Fourteen-year-old Meg Murry's father goes missing after working on a government project, setting off Meg's fantastical journey through space and time.
- Who's starring: Ava DuVernay will direct the adaptation, and the three Mrs. have been cast: Reese Witherspoon will play Mrs. Whatsit, Mindy Kaling will play Mrs. Who, and Oprah Winfrey will play Mrs. Which. See the whole cast here.
17 The Son by Jo Nesbo
18 The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
19 The Game
20 My Cousin Rachel by Daphne du Maurier
21 Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly
22 The Zookeeper's Wife by Diane Ackerman
23 Wonder by R.J. Palacio
24 The Lost City of Z by David Grann
25 The Dark Tower by Stephen King
- What it's about: Stephen King's magnum opus is a series that follows "gunslinger" Roland Deschain as he moves through a magical society, looking for the titular Dark Tower.
- Who's starring: Idris Elba and Matthew McConaughey have both joined the adaptation. See who else has been cast.
26 The Mountain Between Us by Charles Martin
27 Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie
28 Annihilation by Jeff Vandermeer
29 The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
30 Beautiful Ruins by Jess Walter
31 The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
- What it's about: This coming-of-age tale tells the story of a boy and his fascination with a tiny but special painting.
- Who's starring: John Crowley will direct, and though the adaptation has not been cast yet, we have many ideas about who should star.
32 The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows
33 The Darkest Minds
34 It by Stephen King
- What it's about: An ancient evil takes the form of Pennywise the Clown and terrifies a group of children, then later, comes back for them as adults.
- Who's starring: Bill Skarsgard is playing Pennywise the Clown, and Andrés Muschietti, who directed horror movie Mama, is at the helm.
