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The Top 16 Books To Read Before They Are 2017 Movies

Kate Winslet, Matthew McConaughey, Emma Watson and more are set to star in adaptations.

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The Top 16 Books To Read Before They Are 2017 Movies

Is "to read more" one of your 2017 resolutions?

Here are 16 books that are currently planned to be released as movies during this next year. Actors such as Robert Pattinson, Kate Winslet, Matthew McConaughey, and Emma Watson,(just to name a few) are set to star in these bestsellers.

1. "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly

There are a lot of things that come to mind when one thinks of NASA sending a man to the moon–black female mathematicians are not usually one of them. Until now. "Hidden Figures" finally gives credit where it is due in the true untold story about the smart, tough ladies of NASA in the 1960s.

Starring: Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, Janelle Monae, and Kevin Costner

Release Date: January 6th

2. "Live By Night" by Dennis Lehane

Ben Affleck writes, directs and stars in the thrilling story about a Boston thief who becomes a rum runner in the both glamorous and scandalous 1920s.

Starring: Ben Affleck, Chris Messina, Zoe Saldana and Sienna Miller.

Release Date: January 13th

3. "Fifty Shades Darker" by E L James

This NSFW sequel to the "Twilight" spinoff is just as dark and sexy as we hoped it would be. "Fifty Shades of Grey" left off with Anastasia leaving Christian, but in "Fifty Shades Darker," we see he’s not giving up on her without a fight.

Starring: Jamie Dornan, Dakota Johnson

Release Date: February 10th

4. "The Zookeeper’s Wife" by Diane Ackerman

This true story tells the tale of unsung heroes during World War II. By smuggling people away in animal cages, zookeepers of Poland's Warsaw Zoo managed to save hundreds of people from the grasp of Nazis.

Starring: Jessica Chastain, Daniel Brühl

Release Date: March 31

5. "Wonder" by R.J. Palacio

10-year-old Auggie Pullman has never been to school...until now. Due to his facial deformity, Auggie has been home-schooled by his mother, separating him from the other kids. Auggie is finally going to school, and this story tell his struggles of fitting in, when he "was born to stand out." Winner of the 2015 Mark Twain Award, amongst others, "Wonder" will make you think twice about physical looks.

Starring: Jacob Tremblay, Julia Roberts

Release Date: April 17th

6. "The Lost City of Z" by David Grann

Robert Pattinson is back! But not as a vampire or beloved Hufflepuff. Instead, he'll be co starring in the tale of a famous disappearance. Percy Fawcett, a British explorer, sets out in search of an ancient, fabled city. Deep within the Amazon, swallowed by the jungle canopy, this quest for truth just might be the last thing Percy does.

Starring: Charlie Hunnam, Robert Pattinson, Sienna Miller

Release Date: April 21st

7. "The Circle" by Dave Eggers

Emma Watson takes on a different kind of role in the chilling story of a Google-like company called "The Circle." Watson plays Mae, an intelligent college graduate who starts to realize this high tech, social media company isn't as transparent as it seems.

Starring: Emma Watson, Tom Hanks, John Boyega

Release Date: April 28th

8. "The Dark Tower" by Stephen King

After years of negotiations, Stephen King's magnum opus is finally going to hit the big screen. "The Dark Tower" is a series of eight books that are filled with dark fantasy, science fantasy, horror and western themes--the Stephen King special. Matthew McConaughey is set to star in this magical thriller that supposedly connects many other Stephen King stories together.

Starring: Idris Elba, Matthew McConaughey

Release Date: July 28th

9. "The Mountain Between" Us by Charles Martin

After all commercial flights have been cancelled, a successful writer and an accomplished surgeon decide to take a charter to a nearby airport. Suddenly, the pilot has a heart attack and both characters, Ben and Ashley are stranded in the wilderness and fighting to survive.

Starring: Idris Elba, Kate Winslet

Release Date: October 20th

10. "Let it Snow" by John Green, Maureen Johnson, and Lauren Myracle

Another year, another John Green movie adaptation. The latest will be a holiday-themed anthology that connects three intertwining love stories.

Release Date: November

11. "Murder On The Orient Express" by Agatha Christie

Hercule Poirot is a detective put to the test as he tries to solve a murder mystery whilst on a famous train. In this classic mystery, Hercule has only so much time before the train stops and the murderer gets away.

Starring: Kenneth Branagh, Johnny Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Hamilton star Leslie Odom Jr.

Release Date: November 22


12. "Annihilation" by Jeff Vandermeer

Area X is a mystery to everyone who knows about. Eleven expeditions have ventured out to it in to try and understand what's out there. All have come to fatal conclusions. Now, a botanist is going on the twelfth expedition and her life will be changed forever by this unusual and dangerous place.

Starring: Natalie Portman, Jane the Virgin's Gina Rodriguez, Tessa Thompson, Oscar Isaac

Release Date: TBD

13. "The House of Tomorrow" by Peter Bognanni

All 16-year-old Sebastian knows is what his Nana has taught him during his years of home-schooling in their geodesic dome home. When Nana dies from a stroke, Sebastian's eyes are opened up to a new world filled with sex, drugs, rock and roll and two peculiar teens.

Starring: Asa Butterfield, Ellen Burstyn, Nick Offerman, Maude Apatow, Alex Wolff

Release date: TBD

14. "The Nightingale" by Kristin Hannah

Set in World War II France, two sisters' lives are torn apart as the Nazis invade their country and home. One becomes an unsuspecting hero to the resistance while the other is kept prisoner. This tragic yet heartwarming tale is told by one of the sisters in present day.

Release Date: TBD.

15. "Thank You For Your Service" by David Finkel

Winner of a Pulitzer Prize, this work of nonfiction revolves around the lives of soldiers who have returned from serving overseas. This collection of stories does not sugarcoat the PTSD, sympathy, and altered way of life soldiers experience once coming home.

Starring: Amy Schumer, Miles Teller

Release Date: TBD

16. "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls

This memoir doesn't hold back about what it was like to grow up unconventionally with somewhat bizarre and unexplainable parents.

Starring: Brie Larson, Naomi Watts, Woody Harrelson

Release Date: TBD

These novels include mystery, romance, thriller, historical fiction, and more. There's definitely something for everyone. So get reading and then get your movie tickets later this year!

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