While we have already shared the list here about a lot of books becoming movies in 2015. Here are a few more names to help you with the choice of picking up a good book to read. Check out this list for the hot adaptations of books becoming movies in 2015. The release dates for these books are yet to be announced.
The Ninth Life of Louis Drax by Liz Jensen
What it’s about: The book is a sci-fi thriller in which a young boy slips into coma after suffering a near fatal fall on his ninth birthday.
Who is starring: Aaron Paul stars as Peter and Jamie Dornan is starring as Dr. Pascal
Buy it here: Buy it for $9.77 here
The Secret Scripture by Sebastian Barry
What it’s about: The novel is about Roseanne Clear, a 100-year-old patient in a mental asylum and her troubled past through the violent mayhems of Ireland.
Who is starring: The younger and older versions of Roseanne are played by Rooney Mara and Vanessa Redgrave respectively and co-starring them are Eric Bana, Theo James and Jeremy Irons.
Buy it here: The Secret Scripture: A Novel
The Light Between Oceans by M. L. Stedman
What it’s about: Tom Sherbourne and his wife, Isabel stays in an isolated lighthouse where one day they discover a baby with a dead body near their home.
Who is starring: Michael Fassbender is playing Tom while Alicia Vikander plays Isabel.
Buy it here: The Light Between Oceans
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
What it’s about: The book is about an eccentric scientist Victor Frankenstein who creates a grotesque creature in an unorthodox scientific experiment.
Who is starring: Daniel Radcliffe stars as Igor, the hunchback assistant to Victor Frankenstein played by James McAvoy.
Buy it here:Frankenstein (Dover Thrift Editions)
The Choice by Nicholas Sparks
What it’s about: The book is an inspiring and romantic love story about Travis Parker and Gabby Holland which starts as neighbors and grows to become lovers.
Who is starring: The movie stars Benjamin Walker, Teresa Palmer and Tom Welling.
Buy it here: The Choice
The Zookeeper’s Wife by Diane Ackerman
What it’s about: A true story about how Antonina Zabinski and her husband of Warsaw Zoo saved the lives of 300 Jews following the German invasion of Poland.
Who is starring: Jessica Chastain stars as Antonina Zabinski.
Buy it here: The Zookeeper’s Wife: A War Story
Into The Forest By Jean Hegland
What it’s about: In near future, two women living in a remote forest discover that the world around them is on the brink of an apocalypse.
Who is starring: The movie stars Ellen Page, Max Minghella, Evan Rachel Wood, Callum Keith Rennie, Michael Eklund and Sandy Sidhu.
Buy it here: Into the Forest: A Novel
Dark Places by Gillian Flynn
What it’s about: Another thriller from the author of Gone Girl, this book is about Libby Day whose mother and sisters are murdered at the family’s farmhouse when she was 7. Her testimony sent her older brother, Ben to prison for life. 25 years later, Libby meets a group of amateur crime enthusiasts who want to investigate the case.
Who is starring: Charlize Theron stars as Libby Day and is co-starred by Nicholas Hault, Christina Hendricks and Chloe Grace Moretz.
Buy it here: Dark Places
Where Rainbows End by Cecelia Ahern
What it’s about: Childhood best friends, Alex and Rosie get separated when Alex’s family relocates to Boston from Dublin. The book is about their relationship which changes due to distance, new relationship and circumstances. The film adaptation of the book is named Love, Rosie.
Who is starring: The movie stars Lily Collins and Sam Claflin.
Buy it here: Love, Rosie
A Hologram For the King by Dave Eggers
What it’s about: In an attempt to save his finances, a struggling businessman heads to Saudi Arabia hoping to steer clear of foreclosure and his daughter’s college tuition.
Who is starring: The film stars Tom Hanks, Tom Skerritt and Sarita Choudhary.
Buy it here: A Hologram for the King: A Novel
The Driftless Area by Tom Drury
What it’s about: It is the story of Pierre Hunter who is a young bartender who has an uncanny capacity of finding trouble. Thing go further awry when she falls in love with a mysterious woman, Stella.
Who is starring: Stella is being played by Zooey Deschanel and Pierre by Anton Yelchin.
Buy it here: The Driftless Area: A Novel
A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson
What it’s about: The book is a humorous account, in which the writer describes his attempt to walk the Appalachian Trail with his friend Stephen Katz.
Who is starring: The movie stars Robert Redford and Nick Nolte.
Buy it here: A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail
Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
What it’s about: The book is about a boy who after a horrific family tragedy, follows clues that lead him to an abandoned orphanage on Welsh Island.
Who is starring: Eva Green and Asa Butterfield star in the movie.
Buy it here: Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children (Miss Peregrine’s Peculiar Children)
Brooklyn by Colm Toibin
What it’s about: The book is about a young girl from Ireland who starts a new life in New York and her struggles with her new found love and her family back home.
Who is starring: The movie stars Saoirse Ronan opposite to Emory Cohen.
Buy it here: Brooklyn: A Novel
Room by Emma Donoghue
What it’s about: A mother hides the truth about their captivity from her 5 year old boy.
Who is starring: Brie Larson stars as the mother in the movie.
Buy it here: Room: A Novel $11.99
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Seth Grahame-Smith
What it’s about: It is a parody novel combining Jane Austen’s novel Pride and Prejudice with elements of modern zombie fiction.
Who is starring: Lily James is playing Elizabeth Bennett in the movie.
Buy it here: Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: The Classic Regency Romance – Now with Ultraviolent Zombie Mayhem! $7.50
Silence by Shusaku Endo
What it’s about: The story is about a Jesuit missionary sent to Japan in the 17th century to bring Christianity in Japan.
Who is starring: The movie stars Andrew Garfield as Father Rodrigues and Adam Driver in a supporting role.
Buy it here: Silence $6.93
The Price of Salt by Patricia Highsmith
What it’s about: In this 1950s drama, a young female departmental store clerk becomes obsessed with another woman. The movie adaptation is called ‘Carol’.
Who is starring: Cate Blanchett, Rooney Mara and Carrie Brownstein star in the movie.
Buy it here: The Price of Salt $9.95
A Book of Common Prayer by Joan Didion
What it’s about: A fictional novel about a story of both personal and political tragedy in the Central American country of Boca Grande.
Who is starring: Christina Hendricks stars in the movie
Buy it here: A Book of Common Prayer $10.82
The Secret in Their Eyes by Eduardo Sacheri
What it’s about: The story is about a retired judiciary employee and a judge who recount their efforts on an unsolved rape and murder case.
Who is starring: The movie stars Chiwetel Ejiofor opposite Nichole Kidman and Julia Roberts.
Buy it here: The Secret in Their Eyes $13.97