Read the book before the movie comes out

Six great books will soon be appearing on screen. Why not read the book before you catch the movie? Then you can moan about how much better the book was!

Paula Hawkins – The girl on the train

Starring Emily Blunt, Rebecca Ferguson and Justin Theroux

Rachel catches the same commuter train every morning. She knows it will wait at the same signal each time, overlooking a row of back gardens. She's even started to feel like she knows the people who live in one of the houses. 'Jess and Jason', she calls them. Their life, as she sees it, is perfect. If only Rachel could be that happy. And then she sees something shocking. It's only a minute until the train moves on, but it's enough. Everything's changed. Now Rachel has a chance to become a part of the lives she's only watched from afar. Now they'll see, she's much more than just the girl on the train.

Patrick Ness – A monster calls

Starring Felicity Jones, Lewis MacDougall and Sigourney Weaver

The monster showed up just after midnight. But it isn't the monster Conor's been expecting, the one from his nightmare, the one he's had nearly every night since his mother started her treatments. The monster in his back garden is something different, something ancient, something wild.

Dan Brown – Inferno

Starring Ben Foster, Tom Hanks and Felicity Jones

Set in the heart of Europe, 'Inferno' follows renowned Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon as he becomes drawn into a harrowing world centred around one of history's most enduring and mysterious literary masterpieces, 'Dante's Inferno'.

Ben Fountain – Billy Lynn’s long halftime walk

Starring Vin Diesel, Garrett Houndland, Steve Martin, Kristen Stewart and Chris Tucker

Nineteen-year-old Billy Lynn is home from Iraq. He's a hero. Billy and the rest of Bravo Company were filmed defeating Iraqi insurgents in a ferocious firefight. Now Bravo's three minutes of extreme bravery is a YouTube sensation and the Bush Administration has sent them on a nationwide Victory Tour.

J K Rowling – Fantastic beasts and where to find them

Starring Colin Farrell, Ezra Miller, Eddie Redmayne and Katherine Waterson

An extensive introduction to the magical beasts that exist in the non-Muggle world,including the Hippogriff, Flobberworm, Kappa and Chizpurfles

Ransom Riggs – Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children

Starring Judi Dench, Eva Green, Samuel L Jackson and Ella Purnell

16 year old Jacob has discovered the ruins of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. As he explores the abandoned building, Jacob realises that the children were more than just peculiar, they may have been dangerous, and somehow, impossible though it seems, they may still be alive.