5 Books We Want To See On Screen Now

For Vogue, by MICHELLE RUIZ.The end of Big Little Lies in all of its sexy, psychotic glory has left a glaring hole in our prestige television regimens. What will become of Sunday nights' Thankfully, a spate of juicy, epic, and brilliant best-sellers may be headed to the screen soon enough. Paging Reese Witherspoon, queen of the Hollywood book adaptationwere waiting...The Mothers Brit Bennetts The New York Times best-selling debut novel about a love triangle and a mothers dark past in a small, God-fearing Southern California town is not only slated for big-screen treatment courtesy of Warner Bros., but also has Kerry Washington signed on to produce. If fans are lucky, shell cast herself as the mysterious mother of the main character, Nadia Turner.Whered You Go, Bernadette' Like Big Little Lies, Maria Semples 2012 novel is teeming with tiger moms and mystery. Now, everyones go-to smart, snappy vacation book recommendation is heading to the silver screen, with director Richard Linklater, Cate Blanchett as the titular missing mother, and Kristen Wiig in talks to play her neighborhood nemesis. Though Hollywood is notorious for optioning books but never making them (The Secret History starring Gwyneth Paltrow, we hardly knew ye), Bernadette could actually happen, thanks to the presence of super-producer Megan Ellison.The Girls Emma Clines moving novel about a group of teens sucked into a fictionalized Manson cult is begging for the Sofia Coppola treatment, whether as a movie or a highly addictive, BLL-style miniseries. If anyone can and will execute it, its Oscar heavyweight Scott Rudin, who has already bought the film rights. (Our two cents' Matthew McConaughey is the natural choice for the magnetic cult leader, Russell.)Fates and the Furies The National Book Award finalist (and one of President Obamas favorites) has beautiful yuppies, a dysfunctional marriage, and plenty of seaside sceneseverything HBO could dream of! Note to the powers that be: Tap Paltrow as the elegant, seemingly perfect wife, Mathilde.All the Light We Cannot See The heartrending World War II epic by Anthony Doerr already has a Pulitzer Prize. Now it just needs Steven Spielberg behind the cameraand let the Oscars roll in.More from Vogue:The Best Celebrity Engagement RingsThe Best Hourglass Bodies of All Time: From Raquel Welch to Beyonc25 Secret Celebrity Weddings We Still Know Little AboutThe Best Bathing Suits for Every Body Type13 of the Best-Selling Red Lipsticks of All Time -- This feed and its contents are the property of The Huffington Post, and use is subject to our terms. It may be used for personal consumption, but may not be distributed on a website.
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