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Emily Henry

Emily Henry
Born
United States
Alma materHope College
Occupation(s)Author, novelist
Notable workBeach Read, People We Meet on Vacation, Book Lovers, Happy Place
Websiteemilyhenrybooks.com

Emily Henry is an American author who is best known for her New York Times bestselling romance novels Beach Read, People We Meet on Vacation, Book Lovers, Happy Place, and Funny Story.

Biography

Henry attended Lakota East High School in Cincinnati, Ohio, then Hope College on a creative writing scholarship with plans to study dance.[1] She also completed a writing residency at the now-defunct New York Center for Art & Media Studies, part of Bethel University.[2] She returned to Cincinnati after college; she currently lives and writes in Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky's Ohio River region. As of 2016, she was a full-time writer and proofreader.[3]

Writing career

Her debut young adult novel, The Love That Split the World, was published in January 2016.[4][5] After writing several young adult novels, Henry's first adult romance novel, Beach Read, was published in 2020 to widespread success.[6] Henry's books have been featured in BuzzFeed, O, The Oprah Magazine, Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, The Skimm, Shondaland, and more. After Beach Read, Henry continued to write adult romance novels. People We Meet on Vacation was published in 2021. In October 2022, a film adaptation of People We Meet on Vacation by Sony's 3000 Pictures from a screenplay by Yulin Kuang was announced, with Brett Haley directing and Temple Hill producing.[7] On September 2024, it was finally announced who would play Alex and Poppy, Tom Blyth and Emily Bader, which was a total success among fans of the novel. They have already started filming and the movie is set to come out in 2025.

On April 5, 2023, it was announced that Kuang would also write and direct a film adaptation of Beach Read for 20th Century.[8]

Book Lovers was published in 2022. On March 28, 2023, a film adaptation of Book Lovers by the production company Tango was announced, with Sarah Heyward attached to write the script.[9]

Happy Place was published in 2023.[10] As of March 2023, Henry had sold more than 2.4 million books collectively.[11] Writing for Vulture in 2023, Allison P. Davis described Henry's books as containing elements of the rom-com and chick lit genres and focusing on themes of "respect" as well as love.[11]

Funny Story was published in April 2024.[12] All five of Henry's adult romance books have been optioned for on-screen adaptations.[13]

Her sixth adult romance book, Great Big Beautiful Life, is set to be published on April 22nd, 2025.

Bibliography

Young Adult Fiction

  • The Love That Split the World (2016) ISBN 1595148515
  • A Million Junes (2017) ISBN 0451478185
  • When the Sky Fell on Splendor (2019) ISBN 0451480716
  • Hello Girls with Brittany Cavallaro (2019) ISBN 0062803425

Adult Fiction

Awards

References

  1. ^ "How Cincinnati's Emily Henry captured readers' hearts — and a spot on the NYT Best Seller list". WCPO 9 Cincinnati. 2023-05-18. Retrieved 2023-07-27.
  2. ^ "Visiting Writers Series Q and A with Emily Henry". Hope College Calendar. Retrieved 2023-07-27.
  3. ^ "Visiting Writers Series Q and A with Emily Henry". Hope College Calendar. Retrieved 2023-07-27.
  4. ^ "Emily Henry". Amazon. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  5. ^ Freeman, Ash (15 March 2018). "Did Octopi Come From Space? A conversation with Emily Henry on magical realism, the role of setting in her novels, and how Young Adult literature has shaped her point of view". The Interlochen Review. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  6. ^ Willis, Briony (Aug 13, 2020). "Interview | Emily Henry on 'Beach Read' and Writing Romance". The London Magazine. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
  7. ^ Kroll, Justin (2022-10-11). "3000 Pictures Taps Brett Haley To Direct Adaptation Of 'People We Meet On Vacation'". Deadline. Retrieved 2023-06-22.
  8. ^ Kroll, Justin (2023-04-05). "20th Century Adapting Emily Henry's 'Beach Read' With Yulin Kuang Set To Direct". Deadline. Retrieved 2023-06-22.
  9. ^ Kroll, Justin (2023-03-28). "Tango To Adapt Emily Henry's Novel 'Book Lovers' Into Movie". Deadline. Retrieved 2023-06-22.
  10. ^ "Happy Place by Emily Henry: 9780593441275 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books". PenguinRandomhouse.com. Retrieved 2023-01-06.
  11. ^ a b Davis, Allison P. (2023-03-29). "Emily Henry Cracked the Modern Romance Novel". Vulture. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
  12. ^ "Funny Story". EMILY HENRY. Retrieved 2024-03-21.
  13. ^ "Emily Henry's books are coming to your TV. Here's where the adaptations stand". TODAY.com. 2024-07-10. Retrieved 2024-07-31.
  14. ^ "Romance/Erotica Book Review: Beach Read by Emily Henry. Berkley, $16 trade paper (384p) ISBN 978-1-9848-0673-4". Publishers Weekly. Mar 5, 2020. Archived from the original on July 28, 2020. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  15. ^ Egan, Elisabeth (2021-06-03). "Want the Scoop on Writing and Publishing? Ask Emily Henry". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-06-22.
  16. ^ Virshup, Amy (2022-07-26). "Travel 'Works to Shake Things Up,' Says the Novelist Emily Henry". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-01-06.
  17. ^ "Hardcover Fiction Books - Best Sellers - Books - May 14, 2023 - The New York Times". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-06-22.
  18. ^ "Goodreads Choice - Best Romance". Goodreads. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
  19. ^ "Goodreads Choice - Best Romance". Goodreads. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
  20. ^ "Announcing the Goodreads Choice Winner in Best Romance!". Goodreads. Retrieved 2023-12-10.
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