- Source: Emily Henry
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. She also completed a writing residency at the now-defunct New York Center for Art & Media Studies, part of Bethel University. 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.
Writing career
Her debut young adult novel, The Love That Split the World, was published in January 2016. After writing several young adult novels, Henry's first adult romance novel, Beach Read, was published in 2020 to widespread success. 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. On April 5, 2023, it was announced that Kuang would also write and direct a film adaptation of Beach Read for 20th Century.
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.
Happy Place was published in 2023. As of March 2023, Henry had sold more than 2.4 million books collectively. 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.
Funny Story was published in April 2024. All five of Henry's adult romance books have been optioned for on-screen adaptations.
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
Beach Read (2020) ISBN 1643856049
People We Meet on Vacation (2021) ISBN 1984806750
Book Lovers (2022) ISBN 0593440870
Happy Place (2023) ISBN 9780593441275
Funny Story (2024) ISBN 9780593441282
Awards
2021 Winner Goodreads Choice Awards - Best Romance for People We Meet on Vacation
2022 Winner Goodreads Choice Awards - Best Romance for Book Lovers
2023 Winner Goodreads Choice Awards - Best Romance for Happy Place
References
External links
Official website
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