Emily Henry

Emily Henry is a New York Times bestselling American author[1] who is best known for her romance novels Beach Read,[2] People We Meet on Vacation, and Book Lovers.[3]

Life and career

Henry lives and writes in Cincinnati and Kentucky's Northern Ohio River region. She studied creative writing at Hope College and the now-defunct New York Center for Art & Media Studies. She is a full-time writer and proofreader.

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 fiction romance Beach Read was published in 2020 to widespread success.[6] Her books have been featured in BuzzFeed, O, The Oprah Magazine, Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, The Skimm, Shondaland, and more. She has continued to write adult romance novels with the publication of People We Meet on Vacation in 2021 and Book Lovers in 2022. A film adaptation of Book Lovers is set to be produced by Tango Entertainment.[7] Her most recent novel, Happy Place, hit bookstores on April 25, 2023.[8] As of March 2023, Henry had sold over 2.4 million books collectively.[9]

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. Egan, Elisabeth (3 June 2021). "Want the Scoop on Writing and Publishing? Ask Emily Henry". The New York Times. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  2. "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.
  3. 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.
  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 (28 March 2023). "Tango To Adapt Emily Henry's Novel 'Book Lovers' Into Movie". Deadline. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  8. "Happy Place by Emily Henry: 9780593441275 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books". PenguinRandomhouse.com. Retrieved 2023-01-06.
  9. Davis, Allison P. (2023-03-29). "Emily Henry Cracked the Modern Romance Novel". Vulture. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
  10. "Goodreads Choice - Best Romance". Goodreads. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
  11. "Goodreads Choice - Best Romance". Goodreads. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
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