Emily Henry is an American author who is best known for her ''New York Times'' bestselling romance novels ''

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People We Meet on Vacation ''People We Meet on Vacation'' is a romance novel by Emily Henry, published May 11, 2021 by Berkley Books. The book is a ''New York Times'' best seller. Overview ''People We Meet on Vacation'' follows Poppy and Alex, two best friends who are ...

'', '' Book Lovers'', and '' Happy Place''.

Biography

Henry attended high school in Cincinnati, then

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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 Kentucky's Northern

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region. She is a full-time writer and proofreader.

Writing career

Her debut

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novel, ''The Love That Split the World'', was published in January 2016. After writing several young adult novels, Henry's first adult romance novel, ''

,'' was published in 2020 to widespread success. Her books have been featured in

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, and more. She continued to write adult romance novels, publishing ''People We Meet on Vacation'' in 2021 and ''Book Lovers'' in 2022. Her most recent novel, ''Happy Place'', was published on April 25, 2023. As of March 2023, Henry had sold more than 2.4 million books collectively. Film adaptations of Henry's first three adult novels are currently in the works. 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

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directing and Temple Hill producing. On March 28, 2023, a film adaptation of ''Book Lovers'' by the production company

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was announced, with Sarah Heyward attached to write the script. One week later, on April 5, it was announced that Kuang would also write and direct a film adaptation of ''Beach Read'' for

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Bibliography

Young Adult Fiction *''The Love That Split the World'' (2016) *''A Million Junes'' (2017) *''When the Sky Fell on Splendor'' (2019) *''Hello Girls'' with Brittany Cavallaro (2019) Adult Fiction *''

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'' (2021) *'' Book Lovers'' (2022) *'' Happy Place'' (2023) *'' Funny Story'' (2024)

Awards

* 2021 Winner

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- Best Romance for ''People We Meet on Vacation'' * 2022 Winner

- Best Romance for ''Book Lovers'' * 2023 Winner

- Best Romance for ''Happy Place''

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Henry, Emily Living people American women novelists 21st-century American novelists 21st-century American women writers American young adult novelists Hope College alumni Women writers of young adult literature Year of birth missing (living people)