Character guide · 6 books · 2020 to 2025

Emily Henry

Emily Henry writes witty, emotional romantic comedies about writers, readers and old friends. Each novel stands alone: two rival novelists swap genres in Beach Read; a literary agent and an editor clash in Book Lovers.

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Novels

6 booksRomantic comedy

1Beach Read2020With January Andrews and Gus Everett · Set in Lake MichiganBuy on Amazon
2People We Meet on Vacation2021With Poppy Wright and Alex Nilsen · Set in various placesBuy on Amazon
3Book Lovers2022With Nora Stephens and Charlie Lastra · Set in the fictional Sunshine Falls, North CarolinaBuy on Amazon
4Happy Place2023With Harriet Kilpatrick and Wyn Connor · Set in MaineBuy on Amazon
5Funny Story2024With Daphne Vincent and Miles Nowak · Set in the fictional Waning Bay, MichiganBuy on Amazon
6Great Big Beautiful Life2025With Alice Scott and Hayden Anderson · Set in GeorgiaBuy on Amazon