Whether you’re a big Bookstagram or BookTok girlie, a person who frequents cute independent bookstores or just someone who loves reading in general, then you must have heard of Emily Henry. You might have seen her books, which can typically be found at the very front sections of bookstores on the bestseller and featured books displays. After all, she has written quite a few New York Times bestsellers.
She writes about romance and relationships in such a refreshing way because of her special brand of humor (heavy on wit and whimsy). And she never forgets to make it relatable. You might already be familiar with a few of her popular titles like Beach Read or People We Meet on Vacation. But if not, that’s no problem. Now is as good a time to get acquainted as any!
If you’re looking to read more of Henry’s work or wanting to start (before Beach Read and Book Lovers are released as films), then you’ve clicked on the right story. I’m here to give you a rundown of the author’s whole bibliography. All of her books are standalone novels, so you obviously don’t have to read them in order. But just in case you want to see how her work’s progressed over the years or want to know which books she wrote at certain points in her life, here’s every single Emily Henry book in order of release.
The Love That Split the World
Natalie spends one last magical summer in her small Kentucky town before going off to an Ivy League university. But just when she thinks it’s going to be a blissful time, she begins to see strange visions and familiar places look unrecognizable. She’s seeing another version of her hometown that no one else sees...except Beau. The two teens try to unravel this mystery and fall in love in the process.
A Million Junes
The O’Donnells and the Angerts have been in a blood feud that goes back four generations. And for as long has she’s lived, Jack O’Donnell IV—June for short—was told to stay away from that family. But when she literally collides with Saul Angert, sparks fly. Will the curse that plagues both their families keep them apart, or is it finally time to break free?
When the Sky Fell on Splendor
Emily Henry leans into her love for sci-fi themes in this novel. Five teens come together after a tragic steel mill explosion in their town of Splendor, Ohio, took the lives of their loved ones. Franny and her brother Arthur join Remy, Sofia, Levi and Nick as they hang out and help each other deal with their grief by filming a mockumentary web series they call Ghost Hunters. But things aren’t so funny when one evening, a bright, massive thing in the sky hurdles toward them and crashes. Once they go to investigate, their lives change forever.
Hello Girls
Henry wrote this novel alongside fellow NYT-bestselling author Brittany Cavallaro. This is like Thelma and Louise, remixed into a dark comedy. Besties Winona and Lucille have gone through a lot of hardships in their lives, and they are ready to escape it all. One fateful night their plans get fast-tracked as they ride away in a stolen convertible for an epic road trip from Michigan to Las Vegas.
Beach Read
January Andrews is a bestselling romance novelist, while Augustus Everett is a literary fiction writer who kills off his characters. They could not be more different. But they both find each other in the same situation this summer: living in neighboring beach houses, stuck in a rut because of writer’s block. So they decide to do a writing challenge to get their creativity flowing once more. Augustus will write a novel with a happily-ever-after, while January attempts to write a great literary work.
People We Meet on Vacation
This book is so good that it's been turned into a Netflix film! It follows the story of wild child Poppy Wright and bookworm-homebody Alex Nilsen. They are complete opposites, but, somehow, they’ve managed to be best friends for the past 11 years—which is definitely no easy task since she lives in New York City and he still lives in their small hometown. They've managed this by going on a glorious weeklong getaway together every summer, without fail...that is, until two years ago, when they ruined everything. Though they haven’t spoken since, Poppy realizes that that last trip was the last time she was truly happy. So she decides to invite Alex on one last trip to fix things between them.
Book Lovers
Nora Stephens is a cutthroat literary agent. Her life is in book publishing, but she is definitely not the hero of her own story, though she is certainly a hero in the eyes of her clients and her little sister Libby. One day, Libby is able to convince her to take time for herself and go on a sisters’ trip to Sunshine Falls, North Carolina. Unfortunately, she runs into Charlie Lastra, a book editor from back in the city who she’s had plenty of unpleasant encounters with. As they keep getting thrown together by fate, she realizes that maybe she doesn’t know where her own story is headed.
Happy Place
Harriet and Wyn broke up months ago, but they decide to pretend to still be together for the sake of their annual weeklong trip with their best friends. Now, they’re forced to navigate the complexities of their relationship while trying to keep up appearances and lying through their teeth to the people who know them most.
Funny Story
Daphne and her fiancé Peter were blissfully in love and have relocated to his beautiful lakeside hometown to begin their new life together. But things take a turn when, after his bachelor party, he decides to dump her because he realized he’s in love with his childhood best friend Petra. Now Daphne is stranded in Waning Bay, Michigan, without friends or family. At least she’s got her dream job as a children’s librarian. Her plan is to stay just up until their big Read-A-Thon event, then she can leave. But then Peter invites her to his and Petra’s wedding, and now she has to pretend that she and her new roommate—Petra’s ex Miles—are together. What could go wrong?
Great Big Beautiful Life
Alice Scott is a writer who remains optimistic while waiting for her big break, while Hayden Anderson is a Pulitzer Prize winner who seems to bring doom and gloom wherever he goes. While these two writers couldn't be more different, they find that they have one thing in common: they both want to write the biography of an 80-something-year-old woman who claims to be the elusive heiress Margaret Ives. Margaret invites them both to interview her on Little Crescent Island for a month-long trial, after which she'll choose the person who gets to write her story. And while the competition is certainly hot, the brewing romantic tension between them might be even hotter.
