Emily Henry Books in Order: Full List of Every Book

This Emily Henry books in order guide includes every novel she has published through Great Big Beautiful Life. Her bibliography contains ten novels: four young adult books and six adult romances, along with bonus fiction connected to Beach Read and Book Lovers.

The Love That Split the World was Henry’s debut novel, while Beach Read began the adult romance books that made her a major name in the genre. Her adult novels tell complete standalone stories, but they also include small cameos and Easter eggs that make publication order especially rewarding.

The two lists below continue in publication order, beginning with Henry’s four young adult novels and then moving into her six adult romances.

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Emily Henry Young Adult Books
Emily Henry Adult Romance Books
Are Emily Henry’s Books Connected?
Emily Henry Bonus Stories and Epilogues
Emily Henry Movie and TV Adaptations
Who Is Emily Henry?

Emily Henry Young Adult Books

Henry began with four young adult novels that blend romance, coming-of-age stories, and speculative elements. The Love That Split the World was her first published novel, and Hello Girls was written with Brittany Cavallaro.

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

These books are separate from Henry’s adult romances, so you can read them before or after the later novels. I’d begin with The Love That Split the World if you want to follow her writing career from the start.

Emily Henry Adult Romance Books

Beach Read was Henry’s first adult romance. Each of these novels has its own main characters, central relationship, and complete ending, so readers don’t need context from an earlier book to understand the next one.

I recommend starting with Beach Read if you want to follow Henry’s adult books from the beginning. Since the novels are standalones, though, you can also choose the setup that sounds best to you. People We Meet on Vacation is the friends-to-lovers travel story, Book Lovers is the most overtly bookish romance, and Funny Story is a good entry point for readers drawn to forced proximity and post-breakup reinvention.

People We Meet on Vacation was published in the UK as You and Me on Vacation. The two titles refer to the same novel, so it shouldn’t be counted twice.

Are Emily Henry’s Books Connected?

Emily Henry’s adult romances aren’t a formal series, and none of the novels is a direct sequel. You can start with any book without losing the central story or romance.

They do share small connections, including character cameos and Easter eggs. That’s why I prefer publication order even though it isn’t required. The connections reward longtime readers without turning the books into one continuing storyline.

Layover is the important exception. The short story follows January and Gus from Beach Read, but it also includes Poppy and Alex from People We Meet on Vacation and Nora and Charlie from Book Lovers. My advice is to save it until after Book Lovers so those appearances don’t reveal later relationship outcomes.

Emily Henry Bonus Stories and Epilogues

Henry’s bonus fiction includes a crossover epilogue connected to Beach Read and a previously unpublished epilogue for Book Lovers.

Layover (2022) (Short Story) (found in Beach Read: Deluxe Edition)
Book Lovers: Deluxe Edition (2026)

Layover first appeared in the Target edition of Book Lovers before being included in Beach Read: Deluxe Edition. Despite its focus on January and Gus, I recommend reading it after Book Lovers because of the crossover cameos.

Book Lovers: Deluxe Edition includes a previously unpublished epilogue from the novel’s original draft. The epilogue hasn’t been given a separate public title.

Emily Henry Movie and TV Adaptations

People We Meet on Vacation was the first Emily Henry novel adapted for the screen. Netflix released the feature film on January 9, 2026, with Emily Bader as Poppy and Tom Blyth as Alex.

Beach Read: Phoebe Dynevor stars as January, and Patrick Schwarzenegger stars as Gus. Yulin Kuang wrote and directed the film, which is scheduled for theatrical release on May 7, 2027.
Book Lovers: A feature film is in development, with Sarah Heyward attached to write the screenplay. No cast or release date has been announced.
Happy Place: Netflix is developing a feature film, with Emily Henry writing the adaptation.
Funny Story: Netflix is developing a feature film, with Emily Henry writing the adaptation.

Henry has also written a screenplay for Great Big Beautiful Life, but no film production has been announced. There are no announced screen adaptations of her young adult novels.

Who Is Emily Henry?

Emily Henry is a #1 New York Times bestselling American author who spends much of her time in Cincinnati, Ohio, and Northern Kentucky. She studied creative writing at Hope College before beginning her career as a young adult novelist.

Her first four novels were The Love That Split the World, A Million Junes, When the Sky Fell on Splendor, and Hello Girls, which she wrote with Brittany Cavallaro. She moved into adult romance with Beach Read in 2020.

Henry’s adult novels combine romantic comedy with grief, family conflict, friendship, and characters reconsidering the stories they’ve told about themselves. In my view, that emotional weight is what makes the books feel connected even when each romance stands on its own.

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