Beach Read

Beach Read is a 2020 contemporary romance novel by Emily Henry. An audiobook was released by Penguin Random House Audio.[1]

Beach Read
First edition
AuthorEmily Henry
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
GenreFiction, Romance
PublisherBerkley Books
Publication date
May 2, 2020
ISBN1984806734

Synopsis

January Andrews is a successful romance novel writer who is struggling after the death of her father and the discovery that he was having an affair. While living in his old beach house to prepare to sell it, she runs into Augustus Everett, her former rival in college and now an acclaimed literary fiction author. They reconnect and bond over struggling with writer’s block; they challenge each other to spend the summer writing a novel in each other’s genres.

Reception

Beach Read was a New York Times Bestseller. It was listed in the Indie Next List for June 2020 and chosen as one of The Oprah Magazine’s 38 Romance Novels That Are Set to Be the Best of 2020.[2] PopSugar named it the Best Romance Book of 2020.[3] The novel was nominated for the Goodreads Choice Award for Best Romance, coming in second place.[4]

Kirkus Reviews called Beach Read a "heartfelt look at taking second chances, in life and in love."[5] A Publishers Weekly review said "Readers are sure to fall hard for this meta, heartfelt take on the romance genre."[1]

In April 2023, it was announced that Beach Read is being adapted into a feature film for 20th Century Studios. Yulin Kuang is set to direct the film.[6]

References
  1. "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 10 December 2021.
  2. Willis, Briony (Aug 13, 2020). "Interview | Emily Henry on 'Beach Read' and Writing Romance". The London Magazine.
  3. Peterson, Lisa (November 20, 2020). "Presenting the Winners of the 2020 POPSUGAR Book Club Awards". PopSugar. Archived from the original on November 29, 2020. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
  4. "Announcing the Goodreads Choice Winner in Best Romance!". Goodreads. Retrieved 2021-12-10.
  5. "BEACH READ". Kirkus. Kirkus Reviews. March 2, 2020. Archived from the original on July 26, 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  6. 20th Century Adapting Emily Henry’s ‘Beach Read’ With Yulin Kuang Set To Direct
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