Emily Henry

I'm an American author and I'm best known for my New York Times bestselling romance novels Beach Read, People We Meet on Vacation, Book Lovers, Happy Place, and Funny Story. I attended Lakota East High School in Cincinnati, Ohio, then Hope College on a creative writing scholarship with plans to study dance. I also completed a writing residency at the now-defunct New York Center for Art & Media Studies, part of Bethel University. I returned to Cincinnati after college; I currently lives and writes in West Palm Beach region. As of 2024, she was a full-time writer and proofreader.