Book Lovers, Emily Henry
Book Lovers, Emily Henry
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Book Lovers

Bestseller

Author: Emily Henry

Narrator: Julia Whelan

Unabridged: 11 hr 23 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Published: 05/03/2022


Synopsis

An insightful, delightful, instant #1 New York Times bestseller from the author of Funny Story.

“One of my favorite authors.”—Colleen Hoover

One summer. Two rivals. A plot twist they didn't see coming...

Nora Stephens' life is books—she’s read them all—and she is not that type of heroine. Not the plucky one, not the laidback dream girl, and especially not the sweetheart. In fact, the only people Nora is a heroine for are her clients, for whom she lands enormous deals as a cutthroat literary agent, and her beloved little sister Libby.

Which is why she agrees to go to Sunshine Falls, North Carolina for the month of August when Libby begs her for a sisters’ trip away—with visions of a small town transformation for Nora, who she’s convinced needs to become the heroine in her own story. But instead of picnics in meadows, or run-ins with a handsome country doctor or bulging-forearmed bartender, Nora keeps bumping into Charlie Lastra, a bookish brooding editor from back in the city. It would be a meet-cute if not for the fact that they’ve met many times and it’s never been cute.

If Nora knows she’s not an ideal heroine, Charlie knows he’s nobody’s hero, but as they are thrown together again and again—in a series of coincidences no editor worth their salt would allow—what they discover might just unravel the carefully crafted stories they’ve written about themselves.

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About Emily Henry

Emily Henry is a New York Times bestselling author known for blending sharp wit, emotional depth, and slow-burn romance into stories that linger long after the final page. With a voice as honest as it is hopeful, Henry has redefined contemporary love stories for a new generation of readers. Her novels-such as Beach Read, People We Meet on Vacation, and Book Lovers-offer more than romance; they're about identity, ambition, grief, and the messiness of being human. A Midwesterner at heart, she lives and writes in Cincinnati, where she's always chasing the next great story-and probably crying a little while doing it.


Reviews

Goodreads review by elle on September 09, 2023

"'i already told you, nora,' he murmurs. 'i'd go anywhere with you.'" OH MY GOOOOOOOOOOOD THIS IS MY FAVORITE ROMANCE BOOK EVER NOW EMILY HENRY I'D ACTUALLY DIE FOR YOU I'M SERIOUS i finally read book lovers. and i literally want to DIE this is about to be a ramble, so just bear with me. her......more

Goodreads review by emma on March 19, 2025

welcome to my main character era. i love emily henry. [URL not allowed] i’ve loved her since the first incarnation of my reading accounts, when i discovered a million junes based on an act of love from the universe, probably, and never looked back. i loved her fascinating, unique,......more

Goodreads review by Emily May on May 26, 2022

All these years spent thinking I had superhuman self-control, and now I realise I just never put anything I wanted too badly in front of myself. Yeah, I agree with the general consensus that this may be the author's best yet. I actually felt so-so about Henry's People We Meet on Vacation and almo......more

Goodreads review by chan ☆ on May 04, 2022

i didn't like this :( but i have reasons so let's discuss: 1. nora. god i so desperately wanted to love her. she's kind of stony and bitchy and so am i, ergo match made in heaven? not so much. the stony exterior was great but the immature center was irritating. i could understand her motives in wanti......more

Goodreads review by Cindy on July 04, 2022

Book Lovers does a lot of things right with subverting Hallmark movies with a cold girlboss protagonist who, instead of changing her ways or mentality, is still appreciated for who she is and what she values, especially by the love interest. I like that being career-oriented, valuing independence, l......more


Quotes

"[Book Lovers] is multilayered and the characters' familial challenges are complex. . . . [T]his novel delivers an insightful comedic meditation on love, family and going your own way."—NPR

“[Emily Henry] is a master at witty repartee."—Associated Press

“It is humanly impossible for Emily Henry to write a bad book. . . . Whatever Henry decides to spear, be it literary posturing or vacation rom-com, she subverts her subjects in the most delicious ways."—Entertainment Weekly

Book Lovers is a treat from start to finish, flipping the conventional small-town love story trope on its head.”USA Today

“One of my favorite authors.”—Colleen Hoover, #1 New York Times bestselling author

Book Lovers is a rom-com lover's dream of a book. . . . Readers know that Emily Henry never fails to deliver great banter and a romance to swoon over but this may just be her best yet.”—Taylor Jenkins Reid, New York Times bestselling author of Malibu Rising

Book Lovers is sexy, funny, and smart. Another perfectly satisfying read from the unstoppable Emily Henry.”—Emma Straub, New York Times bestselling author of All Adults Here

"Emily Henry's books are a gift, the perfect balance between steamy and sweet. The prose is effortless, the characters charming. The only downside is reaching the end."—V.E. Schwab, New York Times bestselling author The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue

"Charming, earnest, and clever, Book Lovers is Schitt's Creek for book nerds. A total delight . . . Nobody does it quite like Emily Henry.”—Casey McQuiston, New York Times bestselling author of One Last Stop

"I could not devour Book Lovers fast enough. Emily Henry is pure delight. I’m utterly enchanted by her wry, self-aware sense of humor, the relish that she brings to every cleverly crafted sentence, and her irrepressible love for love.”—Katherine Center, New York Times bestselling author of Things You Save in a Fire and How to Walk Away

“Emily Henry writes romantic comedy with such sass and humour, she has that gift for making you laugh and cry within the space of a few sentences. . . . Her characters fizz like good champagne, they leap off the page and into your heart."—Josie Silver, New York Times bestselling author of One Night on the Island

“Magical, delightful, and utterly one of a kind: Emily Henry's writing is a gift to the world."—Ali Hazelwood, New York Times bestselling author of The Love Hypothesis

“Heartfelt, funny, and full of joy.”—Tia Williams, New York Times bestselling author of Seven Days in June

“I loved every page, every line. It's so smart, so funny and so sexy.”— Beth O’Leary, international bestselling author of The No-Show

“[A] fun and flirty romance.”Cosmopolitan

“Book Lovers uses classic romance tropes with purpose and intention . . . a smart, charming and dazzling book.”—Shelf Awareness