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by Emily Henry · 2021

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  • Ohio
  • Dubrovnik
  • Palm Springs

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  • Adult

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Its Library of Congress subjects: Vacations, Friendship, Man-woman relationships. It is set in Ohio and listed for an audience of adults. The description from Penguin Random House uses the words "author of Funny Story comes a".

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First published
First published on May 11, 2021. Source: Wikidata, checked November 6, 2026.
Edition checked
The edition checked here is a 364-page paperback from Jove. Source: Library of Congress, checked November 6, 2026. 9781984806758 ... trade paperback ... 364 pages ... Jove
On screen
Netflix and Sony made it into a film, which was streaming in January 2026. Interview: Deadline, 2026-01-09, checked November 6, 2026. the Netflix and Sony film, now streaming

How People We Meet on Vacation came to be

  1. Henry first struggled with how to structure the book. Interview: TODAY.com, Anna Kaplan, 2023-04-27, checked November 6, 2026. Henry says she initially struggled with ideas for the structure of the book
  2. While choosing settings, she noticed that every city she liked was one she had only visited. Interview: TODAY.com, Anna Kaplan, 2023-04-27, checked November 6, 2026. all of the cities were places she had only been to as a visitor
  3. That is how she settled on telling the story across vacations. Interview: TODAY.com, Anna Kaplan, 2023-04-27, checked November 6, 2026. this could be the structure: it could be told across a vacation

About Emily Henry

Born
Born in 1991; Wikidata lists Kalamazoo, United States, as the place of birth. Source: Wikidata, with no reference of its own and the place's own entry, checked November 6, 2026.
Early work
Her first romance novel, Beach Read, came out in May 2020. Interview: TODAY.com, Anna Kaplan, 2023-04-27, checked November 6, 2026. first romance novel "Beach Read" was published in May 2020
Other work
She worked as a technical writer after graduating from Hope College. Interview: TODAY.com, Anna Kaplan, 2023-04-27, checked November 6, 2026. settled into a technical writing job after she graduated from Hope College

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