Emily Henry in September 2026.Cindy Ord/WireImage/Getty ImagesEmily Henry announced her next novel, "Modern Classic," will be published on April 6, 2027.Henry's novels are romantic and sexy, often leaving readers wanting more. You can read similar romance novels to help pass the time while you wait for Henry's next book.Emily Henry fans are in luck.On September 22, Henry revealed her next romance novel will be released on April 6, 2027. She unveiled the title, "Modern Classic," by posting it on movie theater marquees across the US and UK."Modern Classic" will be Henry's seventh romance novel to date. She smashed onto the romance scene in 2020 with "Beach Read" and has written five more books since then, each of which has made The New York Times' bestseller list. Henry's summer romance books often approach love with a sense of honesty and fun that the genre needs to thrive. Her characters may be enemies who find themselves living next door to each other or best friends who are scared to risk it all for something more, as was the case in "People We Meet on Vacation," which was turned into a Netflix film released in January 2026.Henry has yet to release a cover or description for "Modern Classic," but the marquee announcement and title have fans wondering whether the book will have anything to do with movies. It will be a while, though, before readers know for sure.Luckily, there are plenty of other romance books to pass the time with, including Henry's earlier works if you haven't read — or reread — them yet."Beach Read" by Emily HenryPenguin Random HouseIn Henry's 2020 novel "Beach Read," which is being adapted into a film, author January Andrews is in a writing rut. She can't seem to think of her next big idea for a romance novel, so she decides to retreat to the beach house she inherited from her father, hoping inspiration will strike.To her dismay, January discovers Augustus Everett, an acclaimed literary author who happens to be her college archnemesis, is living next door. January plans to steer clear of Augustus for the duration of summer — until she finds out he's having writer's block, too. They decide the solution to their problem is for each of them to try their hand at each other's writing style. Augustus will have to show January the ropes of capital-L literature, and she'll have to make him fall in love with writing about love. However, falling for Augustus was never part of the plan. As you dive into "Beach Read," it's easy to see how it turned Emily Henry into a household name."People We Meet On Vacation" by Emily Henry"People We Meet on Vacation" by Emily Henry.BerkleyNo one expected Alex and Poppy to become best friends less than Alex and Poppy. After a fateful road trip in college, free-spirited Poppy and buttoned-up Alex become inseparable.To keep their friendship alive after graduation, the pair agreed to take a trip together every summer, exploring a new place side by side. The trip is Poppy's favorite week of the year, but when "People We Meet on Vacation" begins, they haven't been on a trip — or spoken — in two years, distance growing between them after one night changes everything.As Poppy feels more bogged down than ever by her life in New York, she knows reuniting with Alex would make everything better. So Poppy proposes one more trip, hoping a week together can get their friendship — and her life — back on track.Will Poppy or Alex be willing to face the feelings that sent them running from each other in the first place?"Book Lovers" by Emily Henry"Book Lovers" by Emily Henry.Penguin Random House"Book Lovers" is Henry's third summer romance book, and it's both an epic love story and an ode to books themselves. Nora Stephens doesn't think anything is missing in her life. She loves her job as a literary agent, her apartment in New York, and living near her sister, Libby, and her nieces.When Libby asks Nora to escape to Sunshine Falls, North Carolina, for a month, Nora can't say no, especially since Libby is several months pregnant at the time. Libby has big dreams of small-town romance for Nora during their getaway, but instead of finding a local man to have a fling with, Nora keeps running into Charlie Lastra, a grumpy New York editor she's never gotten along with. Despite their less-than-romantic history, Charlie and Nora keep crossing paths in Sunshine Falls, making the ever-growing list of things they have in common harder to ignore. And when Nora discovers her life as she knows it is about to change, Charlie might be the exact thing she needs."Happy Place" by Emily Henry"Happy Place" by Emily Henry.Penguin Random HouseHenry is at her best in "Happy Place," a novel that ruminates on what it means to fight for love.Harriet has spent her entire adult life loving Wyn. Their relationship consumes her, and the fact that she met him through her best friends, Sabrina and Cleo, only makes her love him more. Between Wyn and her friends, Harriet found the family she had always wanted in col
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