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Berkley BooksIt’s almost time to hit the beach. Back in 2023, 20th Century Studios announced that Emily Henry’s beloved 2020 novel Beach Read would be adapted into a movie. While it’s been kind of a long wait, the rom-com is finally coming together, with its superstar cast starting to be announced.
Beach Read is a particular standout of Henry’s romance novels, marking her first big hit in adult fiction. It became an instant fave on BookTok after its release in 2020, and readers have been fan-casting the lead roles of January Andrews and Augustus “Gus” Everett ever since.
The book follows two rival authors who find themselves staying in neighboring beach houses by chance. After they both reveal they’re struggling with writer’s block due to recent tragedies, January and Gus concoct a challenge to try to get their creative juices flowing. January, a romance writer whose books always have a happy ending, agrees to try to write a dark, literary novel about a...
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