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Beach Read by Emily Henry | GGP Online Book Club
July 28, 2020 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm PDT
Please join us on Tuesday, July 28, 2020 at 7 PM PDT for a GGP Online Book Club discussion of Emily Henry’s new novel, BEACH READ.
The Zoom meeting will be at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89360940741.
You can order a copy in hardcover at https://bit.ly/GGPBeachRead, or in audiobook from Libro.fm, GGP’s audiobook partner, at https://bit.ly/GGPBeachReadAB.
June 2020 Indie Next List
“What do you get when you cross a disillusioned romance author with a Hemingway wannabe? A compulsively readable book where you kind of hope for your train to be delayed so you can spend a few more minutes with January and Gus. These two, saddled with writer’s block, make a pact to write the other’s genre. Literary snobbery is (rightfully) called out, and the two begin to navigate a friendship outside of writing as they explore the other’s process. Reader, I loved it.”
— Audrey Huang, Belmont Books, Belmont, MA
Description
THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!
“Original, sparkling bright, and layered with feeling…”—Sally Thorne, author of The Hating Game
A romance writer who no longer believes in love and a literary writer stuck in a rut engage in a summer-long challenge that may just upend everything they believe about happily ever afters.
Augustus Everett is an acclaimed author of literary fiction. January Andrews writes bestselling romance. When she pens a happily ever after, he kills off his entire cast.
They’re polar opposites.
In fact, the only thing they have in common is that for the next three months, they’re living in neighboring beach houses, broke, and bogged down with writer’s block.
Until, one hazy evening, one thing leads to another and they strike a deal designed to force them out of their creative ruts: Augustus will spend the summer writing something happy, and January will pen the next Great American Novel. She’ll take him on field trips worthy of any rom-com montage, and he’ll take her to interview surviving members of a backwoods death cult (obviously). Everyone will finish a book and no one will fall in love. Really.
About the Author
Emily Henry writes stories about love and family for both teens and adults. She studied creative writing at Hope College and the New York Center for Art & Media Studies, and now spends most of her time in Cincinnati, Ohio, and the part of Kentucky just beneath it. Find her on Instagram @EmilyHenryWrites.
Praise For…
“Once I started Beach Read I legit did not put it down.”—Betches
One of…
The New York Times Book Review’s Summer Romance Reads
Entertainment Weekly’s Hottest Summer Reads of 2020
Oprah Magazine’s Best Beach Reads of Summer 2020
Betches’ 20 Books to Read in 2020
SheReads’ Most Anticipated Books of Summer 2020
Goodreads’ Big Books of Spring
Popsugar’s 25 Exciting New Books Coming Out in May
Bustle’s Most Anticipated May Titles
Shondaland’s Five Books to Read in May
TheSkimm’s 11 Buzzy Books for Your Imaginary Beach Bag
Good Morning America’s 25 Novels You’ll Want to Read this Summer
The New York Post’s Required Reading
Good Housekeeping’s 25 Best Beach Reads
Huffington Post’s Best Books to Read during Quarantine
CNN’s Perfect Summer Reads
LitHub’s Ultimate Summer 2020 Reading List
BookRiot’s 6 Captivating New Books
“Reader, I swooned! Beach Read is a breath of fresh air. My heart ached for January, and Gus is to die for – a steamy, smart and perceptive romance. I was engrossed!”—Josie Silver, #1 New York Times bestselling author of One Day in December