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THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!
A TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON SUMMER READS NOMINEE!

Named a Most Anticipated Book of 2021 by Newsweek ∙ Oprah Magazine ∙ The Skimm ∙ Marie Claire ∙ The Wall Street Journal ∙ Chicago Tribune ∙ PopSugar ∙ BookPage ∙ Betches ∙ SheReads ∙ Good Housekeeping ∙ BuzzFeed ∙ Business Insider ∙ Real Simple ∙ Frolic ∙ and more!!

Two best friends. Ten summer trips. One last chance to fall in love.

From the New York Times bestselling author of Beach Read, a sparkling new novel that will leave you with the warm, hazy afterglow usually reserved for the best vacations.

Poppy and Alex. Alex and Poppy. They have nothing in common. She's a wild child; he wears khakis. She has insatiable wanderlust; he prefers to stay home with a book. And somehow, ever since a fateful car share home from college many years ago, they are the very best of friends. For most of the year they live far apart-she's in New York City, and he's in their small hometown-but every summer, for a decade, they have taken one glorious week of vacation together.

Until two years ago, when they ruined everything. They haven't spoken since.

Poppy has everything she should want, but she's stuck in a rut. When someone asks when she was last truly happy, she knows, without a doubt, it was on that ill-fated, final trip with Alex. And so, she decides to convince her best friend to take one more vacation together-lay everything on the table, make it all right. Miraculously, he agrees.

Now she has a week to fix everything. If only she can get around the one big truth that has always stood quietly in the middle of their seemingly perfect relationship. What could possibly go wrong?

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People We Meet on Vacation - EMILY HENRY

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THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! A TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON SUMMER READS NOMINEE! Named a Most Anticipated Book of 2021 by Newsweek ∙ Oprah Magazine ∙ The Skimm ∙ Marie Claire ∙ The Wall Street Journal ∙ Chicago Tribune ∙ PopSugar ∙ BookPage ∙ Betches ∙ SheReads ∙ Good Housekeeping ∙ BuzzFeed ∙ Business Insider ∙ Real Simple ∙ Frolic ∙ and more!!

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People We Meet On Vacation | Official Trailer | Netflix

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5 Questions with Author, Emily Henry | People We Meet on Vacation | Netflix

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People We Meet On Vacation: Ending Explained | Netflix

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Emily Henry reflects on career, seeing her books adapted for film

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Tom Blyth and Emily Bader Talk ‘People We Meet on Vacation’

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Emily Bader & Tom Blyth React to People We Meet On Vacation | Netflix

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People We Meet on Vacation: Tom Blyth and Emily Badar on Pressure Appeasing Book Lovers

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Tom Blyth & Emily Bader Reveal Worst People They Met On Vacation IRL

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Tom Blyth & Emily Bader Share What Fans Didn’t See in People We Meet On Vacation | Cosmo Goes Deep

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Tom Blyth & Emily Bader Ask Rapid-Fire Questions | Off the Cuff | Vogue

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Emily Bader & Tom Blyth Filmed Netflix's People We Meet on Vacation on Nude Beach | Interview

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Poppy and Alex are very different people. What makes their friendship believable despite their opposite personalities?

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Poppy and Alex are very different people. What makes their friendship believable despite their opposite personalities?

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Do you think Poppy and Alex were really “just friends” for most of the book, or were they avoiding the obvious?

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Do you think Poppy and Alex were really “just friends” for most of the book, or were they avoiding the obvious?

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The book suggests that “home” can be a person rather than a place. Do you agree? How does that idea apply to Poppy and Alex?

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The book suggests that “home” can be a person rather than a place. Do you agree? How does that idea apply to Poppy and Alex?

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Which vacation flashback revealed the most about their relationship?

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Which vacation flashback revealed the most about their relationship?

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What did you think caused the two-year silence between them? Was it understandable, avoidable, or immature?

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What did you think caused the two-year silence between them? Was it understandable, avoidable, or immature?

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How does Emily Henry use humor to handle emotional vulnerability?

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How does Emily Henry use humor to handle emotional vulnerability?

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What role does travel play in the story? Is it escape, self-discovery, performance, or something else?

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What role does travel play in the story? Is it escape, self-discovery, performance, or something else?

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What does the book say about timing in relationships?

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What does the book say about timing in relationships?

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How important is ambition in the novel? Does Poppy’s idea of success change?

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How important is ambition in the novel? Does Poppy’s idea of success change?

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Which secondary character or side relationship added the most to the story?

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Which secondary character or side relationship added the most to the story?

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What do you think the title means? Are the “people we meet on vacation” temporary, permanent, or both?

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What do you think the title means? Are the “people we meet on vacation” temporary, permanent, or both?

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Would Poppy and Alex’s relationship work in real life? Why or why not?

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Would Poppy and Alex’s relationship work in real life? Why or why not?

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How well did the movie capture the emotional tone of the book?

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How well did the movie capture the emotional tone of the book?

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Did the actors match how you imagined Poppy and Alex?

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Did the actors match how you imagined Poppy and Alex?

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Was the chemistry between Poppy and Alex believable?

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Was the chemistry between Poppy and Alex believable?

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How did the movie handle the alternating timeline between past vacations and the present trip?

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How did the movie handle the alternating timeline between past vacations and the present trip?

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Were any important book scenes changed, shortened, or removed? Did those changes help or hurt?

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Were any important book scenes changed, shortened, or removed? Did those changes help or hurt?

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Which vacation scene worked best visually on screen?

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Which vacation scene worked best visually on screen?

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Did the film make the two-year silence between them understandable?

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Did the film make the two-year silence between them understandable?

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Was the pacing effective, or did the relationship feel rushed?

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Was the pacing effective, or did the relationship feel rushed?

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How did the music, locations, and cinematography shape the romantic mood?

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How did the music, locations, and cinematography shape the romantic mood?

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Did the movie lean more toward comedy, romance, or emotional drama?

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Did the movie lean more toward comedy, romance, or emotional drama?

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Which scene best showed that Poppy and Alex were more than friends?

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Which scene best showed that Poppy and Alex were more than friends?

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What did the movie gain by becoming visual? What did it lose from the book?

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What did the movie gain by becoming visual? What did it lose from the book?

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Was there a scene from the book you wish had been included?

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Was there a scene from the book you wish had been included?

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How did the movie portray the idea that “home” can be a person?

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How did the movie portray the idea that “home” can be a person?

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Did the supporting characters add much to the story, or did they feel secondary?

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Did the supporting characters add much to the story, or did they feel secondary?

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Would someone who had not read the book understand the full emotional history between Poppy and Alex?

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Would someone who had not read the book understand the full emotional history between Poppy and Alex?

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Overall, did the movie stand on its own, or did it rely on viewers knowing the book?

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Overall, did the movie stand on its own, or did it rely on viewers knowing the book?

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"Like a good book or an incredible outfit, being on vacation transports you into another version of yourself"

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"...purpose matters more than contentment."

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"Wonder how I could ever stop feeling lonely when no one could ever know me all the way."

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"It's fascinating. How so much of love is about who you are with someone."