Emily Henry Reveals Why She's 'Taking a Step Back' From Film Adaptations After Stressful Experience There's no hotter author in the contemporary romance genre right now than Emily Henry, whose book People We Meet on Vacation was recently turned into a Netflix movie with four more of her bestselling novels in the midst of the film adaptation process. However, the Beach Read writer found the experience surprisingly "harrowing," and ultimately chose to 'take a step back' from the process.