Emily Henry Says Writing Great Big Beautiful Life Was ‘Emotional’

Emily Henry’s forthcoming novel, Nice Huge Stunning Life, is “totally different” from the remaining.

“What I can inform you concerning the guide is it appears like a religious inheritor to Seashore Learn however it’s totally different,” Henry, 33, informed Us Weekly solely in Could. “It appears like my first actual departure, however it’s nonetheless each a love story and a romance.”

Henry introduced the title of her extremely anticipated guide — set to be launched in spring 2025 — on Monday, September 9. Whereas she didn’t reveal an excessive amount of concerning the plot with Us, the writer did provide some teasers about what followers can count on.

“There may be nonetheless a romance that I believe will fulfill the romance readers, however it appears like the primary time that the guide has led me into sort of totally different terrain,” she shared. “It additionally was the primary writing expertise I’ve had since Seashore Learn that was actually emotional. The primary draft poured out of me so rapidly, which after all means each different draft goes to be brutal and horrible, however it poured out of me, and it actually gripped me in a means that I hadn’t been gripped shortly.”

Henry admitted that makes her “nervous” for the guide to come back out however mentioned “that’s all the time signal” for its launch.

“When you’ve a guide and also you’re actually afraid of it, it means you’re actually making an attempt,” she defined. “I’d all the time relatively do an enormous swing and miss than simply not strive. So, I really feel cautiously optimistic about it. I believe readers will nonetheless be on board, however it’s a slight departure, however there’s nonetheless a love story entrance and heart — so I believe that can assist.”

After all, the guide’s cowl is all the time an enormous deal. When Henry chatted with Us in Could, “cowl conversations” had simply begun.

“I did have ideas that we’re form of pulling from previous covers,” the author teased, noting that they didn’t “actually know what’s going to be taking place” on the time.

“I’ve began making an attempt to suppose ahead after we’re designing covers, being like, ‘OK, nicely what may we play with later primarily based on these colours we’re already utilizing?’ In order that’s undoubtedly within the forefront of my and my editor’s minds,” she shared. “We like to overthink the whole lot.”

Henry — a Swiftie — additionally mentioned in her Grocery Record e-newsletter that Nice Huge Stunning Life “intently correlates” to a Taylor Swift music from Folklore.

“I actually can’t wait to share it with you. Should you’ve been studying these letters for awhile now, you understand that this guide poured out of me, again within the winter/spring after the longest writing break I’d taken in a full decade,” she additionally wrote to followers. “You may additionally have heard me in interviews speak about how laborious this guide has been since that first draft. (Very.) This guide is totally different than something I’ve written earlier than but additionally appears like a extremely pure extension of what I’ve been doing the previous couple of years.”