Hello, my friends!

Wow wow wow. I can’t believe we’re only a couple weeks away from the People We Meet on Vacation film release!!! It’s been a whirlwind, to say the least, and I can’t wait for you all to see it. I hope you love it as much as I do! Or even, like, 25% as much as I do. That would still be a lot.

To celebrate, my local indie bookshop Joseph Beth is hosting an in-person People We Meet on Vacation celebration day on January 9th! If you’re local, I hope you can stop by for trivia, a photo op, chances to win swag, and special themed drinks from the bistro. They’ll also have signed copies of the PWMOV Collector’s Edition Netflix-Tie in and exclusive merch available for purchase! (If you can’t make it, there are also a limited number of signed movie tie-in editions available for purchase through their website.)

At the end of all THAT they’ll also be hosting a watch party at 7pm ET. The event is free, but space is limited, so if you want to attend, make sure you RSVP asap!

You can find all the information and claim your spot here!

There are so many exciting things coming in 2026 and I can’t wait to share everything with you. Until then, wishing you the happiest holiday season full of good books, good food, and lots of time with the people you love.

xo,

Em

Hello, dear readers!

I’m just popping in today with a very quick, but very exciting little announcement for you. This will go wide very shortly, but Netflix agreed to let me share it with you first (!!!).

On November 18th, the official movie tie-in edition of People We Meet on Vacation will finally hit shelves, with this cover that feels like absolute bliss. Also, little behind the scenes fact: the scene containing this image is what they were shooting when I arrived for my set visit, fresh off the plane and jet-lagged to hell. This was my first magical look at Alex and Poppy together, fully in character, and to get to share it with you now is unbelievably special.

You can hear a little bit more about the journey of seeing Alex and Poppy come to life on screen in the essay I wrote for the new special edition, and as things ramp up and we get closer to The Big Day (January 9), I’ll have a lot more to tell (and show) you about that process. For now, though, I just wanted to be the one to share this with you first, and to thank you, as ever, for being such a wonderful, magical, joy-inducing, passionate piece of all this. This book was dedicated to you all from the start, and it just feels right that we get to go on this journey, with this particular movie, together first.

So much more to come. Xo,

Emily

P.S. Current fave grocery is fuji apples. I just feel like they’re always the right size for how much apple you want to eat.

Hello, friends!

I’m back in your inbox to tell you that today’s the day: the absolutely stunning special edition of People We Meet on Vacation (designed by Sanny Chiu) is out now! I couldn’t love this one more. When we were developing the Beach Read special edition, there was a ton of back and forth to get it just right, but when Sanny sent this one to us, it was love at first sight. Everything about it is beautiful, but I’m especially obsessed with the water-colored Palm Springs-themed endpapers.

It’s available everywhere books are sold (and if you ordered one of the personalized copies from Joseph Beth, those shipped out today), but we’ve also partnered with Boxed Water to do a fun little basket as well. You can get a copy of the book, a six-pack of boxed water, and an emhen tote from Out of Print, all inside a very pretty printed PWMOV box over on their site.

I’m so excited that this one’s out in the world, and just a few months before the movie hits screens too. I hope you love it as much as I do!

So much more, sometime soon,

xox

Emily

P.S. The grocery of the week is Mrs Meyers lemon verbena multi-surface cleaner. No idea if it ““““works”””” on a scientific level, but it just smells so good.

My friends.

After so, so, so, so, SO long, we finally have a release date for the People We Meet on Vacation film!!!!

On January 9, 2026, all across the globe, you’ll be able to watch Poppy and Alex go on vacation, fight, make up, and fall in love on Netflix. I am utterly thrilled to be able to share all of this with you, and while I know in this moment January 9th feels a long ways off, it’s going to come so fast, with lots of fun updates along the way.

In the meantime, though, I wanted to be the one to share this with you, before it goes up anywhere else. More soon!

Happy travels,

Emily

Hi, friends!

Just a quick message today to let you know that I’ll be doing 1000 personalized copies of the special edition of People We Meet on Vacation through Joseph Beth! These will go FAST, which is why, as always, I wanted to open up to you all before posting about it publicly. If you want a copy signed to yourself (or a loved one), you can get that here.

And because I know some of you are wondering, no, I still don’t have an official release date for the PWMOV movie to share. When I have one and am given the go ahead to share, you’ll be the first to know.

That’s all I’ve got for you today! Much more to come. In the meantime, sending you all love.

xo,

Em