content-type: Round-up: General

Augustus and January are both book authors, but their stories are opposites: Augustus writes heart-wrenching literary fiction, and January writes romance. But, they have a few things in common: they’re both living in neighboring beach houses for the next three months, and they both have writer’s block. Their vacations take an interesting turn when the two decide to switch genres for the summer and guide each other in the process. And of course, no one’s supposed to fall in love.

A film adaptation of Beach Read was announced in 2023, with Yulin Kuang set to direct.

People We Meet on Vacation is a friends-to-lovers romance following Poppy and Alex, two best friends who have been taking annual summer vacations together for a decade. After an incident during one of their trips, they stop speaking for two years…until Poppy decides to reach out to Alex and plan one last vacation to hopefully recover the friendship they once had.

A film adaptation of People We Meet on Vacation starring Tom Blyth and Emily Bader is coming to Netflix on January 9, 2026.

This enemies-to-lovers novel follows Nora, an ambitious literary agent and Charlie, a successful book editor. Their paths first cross during a work negotiation in New York City, but it’s not until several encounters during a forced vacation organized by Nora’s sister that the two realize that there might be more to the other than meets the eye.

In 2023, Tango Entertainment revealed they wanted to adapt Book Lovers into a feature film.

When Harriet arrives at her best friend’s cabin for her friend group’s annual summer vacation, she never imagined her ex would be there. Wyn, Harriet’s ex, who is also part of the friend group, broke up with her months before the vacation, but they have yet to tell their friends. They decide to keep their breakup a secret, but to do that, they must pretend they’re still together during the entire trip. What could possibly go wrong?

In 2024, Netflix optioned the novel for Jennifer Lopez’ Neuyorican Productions to adapt as a series, and Leila Cohan (Bridgerton) is set to be the showrunner.

Funny Story is a “pretend dating” romance about Daphne, a children’s librarian who moved to a new town following her fiancé, Peter. When Peter leaves Daphne for Petra, his childhood best friend, the future Daphne dreamed of begins to crumble before her eyes. Similarly, Petra’s boyfriend, Miles, has a difficult time processing their breakup. Having nowhere to stay in her new town, Daphne decides to move in with Miles, who is now in need of a roommate. What can you do when your ex-fiancé and your roommate’s ex-girlfriend send you both invitations to their wedding? You pretend you’re dating and plan to go together, of course. Or at least that’s what Miles and Daphne decide to do — not knowing that their decision would be the start of a very funny story.